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FEATURED POEM

Zindagi Ka Safar

Zindagi ke safar ke hain kayi padaav,
Dikhati hai yeh hame kayi utaar chadaav.

Kabhi sukh ka anubhav, toh kabhi hote hain pareshaan,
Kabhi dard ka ehsaas, toh kabhi hota hai aaraam.

Hoti hai shuruwaat iski nanhe se qadmon se,
Befikr bachpan, lipti hui khilkhilahaton se.

Sapne is padaav mein hote hain bhare masoomiyat se,
Aur hoti hai umeed seekhne ki apne har qadam se.

Phir aati hai jawaani, hota hai dil bechain jisme,
Kayi sawaal, joshile, kabhi girte toh kabhi sambhalte.

Apnaate hue zakhmon ko, chalte hain roshni ki talaash mein,
Lekar ek vishwaas ke hoga sab hamare haath mein.

Phir aata hai samay jab hoti hai sthirta haathon mein,
Zimmedari, mohabbat aur shaant dridhta saath mein.

Basaate hain sansaar, sabr ka daaman thaame hue,
Sapno ki gehraaiyon ko naapte aur tolte hue.

Aata hai phir samay jab dhalti hai umar,
Jahan yaadein fusfusaati aur ho jaate hain dhime swar.

Hoti hai shukrguzari har ek choti khushi par,
Har us raaste par jo chale the kabhi ham jis par.

Aati hai phir jab sandhya is zindagi ki,
Maa ki godh se dharti ki godh tak ke safar ki.

Na rahega koi darr, na bojh, na samasya sansaar ki,
Aankhon mein hogi chamak milne apne Parvardigaar ki.

Aye Khuda, dena us samay taskeen hamare dil ko,
Sukoon aur garima se kahein alvida hum is zindagi ko.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tasneem Yusuf Ghadiyali

A soul who finds meaning in the quiet corners of life, Tasneem Yusuf Ghadiyali writes from a place of deep reflection and lived experience. With a love for Urdu and Hindi literary traditions, her poetry moves through the rhythms of everyday existence — from the innocence of childhood to the grace of letting go.

Her poem Zindagi Ka Safar is an attempt to hold the whole of a human life gently — and to find in it something worth being grateful for. It is the kind of poetry that does not announce itself loudly, but stays with you long after the last line.

She is the co-author of Tarannum, a published collaboration listed with two authors on the ISBN. Through her writing, Tasneem continues to explore the spaces between silence and expression — crafting verses that speak to the universal yet deeply personal journey of being human.