sirf main

jehan mein chalte jhanjhvaat,
jhanjhvaat mein uljhii zindagii,
zindagii jis mein hain anginat lamhe,
lamhe kuchh khushiyon ke,
chandd lamhe gamm ke bhi hain,
inn sab se judaa main,
main aur sirf main.

aksar

aksar raaten aur unke pal,
kaate nahin kat te mujhse,
meri apni yeh zindagii,
abb bojh si lagaa karti hai,
tammanna bas ek hi baaki hai,
ek hi aarzoo hai iss dil ki,
kisi aur ki zindagii na aisi beete,
kuchh kar ke jaun main unn sabhi ke liye,
mere chiraag ki lau bahut tezii se jal rahii hai aaj-kal,
pataa hai mujhko,
mera bhi waqt aa chuka hai.

ekk gunaah

ekk gunaah jo beeti raat hua mujhse,
uss gunaah par ab tak main sharminda hoon,
kisi ke chehre par muskuraahat aayi thi,
wajah main hi tha,
beeti raat woh muskuraahat chhin gayi us se,
wajah main hi tha,
kisi ko kuchh khushi ke pall diye the maine,
beeti raat us se sab chhin gaya uska,
beeti raat ekk deepak bujha kar ghar mein andhera kar diya maine.

aye zindagii

aye zindagii apni masroofiyat se chandd lamhe nikaal to meri bhi khaatir,
kya khuda ne mere hisse mein kyaa tanik si bhi zindagii na likhi hogi.

fark

zindagii jeena,
aur zindagii jeeye jana,
fark hai inn do lafzo mein,
ek purkhulus huaa karti hai,
mayne hua karte hain har lamhe ke,
ek bas ktati jati hai ya kaati jati hai,
har pal ek bojh jaise mehsoos hua karta hai.

siyasat

siyasat aur siysi chehre,
aam aadmi abb kahaan nazar aata hai,
talluk unka to abb bas voton se hai,
badhaal aam aadmi unhen kahaan nazar aata hai,
tarrakkii-e-hindustaan aur unke numaeinde,
dard aam aadmi ka unhen kahaan nazar aata hai,
abb woh sochten hain lagayen soch par paheraa,
woh khud kyaa sochte hain kyaa unhen nazar aata hai?

soch meri

kai baar ye paaya hai,
k soch meri sochti bahut hai,
kabhii iski,
kabhii uski,
har waqt bas socha hi karti hai,
iski soch kab khud ko sochegi,
ye main aksar sochta hoon.

dariyaa aur zindagii

dariyaa jaisi zindagii,
zindagii ki tarha dariyaa,
kabhi bilkul shant si,
bas behti rahti hai,
par barsaat ke waqt pure ufaan par hoti hai,
tod deti hai saare kinaare,
bahaa le jaati hai sab kuchh.

aadat

utari kyunn shakl unki meri baaton se,
maine to bas unhen aaina dikhaya tha,
gar apna hi chehraa unhen pasand nahin to kyaa,
hamen to sach hi kahne ki aadat si hai.

yaadon ke mausam

bheega sa lehzaa,
namm si aankhen,
teri yaadon ke mausam,
woh purkhulus raaten,
woh befikrii bhare din,
abb pahle jaise na rahe subah-o-shaam apne,
par jehann ki dar-o-deewaron par teri yaaden aaj bhi hain.

Aawara si zindagii

Aawara si zindagii,
chalti hai jaise,
hawaa chalaa karti hai,
ham uske saath chalte jaate hain,
bas yunhi,
nikale to hain safar mein ham zindagii ke saath,
manzil ki khabar nahin hai,
firte hain bas yunhi,
kai log is safar mein milte rahe,
baaten huyin,
unhen talaash thi zindagii ki,
kya kehta unse?
kuchh na kahaa hamne,
yeh soch kar shaayad,
unhen kisi aur zindagii ki talaash hai,
aksar meri raaten zindagii ke saath jaagte beeti.

