Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Beet Gaya

Chale chale kahan pe aaye,
Waqt purana beet gaya,
Is bhir bhari duniya mein
Ek zamana beet gaya.
kab hasein thee khul ke hum,
khushi ka khazana beet gaya,
is roz ki bhag daud mein
kab muskurana beet gaya,
apne aap se bateen karte,
jaana-pehchana beet gaya,
akele ghadion ko beetane ko
nachna-gaana beet gaya,
chote-chote khwaboon mein
woh khush ho kar jeena beet gaya,
unche sapnoon ko pane ke,
suroor mein jeena beet gaya.
Us khuda ke aage bhi
Sajde mein jhukta hai sar kabhi,
Hathoon ka muradoon mein,
Uthkar jhukna beet gaya.
Kya kya beeta waqt ke saath,
Kuch naya purana beet gaya,
Beeta jo saath tumhare,
Geet meet bhi beet gaya.
Es talatum mein jaane kab
Kya kya dekha humne talak
Hum par es zamane ka
kya kuch nahi ab beet gaya.

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Guzarta hai waqt

En mayoosh si taklifoon mein,
Katra-katra hum jalte rahe,
Kuch dard aur kuch teri yaad mein,
Reh-reh kar hum tadapte rahe.

Guzarta gaya waqt har gaadi
is waqt mein hum bhi guzarte rahe
zindagi roshan thi, hai tumhari,
is zindagi ka gard hum jeete rahe.

Chalti rahi duniya tumhari
Kuch puri kuch adhuri
Par ek adhura pan
Zindagi mein hum seete rahe.

Nasihat tumhari hi mat jao Udhar
Jahan zindagi bhi ek boojh lage.
Toh kyon us raah par nikle khud
Jin pe jaane se humhe hi rook rahe

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Aa bhi jao

rahega intezaar aapka har waqt phir bhi,
chahe waada aap apna na nibha payenge,
ehsaas hai humein bhi aapki majboori ka,
aap na aa paaye toh hum samajh jayenge.

door jaa kar ke bhi soochte ho humain hi
kehte hain en fasloon se tumhe bhula payenge
en barishoon en thandi hawaoon main bhi
tumhari yaadoon mein phir chale aayenge.

kar longe band gar darwaaze bhi ghar ke
apne jazbatoon ko kya band kar paoge
en kitaboon aur mazaaroon ki dewaaroon
mein kya tum apne aap ko rook paoge.

Na bula-yenge tumhe kitna bhi yaad aao
Chahe qyamat tak khud ko tadpayenge,
door jaana thi aap ki marzi,
par laut ke aap zaroor aayenge.

Friday, August 31, 2007

Ranjish

na rakho ranjish hum se ab itni
ki ek saans sukoon ki le na sake
un katroon bhari zindagi ko bhi
kuch tukroon mein bhi jee na sake.

Na fitrat meri aur na junoon hi hai
Ki mausiki ko apni zindagi bana sake.
Raahe alhada safar hai mushkil.
Jaana wahi hai aur hum kaha ja sake.

Talatum hai yeh safar hamara,
Humsafar usi ko sirf bana sake,
Waseeq ho dil aur irada jiska,
Zindagi apni hamari sawaar sake.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Between me and you

Have you ever thought
Over the years…
Whenever we’re together
And apart as peers.
There could be something beyond,
What the two eyes could see..,
In the small little heart that
In the ribs continues to beat.
A tiny feeling… a little sparke,
a delicate bond that’s little apart.
The caring and sharing…,
Just between us two..,
And the comfort level that
No one else knew.
The trust and the faith.,
Increasead with time.,
And we both knew it’ll
Stand with trine.
The rights on the other,
Taken before defiend.
The possession..,
And the bother came untold.
Yet what there …
that still needs to unfold.,
either its mystry..,
or a feeling to be told.
…… have u ever thought.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Rooth Kar

kya kahen unko jo karke band sab darwaze
lagaye hai umeed ki hum de unhe aawazee,
dastak to di humne kai baar phir bhi...,
shayad kabhi woh hamen bhi sun paate.

kehte hai kiya nahin humne baayan-e-dil,
en nigahoon ko kaash kabhi tum padh paate,
baithe hai rooth kar na rakhhi baat na dil,
majboori hamari thi tumhi samajh jaate.

