shayri ke bahane thordi si aapbeti kar li

chand umeedon ke hawale, jab humne zindgai kar li,
dafnaya un umeedon ko, samjhe khudkhushi kar li,

andhere bhi rahe hain kuch talabgar mere
dilon ko jala kar jab humne roshni kar li,

muh hum bhi pher chuke the ab duaon se,
dooriyaan unhone jab nekki se kar li.

hain ishq takaza bandgi ka suna tha ‘raj’
humne bhi socha kuch der bandgi kar li

majburiya zahir karna apni fitrat na thi,
shayri ke bahane thordi si aapbeti kar li.

wada jo kiya hai tujhse marte dum tak hum nibhayenge

wada jo kiya hai tujhse,
marte dum tak hum nibhayenge,
yaad aayi jo kabhi teri to,
sukhe drakht pe sirr rakh ke so jayenge.

mauka mila kabhi to apni mahobbat ki,
hum khuda se sifarish kar aayenge,
nafrat ke parde utha ke iss duniya se,
tujhe ek din chura ke le jayenge.

tumse hi hai jaan meri,
tumse hai meri zindagi,
ohhh jaane jaana hum bhi..
zindagi ke har mord par,
tumhara saath nibhayenge.

rafta rafta

subah jayegi rafta-rafta, sham ayegi rafta rafta,
aise hi zindagi yeh beet jayegi rafta rafta,

abhi din ki yaadon ko ruksat main kar doon,
jara chand ko apni baanhon mein bhar loon,
tere khawabon se palkein jab hongi bhaari,
to neend aayegi rafta rafta.

abhi to khuda ka ishara hua hai,
woh khul ke bulayein meri yeh dua hai,
baaton hi baaton mein phir baat dil ki,
khul hi jayegi rafta rafta.

jara si baat samajhne mein bhi lagte hain zamane,
nayi bastiyon mein thokerein khate hain sayane,
girte sambhalte chalte rehne se manzil
hath aayegi rafta rafta.

uthi hai abhi to mohabbat ki mehfil,
abhi unki yaadon mein khoya hai yeh dil,
abhi bichhde hain, woh abhi to gaye hain,
yaad jayegi rafta rafta.

sath guzre haseen lamhon ki,
yaadon ko hum bhula ke dekhenge

rafta rafta...!!

bas ek yahi khwahish hai

waqt ruk jaaye uss pal jab sanam mere saath ho,
door tak ho chanda ki chandni,
aur haathon mein unke mera haath ho,
bas ek yahi khwahish hai...

jee bhar sanjaun ankhiyon mein sapne,
sanam jab kuch ho kareeb apne,
hawaon ka jhonka kuch khaas ho,
bas ek yahi khwahish hai...

na kuch kahein woh, na lab mere kuch bayan karein,
ho kabhi hum ho juda, aisa kabhi khuda na kare,
dil mein unke bhi mere jaise kuch jazbaat ho,
bas ek yahi khwahish hai...

raaj jee bhar kar unhein pyaar karega,
sab kuch unpar nisaar karega,
bas wahi mere har gham har khushi ka raazdaar ho,
bas ek yahi khwahish hai...! 

aaj mita do woh saari duriyan

haathon mein pehn ke rang-birangi churdiyan,
aaj milne aayi hai mujhse kuch pariyan.

itne dino mein jo ban gaya tha beech mein humare 

aaj mita do woh saari duriyan.

naa jane kyun jab bhi hum paas aaye,
naa jane aayi beech kitni hi majbooriyan.

intezaar mein aapke to humare hi kya,
samay ki bhi nakal aayi hain jhurriyan.

aapko dekh aaj raaj se, jalne lagi hain phoolon ki pankhuriyan.

yeh kaisi hawa hai jo mujhe choo kar gayi hai

yeh kaisi hawa hai jo mujhe choo kar gayi hai,
tumhare wajood ko mujhse mila kar gayi hai,
beete lamhon ka ehsaas dila kar gayi hai,
ek aisi na khatam hone wali pyaas jaga kar gayi hai.

dil mein soye armaan jaga kar gayi hai,
saath beetaye huye lamhon ka hissab dilha kar gayi hai,
mohabbat ke woh nagame suna kar gayi hai,
yeh kaisi hawa hai jo mujhe choo kar gayi hai.

pyaar mein doob jaayen aise armaan jaga kar jayi hai,
sagar ki laharon ki jhankar suna kar gayi hai,
bansuri ki surily awaaz madhosh kar gayi hai,
yeh kaisi haawa hai jo aaj, mujhe choo kar gayi hai.

yeh hawa to tumhe choo kar aayi hai,
tumhari khushbu layi hai.
milne ki aarzoo issi ne jagayi hai,
pyaar ka sandesha layi hai.

hawa ka jhonka jab choota hai,
har ahsaas anootha hai,
mere sath huya hai yeh
ya kabhi na kabhi sab ke sath hota hai?

yeh kaisi hawa hai jo mujhe choo kar gayi hai,
tumhare wajood ko mujhse milakar jayi hai,
beete lamhon ka ehsaas dila kar gayi hai,
ek aisi na khatam hone wali pyaas jaga kar gayi hai.

should I give love a second chance

I wanted to love you
but I was just too scared,
haunted by the past
that always seemed to re-appear.

I tried my best to run and hide
but I just couldn’t get you off my mind.
should I give love a second chance
or am I just wasting my time?

you promised you were different
but so did the rest,
then you looked into my eyes
and I knew you had passed the test.

so I took a chance
and fell deeply in love,
maybe this is what I have been looking for
that special kind of love from above.

God, how can this be true
everything is happening so fast,
but something keeps telling me
I have found true love at last.