kasak

tumhari smriti ki kasak,
meri tadapti chetna,
aag virah ki,
chhubhti moun peedha,
vattha ke swar,
soona mera hriday,
shoolon se lagte phool,
amaavas sadrishay jeevan,
kutil niyti,
bekall hriday,
he mrityu dev,
mere jeevan mein atithii bann ke aate tum.

talaash

talaash meri,
jaane kab khatm hogi?
bhatkan meri le jaati hai,
ajnabii dunia mein,
lagta hai k main ekk lamhaa hoon,
jo waqt se bichhad gya hai shaayad,
waqt to nikal gya aage,
main firtaa hoon,
ussi ki talaash mein shaayad,
ekk rooh ki tarhaa,
jo kisi jismm se nikal,
bhatakti hai naye jismm ki talaash mein,
ekk naye gharr ki talaash mein,
main bhi bhatakta firta hoon.

main

aaj puchhaa zindagii ne mujhse,
sarapaa kyunn chhaya hai tere vazood par,
na jaane kyunn sabhii ko lagta hai,
k main ekk shakhas gamzada sa hoon?
aaj to zindagii ne bhi puchh dala ye sawaal,
kya doon jawaab is sawaal ka?
haan,
yeh sach hai k main khud mein khoya rahta hoon,
par gamzada shakhas main hargiz nahin hoon.

rishte ki kirchen

aaj uss rishte ki kirchen,
aankhon mein chhubh rahii hain,
subah se hi,
woh ekk rishtaa,
jo dil ke behadd karib tha kabhii,
woh lamhaat,
jabb toota iss rishte ka kaanch,
meri rooh ko takleef hai tabbse hi,
kuchh jalann si mehsoos hoti hai,
dil ke ehsaas mein abhi tak...

janazaa

khwahishon ka janazaa uthaye firtii hai,
woh muhabbat ki maut ke baad,
badgumanii kisii ki,
usse zindagii se maut ki ore le jaati hai

aazmaish

aazmaish-e-zindagii,
kyun leti hai imtehaan apna,
zindagii inteha ke hadd tak,
hum to aye zindagii,
jeena bhi bhool chuke hain,
bhool chuke hain har lamhaa beete waqt ka,
jo beett chuke hain,
jo laut ke phirr na aayenge,
apne ehsaas ka woh hissa,
jis mein zindagii raha karti thi kabhii,
uss hisse ko taala laga dia hai hamne.

aakhiri mulaqaat

raah chalte yaad aaya,
apne kamre mein kuchh bhool aaya hoon main shaayad,
waapas aaya to paaya,
tumhari berukhi kal se mez par rakhhi padi hai,
sochaa ek pal baith kar,
ye hi lauta doon tumhe,
phir khayaal aaya,
tumhaare saath beete pall,
meethi kuchh khatti yaaden,
chandd baaten,
tumhaara khud ka kaada rumaal,
woh ek surkhh gulaab,
jo tumne diya tha hamaari teesri mulaqaat ke waqt,
sukhh chuka hai jo apne rishte ke mafiq,
ye sab bhi to rakhhe huyen hain meri daraaz mein,
jab tum hi na rahe meri zindagii mein,
ham mein jab koi rishtaa hi na rahaa,
to inn sab ka kya karunga main,
apni aakhiri mulaqaat mein inki potli tumhen bhentt karoon,
aur mita doon unn ashayaron ko jo maine kabhii tumhare khaatir likhe the.

usne kaha tha

sabhi khojte hain jise devalayon mein,
usi ne to kaha tha kabhi,
main insanon mein milta hoon sada,
main bhi use hi khojta hoon,
is duniya mein,
mujhko magar koi insaan nahin mila abhi tak,
sabhi to lagte hain mashini maanav,
bas fark itna hai ke inke seenon mein dil dharakta sa hai.

