kaun aayega yahaan, koi na aaya hoga

kaun aayega yahaan, koi na aaya hoga,

mera darwaaza havaaon ne hilaaya hoga.

dil-e-naadaan na dhadak, aye dil-e-naadaan na dhadak,
koi khhat leke padosi ke ghar aaya hoga.

gul se lippti huyi titali ko giraakar dekho,
andhiyon tum ne sukhi drakhton ko giraaya hoga.

‘raaj’ pardesh mein mat yaad karo apana makaan,
ab ke baarish mein usse tord giraaya hoga.

majhdhaar mein banke rahe pattvaar pitaaji

duniya ko bataate rahe majhdhaar pitaaji,
majhdhaar mein banke rahe pattvaar pitaaji,

saaya bhi unhi se hai, sahaara bhi unhi ka,
bachchon ke liye dar hai aur deevaar pitaaji.

chullha na pade thanda kabhi isleye aksar,
hansakar gaye hain kaam par beemaar pitaaji,

maa ke bimaari mein bachche, roti aur baratan,
aksar nibhaate maa ka bhi kiradaar pitaaji.

hain dost, alaarm, guru, to pabandiyaan kabhi,
thappad, nasihatein, kabhi akhabaar pitaaji.

tanhaaiyon ka shikaar aadmi

har taraf har jagah beshumaar aadmi,
phir bhi tanhaaiyon ka shikaar aadmi.

subah se shaam tak bojh dhota hua,
apni hi laash ka khud mazaar aadmi.

har taraf bhaagte-daudte raashte,
har taraf aadmi ka shikaar aadmi.

roz jeeta hua, roz marta hua,
har naye din naya intezaar aadmi.

zindagi ka mukaddar safar dar safar,
aakhiri shaans tak bekaraar aadmi.

har taraf har jagah beshumaar aadmi,
phir bhi tanhaaiyon ka shikaar aadmi.

har pal dhoondta raha main thikhana maut ka

har pal dhoondta raha main thikhana maut ka,
na jaane kab ho iss zindagi mein saamna maut ka,

woh jo muhje jeene ke liye kehte the kabhi,
unhein to kab ka mila gharana maut ka.

meri bebasi dekho..
ki gaa bhi sakta tarana maut ka.

unki de zindagi to aamant hai mere paas varna,
kab ka ho gaya hota samana mera aur maut ka.

ab to na marne ka haqdaar, na hi jeene ke kaabil,
zindagi boojh si baan chuki hai,

marne se pehle hi mar chuki hai,
ab kis muh se ja kar karoon saamna maut ka.

har pal dhoondta raha main thikhana maut ka,
na jaane kab ho iss zindagi mein samna maut ka.

woh bhi kya din the jab bas khilone tutta karte the

woh bhi kya din the jab bas khilone tutta karte the,
girte the aanshu, par do pal ko rutha karte the.

khil-khila kar hansti thi khushiyaan,
alvida keh kar bhi kahan chhuta karte the.

baras ke sawan humein hansaya karta tha,
pyara sa bachpan hardum khushiya lutaya karta tha,

baba ke kandhon par baith dekhte the duniya,
sara zamana hum par sar jhukaya karta tha.

woh din woh bachpan bahut yaad aata hai,
woh zindagi phir jeene ko dil lalchaata hai.

sawal tujhse aye bhagwan aur niyati se bhi,
kyon itni jaldi ek baccha bada ho jata hai?

chalte-chalte bheed ke sath phir tannha ho gaye

chalte chalte bheed ke sath,
phir tannha hum ho gaye,

dhundhte rahe manzil ko,
aur karvaan guzar gaye.

sapne jo haqeekat se the,
raat ke shaayon mein kanhi soo gaye,

khushiyan jo daman mein the,
phoolon ki tarah, kaante se ho gaye.

lamhein jo apne the kabhi,
banker yaadein fizaaon mein kanhi kho gaye.

hoton par naam aate hi, yaadein tazza ho jaati hain baba,

hoton par naam aate hi,
yaadein tazza ho jaati hain baba,

yaad tazza hote hi,
aankhein chalak jaati hai baba,

guzre dino ki tasveer
saaf nazar aati hai baba,

sab hote huye bhi aapki
kami nazar aati hai baba.

aise the mere pitah

bargad ki gehri chaav jaise,

zindagi ki dhup mein ghanne shaaye jaise,
the mere pitah.

