Sama ab phir bann gaya jashn-e-Diwali ka...

 Caught between mixed emotions of return of Diwali festivities after a gap of two years, and the news of tragic chopper crash in Arunachal, where five Army personnel were martyred, I composed the following:

Sama ab phir bann gaya jashn-e-Diwali ka,

Jagah jagah par raunaq hi raunaq hai.

Dil o dimag par jaise' koi joshila mahaul aa gaya hai,

Do saal baad jaise' phir woh bemisaal daur laut aaya hai.

Magar kahin se' koi khaufnaq khabar aayi hai,

Paanch faujion ko ek haadse' mein jaanon ki qurbani deni padi hai.

Woh bhi toh kisi ke' aziz the',

Unke' bhi toh dilon mein kuch armaan the',

Magar kuch hi palon mein woh sab khatam ho gaya hai.

Iss jashn ke' diye' toh hum zaroor jalayeinge',

Magar ek diya toh unn marahoom faujion ke' naam zaroor banta hai.

Unke' azizon se' hum anjaan zaroor hain,

Magar kuch khayal unn anjannon ke' naam bhi toh zaroor banta hai.

Andaaza humare' ishq ke' mizaaz ka...

 

Andaaza humare' ishq ke' mizaaz ka,

Log tab lagaa lete' hain,

Jab unka naam lekar hum,

Zara muskura lete' hain.

Dosti to hum anjaanon se' bhi kar lete' hain,

Magar dillagi toh hum sirf,

Unn jaise' mallika - e-hoor se' hi karte' hain.

Aaina mera kehta rehta hai...

This composition of mine is especially for those of you, who think that age is finally catching up:

Aaina mera kehta rehta hai,

"Umar ab kaafi ho gayi hai".

Magar abhi toh main jawan hoon,

Yeh mere' dil se' awaaz aati hi rehti hai.

Aaina ab apni zulfon ko sanwaarne' ka mauka hi nahi deta,

Magar dil ke' zariye' apne' chehre' pe' woh noor aa hi jaata hai.

Aaine' ke' saamne' ab muskurahat ke' alagh alagh andaaz band ho gaye',

Magar sirf honthon (lips) ke' sahare' ab muskurana seekh liya hai.

Tareeke' (ways) alagh zaroor ho gaye' hain,

Magar andaaz - e - bayaan toh wahi hai.

Toh, kyon hum apne' aaine' se' itne' pareshaan hain,

Jism naa sahi magar mera dil toh abhi bhi jawan hai.