Unki saalgirah ke' iss mubarak mauke' pe'

Unki saalgirah ke' iss mubarak mauke' pe',
Humne' unko mubarakvad pesh kiya.

Shayad voh soch rahe' the',
Ke' humne' unko kahin bhula toh nahi diya?

Humse' yeh mubaakvad paa kar,
Unmein shayad khushi ka jazba jaag gaya.

Chehre' pe' shayad halki si muskurahat aa gayi,
Aankhon mein shayad halki si nami aa gayi.

Hum inn khayalon mein doobe' hi hue' the',
Ke' achaanak humein apna khayal aa gaya.

Mann kaboo mein nahi tha,
Dil bhi idhar udhar bhaag raha tha.

Phir hum sambhal hi gaye',
Yeh toh mauka-e-saalgirah hi tha,
Aur iss khayal ko naa jaane' kya se' kya ho gaya?

Udhar idhar jaane' kidhar

Udhar idhar jaane' kidhar,
Main kisi uljhan mein padh gaya.

Jaa raha tha udhar,
Par idhar kisi ke' khayal mein kho gaya.

Khayal ko koi haadsa samajh,
Main yoonhi udhar chala gaya.

Ek-a-ek idhar se' jaise' koi pukar raha ho,
Udhar se' iss vehem mein jaise' kho gaya.

Waqt tha shaam ka,
Mahaul tha tanhai ka,
Magar udhar idhar ki soch mein jaane' kaise' dooob gaya?

Udhar se' jo idhar kisi ka khayal aaya tha,
Woh toh mera koi guzra hua alam tha,
Beeta hua koi haseen khwab tha.

Aur udhar main ise' haqiqat samajh raha tha,
Naa jaane' yeh kamaal mujhse' kyon aur kaise' ho gaya?

Aaj ki shaam hum bhi kuch maze' le' rahe' hain

Aaj ki shaam hum bhi kuch maze' le' rahe' hain,
Tip tip karti boondon mein kuch saaz aa rahe' hain.

Mausam toh hai saawan ka,
Usme' magar dhunon ki baarish dekh rahe' hain.

Ek-a-ek achanak cham cham karti boondon ki awaaz sunai deti hai,
Magar khayalon mein hi naa jaane' kitne' saaz jaag rahe' hain.

Tanhai ke' alam mein baithe' hain,
Mann hi mann mein khud ko kisi jalse' mein shaamil hote' dekh rahe' hain.

Woh toh mera khayal hi hai lekin,
Unn khayalon ko kabhi haqiqat ka anjaam dene' ki soch rahe' hain.    

Mera mann kuch keh raha hai

Mera mann kuch keh raha hai,
Awaaz dil ki dharkanon tak pahunch rahi hain,
Aaj ki yeh barsaat kuch beimann si lag rahi hai,
Armaan ab kuch aise' jaag rahe' hain.

Mann keh raha hai sambhal jaa,
Kahin yeh kadam phisal naa jaayein,
Dil samajha raha hai yeh nadaani ka junoon hai,
Kahin hum badnaam naa ho jaayein.

Magar phir bhi naa jaane' kyon?
Yeh bheenga hua sama mere' dil-o-dimag se' kashmakash kar raha hai.

"Aaj apne' armaanon ko anjaam de' hi do,
Aaj khud ko buland kar hi do."

Nadaani ki aaghosh mein kai aise' waise' khayal aa rahe' hain,
Ek-a-ek woh samajh jaag rahi hai,
Muskura kar iss bheenge' mausam ko dobara samajh rahe' hain,
Yeh toh badalte' sama ka ek aur rukh hai,
Yahi samajh kar khud ko hum sambhaal rahe' hain.

Aapki iss jashn-e-salgirah ke' mubarak mauke' par

Composed the following on birthday of a dear colleague:


Aapki iss jashn-e-salgirah ke' mubarak mauke' par,
Aapko kya nazar karoon?

Lambi umar ki duayein ki toh jaise' barsaat ho gayi ho,
Ab aapki lambi umar ko kya dohraoon?

Aapki saadgi aur dilon par chaa jaane' wali andaaz ki tareef kar,
Kyon naa innko salaamat rehne' ki duayein dooon?

Khuda kare' aapka yeh mubarak din saalon saal aata rahe',
Magar kyon naa aapki sabke' dilon pe' raaj karne' ki ada ki salaamati bhi karoon?

Salaam hai aap sabke' iss salaamat alam ki

Salaam hai aap sabke' iss salaamat alam ki,
Muskurahaton ki yeh behtareen nazaron ki.

Mayoosi ke' alam mein baithe' baithe' oob gaye' the',
Naseeb ho hi gayi mujhe' aap sab ki mubarak nazaaron ki.

Zindagi ki iss din raat ki jung mein,
Kai milte' hain,
kai milke' juda bhi ho jaate' hain.

Magar unn sabse' alagh,
Naseeb hui mujhe' aapke' mehekte' hue' baharon ki.

Kuch hum keh rahe' hain

Kuch hum keh rahe' hain,
Kuch unka paigham aa raha hai.

Awaazein idhar udhar se' toh kai aa rahi hain,
Magar unka paigham dil se' dil mein aa raha hai.

Mahaul hai kisi jashn ka,
Jashn-e-mehfil mein hum bhi shareek hain,
Magar tanhai ka mazaa naa jaane' kyon hum dono ko aa raha hai.

Jee chahta hai kahin dooor chale'  jayein,
Jahaan ki rasam bhi ada kar rahe' hain,
Yeh toh kabhi naa khatm hone' waala usool hai.

Kya kamaal hai do dilon ke beech,
Buland awaazon ke' beech,
Anjaane' logon ke' beech.

Kisi se' apnepan ke' andaaz samajh rahe' hain,
Kya hoga ab hamara?
Yeh soch ab zehen mein aa raha hai.