Ajeeb haal!

Ajeeb haal hai is mehfil ka
musalsal kahe koi
musalsal daad day koi
Ya khuda saans to le koi!

Ajeeb baat hai duniya ki
zulm sahe koi
aah bhare koi
is fareb ko bund kare koi!

Ajeeb hai rivayatein gharon ki
hauslaa kare koi
maslaa bane koi
Seedhi baat bhi to kare koi!

Ajeeb raste hain ishq ke
ishaare kare koi
Bechaara mare koi
Is dhongg ko khatm kare koi!

Gaaon ki yaad

Chuk chuk karti rail gaadi chali gayee
Puk puk karti chakki bhi chali gayee

Jhar jhar gehun ki danvaai chali gayee
Thak thak chawal ki kutaai chali gayee

Band hua miljul kar gudadi ka silna
Chaar aane ki mithai chali gayee

Bhor ki wo datuan todaai chali gayee
Saanjh ki chara-chunii bhi chali gayee

Hukke ki chiilum chadhai chali gayee
Aangan ki gobar lipai chali gayee

Bartan ki wo raakh majaai chalii gayee
Bhoonje dana wo bharsaiin chali gayee

Jaadon mein wo ras peraai chali gayee
Saath uske rasiyaav ki handia chali gayee

Sikahar ki wo dahi malai chali gayee
Palang ki nivaad kasaii chali gayee

Debari ki tel bharaai chali gayi
Aandhi mein baagh rakhaii chali gayee

Ek alag duniya hi thi jo chali gayee
Ab uski yaad bhi jaise chali gayee

Pyar sikha doon

Aao main tumhe pyaar karna sikha doon,
Jeena aur jeeteji marna sikha doon

Sheeshe ki manind hai jo dil nazuk tumhara
Sheeshagari ke isme kuch anjaam mila doon

Phool se paaon hain makhmalon ke paymane
Kaanton ki inhe paazeb pehna doon

Ankhon mein jo chamakti hai lau zindagi ki
Rang isme bujhi hasraton ka mila doon

Saagar mein doobne ki hastrat rehne do
Sehraon mein bikhray moti dikha doon

Pehel

Wo jo tunay mujh par ghaav barsaaye hain,
is shab phir mujhe sataane aaye hain,

main apni zid par amaada raha,
tujhme bhi enaa ke sarmaaye hain,

saare hamdard thak kar apne raste chal diye,
dekhein guroor humain kahaan le jaaye hai,

Jaanta hoon tu bhi pachtaaye hai un baaton ko,
kambakht dil phir mujh se hi pehel karvaaye hai

Tuuti Kursi

Bahut nihaara jaata hai
Jo bahar se aata hai
Sabhi balaayein lete hain
Sab duaaein dete hain
Baaton ka wo achcha hai
Dil ka bhi sachcha hai
Sabki baanchein khilti hain
Jab peti uski khulti hai
Sar pe rakh ke haath chhoti ke
Kangan wo dikhlata hai
Chacha ka fone aur Chhote ko
shoes bhi pakdaata hai
Baba bhi ghadhi se khush hain
Dadi to aise hi khush hain,
lekin chhipi ek udaasi bhi
Ek chehre ki muskaan ke peeche
Khwahish bani hai phaansi bhi
Bahar se aane wala
Sabke man ko bhaata hai
Jo roz yahaan khat ta hai
Uska man prashn uthaata hai
Kahaan thhey tum jab chhoti ki
Admission ki baari thi
Do dinon ki chutti maine
Un linon pe waari thi
Baba ka PF bhi kya karke nikalvaaya tha
Ek tankhwaa jitna nazrana chadaya tha
Jab maa ko na na karte
Bade doctor ko dikhaaya tha
Office se loan le kar MRI karvaya tha
Aur daadi ki tooti kursi,
Phainkne ko wo taiyyar nahin
Maike se laayi hoon kehte
Roz usi pe baithe hai
Jaan halaq mein aati hai
Jab kursi zara zara si toote hai
Boodhi haddiyon ki khair
Ghar mein sab manayein hain
Chhoti ke zevar ka zimma
tum ne to khoob nibhaya
Lekin roz ke aate chawal
Ka bojh bada hi bhaari hai
Saare ghar ke kaam ka zimma
Tension ki jaise aari hai
In deewaaron se niklun main bhi
Pardes ki duniya dekhun main bhi
Kya hoti hai apnon se doori
Dekhun main bhi parkhun bhi
Lekin ye baatein bekaar ki hain
Kismat ke karobaar ki hain
Kal ek paaya laana hai
Kursi ko aur jilaana hai

