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.