tumhara astitav

kaise yakeen karoon tumhen,
tumhare astitav ko,
bachpan se abb takk dekhta aa raha,
roz hi na jaane kitna dhuwaan,
ghee ke deep, annginat phool malayen,
haldi aur naa jaane kyaa kyaa,
raah guzarte anekon sheesh jhuk jaate hain,
par tum vaise hi khadde ho butt ki tarha,
kya tumhen kuchh mehsoos nahin hota,
koyi spandann nahi kya seene mein,
barson beet gaye,
maa aaj bhi aati hai nitt prati tumhare dwaar,
par tumhe uski awaaz sunayi nahin deti,
kuchh to aisa karo ke lage tum ho,
tumhara astitav hai is dharaa par.

pichhli raat

pichhli raat meri neend toot gayi thi,
svapn adhuraa hi reh gayaa,
aaj woh adhuraa toota sa svapn,
mere bheetar ke sannaton ko cheer raha hai,
main unhen hi kaagaz par utaar raha hoon,
aur mere antarr ka shorr mujhe vaythit kiye ja raha hai,
kuch antaraal mein yeh maddham ho jayega,
reh jayengi bas meri aankhen,
jinme kuchh raaton tak neend nahi aayegi.

yaadon ki kitaab

yaadon ki kitaab mein na jaane kitne hi khwaab hain,
khwaab jo dil ke shaher ke musafir hain,
aate hain dabe paanv,
bina awaaz ke,
unn sabhi khwaabon ko sajaa rakhha hai maine apni kitaab mein,
jab bhi zindagii mein,
jeene ki wajha nahin milti,
khol leta hoon apni yeh kitaab,
aur yeh khwaab mere chehre par muskurahat la dete hain.

khamoshi ki awaaz

goongi khamoshi ki awaaz..
waqt ke ghane jangal mein..
gunzti hai aksar,
ghane jangal ki ek darakhhat se woh sadaayen deti hai,
kai baar uss jangal se hokar gujarna hua hai apna,
kai baar uss awaaz ke dard ko apne dil mein mehsoos kiya hai hamne.

raat

raat bistarr par lete-lete chhat par nazarr daurayi,
asmaa ke saare taare meri chhat par aaye the,
yaad aaya maine hi to unhen bulayaa tha,
par chaand na tha,
usko meri baat yaad na rahi ho shaayad,
kal ki poori raat maine,
taaron se baat kii.

magar

muhbbatt ki mehak se mehake gulshann,
thik hai magar,
tera har baar bin baat ke rooth jana bura lagta hai,
yun to har roz mujhe chhukar guzar jaati hai hawaa,
par us hawaa mein mehak teri na ho
to bura lagta hai,
yeh maante ke ham intzaar mein zindagii beeta denge lekin
tera mujhse mil ke bichhrnaa bura lagta hai,
kayi baar maine kaha bewafaa tumko,
yahi baat jab tum kehte ho
to bura lagta hai.

yunn lagta hai

EHSAAS ka ek hissaa marr chukaa hai shaayad,
yunn lagta hai,
JAZBAAT to aaj ekk kissaa bann chukaa hai shaayad,
yunn lagta hai,
woh dinn bhii the jab manzill ke liye ham saath nikle the,
aaj woh manzill bann gayii rastaa,
yunn lagta hai,
ekk daur thaa tumhari baaton mein,
tumhari saanson mein bhii main hi thaa,
ab bhoole se bhii zubaa par mera naam ataa ho,
yunn lagta hai,
kabhii jab tum the paas mere,
yeh zamii bhii meri thi,
aasma bhii mera hi tha,
yunn lagta hai,
jabb bhii jhaankta hoon apne dil ke aaine mein,
woh ek kone mein ekk saaya tum jaisaa hai,
yunn lagta hai,
beete lamhon mein,
shabb ke andheron mein,
mere khawbbon mein,
inn nigaahon mein abb takk tum hi basii ho,
yunn lagta hai.

cigarette aur zindagi

cigarette aur zindagi, jis tarha kash dar kash chhotii hoti jati cigarette, thik usi tarha zindagi bhi chhoti hoti jati hai, har kash ke baad muhh se nikla dhuaan gumm ho jataa hai aakash mein, thik usi tarhaa zindagii ka har beeta lamhaa kho jataa hai anant mein, cigarette mein jo dikhti hai raktim aabhaa, thik usi tarhaa zindagii mein vartmaan bhi hotaa hai taptaa hua, cigarette khatmm hone par jaise bach jati hai raakh, thik usii tarhaa zindagii jabb khatmm hoti hai to chhor jaati hai yaaden bas yaaden.

