Tha ek kagaz kora sa

Tha ek kagaz kora sa, 
kuch dhabbe roshnaii ke
umad'te arzoo-on ki khalish, 
kuch khaab rihaee ke

ik nigaah palat'ti hui 
pard'on mein simat'tee hui
kuch inayat hasrat ki, 
kuch pinjare duhaee ke

dooobti hain khwahishain
Girne se us nigaah ke, 
faaslon mein dard ke
hausle qaraar ke

pareshan hai kehkashaan
dil lage sambhaal ke
daud na jaye phir se ye
Lamhe chand visaal ke

Koi karta nahin vaada nibhaane ko

koi karta nahin vaada yahan nibhaane ko 
aur bhool se jaan leta hoon main zamane ko 

Jo baha aaya tha main samandar mein 
wo tere khat aaj laute mujhe jalaane ko 

tere peeche kisi se roothta bhi nahin 
ab na aayega koi mujhe manaane ko 

pata hi nahin kab saans rok di meri wo haath aaye thhey sar dabaane ko 

vehshat hoti hai jab khamoshiyon mein 
bachchon se kehta hoon shor machaane ko 

humare darmiyaan faasle ki kami na thi 
so main bhi chal padaa use mitaane ko 

'Quateel' koi rasta nikalo ki manzilein 
milti nahin raaston ke diwaane ko

Jo Kho Gaya Usey Bhool Ja

Jo kho gaya usey bhool ja
Main hoon darbadar mere saath aa
Jo mila use kabhi liya nahin
manzil per kyun ruka nahin

Koi beniyaaz koi benawaa
Yun hua ke hum ho gaye judaa
mera maan rakh kuch asar dikha
Ye na jataa ki tujhe kuch hua nahin

Mujhe jaan ke aziyaton ki sanad
Mere humkadam bhulaa nahin
Main shajar ki wo chhanni dhoop hoon
Lams jiska kabhi chubhaa nahin

Meri jaan tune li hai to
Ye karz bhi mujhper chadha nahin
Ek gumaan ki koi mere saath hai
Arsaa hua huaa nahin

Jo ho chuka use bhool ja
Main hoon darbadar mere saath aa

Why do i walk barefoot

Why do I walk barefoot
On the carpet of nettles
Of your memories?

Some escape inside
And travel upwards
Where my broken
Heart lies

They meet others
like them there from before
And join hands
To build a fence

A barbed fence that
Imprisons me
and holds me
In constricting embrace

None can enter
Nothing escape

Ilzaam

Kya mere dil ka tujhper upkaar nahin
Isko Tere siva kisi se sarokaar nahin

Dua kar mera jee laga rahe tujhmein 
Mere jaisa doosra parastaar nahin

Ye ishq hai ya ehsaan hai tu hi bataa
Sach jo bhi ho mujhe inkaar nahin

Tinkon se jo sirf ghonsla bana paaye
Mazdoor kehte hain use fankaar nahin

Jhukne waala sar ye jaanta hai
Use ghuroor ki koi darkaar nahin

Meri baat ke chauntis matlab hote hain
Iska teen nahin to uska chaar nahin

Doughnut khaate khaate ye khayal aaya
Iske markaz mein bhi sarkaar nahi

Apni ena mein giraftaar hoon main

Apni enaa mein giraftaar hoon main
Sahal manzil ko dushwaar hoon main

Aasmani fitna kehta tha main usko
kya ek satehi khalafshaar hoon main

sab kuch tha mera jab wo mera tha
Ab taghaaful ka ishtehaar hoon main

Reh gayee ho jo apne naseeb ko rone ko
Khandahar ki wo sabit dewaar hoon main

Mujhse milne se pehle ye jaan lo
ishq jaisa ek la ilaaj azaar hoon main

ab ek bhi tasveer ban nahin paati
ab apne hi tasavvur se do chaar hoon main

Sulagta hai dil

Sulagta hai dil to karta hai sawaal bhi,
mohabbat mein aati hai subh e zavaal bhi

khamoshi mein hain pardadari ki alamatein,
tanhaiyon main panapte hain malaal bhi

muskurate ho ab bhi baatein karte ho,
rakhte ho dil mein bewafa khayal bhi

gile kya karun tum se kya shikayatein,
sannaate bhi hain sukoon la muhaal bhi

nibah rahe hain is salikay se rasm e duniya,
guzre chand roz phir mahine aur saal bhi

main apna haal e dil bayaan na kar paoon,
teri ankhen bhi khushk hain laal bhi

Kabhi Kabhi mere dil mein khayaal aata hai... ( maazrat ke saath)

Ghani shaam mein mere shaanon par sar rakh kar
neem kash aankhon se mujhe jaane jaan takna

apni lakhayaal madhosh zulf dotaa mein
mere awaara khayaalon ko tum maho rakhna

apni aankhon ki bapanaah siyaahi ka
meri kamzarf hasraton par tawaaf rakhna

abr-aamez surkh makhmali hothon se
tapish mere lab e tishnagi ki banaye rakhna

apni har mehekti hui saans mujhko de kar
mera jeene mein man yunhi lagaye rakhna

saraab sahi, behlaavaa sahi,
tasawwur e dil e nashaad sahi
intikhaab hai saari baatein
tum aur kahin ho
kisi aur ke paas phir bhi
kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayaal aata hai.