sidhiyan

mere ghar ki uppar ki sidhiyan
jahan barson pahle main ghanto baithta
bunta tha khwab
sochta tha dunia bhar ki baaten
kabhii asmaa mein udte parindon ko dekhta
kai baar vahin baithe maine taron ko tutte dekha
subah sham raaten sabhi maine bitayen hain wahaan
ajj bhi hain woh sidhiyan
wahin jas ki tas
par main badal sa gaya hoon zindagii ki bhagadauri mein
woh asmaa k parinde nahin dikhte
na hi raaton ko tut.te taaron ka khayal aata hai
kabhii unn sidhiyon par aate jaate lagta hai k woh kah rahi ho kuchh waqt to thahro
par kadam nahin rok pata
ansuna kar deta hoon
aur nikal leta hoon
zindagii ki ussi bhag-daud mein shamil ho jaata hoon

jeevan

jeevan ki raah hai badi kathin,
iskii raahen hain tapti huyi,
na milenge iss mein nadiyan jharne,
na milegii iss mein saawan hariyalii,
hai bahut kathin phir bhii,
jo aaya hai iss raah mein,
iss se hokar usse jaana hoga,
iss raah ki koi waapasi nahin...

main

main swayam k charo ore pata hoon ek chaadarr,
mere sanskaron ka,
jo mujhe bachaye rakhta hai,
mahabhat k karann ko uska kavach jaise bachata tha,
iske andar swaym ko surakshit sa pata hoon,
parr bhayy sa lagaa karta hai,
kahin se samayy vesh badal kar aaye,
maang le yeh chadarr,
mujhe dena hi hogaa usko apnaa yeh kawach,
aur badalte samaaj k nukeele teeron se chhalni hona hoga...

ekakii

ekakipan,
yeh shabd nahin ekk kosh hai yaadon ka,
isi ekakipan mein ham jab paate hain swaym ko akela,
kholte hain yaadon ki pitari,
aur lag jata hai mela,
mele mein kahaan koi rah paata hai akelaa,
bas jeevan mein yahi ekkatra karte hain ham matra yaaden,
yahi hamare ekaant ki saathi hain,
ekk waqt wah bhi aayega,
jab jeevan meraa jayega tham,
tab yeh yaaden hi rahh jayengii...

o chaand

o chaand,
tumhen dekh kar kisi ko yaad aate hain beete lamhaat,
beete huye pall,
par jab bhi maine tumhen dekha hai,
paaya hai tujhe vaise hi aviral,aviram,
chalte rahte ho raat bhar,
aur dikhate ho raat ke musafir ko raah,
par main sochtaa hoon k tumko andhere mein raasta dikhata kaun hai?
dekhte huye tumko aur sochte huye chha jaati hai mujh par neend ki chaadar,
swapn mein hardam mujhko tum mein nazarr aati hai maa...

woh shakhs

ja raha tha mulaqaat ki khatir,
raah-e-safar mein mila ek shakhas,
baitha tha bus ki bayin taraf khidki wali seat par,
jardd sa chehraa,
udaasi bhari aankhen,
sukhe sabz honth,
dhool se sani thi deh, kapde bhi the dhool se sane,
uske bagal ki seat khali thi,
main ja baitha uss seat par,
safar shuru hua,
kuchh waqt beeta,
woh bus baahar khidki se dekhe ja rahaa tha,
maine chuppi todi aur puchha uss se,
kahaan tak jaana hai?
uski ore se koi jawaab na aaya,
na jaane kahaan khoya tha,
na jaane kis khayaal mein gumm tha,
ya meri awaaz hi na suni ussne,
bus woh dekh rahaa tha apalak baahar ek tathasth sa,
mann mein aaya kahin woh mook to nahin chehre se to aisa jaahir nahin hota tha,
ghante dhedh ghante baad mera gantavy aaya,
jahaan mujhko jaana tha,
main utarne ko taiyaar hua,
peeche dekha woh bhi khada tha,
shaayad usko bhi yahin tak aana tha,
ham utre ek saath,
main aage badh gaya,
na jaane kyon pichhe muda,
dekha woh apni khayaalon mein dooba chala ja raha tha.