ghar par ishwar ka roop jaise,
chubhati dhoop mein sahlaate,
mere pitah

bacchon sang bacche ban khelte,
unko uphaar dilla kar khushi dete,
bacchon ko yun hi muskuraao ki dua dete,
aise the mere pitah.

sankat mein pathwaar ban khade hote,
aashray sthal jaise the mere pitah.

bund bund sab ko sameet-te,
andhere mein de kar hausla,
kehte mere pitah,
tumko kiska dar hai?

ghumon ki bheed mein hasna sikhate,
mere pitah.
aur apne dum par tufaanon se lardna,

kisi ke aage tum nahi jhukna,
yeh sikhalaate mere pitah.

pariwaar ki himmat aur vishwas the,
umeed aur aas ki pehchaan the mere pitah.

ek puraani album

 yaadon ki khidkiyon par baitha, beete kal ko jhakk raha tha,
aaj puraani almaari mein, zindagi talaash raha tha.

bhoole bishre geeton ko aaj nayi sargam milli,
dhool se sanni, kone mein padi, ek puraani album mili.

kaale safed liwaz mein lipti, guzare daur ki kahani thi,
shabd nahi the jisme koi, tasweeron ki jubaani thi.

meri muskurahat par the sab nishaar,
main khusiyon ka humsaya tha,
iss tasweer mein woh pal kaid hain,
jab main duniya mein aaya tha.

aankhon mein yaadein bhar aayi, dil tardpar rooya hai,
ek tasweer mein kisi ne budhi daadi ko sanjoya hai.

kahi holi ke rang kaid hain, kahi diwali ki raat hai,
kahi janamdin mana raha hoon main, jaise kal hi hi baat hai.

woh school ka pehla din ho, ya collage mein ki shaitaani,
tasweeron mein simat kar rah gaya, bachpan aur jawaani.

apni har baat kehne se pehle izzajat liya kerta tha,
yeh tasweer tab ki hai,  jab main office jaaya kerta tha.

ghumon se uljhe zindagi ki khuli tab takkdeer thi,
tumhein dekh kar pasand kiya tha, yehi to woh tasweer thi.

aage kuch tasweeron mein kaid, har ek pal hain sunahare,
tum paas mere baithi the, haathon mein the haath hamare.

kuch tasweeron mein aawaz kaid hai, dhol nagade, sehnaai ki,
woh pehla ghar humene liya, woh scooty pehli kamayi ki.

kuch tasweeron mein aanshu hain, jab behno ki bedaai ki,
chote bhaai ke sahare humare ghar mein bhi ek bahu aayi thi.

humsab ko chordkar baba, kyu ek din safed liwaz mein lipat gaye,
haar lagi sunahari frame mein, kyu tum jaa kar simat gaye.

tumhare bhaaiyon ne baba gaao ke ghar ko baat diya,
mere kamjoor haat na pahuch sake, photo itne upaar tang diya.

sabhi pariwaar waalon ne diya mujhe itna pyaar hai,
ab aankho mein dikhata mere tasweer ho jaane ka itnezaar hai,

raakh bankar rah jaauga, baha denge mujhe sangam mein,
tasweer bana dhool khaaunga, kisi purani album mein.

saaye ki tarah aap mere sath rahe

saaye ki tarah aap mere sath rahe,
mere hansne par hanse, mere roone par rooye the,
jab bhi darre huye honton se aawaz di maine,
aakar har uljhan par pehle se hi khade the aap.

ek saundhi khusbu thi aapki chuuan mein,
kitna bhi udaas rahta tha, 

aapki chuuan se dil jhum jhoom jata tha,
lav khil-khila uthtey the.

mere jeevan mein aap kya the.. kya hain,
yeh  lafzon mein bayan karna mumkin nahi,
aapko aag ke hawale kar aaj khud ko jala baitha,
lekin ab bhi jo saskh mujh mein jee raha hai,
woh koi aur nahi.. aap hi ho.

jab maine aapko kandha diya,
achanak ek dard uttha mere sinne mein,
ehsaas hua kya hota hai zimmedaari,

kappkapate huye haathon se jab main agni de raha tha,
kaise bataun ki meri geeli-dhundali aankhon ne,

kya-kya manzar dekha tha,

par haathon mein ek ajeeb si takkat mili thi uss chann,
laga.. muskuraate huye mere udaasi ke palon mein

mujhe aap sehla rahe ho,

ess ehsas ne phir meri aankhon mein

aanshuon ke sailaab laa diya,
main chikh-chikh kar roo raha tha

aapki chittah ke pas baith kar,

par hey pitah.. aapne phir chaturaai dikhaayi,
chitta ki aag ko thanda kar diya,
bas waha rakh hi raakh bachha tha.

