Tashreef jo le gaye hum.....

Tashreef jo le gaye hum unke gareeb khaane mein,

Woh samajh gaye ke hum pareshaan the' apne' iss ajeeb thikane mein.

Shaamil ho gaye hum unke aashiane mein,

Jo kabhi viraan sa tha iss ranjo gam ke mele mein.

Nazar jo padi achanak unke chand se chehre mein,

Raunaq aa gayi humare gurbat (poverty) bhari zehen mein.

Koi bhi lafaz (words) nahi aa raha tha unke bemisaal labon (lips) mein,

Magar naa jaane kitne armaan ubhar rahe the' unke chand se nazron mein.

Jurrat (dare) jo ki humari bhi nazron ne',

Dekhte hi dekhte doob gaye hum unke uss andaz ki gehraeeyon mein.

Ab aage kya hua hum dono be beech mein?

Behetar hoga, agar iss raaz ka jawab dafna (bury) hi dein hum kisi registaan ( desert) mein.

Jaanu, teri zulfon pe' diwane' mar jaayenge'.....

Saw this written behind a truck:

Jaanu, teri zulfon pe' diwane' mar jaayenge',

Hum toh driver hain, kat maarke' nikal jaayenge'.

Now am adding the following :

Kabhi woh diwane' kahin side mein ho gaye' toh hum reverse kar lenge',

Chahe' kitne' bhi turn aaye' hum apka stop dhoond hi lenge'.

Zindagi ki rahein bhi kitni ajeeb o gareeb hai,

Magar hum apni hi speed mein chalte' chalte' sabko over take kar hi lenge'.

Thakaan kuch zyada ho jaaye' toh side mein park kar lenge',

Aur apki inn zulfon ko yaad kar khyalon mein kahin kho jaayeinge'.

Inn highways ka bhi koi thikana nahin,

Kahin red light par aap dikh gaye' toh "haal kaisa hai janaab ka" pooch hi lenge'.

Mumkin hai, ke' aapke' inn lajawab honthon par "kya khayal hai aapka" nahi aaye',

Magar aapki inn kaatilana nazron se' hum aapke haal e dil samajh hi lenge'.