Kya wasl ka waada, kya hijr ka gham,
Kisi bhi ehsaas se ho ab bekhabar tum,
Kareeb aa kar bhi itna dil ke hamare,
En dharakanoon ko bhi nahi sun paate.

us muskaan ka sabab bas itna hi,
apne gamoon se tumhe door rakh paate,
saath do-ge kya hamara tum zindagi bhar,
kuch kadam bhi jo saath nahi chal paate.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Kisliye

yeh intezaar bhi hai kisliye..,
wasl ke waade ka ya phir seher ke liye,
guzarta hoon main bhi waqt ki tarah,
unki gali se har roz unhe hi dil main liye.

intezaar hai ki nazar aayege woh,
dhoonte mujhe woh charag hathoon mein liye,
etbaar-e-dil par shayad huye katl kitne,
roz mere armaan umeed-een liye huye.

waseeq itna bhi nahi dil unka,
hijr-re shab rahe sambhale huye,
baitha hoon intezaar mein isliye..
dekha hai seher ko ab aate huye.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

ajeeb duniya

shayad kuch ajeeb hai yeh duniya sari,
dekho ko toh khud mein ajeeb lagta hai,
aapne jaisa nahin hai koi yahaan,
sirf apna saaya hi kareeb lagta hai.

yeh ajeebo-garibiyat hi haijo yahan tak le aaye,
kabhi kavita kabhi rang bhar paaye,
nahin toh rehte hum bhi sab ke jaise,
roz ki chakki mein piste-rehtee.

na shabd aur na zubaan hoti ki kehne kuch,
aur is jahaan ki tarah rehte chup.
dekhoge mud kar toh sach jaan jaoge,
apne ko nahin is duniya ko ajeeb paoge.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

sukoon payenge

rahega intezaar aapka har waqt phir bhi,
chahe waada aap apna na nibha payenge,
ehsaas hai humein bhi aapki majboori ka,
aap na aa paaye toh hum samajh jayenge.
na karma sawal humse koi,
jawab jiska hum nahi de payenge,
khush rahe aap bhi duniya mein apni,
hum bhi apne mein sukoon payenge,
uthenge dua mein jab bhi haath hamare,
aapki khair bhi manaye-nge.

Friday, July 20, 2007

Badlega Yeh Zamana

Chalta hai tez zamaana humse aur tumse,
Badlega sabhi ko, ya bahaa le jayega saath.
Waqt bhi nahi jo rahe maazi ke jaise,
Na koi guman’ jiska ho intezaar.

Badalna is zaamane mein chahat hai sabki
Koi ilzaam, mukaam aur koi mazhab hai badle
Na badlenge hum is zamaane ko ya tumko
Kuch nazar apni, kuch khudi ko badlege.

Na apni fitrat hai waade na irade,
Par tere liye aaye meher-ba badlege,
Saath deene tera is duniya ki bheer mein.
jhooth hi saahi, tujhe sach kahenge.

Silsila

sansoon ka silsila rahe chalta hamesha,
yadoon ka kafila, rahe na rahe,
zindagi aur muskurahat-oon par yakeen rahe hamesha,
wadoon’ pe kisi ke, rahe na rahe.

aur aayenge mukaam zindagi mein,
dildar purana rahe na rahe...
manzilein wa-basta, ruth jaana hai bahana
inayaat aapki kal rahe na-rahe.

raaste alhaada, chalna bhi hai zaroori,
wasl ki manzlien ek-saar raha na rahe,
Quayamat ke waqt toh miloge hi,
Saath zindagi bhar rahe na rahe.