maalum hai, madhya-raatri se pehle

aap mujhe ghar bhejna chahate the,

koi baat nahi, aap jaaha jaana chahate hain, jaaye.. lekin,
main aapko aawaz dunga har dishaon mein,
aapko aana hoga.. kam se kam mere khaawabon mein,

mere sapnon mein aakar 

aap mujhe ek baar beta keh kar pukaar lena,
mujhe gale se laga lena,

aapke bin kaise chalunga phirse ungli pakad kar,
thoda raasthe mein badha dena hey pitaji,

aap harpal mujhe itna ehsaas dilla dena,

main aapka beta hoon ~raj~ naam hai mera,
aakar mujhe mera naam, bata dena.

bebas hoker apne maa baap ko bimaar hota dekh raha hoon

chupke chupke mann hi mann mein,
khudko rotta dekh raha hoon,
bebas hoker apne maa-baap ko,

bimaaar hota dekh raha hoon.

rachha hai bachpan ki aankhon mein,

khilla-khilla sa maa baap ka rupp,

jaise jaade ke mausam mein ho,

naram-garam makhmal si dhoop.

dhire dhire sapnon ke iss rupp ko,

aankhon se ojhal hota dekh raha hoon,

iss covid ki maha-maari mein,

bebas ho kar unko bimaar hota dekh raha hoon.

kal tak tha jo sab sawra sa, ek chota sa apna bhi duniya,

chutt raha ho dhire dhire, maa baap ke saath ka saaya bhi,

chinn raha ho waqt jaise unke baaton bhara khazana bhi.

ghar ke malik ko aaj hospital ICU par 

bimaar tardpata dekh raha hoon,

bebas ho kar apne maa-baap ko bimaar hota dekh raha hoon.

chupke chupke mann hi mann mein,

khudko roota dekh raha hoon,

bebas ho kar apne maa-baap ko bimaar hota dekh raha hoon.

guzre huye kal ki kitaab

apne guzre huye kal ki kitaab dekh raha hoon,
zindagi ke zulmon ke hisaab dekh raha hoon.

mujh ko jalaane tum bhi aaoge mere yaar..
sach kehte ho, ya main khwaab dekh raha hoon?

tere gham to seh liye, ab gairon ki baari hai,
aanshu pee chuka, sharaab dekh raha hoon.

aap kehte ho ke meri aankhein namm nahi,
main apne aayino mein sailaab dekh raha hoon.

nahi mujhko koi umeed unke aane ki,
bas youn hi raahon ko janaab dekh raha hoon.

waqt ke sath dayarein badaltein logg

waqt ke sath dayarein badaltein logg,
jab jee chaaha anjaan ho jaatein yeh logg.

jab marrzi padein dil-daar ho jaatein logg,
waqt be waqt sanngdil ho jaatein yeh logg.

apni marzii ke maalik hain yahan sabhi logg,
patharr ko bhi tord kar khush ho jaatein yeh logg.

kisi ki kamazori ko garz samajh kar muskuraatein logg,
nafraton ke shehar banatein aur 

uss mein basar kartein yeh sabhi logg.

jaane kis roz hum yeh baat samajh paayenge

jhoote sapne aankhon mein kab tak hum sajaayenge,
tut jaane par unke.. phir aanshu hum bahaayenge,

hain hum insaan, insaan hona khud mein ek sazaa,
jaane kis roz hum yeh baat samajh paayenge.

jeena humko hai khokle rivaazon ko nibhaate huye,
dharm-o-mazhab ke issi bandhan mein jeeye jaayenge,

hote jo pancchi, naa baandh paati sarhadein bhi humein,
hain jo insaan, bebas bin pankhon ke kahaan jaayenge?

reh jaayegi yeh zindaagi bhi ek samjhauta bankar,
jaan kar bhi hum kuch naa kar paayenge.

na jaane kitna tannha ho gaya hoon

pattharon ki basti mein jo kho gaya hoon,
isliye bejubaan sa ho gaya hoon.

dum nikalta hai sans lene se,
zindagi se pareshan ho gaya hoon.

ab to zakhmon ka bhi ehsas nahi,
na jaane kitna tannha ho gaya hoon.

sabra ummeedon se nahi hota,
main khud bhi ek dilasa ho gaya hoon.

nigah khamosh itni ho gayi hai,
unhein lagata hai jaise soo gaya hoon.

yun halaat ke hathon mein aaj,
main toota ek khilouna ho gaya hoon.