Rehte Rehte

Lab pe aa gaya tera naam rehte rehte

Kissa phir shuru hua tamaam kehte kehte

Rishta aise rakkha tunay bewafaii mein bhi

Rang kar raha ho koi imaarat ko dhahte dhahte

Mere bhi chehre ka taaluk dil se aisa ho gaya

Muskura deta hoon ashkon ke behte behte

Koi shay ajnabi nahin lagti ab aise,

Ghamon ne apna liya mujhko sehte sehte

Khaali Mann

Man mein tha jo geet mujhse sunaya na gaya,

Dil ke armaan ko bhi dabaaya na gaya

Chhalakte rahe jaam uthte rahe paymane,

Apna hi haath tha lekin rukaaya na gaya

Bade saleeke se bulaa rahe tthey mujhe veerane,

Apna haq mujhpar unse bhi jataaya na gaya

Teri talaash mein wohi lazzat hai jo tere saath mein hai

Ek kiya na gaya dooja nibhaya na gaya

Neend

Ab kya karunga ro ke
Lo aa gaya munh dho ke

Utar gaya hai bukhar
Hosh aaya sab kho ke

Nakhuda bante tumko dekha
Meri kashti dubo ke

Chayn ki baat kya karun
Neend aayi kaanto pe so ke

Ajeeb tha mera safar 'Quateel'
Faasla reh gaya tay ho ke

Baharon mein rang o boo na rahi

Baharon mein ab rang o boo na rahi
Paaband inayaton ki aarzoo na rahi

Raaste besabri se pukaarte hain unke
Jin manzilon ki ab justajoo na rahi

Dil ki har dhadkan ko tees diya tha jisne
Gham e hasti mein wo khalish surkhroo na rahi

Saare but to devata ban baithe hain
Bas sangtarash hai jiski aabroo na rahi

Hori

Holi ke mauke par kuch alfaaz aaye :


Khelo more sang bhi Shyam hori,
kyun Radha ki satrangi aur
mori chunariya kori?

Jawab mein ek dost ne kaha:
 
Rahda ke dhadakan se bandhi
saavariyaa ki dori
un rangon men dooba khele
kaise auron sa holi?

Phir maine likha:

Chaliya ki hori jaaye mora dil kured,
Rukmini aur Radha main kahe kare hai bhed?

Yesno

No, not in the way you look at me
It's glances that stray away

And not in the words we share
It's in ones we don't say

The touches don't mean much
Feelings linger, so thick they fray

Smoke leaves your lips like desire
Wafts up, in the air and away

Rented once its never the same
Why are hearts made this way

Somethings can't ever be undone
Leaking love on a rainy day

Night is a revisit of day
More moments of false interplay

You sleep finally in a broken bed
And I wonder how we got this way

Hopeless

Hate come easy
Love be slow

Time comes long
runs to go

fall the clown
peace restore

the guilty hands
pure driven snow

afar justice yawns
here blow after blow

where mercy be
God only know

Ishara

Dosti nahin kum as kum mujhse bair kar
Koi to rasm e duniya tu bakhair kar

meri kismat likhi tere khwaabon ne
Doob gayi phir woh ashkon main tair kar

Sargam ki taal bhi, sharaab bhi, baahon ke jaal bhi,
Rangon ki kisi shay ko to gair kar

Muddat

Vehshat e dil kya bataaun tumko
Toote khwabon se aao sajaoon tumko

Bhool jaoon tanhaayi ki sadiyaan
Vasl ke lamhe pee loon pilaa doon tumko

Dil ke andhere abhi aankhon mein baaki hain
Chiraagon ko bujha loon phir nihaarun tumko

Saanson ki garmi yakeen dila rahi hai tum ho warna
Dil ke farebon mein kayee baar tha paaya tumko

Inquilab

Aao hum tum ab fanaa ho jaayein

hava inquilab aur hum shama ho jaayein

tahrir e nau ka kalam ban kar

Apne armaanon ki dua ban jaayein

Odh kar sarfaroshi ka jaam e kafan

Rah e junoon mein nihaan ho jaayein

Mod dein apne seenon se sangeenon ko

Dast e qatil ki kazaa ban jayein

Jalaa ke saare khauff apne maazi ke

Zulm ki hum tum chitaa ban jaayein

Utre hain fizaa mein dekho apne khwaab

Qaum faroshon ki sazaa ban jaayein

Aane wale kal ki keemat ada kar dein

hamesha ke liye hum javaan ho jayein

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.