Monday, July 16, 2007

intezarr

Yeh intezarr hai ki zindagi, Chalti hi nahi kahin bhi,
Na arzoo ke liye, Na manziloon ki aur kabhi bhi.
Thak gaya hai maazi, savera door talak hai,
Na chalti hai, na rukti kaisi yeh sadak hai.
Na saath apnoon ka, aur na koi apna sa hai,
Na hai koi zindagi, na sapna koi sapna hai.
Rooz ek daud hai, chalte hi jaana hai…
Aur isii daud mein kuch sukoon paaya hai.
kya beet gaya, kya aayega… dono hi bas kal hai,
jiske hone na hone ka, ab kisko darr hai.
Na saaya na sarmaya, kya iska wajood hai.
Na puchna chah rahe the hum band darwazoo se,
Par yeh intezaar’e zindagi pukar rahi tez aawazoo se.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

ummed

kya baat hai ki tum humse hi ummed jatate
phir bhi sab batien ho humii se chupate
chale gaye ho durr tum hi,
un manziloon se bhi paar.
mud kar dekha hota toh hume use manzar par pate
saath chalne ki khwaarish na thi tumhe,
toh phir kyon ummeed humse raahgeer ki ho jatate
Bhag kar ke kaho tum hi, Jaye toh jaye kahan
Is jamane ki sun ke tum, kaho sukoon paye kahan
Kya samjhe usse, jo un-suna aur un-suna hai ab talak
Kuch baat apni keh jaate, toh roshan ho jata yeh falak.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Khwarish

rakhte ho khwarish tum dil mein,
kuch kehne ki, kuch sunn-ne ki,
kuch guthiyaan suljhane ke,
kuch naaye tarane gaane ki
keh hum hi rahe par phir bhi chupp hai
kaho kya sunn-ne ki tumko aarzoo hai
Baarish ki woh boondien aur woh ek ehsaas
Bahut saari batien aur bas ho tera saath.
waqt ka bandhan nahi, na kisi kaaydei ka
na kabi kisi ke milne ka, na darr kabhi bichandne ka.
Na raho khaafa, ab toh keh do muskaan,
Bichadna hai toh mat aao, aao toh banker ek dastaan

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Sukoon

Chain aur sukoon nasib kahan is zamane mein
yeh woh dariya hai ho har waqt pyasa rehta hai
likhte the hum sif apne sukoon ke liye
par is dawa se ab unko bhi chain aata hai
iss zamane ke reet purani aur bemani
na unhe na hume ab yeh samajh mein aata hai
ibadat ko woh mohabbat samjhe
aur mohabbat ko woh fitrat hamari
ha-raan hai hum woh kya kya samjhe
hamari muskaan ko woh hamaro khata samjhe.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

DIL

ek dil hi hai,
jo paane main nahin
khone mein maaza deta hai
khud ko bhi,
dil ko bhi.
dhondooge toh paoge,
khud ko bhi,
aur es dil ko bhi.
yeh dil hi hai jo dhoond leta hai,
chupe huye kuch raaz kai,
karwata hai apse,
apki pehchaan naye,
har roz koi.
eeb-hunar toh sab dekhte hai,
sirf yehi dekh pata hai,
woh ehsaas kai.
khushi bhi jaane hai,
jo dil se gaye muskaan hui.
dil ke saath rakhte hai,
waasiq kuch irade bhi,
na apne liye..
na gairoon ke liye,
us khuda se kiye kuch waade bhi.

Monday, July 02, 2007

Yeh Zindagi Hai

us khuda ke baad tera hi naam aaya,
badi muddattoon ke baad ek salaam aaya,
na khwaarish, na aarzoon,
na tumse, na zamane se…,
yeh zamana kab kisi ke kaam aaya.

Sansoon mein naam basa ke hum,
Jiye jate hai bas is khayal mein hum,
Shayad kabhi kisi pal tujhe bhi,
Kabhi Mera Kahin khayal aaya.

Na pyaar, na saroor,
Yeh Ibadat hai meri,
Kya sapne, kya jism, kya mann, kya saaya.
Samajjo gar jindagi ka phalsafa
Kah hi doge mere saath ..
Na suljha, na suljhaya.

