phir kaaghaz-kalam uthaayenge

phir shaam dhali phir raat huyi,
phir yaad mujhe woh aayenge,
yeh khwaab adhuure se mujhko,
phir saari raat jagaayenge.

yeh baadal kaale-kaale se,
zulfon ke yaad dilaayenge,
yeh aanshu teri judaai ke,
phir palkein meri jalaayenge.

jo zakhm diye tumne humko,
seene mein sajaa kar rakhe hain,
yeh phool hain meri chaahat ke,
dil kaa aangan mehkaayenge.

sau baar kaha dil ko humne,
kuch hadd hai paagalpan ki bhi,
ab jaane waalon ka aakhir
hum kab tak sokk manaayenge.

chup-chup se baithe hain tannha,
chehare pe udaasi chhayi hai,
lagta hai aaj solitary raaj..
phir kaaghaz-kalam uthaayenge.

na milo to rooth jaati hai

na milo to rooth jaati hai,
milo to mushkilein barhati hai,

badi paagal hai yeh zindagi meri,
na khul ke milti hai,
na hum ko chhord hi pati hai.

khud hi bunti hai yeh rishte mujhse,
aur phir inmein fansa deti hai,
mujhse waada to nahi uska koi phirbhi,
ek ankahi si baat par,
ek ansuni si ummeed jaga deti hai.

humne sar aankhon pe bhitha rakha hai jisse,
in khayaalon mein dulhan sa saja rakha hai jisse,
jaane kya pardhti hai in aankhon mein woh,
khud hi deti woh haath mere haathon mein aur,
jaane kya soch ke phir haath chhuda leti hai. 

badi paagal hai yeh zindagi meri,
na khul ke milti hai,
na hum ko chhord hi pati hai.

mere khawaab meri chahat se dagaa karne lage

hum jab apne dard ko dil se juda karne lage,
yeh zakham hamare marne ki duaa karne lage,

humne jaan de di unnhein aaya na pyaar phir bhi,
uparr se mere baad gairon se waffaa karne lage,

kambakhat zubaan ko aab koi aur chiz bhaati nahin,
hum jab se apne ashkon ka nasha karne lage,

woh nazar aate nahin ke khul jaati hai neend,
mere khawaab meri chahat se dagaa karne lage,

mere dushman khatt unnhein pahunchaa rahe hain,
unnke dost mere zakhmon ki dawaa karne lage,

rote hain hum to gham ke maare aye jaan-e-chaman,
kyon aankhein aap mailii be-wajah karne lage..?

abhi likha tha “be”…..”waffaa” likhne laga tha,
mere kalam mere haathon se gilaa karne lage.

tardap ke main aata rahunga, dil apna jalata rahunga

bulaongi jab jab tardap ke bhi main aata rahunga,
ashko mein bhinga bhinga ke, apna dil jalata rahunga.

bana lunga mukaddar aahon ke aashiyane mein,
hathon ki lakeerein, tannha raahein batata rahunga.

mujh mein shamil yaadon ki saugaat tu hi hai,
keh keh tujh ko apna, tute arman sajata rahunga.

alfaaz bhi khare nahi utarte dard-e-dil mitaane mein,
cheer cheer dil sahi, nagma-e-ishq sunata rahunga.

aarzoo ke sahil se jafa-e-lehar ban takraati rehna,
lahu ki rait pe naam tera, likh likh mitaata rahunga.

jab naa bachi sansein, kyun bacha raha raaj?
dhadakan nahi seene mein, par dil dhadkata rahunga.

andheri shaam ke andhere mein bas chuka saya mera,
ujaale ki umeed mein hoon, yeh sabko batata rahunga.

tardap ke main aata rahunga, dil apna jalata rahunga.

ab aur kitne imtihaan doon

aur kaise mohabbat ki pehchaan doon,
apna dil nikaalun, yaa apni jaan doon?

na apni manzil, na koi humsaya mera,
zameen mein dhansa, apna aasmaan doon.

ishq pe mitne ki chhahat ne marra mujhko,
tannha ashiyaan, yaa luta yeh jahaan doon?

yakin tumhe naa hoga, yeh na manenge,
bheegi yaadein, yaa toota har armaan doon?

keemat tumhari chuka di tumse juda hoke,
ab yeh khaak tarane, yaa tannha aastaan doon?

ab jeena mumkin nahi, saanson se lard ke,
ghayal karun khud ko, yaa maut aasaan doon?

band nazrein, khamosh woh saccha pyaar,
jal gaya jism bhi, aur kitne imtihaan doon? 

aankhon se beh rahi aaj phir koi kahaani hai

saanse hi bachi bas mere hone ki nishani hai,
aankhon se beh rahi aaj, phir koi kahaani hai,

bheege hue patto par fisalti sarakti si jaa rahi,
pal pal khatam hoti hui mit-ti si zindgaani hai.

seene pe bikhre hai jo armaan toote se yahan,
baaton ka hunar hai kuch yaadon ka paani hai.

le aati hai kareeb usse baar baar tannhai meri,
muskura main kehta hoon, yeh baatein purani hai.

urda deta hoon lafzon ko iss kaid-a-asman mein,
ki sisakti huyi raatein aur madhosh jawaani hai.

royi hogi bohat woh bhi, mita ke sacche pyar ko,
dil-e-nakaam ka guroor hai, ya ek nadaani hai.

haan bin tere jiya kab, zinda yeh laash uthani hai,
sach... saanse hi bachi, mere hone ki nishani hai,
aankhon se beh rahi aaj, phir koi kahaani hai.

ek bewafa se wafa hum nibhate rahe

bewafa na woh na main, hum apne karam nibahte rahe,
main sehta raha sitam sare, aur woh sitam dhaate rahe,

kis baat ki kahani kahun, kis baat ke fasaane sunaun,
liktha raha naam jo dil pe, woh dil se sanam mita-te rahe,

iss gali phir uss gali mein, pairon par zulm karte chala,
kehta gaya apna unhein, woh gairon ko  khas bataate rahe,

nazron mein bache ehsaas uski nishani bana sambahle,
main roya gham-e-judai pe, woh mehfil-e-jasan manate rahe,

pyaasi raahon se kya poochun pata dar-a-mohabbat ka,
rahe sambhalte kaanton par, woh be-raham bichaate rahe,

aasra unka kahan.. khuda bhi jo kare sache pyaar yahan,
hum mitt gaye chahat mein unki, aur woh veham batate rahe,

haan bewafa woh kaise, usne bewafai se wafa to ki yaar,
meri bhi khoob kaho, wafa unse hardam nibhate rahe.