kya tha mera kasoor ye bataate jaate

kya tha mera kasoor ye bataate jaate,
koi kahani logo ko sunaate jaate,
maine socha dil mera lauta ke jaaoge,
jaan bhi liye jaa rahe ho jaate jaate...

tum meri mohabbat ho aur mein tumhari ek zaroorat tha,
tum mujh ko jab bulaoge mein wapis lout aaunga,
kitne sapne dekhe humne jinki khatir,
chord gaye hamein woh tannha jatte jaate...

woh to na aaye par yaadein aati rahi,
kaise kahe kya haal hai jab unhone hi,
muh fer liya hamare saamne se atte aate..

iss jahaan mein kise bhala sacha pyar mila hai

roye hain bahut tab jara thoda karaar mila hai,
iss jahaan mein kise bhala sacha pyar mila hai,

guzar rahi hai zindagi imtehan ke daur se,
ek khatam huwa to dosra tayar mila hai,

mere damaan ko khushiyoun ka nahi malal,
gham ka khazana jo isko beshumar mila hai,

woh khusnaseeb hain jinhein apna pyaar mil gaya,
mein khushnaseeb hoon mujhe intezar mila hai,

sab kuch khuda ne unko ko bhala kaise de diya,
mujhe to unke dar se sirf inkaar mila hai.

dil se yaadon ka saath nahi toot sakta

yaadon ka ghera tha jo maine ek din torda,
par na jaana tha ye ki aisa ho na sakega,
na jaana tha ye ki tujhse door ho na sakega,

ek lamha hi kaafi tha ye batane ke liye,
ek lamha hi kaafi tha teri yaad laut aane ke liye,

us lamhe ne phir badli zindagi meri,
paya phir tujhe apne kareeb tha,

farak sirf itna tha ki...
jo aankhein teri yaad se nam hoti thi,
aaj nam nahi hai,

farak sirf itna hai ki...
jo hoth teri yaad mein khamosh rehte the,
woh aaj muskura rahe hain,

waqt badal gaya teri yaad ke ghere se,
mera damann phir kahin na kahin jurd gaaya,

par aaj hai ye maine jaana,
ki rishte bhale hi toot jaayein,
par dil se yaadon ka saath nahi toot sakta...

raah har mord par woh badalte rahe

woh lakeeron ko haaton ki malte rahe,
hum musaafir safar main hi chalte rahe,

beetin pal woh the, unhein to aana na tha,
hum to karwat pe karwat badalte rahe,

mom ke jaise pighla hai dil unke bin,
aur umar ki tarah hum to dhalte rahe,

ban ke toofaan udaaya hai aashiyana,
mere nazdik se jab jab woh nikalte rahe,

manzil aye ishq paane ki ummid me,
raah har mord par woh badalte rahe,

dil-fareb chehara unke aankhon me tha,
aur hum raah pe piche piche chalte rahe,

hausle past unke na hote hain ‘raaj’,
aandhi mein jo diya ban ke jalte rahe..

phir bhi tera intezaar hai

apna pata mile na khabar yaar ki mile,
dushman ko bhi aisi saja na pyar ki mile,
paas reh kar bhi ye duriya jo mile,
phir jeene se zindgi me kya mile..

aaj kahde hai mout ke samne,
phir bhi tera intezaar hai,
ek jalak dekhne ke liye,
dil ye bekarar hai..

main muskurata raha dard rota raha

ek silsila mere aur dard ke beech hota raha,
dard hadd ki aakhiri hadd tak hota raha,
main muskurata raha, dard rota raha,
dard hadd ki hadd tak hota raha...

baat bhi yeh ajeeb hi hai,
dard ke sar per saylaab si hai,
zindagi se kya maangenge ab hum janaab,
zindagi bhi to gareeb si hai,
issliye mere aur zindagi ke beech ye samjhota raha,
dard hadd ki hadd tak hota raha,
main muskurata raha, dard rota raha,

dard se umr bhar tak aah ka rishta raha,
jaise bimaar koi dawa ka rishta raha,
raaj ki bechaini ka bhi sabab kya tha,
apne hi kaatil ki nigaah ka intezaar raha,
lehrein mujhe bachati rahi,
aur sahil mujhe dubota raha,
dard hadd ki hadd tak hota raha,
main muskurata raha, dard rota raha..

ye to ek din hona hi tha

mere jazbaaton se khelna hi tha,
unhein iss dil ko tordna hi tha,
kyun aayein meri zindagi mein tum,
jab mujhe tannha chordna hi tha.

kyun mujhe pyar ka dhokha diya hai,
jab tumhein gair ka hona hi tha,
riste… rishte the, kachhe dhage nahi,
jhoote rishton ko to ek roz tutna hi tha.

shart kuch aise rakhe mujhse woh,
ki humein chup chap sab sehna hi tha,
anjam -aye wafa dekh ker hairaan kyun ho “raaj”,
ye to ek din hona hi tha...!