Us malik ki kudrat kya kaid kare koi,
Na kismat ka dosh kabhi humne batlaya.
Bharosa nahi tujhe gar apne par,
Kyon parwar-digar se bharosa uthaya.
Jo hua woh bhi uski marzi se,
Jo nahi woh bhi uska bharpaya.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Together not alone … We'll conquer the World

The dense jungle..,
the corporate hush,
the rising mercury..,
the day-end rush.

one by one we’ll conquer them aside,
when we stand undivided beside.
no wonder the jungle seems so complex,
and to solve this puzzle,
there’s no time to relax.

the ground so fresh,
the seed so new,
the light so megre
for Saplings to grow

yet there’s light in your eyes n mine
to let the dreams blossom in trine
day by day in small and big
let this tower rise to fix.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Samjhouta

Dhoonta hoga khoji koi, Un chupe sawaloon ho,
Na koi sawal hi hai.. Par un am-sune jawaboon ko.

Kyon koi zindagi ke peche, Bhaga chala jata hai…,
Aur kisi ko kyon yeh zindagi, Bahaye leye majdharoon mein.

Kyon itne sawaloon ka, Na koi hisab na jawab hai.
aur is zindagi ki chalne ka- na taal-mel, na hisab hai.

Jiye jao apni zindagi, Zinda rakhne ko aur kisi,
Khush raho aur muskura-o, Na karo fikr kabhi.

Aap ki khushyaan hi kya, Na tajurba.. na umr hai,
Zindagi dekhi bhi kya... Aapko kya gham hai.

Chalte jate jo mile apna lo use bina sochhee-samjhe,
Aur zindagi baki hai, karne ko woh sab sam-jhoute.

Kya khwarisheen, kya ummedeen, Yehi duniya ki reet hai
Na socho, na samjhoon toh hi yeh ek geet hai.

Kya kare, kya na Karen, yeh duvidha bhi ajeeb hai.
Haalat se samjhouta kare, ya apni takdeer se.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

क्या है मेरा

इस भिड़ भरी दुनिया मे, वोह ही एक अकेला
और कोई कुछ भी नही , सिर्फ वोज ही एक मेरा ,

खड़ा रह साथ वोह , बन कर एक ढाल ,
और लड़ता रह सबसे , कभी दुनिया , कभी हालत .

रात - रात जागा सारी वोह , देने को एक सुख्भारी नींद
और खोया रात - दिन का चेन , देने को एक अदद जींद

दौड़ रहा आज तलक , समझाने को वोह अपनी बात ।
कोई सुम टोह ले आज मेरे , दिल कि यह फरियाद ।

थक कर आज है , हिम्मत मेरी टूट रही
फिर यह खुदा अब तलक क्यों , कर रह है देरी

क्या है मेरा कसूर बात दे , जो दे रह है साजा मुझे ,
भला किया सभी के साथ क्या , यह लगी खाता तुझे ।

माँगा एक अदद हमसफ़र , अपने लिए और अपनों कि लिए ,
खुश रहे , खाए-पिए और , सुकून कि जिन्दगी जिए ,

कहता है यह दुनिया खाता है एक ऐसा ,
दिया है इसमे जितना सूद है वैसा।
दे दे वापस मुझे इसमे से जितना मेरा हिस्सा
या कर दे वापस मुहे असल जो था मेरा .

Door talak

Is safar ko kahan, kitni door talak hai jaana
Reh gaye peche sab, choot gaya zamana.

Barish ke intezaar mein, khada beech mazdhar mein
Tapti dhoop mein toh hai, en nazuk phasaloon ko sookh jana

Laut kar na aayega, chala gaya jo maazi
Waqt ki parwah use kya, jise hai bhool jana.

Milege toh, kya puchenge hum uss-se,
Jiska koi rishta nahi, uss-se kya batiyana.

Na koi shikwa bacha, Na koi shikayat hai.
Zindagi chal rahi, Khuda ki inayat hai.