maine poocha kaise ho

maine poocha kaise ho,
badle ho ya waise ho?

roop wohi andaaz wohi,
ya phir iss mein koi kami,

hijr ka kuch ehsaas to hoga,
koi tumhare pass to hoga,

main bichrra yaha majboor tha,
kab manzoor mujhe tujhse doori tha

saath humara kab chhoota hai,
rooh ka rishta kab toota hai,

aankh se jo aanshu behte hain,
tum ko khabar hai kya kehte hain?

maine kaha aawaz tumhari,
aaj bhi hai humraaz hamari,

phool wafa ke khil jaayenge,
ek din phir hum mil jaayenge.

udasi ka mausam kabhi humara na tha

dil to tere saath tha, tujhe hi yeh gawara na tha,
humne manga uss jahan ko, jo kabhi humara na tha.

tum kehte ho pyaar kamjor tha humara,
kya pyar dene ka kuch farz tumhara na tha?

jeene ki aas chordna bhi kaise chahein,
saans lene ka faisla akele humara na tha.

shiddhat se intezaar kiya har saans ne tera,
yeh baat aur hai, kabhi tumhe pukaara na tha.

iss kadar bikhre hain arsh par sapne meri jaan,
ek tere siva duniya mein koi humara na tha.

aa jana raahon mein kisi gaier ke sath bhi,
sochenge iss dil par kabhi hak humara na tha.

bahaaron ne kar diya bedakhal apni duniya se,
varna udasi ka mausam kabhi humara na tha.

ab toh tutt ke girne ko betaab hain,
akele sab sehne ka dum humara na tha.

koi apna nahi banta

koi apna nahi banta,
labon pe naam rakhne se,
dilon mein yaad karne se,
har ek dhardkan, har ek tardpan,
kisi ke naam karne se,
koi apna nahi banta.

tamam umar ki khushiyan,
mohabbat ki sabhi gheraiyan,
kisi ko daan karne se,
ke uspe maan karne se,
koi apna nahi banta.

woh pehle pyaar ki baatein,
saath nishta ki sabhi raatein,
woh chaahat ki sabhi rashmein,
mohabbat ki sabhi kashmein,
humesha yaad rakhne se,
koi apna nahi banta.

kisi tannha akeli raah guzar par,
purane se kisi perd k tanna par,
patthar se koi dil banane se,
uss mein apna aur kisi ka naam sajane se,
koi apna nahi banta.

ki jab aankhein hi marr jayein,
to phir sapna nahin banta,
yeh jeewan daan kar jayein,
to bhi apna nahi banta,
koi apna nahin banta.

maun ka rishta

mere ander jaise kisi bhaw ne karwat badli,
aur ek rishte ka janam hua.. maun ka rishta.

dhero baate le kar aaya hai yah maun,
din raat.. charo pahar..
bas yah mujse batiyata rahta hai,

aye dost.. keh kar mere aaspaas,
yeh ghumta phirta hai..

meri ungli pakad kar yeh rishta aage badha,
aur ek bindu… sa jo nazar aata tha,

paas aate-aate saaf nazar aane laga,
aur ban gaya mera sathi,

jab maine usse mera veham kahta hoon,
mera yeh rishta, 
khil-khila kar hans deta hai.

usse apne gale lagate yehi kahti hoon..

raah jab kathhin ho,
manzil bhi door lagae..
aur andhera bhi gehra ho..

har woh raah par jaha-jaha tum chalo,
har pal har kadam par sath.. tumhare,
mujhe bhi paaoge tum…

chahaat ko raakh hote dekh li

mohabbat ki sab rangat dekh li,
dil tordne ke sab harkat dekh li,
cheen li dillse dadkan kuch iss tarah,
dard mein jalne ki aag dekh li.

askh chalkengein tumari yaad mein,
jazbaat machlenge.. tardapkar,
toot kar chaahat ke andaaz sanam,
aaj kaise marrenge.. raah dekh li.

pyaar mein kabhi palat kar bulate,
har gham yunhi apne seene mein
sab ki nazron se chuppa late,
aaj lut jaane ki nazaakat dekh li.

dukhaya hai iss kadar mann ko,
sazaa dey bhi saanam magar
jaante hain.. lahu mera hi bahega,
khanzar ki dhaar aaj humne dekh li.

uth gaya hai aitbaar jahaan se sathi,
mit gayin hain sari tamannayein,
kho jaayengi saari hasratein khakh mein,
chahaat ko raakh hote dekh li.