Meri Aaj Kaun Sunta Hai

Mere paas aaj kaee dukhi log aae the. Woh pakistan se aae hue logon ke numaainde the. Unhone apne dukh ki kahaani sunaai mujhse kaha ki aap hum mein dilchaspi nahi lete. Lekin unhein kya pata ki main aaj yahaan kis lie padaa hoon magar aaj mere haalat dainn hai meri aaj kaun sunta hai? Ek zamaana tha jab log main jo kahoon wahi karte the. Sab ke sab karte the ye mera daava naheen hai magar kaafi log meri baat maante the. Tab main adm-e-tashaddud ki fauj ka kamaandaar tha. Aaj mera jangal mein rona samjho. Magar dharmraaj ne kaha tha ki akele rah jaane par bhi jo ṭheek samjho wo karo. So main kar raha hoon. Jo hukoomat chalaate hain wo mere dost hain magar jo kuchh main kahta hoon uske mutaabiq sab chalte hain aisi baat nahi hai. Woh kyun chalen? Main nahi chaahta ki dosti ki khaatir meri baat maani jaae. Dil ko lage tabhi maani jaae agar sab log mere kahne ke mutaabiq chalein to aaj hindustaan mein jo hua aur ho raha hai woh ho nahi sakta tha.

paraarthna sabha 5 January 1948

Mere paas aaj kaee dukhi log aae the. Woh pakistan se aae hue logon ke numaainde the. Unhone apne dukh ki kahaani sunaai mujhse kaha ki aap hum mein dilchaspi nahi lete. Lekin unhein kya pata ki main aaj yahaan kis lie padaa hoon magar aaj mere haalat dainn hai meri aaj kaun sunta hai? Ek zamaana tha jab log main jo kahoon wahi karte the. Sab ke sab karte the ye mera daava naheen hai magar kaafi log meri baat maante the. Tab main adm-e-tashaddud ki fauj ka kamaandaar tha. Aaj mera jangal mein rona samjho. Magar dharmraaj ne kaha tha ki akele rah jaane par bhi jo ṭheek samjho wo karo. So main kar raha hoon. Jo hukoomat chalaate hain wo mere dost hain magar jo kuchh main kahta hoon uske mutaabiq sab chalte hain aisi baat nahi hai. Woh kyun chalen? Main nahi chaahta ki dosti ki khaatir meri baat maani jaae. Dil ko lage tabhi maani jaae agar sab log mere kahne ke mutaabiq chalein to aaj hindustaan mein jo hua aur ho raha hai woh ho nahi sakta tha.

paraarthna sabha 5 January 1948