Kya aap se kahen, Aap khud hi majboor hai.
En duniya ke siyasat karo ki, Halat se chur hai.

Intezaar kare kiska ab hum, Na koi paas, na door hai.
Qyamat ka karte magar, Aaj khuda bhi majboor hai.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Nazariya

Zindagi ka nazariya,
Un nazroon ke paar,
Woh parkhi ki ankhien,
Woh khoji ka saar.

Dard aur Kasak,
Woh koshish, woh sapne,
Es zindagi ka tana,
Bun rahe sab apne.

Khali ghar tha mera,
Bhar gaya khushboo se teri,
Tere pehlu mein ...
zindagi huyi inayat meri.

Humdard tha, humsafar nahi
Hoshiyar nahi, kamzarf nahi
Jo khoya woh kya khoya,
Gar saath nahi toh baat wahi.

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

खामोशी कि ज़ुबा

खामोशी कि ज़ुबा काश तुम सुन पाते
उन् खामोश लम्हों मे भी ... कुछ सुर गुनगुनाते

ता उम्र करते रहे कोशिश , समझाने कि तुमको
वोह जो हमने कहा नहीं , काश तुम वोह सुन पाते

ना कोई उम्मीद, ना आरजू, कि हमने तुमसे
फिर क्यों सिर्फ हम पर ही, इल्जाम तुम यह फिर लगाते

ना दोस्ती, ना जान ... माँगा सिर्फ तुमको
एक नज़र उस नाचीज़ कि , रह गुज़र हो हमको

उम्मीद क्या करे तुमसे , सिर्फ है तुम्हे चाहते ,
इतनी दूरियाँ है कि , कैसे तुम्हे बताते

समज्ह लो खुद ही, एस खामोशी कि जुबां
शायद ना हो कल हम, कहने को अलविदा .

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Khamoshi ki Zubaan

Khamoshi ki Zubaan,
kaash tum sun paate,
Un khamossh lamhoon mein bhi…
kuch sur gungunate.

Ta-umr karte rahe koshish,
Samzhaa-ne ki tumko,
Woh jo humne kaha nahin,
Kaash tum woh sun pate.

Na koi ummeed, na aarju
Ki humne tumse,
Phir kyon sirf hum par hi
Ilzaam tum yeh phir lagate.

Na dosti, na jaa
Manga tha sirf tumko,
Ek nazar us nacheez ki,
Reh-guzar ho humko.

Umeed kya kare tumse,
Sirf hai tumhe chahte,
Itni duriyaan hai ki,
Kaise tumhe batate.

Samazh lo khud hi
es khamoshi ki zubaan
shayad na ho kal hum,
kehne ko alvida.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Khamoosh hai zindagi

Zindagi ki raftar mein
khamoosh hai yeh zindagi,
en roz-bhaag ki daud mein
tham gaye hai har khushi.

baas daudte hi jaana,
na koi apna thikana,
har kisi ehsaas se hi
apne ko pare hi pana.

es daud bhaag mein toh
bhool gaye aaj yeh bhi
kahan se aaye the hum
jaa rahe kha hum ab bhi.

bhagte the te jis se hum
woh duniya ki daulat-e
daud-ra rahi hume aaj woh
ban ke roz zarurat-e

khawab tha,
na manzelien,
na jagmagati roshni,
bas chota sa asshiyaan,
aur muthi bhar si yeh zameen,
woh masoom si ek hansi,
aur khula hua sa aasmaan,
en khushiyoon main shamil,
ek chota sa aashiyaan.

ho aameen khuda ki joh,
toh khul jaye har raah bhi,
en khamoosh sukhe hoothon par
bhi khilkhilaye ek hansi.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Tham Si Gaye Zindagi

ek jhonke ke baad,
tham gaye zindagi,
ek hansi ke baad,
rukh gaye har khushi,

un thode lamho ke par,
nahin koi kafila raha ab.
is zindagi ki naav mein,
beh gaye zindagi.