Tanhaa

tu nahin hai, par teri yaaden, har pal-chhin saath rahtii hain, merii nazaren har waqt terii hi talaash kartii hain, pataa hai mujhko mere hamsaaye, tu mera abb na rahaa, ham mein jo ek rishte jaisa tha, dor uski toot chukii hai, raaste bhii hamne apne badal diye hain hamne, tujhko terii khushiyon ka jahaan mil gaya hai shayad, maine socha hai ke abb yuhin basar karoon zindagii tanhaa.

zindagii

pall bhar ki derii ho jatii hai, aur ojhall ho jatii hai, kab milegii, milegii kahaan, pataa nahin ye, bas khojta phirtaa hoon, yun to kayi baar lagtaa hai unn chanaron ke beech chipii ho shaayad, kabhii jharnon kii aawaz sunkar lagtaa hai, jaise bulaa rahii ho mujhko, jab sardiyon mein aas-pass kohre ki ghanii chaadar hoti hai, mahsoos kiya ke woh mujhe chhuke guzari hai jaise, aksar suntaa hoon logon se, door pahadon ki waadiyon mein pukaartii bhataktii phirtii hai, aakash ke parindon se askar uskii sadaayen aati hain, yun hi mere saath hokar bhii nahiin hotii ye meri zindagii, aaj bhii main talash kartaa hoon iski duniyaa ke sannate mein.

aa chalen

iss pattharon ki bastii mein teraa guzaara kaise ho, patthar ke to hriday hi nahin, tu alag sa hai, yeh basti, yeh patthar tujhko nahi jeene denge, teri har baat par, har soch par, jahan wale taana denge, tu kya kar saktaa hai? bas chal meri ungli pakad le, aa donon chalen, aisi duniyaa mein jahaan tere ehsaas ko koi to samjhe, aa chal donon chalen, jahaan dil ke rishton par koi taana na de, aa chal ke ek alag si duniyaa khojen, jahaan ham jaise kuchh aur milen, ye duniyaa to bas duniyaa hai, aa chal donon hi yeh duniyaa chhor chalen.

kiskaa lahoo

galii mein bikharaa hai lahoo jahaan tahaan, hai kiskaa lahoo ye, kya khuda ne iske liye hi insaan banaya tha, aaj insaan ko dekh kar khuda, khud hi lahoo ke aansoo rotaa hoga, aur sochtaa hoga, kya soch kar maine insaan banaya tha, usko to maine diya tha dil, jismen maine daale the jazbaat, to kya woh dil ab patthar ka ho gayaa, woh saare jazbaat kahaan gumm ho gaye, aaj khuda bhi shaayad khud par sharmsaar hogaa.

begana shahar

khwaab se bhari nazaron walaa, hai beganaa yeh apnaa shahar, kuchh khushiyan hain, kai hai gam, yahan mere apne bhi hain, kuchh paraaye bhi rahte hain yahaan, kuchh-ek palken bhigi-bhigi si, kuchh aankhon mein tairtye hain sapne, hai kuchh dil doobe andheron mein, kai-ek aankhon mein beeta waqt dikhayi detaa hai, kai-ek apne hi kandhon par apne hi armaanon ki arthi uthaye phirte hain, kuchh aisa hai meraa ye beganaa shahar.

mere jaise

akelaa hi bhatktaa phirtaa hoon binaa wajah main, meri nigaah naa jaane kyaa talaash karti hai, shahar ki bhiddh mein anek chehre, kuchh jaane se, kuchh pehchaane se lagte hain, kai to lagtaa hai jaise beete waqt ke dost hain, sabhi ki aankhon mein ek talaash si dikhti hai, har ek shakhs kisi talaash mein bhatktaa hai, mujhe mere shahar wale apne jaise hi lagte hain.