soch

sthirr saagar ki tarhaa,
shabnam ki katron k jaisa sheetal,
barsa karta hai bas tumhare liye,
bhavana mein bhar kar kabhii-kabhii lahron ki tarhaa ufaan par aa jataa hai,
ubharta hai aur bikhar jata hai,
khudd hi takraa kar apne hi kinaaro se,
antt mein shaant padd jata hai saagar ki tarha,
mera sneh tumhare llye...
kyun nitt main yahi sochta hoon..

main

main swayam k charo ore pata hoon ek chaadarr,
mere sanskaron ka,
jo mujhe bachaye rakhta hai,
mahabhat k karann ko uska kavach jaise bachata tha,
iske andar swaym ko surakshit sa pata hoon,
parr bhayy sa lagaa karta hai,
kahin se samayy vesh badal kar aaye,
maang le yeh chadarr,
mujhe dena hi hogaa usko apnaa yeh kawach,
aur badalte samaaj k nukeele teeron se chhalni hona hoga...

laut aao

मेरी रातेँ,
कुछ यादेँ,
खोए सपने,
तुम्हारा अक्स,
बेबात बातेँ,
मुस्कुराता चेहरा,
अपना अलगाव,
भीगे नयन,
अधूरी रातेँ,
सूने दिन,
तुम बिन,
अधूरी जिन्दगी|

bas unhi

तनहा रात,तनहा हम,सोचा कोई ना सही आप तो साथ होँगे।
हमेँ क्या पता था आप भी हवा की तरह रूख बदल लेँगे॥

आपको हमारे आँसूओँ से खुशी मिलती है अगर।
हम आपकी खातिर ताउम्र रोया करेँगे॥

चन्द पल का साथ भी आपको गंवारा नहीँ हमारे साथ।
यूँ तो दोस्ती का दावा खूब किया करते थे॥

tammanna

paraye log hain jahaan mein kaun,
sabhi to gumm hain apne aap mein,
har ek ko fursat kahaan khud ke gumm se,
jinhen samjhta hoon apne,
kyaa woh sach mein mere apne hain?
adhure lagte yahaan har ek ke sapne hain,
har ek ki tammanna lagti hai khoyi si,
vicharte hain sabhi tanhaa,
har ek ke khud ke tammannaon ke baag hain.

jab

tulikaa ka sambandh jis tarah hai chitrakaar se,
ek katha ka rishta hai jis tarah ek kathakaar se,
kavita ka naata hai jaisa uske kavi se,
vaisa hi hai kuchh anaam sa beech mein tumhare aur mere,
kuchh khaali-khaali sa pata hoon apne bhitar,
jab tum paas nahin hote,
ekaki sa hota hai mann mera,
jab tum paas nahin hote,
adhuri si lagti hai meri duniyaa,
jab tum paas nahin hote,
nigaahon mein kuchh soona sa hota hai,
jab tum paas nahin hote,
shaam ke sannate kaatne ko daudten hain,
jab tum paas nahin hote,
nisha tumhari sahchari udaasi mein doobi hoti hai,
jab tum paas nahin hote,
suraj bhi chhubta hai aankho mein,
jab tum paas nahin hote,

naa januu

baitha hua,
soch raha hoon.
kya likhoon,
haath mein kalam hai,
par kya likhoon,
dil mein jazb hain jazbaat,
unhen kis tarha utaroon kaagaz par,
tadap hai anjani si par kiski khatir,
na janu,
aankhon mein hai talaash kisi ki,
hai kaun woh,
main na janu,
nigaahen bhatakti firti hain,
awara si banzare ki tarha,
bahut sochta hoon bandhne ki,
par woh zanzeer hai kahan,
na janu,
hoon pareshaa bahut main apne dil se,
kare hai khwahishen aisi,
jo main janta hoon nahin ho sakengi purii,
ant tak rah jayengi adhuri,
lekin dil ko kaise samjhanoon,
na janu....