dhondte hain har shabd mein,
har lamhe mein,
har waqt mein tumko,
shayad humko hi bhul-kar,
chale tum aur koi manzar par.

is manzar ke maazi par
reh-guzar yeh zindagi.

laut kar toh dekho,
kitne thake hum hai,
bahen pasare huye,
ankhien bhi num hai.
aas lage ke bethe,
ke wapas tum aaoge,
us maazi us baat ko,
phir se dohraoge,
woh khil-khilati haasi,
woh saath tumhara,
bhar lena woh pyar se
bahoon me apni,
luta dene khushiyaan,
jahan mein jitni.

aa jao wapas jahan chale gaye ho tum,
nahi reh pa rahe akele ab is jahan mein hum.
bol do us khuda ko,
jaane de mujhe,
nahi toh paas use aane de mere.

Monday, January 29, 2007

TUM

Lagta hai ki,
aas-paas ho tum.
Kabhi door..
kabhi paas ho tum.
nazar utha kar dekha toh
samne.. aaj ho tum
yakeen nahi ankhoon par apni
sach nahi..
ehsaas ho tum.
band palkoon mein basa hua
tanha dil ka khawab ho tum.
na jante- pehchante tumhe hai
chupa hua koi raaz ho tum.
haath uthe ebadat mein jiske
un aayat ki namaaz ho tum.

Sunday, January 28, 2007

Mera Kya Kasoor

agar tum mujhe na bhool pao
toh mera kya kasoor.
tum sirf mujhse dil lagao
toh mera kya kasoor.
kitne raahgeer hai raste mein
par saath sirf mera hi chaho
toh mera kya kasoor.
na kahaa maine..,
naa puchaa tumne,
phir bhi ilzaam mujh-par hi lagao
toh mera kya kasoor.
na kaha tumhe kuch,
na suna tumne kuch,
par ilzaam mujh par hi lagao
toh mera kya kasoor.
waqyaat purana hai,
gujara zamana hai,
har-waqt yaad dila-o,
toh mera kya kasoor.
itehaan yeh tumhara hai,
savera kal hamara hai,
maazi ko na chod-pao
toh mera kya kasoor.
na-khata meri,
na-khata teri,
na ilzaam kisi pe lagao
na-tera kasoor,
na hi mera kasoor.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Till Death Do us part

<em>Preface
This is “Pledge”, and that is for you.


In sickness as in health,
In poverty as in wealth,
In sorrow as in joy..,
When time plays us like toy,
In loneliness as in company,
In personal as in too-many,
In life’s small meagres
As when time gives in degrees,
In blood when it counts
As when it re-creates in bounts(y).
In learning each life.,
As in teaching real strife.
In life’s each giving
As in receiving from a preaching.
In all that matters..,
As in what we battle.
Together we’ll be there..
And till death do us part.

This is a pledge
And that is for You.

Friday, January 26, 2007

Time-Strand and ‘NOW’

At times I feel
The time standing still
when all that I could feel
with you next to me-el.
The world shrinks so small
With you and me in all
and no one any more.,
Just your and mine soul.
merging n playing.,
a game that’s searching,
each other into more,
your and mine soul.
The hard and the soft
one water, other solid rock
breaking and merging,
the ethos and egos,
to the love they desired,
that’s fascinating and flaming.

They say that it can happen
only by chance..,
The hard and the soft’s
indulging romance.
Inside each other
They always exist.,
A soft heart inside.,
The hard cover story.
Underneath petal soft roses,
resides the hard protection
of the throny.
So.. you see..,
It’s a mirror image,
The vision is opposite.,
But same to relate.

Its just a matter,
of Time-Strand to allow,
to each other..,
tomorrow or NOW.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Jaane kyon..