ZINDAGI

zindagii, kya hai zindagii? koi kahta hai "pyar hai zindagii" kisi ke liye paisaa, kuchh ka kahna "rishte hain zindagii" SOME SAYS "LIVING IS LIFE" kuchhek to bas jeeye jate hain apni aakhiri saans tak unhen nahin pataa hota "zindagii hai kya" mausmon si badle zindagii, har pal har ghadi badle apnaa roop, kabhii to ye lage "apni hai zindagii" kabhii lage "begani si zindagii" abhii lage ke zindagii ko ham samajhte hain, duje pal ek aboojh pahelii si dikhe apnii hi zindagii, saagar ki gahrayii se bhii gahrii hai zindagii, sthirr avichall kabhii paya maine, nadii ki tarha kabhii chanchal hai zindagii, kabhii paya "badi khubsurat hai zindagii" prakritii ki tarha, kabhii milii hamko UGLI si zindagii...

MANUZ

SAMAY;
kabhii na ruktaa, sadaa hi chalta rahta ek hi raftaar se, ZINDAGI;
chalti rahti, bas chalti hi rahti,
MANUZ;
manu ki santaan, hameshaa hi pisataa rahta apnii hi ekshaaon ki paaton ke beech, asantulit, asantushat sa, sadaa hairaan, pareshaan sa, ye pareshaaniyan unkaa kaaran woh khud hi to hai, jaante bujhte ki ekshayen asimit hain aur uska jeevan simit.

tanhai

jab bhi tanhayi mein hota hoon,
khud apne aap par naashad sa hota hoon,
parchhaayi sa tumhen apne paas paata hoon,
sochta hoon
hameshaa unhi jaagta hi rahoon,
kyuki
tumhara aana ab mumkin hi nahi,
par unhi raaton mein aksar
chaand mein tumhen khojta phirta hoon,
ki shaayad wahin kahin tum mil jao
saath tumhare
mujhe shaayad
meri neend waapas mil jaaye
tumhari god mein sir rakh kar
shaayad mujhe neend aa jaaye.

maa

aate ki loi ko chakle par rakhkar belan se belti hui MAAN gungunati hai koi geet uske chehre par tab ubhar rahe hote hain kai tarha ke bhaav maano woh aate ki loi nahin bel rahi ho prithvi ko woh prithvi ko loi ki tarha belkar pakana chahti hai suraj ki bhatthi mein aur hamesha ke liye mita dena chahti hai bhookh ki peeda pata nahin kabse nirantar jari hai MAAN ka prayas jab ki ab bhi jyon ki tyon barkarar hai apni poori golai mein yeh prithvi suraj ki aag aur pet ki bhukh magar sabse badi baat ye hai ki in tamam chizon ke saath zinda hai MAAN ki koshish umminden aur uske honthon par thakan mitane wali geeton ki gandhyukt mithas bhari gungunahat

zindagi

zindagi ki kitaab apni jo hamne
aaj padhnaa chahaa kuchh bhi tona payaa usme
har page sada thaa
har harf dhundhla thaa
uyn lagtaa hai
kai baar jo maine ise padhne ki koshish ki har baar vrk dhundhle hote rahe
aaj ye kitaab sada si nazar aati hai

khwahish

khwahishen bahut si hoti hain,
zaroori to nahin
har khwahish poori hi ho.
apne bachpan mein maine chaand ki khwahish ki thi,
aaj tak woh khwahish adhoori hi hai.
abhi tak na jaane kitni khwahishen ki,
kuchh ko payaa,
kuchh ko pa ke kho diya,
kuchh ek aaj bhi mere saath chalte hain.
jo mil gaye,
unhen apnaa maana
jo raah mein kho gaye,
juda ho gaye
kabhi unka khayaal bhi mann mein aata hai.
jo adhoore hi rahe unka khayaal ab main nahi karta
kyuki aaj main maanta hoon
ZINDAGI HAI KHWAHISHH