tere intazaar ki ghadiya satta rahi hai

banke lahoo mohabbat rag rag mein behti hai,
yeh kis ki yaad hai jo mere dil ke paas rehti hai.

har dum khoya rehta hoon jiske khayaal mein,
woh koun hai jo aksar hawaa banke chhu jaati hai.

ek pal ko bhi meri nazron se door nahi hoti ho,
kyun mujhe har cheez ab tumsi hi nazar aati hai.

yeh meri deewangi hai ya ki teri chaahat ka asar koi,
ki abb to neend bhi nahi aati aur raat guzar jaati hai.

bechain hai dard hai.. tardap hai.. bus ek tu hi nahi hai,
aur aise mein tere intazaar ki ghadiya satta rahi hai. 

someday I would want to take some time out for myself

someday I would want to go back to those days,
where I had a bit more time at the end of each day,

the time we friends used to sit on the streets
pulling legs, cracking jokes, watching birds,

the way they used to pull me,
and I despite of flaming inside

behaved as nothing happened…

someday I would want to be a kid again,
playing in the park which was the muddiest,

cycling on the street where all the water had filled,
running to catch the kite on the neighbour’s roof,

bunking the tuitions playing cricket, volleyball,
on being tired, putting the head on my mom’s lap
and just close my eyes to this world.

but dont ask me to go back to those exam days,
the ring of that alarm still haunts me,

someday I would want to take some time out for myself,
would plan a better start to a day, 

rather than just waking up and running to office,

a better end to the day, 

than leaving some coding in between,
and dreaming about that only.

I would just not go to work some day
without having to expalin to anyone, 

without some work,  just for fun some other day,

I would want to be that young at heart again
the eyes would glitter at the sight of a new face,

that nervousness in starting a converstaion,
that concern about the hairstyle and clothing

someday I would again flaunt my 26 again,
without caring who’s gonna mind, who’s not
escape boss’ eyes to install a messenger,

start conferences on yahoo and msn
but then after that day, 

I would come back to this life of mine

as a lot of hardwork has gone into earning this too
this is where I always wanted to be,

and still there is distance to be covered
I will keep moving on,

though I would want some more time in a day,
so that I can sleep more and not yawn in the office.

ab samhal jaate hain auro ko girane ke baad

ab samhal jaate hain auro ko girane ke baad,
haale dil poochte nahi nazre milane ke baad, 

ki dard de to jaate hain muskate hoton se apne,
phir bhi nahi poochte mujhko tardpane ke baad, 

ki har dil aashiya aashiya hoga bas unke mushkrane se,
main lard sakta hoon ab to iss zaalim jamaane se, 

ki dar lagta hai bas mujhko kahin aisa na ho jaaye,
ki woh de jaaye naa dokha kahi koi bahane se.

tere bin lagte fikke sare hain

kitne dil-kash hansi nzaare hain,
tere bin lagte fikke sare hain,

aaj yeh ban gayi hai purwaai,
mujh ko bhate nahi nzaare hain,

ab to tum laut ke chale aao,
dil tumhein de raha sdayein hain,

dil jo tardpa to aankh royi hai,
sath yeh aashmaa bhi roya hai,

shabnami raat bangayi hai,
ab to ajaa.. chali bhi aa tu,

kuch bhi bhata nahi tere bin hai,
zindagi bangayi yeh mataam hai,

raaj kyun ro raha hai tu tannhaa,
be-asar jab yeh teri aahein hai.

agar hum door ho jaayein, kahin duniya mein kho jaayein

agar hum door ho jaayein,
kahin duniya mein kho jaayein,

batao kya karoge tum?

humein dhoondoge ya phir bhool jaoge? 

humein awaz doge ya
kisi guzri kahani mein

humara naam likh doge, 

chalo aisa hi kar dena,
tum bhi badal jana,
humein tum bhool hi jana,

magar itni guzarish hai..
humara zikar jab aaye 

to zara sa mukura dena.