Itezaar hai kiska tumhe
Kya samazh nahi aata hai
Kyon un miloon paar
Koi tumhe bulata hai
Din bhar mein reh-reh kar
Kabhi kisi kone se…
Dheere se, chupke se
Dhayan kisi ka aata hai
Kyon koi muskurahat yaad kar
Tum achanak muskurate ho
Aur phir uske batoon mein
Khud ko bhul jaye ho.
Din ke masroof paloon mein
Tum kabhi lag jate ho..,
Aur phir sapna samajh kar
Us ko bhool jaate ho.
Kyon kabhi dil saath uske
Ghantoon tak batiyaata hai
Phir vast-vik-ta mein aa kar
Maoos ho jaata hai.
Kyon rahoon par chalet hue
Nazreen unko dhoondti hai
Aur ghar ka darwaza
Ek nazar taras-ta hai.

Jao pucho us maazi se
Kya khata yeh meri hai
Jiski zindagi-bhar tak ki
Sazaa us ne suna di hai

Kya karoon, kya na karoon
Yeh duvidha ajeeb hai
Halaat se samjhota karon…
…Ya khud ki takdeer se.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Usi Manzarr Par

Tum kehte ho ki
tumhe hum bhool jaye
un baton, un paloon ko
usi manzar pe chor aaye
woh guzara tha waqt saath jo
us waqt ko waqt ke saath
bhool aaye
woh yadeen
inhe sanjoo rakhaa barsoo
unhe kahin dafn kar aaye
woh moti samete the jo palkoon par
ab unka haar banaye

kya kar sakte ho
tum woh sab jo
umeed humse karte ho
to kyon nahin apne ko
humari jagah parakhte ho

jaise tum ho
waise hi hum..,
kehte tum parchayii the..,
ab waqt parakhne ka toh
kehto ho..,
bhulaye de.

Puchoo apne se toh,
Kya tum yeh kar paye ho
Nahin toh baar-baar
Kyon.., yeh yaad dilaye ho.

Monday, January 22, 2007

Zindagi ki daud mein..

Zindagi ki bhag daud mein,
Zarzar huye kadam mere
Nazroon ke who kafile
bhi door ho chale mere
kap kapate hathoon neb hi
ab yeh dua mangi hai
bas karo yeh kafile
ab haar maine mangi hai

thak gaya hoon
pak gaya hoon
zindagi se ladte ladte
marr gaya hoon
tarr gaya hoon
haalat se darte-darte

bas karo ab
bahut hua jab
aaye meri bari hai
haari baazi ab jeetne ki
maine mann mein thani hai.

Kal ki parwah na mujhe ab
na logon ki fikr hai
kal tak tha jo, ab nahin
dil utna majboor hai

aaj sirf mere kandhoon par
mera hi nahin boojh hai
tha bharosa jin kisi ko
unki bhi yehi sooch hai

kahan jaye yeh
kab khatam ko
zindagi ke yeh kafile
chalte jana es par hardam
ban kar koi sar-firee’.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Dil mein basa

Ret ke gharonda mera
Aasman se rasta jata hai
Khitiz ke par koi
Mujhko bulata hai
De kar aawaj dheere se
Phir badlon mein chup jata hai
Suraj ki pehli kiran main
Parchai uski dhikti hai’
phir subaah ki dhoop banker
Woh khil ke, muskurata hai
Kabhi o ski boondeen banker
Palkoon pe gir jata hai
Aur kabhi bearish banker
Pyar mein nehlata hai
Sariyoon ki dhund mein
Kabhi gum ho jata hai
Aue kabhi tez suraj sa
Tan ko jhulsata hai
Zindgi ke sab rang
Baras bhar mein sikhlata hai
Yeh dilli ka mausam hai..
… .. dil mein bas jata hai

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Hum Aaj…

bahoon ke ghere mein
basa lo aaj hamen
kabhi kahin se tum bhi
pukar lo aaj hamen
koshish kar rahe barsoon se ke
samajh jao ab toh aaj hamen

dil dharkata toh hai tumhara bhi
shayad aaj tak hamare liye
par is baat ko ab
keh bhi do aaj hamen

chupa rakha tha barsoon tumne,
band darwazoon ke bhitar,
baahar aa kar milne doo..
us shaks se aaj hamen.

