वक्त

बातें तो बहुत थीं,
मंज़र भी सही बहुत था,
कह कर रुला देने का ,
मकसद भी जिगर में कहीं बहुत था,
बस ना थी मेरे पास वो सब कह पाने की हिम्मत,
और ना उसके पास सुन पाने का वक्त ही बहुत था।

~रबी

[ There was a lot to say,
And it was a perfect time for it,
To make them cry, by telling all that,
I had this wish also deep inside,
But what I didn’t have was the courage to say it,
And what they didn’t have was the time to hear it. ]