Mar Jaaunga

Isse zyada kuch nahin keh paaunga
yaadein jodunga to bikhar jaaunga

duaaein jisne di mujhko gin gin ke
tarazu se uske main aaj utar jaaunga

un ankhon mein kya dekh liya dil ne
dum roz keh raha hai nikal jaaunga

mujhse milna baatein karna theek nahin
bura waqt hoon belaus theher jaaunga

Imaan Rahe

Ibadaton ke bhanwar mein kya imaan rahe
har patthar kare daava kya pehchan rahe

ghurbat ke samandar mein yun tairta raha
amavas mein roshan tanha chiraag rahe

Galey bhi milte hain log ab faasla rakh kar
apne dil ki khushi hai apne paas rahe

inkaar madad se yun kar raha tha wo
jaise apne ghamon ka dumsaaz rahe

masroof zindagi mein aise rehta hai dil
sheher ke shor mein jaise kabristan rahe

Tanhaiyan mujhse gale mil ke bahot roeen,
chala gaya wo jo tha darmiyan

Kya Hai Kya Nahin

Koi nuktachin, raqueeb bebak nahin,
teri bazm mein ab vo baat nahin,

quateel main hua uske karam se
use qatil kehna, buri baat nahin

ranjeeda hun aise ki ek baar
khushi mili thi, baaz auqaat nahin

itna sochta hai kyun uske baare mein
wo khuda hai, tere bas ki baat nahin

chhod doon tere liye duniya ko
tujhme aisi to koi baat nahin

Ho Raha Hai

Itna taveel intezar hota raha hai
surkh savera bhi javaan ho raha hai

Sochta hoon raah e wafaa chhod doon,
Wo to ab roz mera dil tod raha hai

Ho rahe yahan saude aish ke ishtrat se
Aur nakaam ashiq wahan sir phod raha hai

Deewanon ko apnate nahin, hamdardi to rakhte hain,
Tere dar pe ye dastoor bhi dum tod raha hai

Gham e furqat mein jaan dene ka jee chahe
Ishq apna ye chalan bhi chhod raha hai

Dard aaj phir leher ban ke ubhara hai
Quateel lehje mein kasar chhod raha hai

Kya karun

Utha tarq e wafa ka khayal phir
Wo lauta nahin mere paas phir

Tu nay pyar se pukara mujhko,
aur maine liya uska naam phir

Raqbat hai wahi uske naam se,
sila jo mile, ho anjaam phir

Kya Daykhun

Apne ghamon ko aksar samet ta hoon,
Kabhi tumko kabhi apne shehar ko dekhta hoon,

joshili leher ka pathrile sahil par tootna
halaat ka armanon pe asar dekhta hoon

is sheher ne mere sapne cheene hain
aaj iski bari hai, main ise kal dekhta hoon

chamakte sheeshon se lipti imaraton mein
dhundli aankhe gande zehen dekhta hoon

har shakal per dekhoon aalam e bad havaasi,
aajkal aina main kam dekhta hoon

The useless idler

Mind-the useless idler,
kneads old, unkeen memories,
stewing them in lapses of memory with sprinklings of unfelt fondnesses
and turning them over and over
till they become warm, poignant reminisces to wallow in on gloomy days.

Khwab dekha aur tod diya

Ek khwab dekha phir tod diya
khushfehmi se khud ko jhanjhod liya

awara hai badal kabhi laut ta nahi
kitne banjaro ko isne tarasta chhod diya

kinare ko choom rahi thi meri kashti
toofanon mein kisne ise phir mod diya

Haasil mehkashi ka khoob mila mujhe
nashe ne khumaar ko tod diya

Aaye ho to baitho ankhein senk loon
dil ne to ab machalna chod diya