Bahut na kar sakege intezaar hum
Qyamat se pehle tum aa jao
Lagta hai ki baha na le jaye
yeh tez lehar aaj hamen.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Jaane kahan yeh karvaan

is dhoop mein..
is roop mein
chalte hai hum kahan..
na manzileen,
na raaste..,
phir bhi yeh hi hai jahaan…
jaane kahan .., yeh karvaan.

Na khawarisheen,
Na-gile, shikve
Chalna hi muqaddar yahaan,
Jaane kahan.., yeh karvaan.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Sarkar ki Zindagi… …... Be-raftar ki Zindagi

yeh sarkar ki zindagi..,
hai be-raftar ki zindagi.
Babu-o ki mehfil mein..,
Bureaucracy ka chand hai.,
aur file-y move karne ka
nirala hi andaz hai.
subah hoti yahan din main hai
din suraj se pehle chup jata hai
aur babu logon ko gup karne mein
mazaa bad aata hai.

Afsar’ sar peet kar..
Din- bhaar chillaate rehte hai
par daftari ke kanon par
juu tak nahin reng pate hai.

Sarkar ne sab se nibatne ka
Anothaa tarika nikala hai
external staff ke naam par
private bana dala hai

ab har department ko
nile free ke bande
peon, clerk, accountant ka kaam
thoore paisoon mein karde.

naye en logon ne
gaadi sarkar ki gear mein dali hai
kuch sarkar ne
en-ki badolat rafter nayi
paa li hai.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Koi Darr Nahin

aa-kar teri panahoon mein
ab-kisi aur makaan’ ki grz nahin
tera saath hai toh kya kam hai
kisi aur saath ka marm nahin
sar par jo karam tera
toh is duniya ka darr bhi nahin
jo safar tera aur humrahi bhi tu
toh kabhi akele hum bhi nahin
gar’ jee liye kuch pal sang tere
toh ab marne ka gam’ bhi nahin
mar-mar ke jiye toh kya jiye
zinda ho par zindagi bhi nahin
milna hai usse quayamat par
tab tak bismil kuch bhi nahin
kya insaan.. kya waqaya bichre
reham uska na bichre..
...toh koi darr nahin.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Na Jaane kyon

Dhoonta hai koi,
Na jaane kyon..
Kis cheez.. kis shaks ko..,
Na jane kyon..
Chod aaya jise.. barsoon pehle,
us waqeyaat.. us manzar ko..
Na jane kyon..
Puchta phirta hai, thikana uska..
na-naam, na-pata,
na jane kyon..

chupa kar aaiena sare ghar ke,
dhoondta hai apni tasveer,
na jaane kyon.
dekhkar apne ko logon mein
sochta hai bikhra hoon..
tukroon mein
na jaane kyon..
naazuk hai yeh aaiena mera,
toote na darr lagta
na jaane kyon
bharosa nahin abhi tum par
khud par hai kya..!
na jaane kyon..

dekho kholkar aankhen tum
who tukre, ansh tumhara hai
samete pal who pyar bhare
simtaa jahan sara hai
chupa ke jahan ko andar tum
chupte sabse
...na jaane kyon.

Monday, January 15, 2007

Dhoondte ho kise

kitabon mein, shabdoon mein,
dhondte ho kise,
galiyoon mein, shaeroon mein,
khojte ho kise,
be-shabd, be-naam,
ka hai jo,
na-jaan, na-pehchan ka hai woh,
na naata , na rishta,
na pehchan uski,
phir bhi lagta hai,
barsoon beeti..,
sang jiske.. yeh ghadiyaan..
khatti-meethi
is bhir bhari duniya mein
kho gaya hai woh,
aaiena jaisa lagta hai joh,
tasveer dikhti tumhari jisme hai,
kya parchai jaisi lagti sari hai,
aawaz de kar,
pukar kar dekho,
koi sawal toh utha kar toh dekho,
shayad jawab karta ho intezaar,
sukon mile phir mere bhi dil ko.