Hawa ke' jhonkhon ki yeh chera cheri

Hawa ke' jhonkhon ki yeh chera cheri,
Unke chehre' pe giri zulfon ka yeh nazara.

Jaise' keh rahi ho kuch mujhse',
Kya samajh rahe' ho mausam ka yeh ishara?

Gustakhiyan ab mann ko uksa rahi hain,
Armaan bhi dil ko de' rahe' hain kuch aisa hi mashwara.

Yahan unke' chehre' pe' unki zulfon ka jaise' ashiana ban gaya,
Aur uss taraf asmaan mein chand par kaale' baadlon ka jaise' ashiana ban gaya.

Meri nazrein ab iss kashmakash mein uljhi hui hai,
Tareef unke' chehre' ki ya phir asmaan pe' uss nazare' ki zyada karoon?

Yeh sawaal ab mera diwanapan ban gaya.

Ek-a-ek hawa ke' jhonkhe' ne' unki zulfon ko unke' chehre' se' alagh kar diya,
Aur uss taraf asmaan mein baadlon ne' khud ko chand se' alagh diya.

Phir bhi main chand ki uss roshni ko bhool hi gaya,
Aur unke' chehre' ki noor mein naa jaane' kaise' kho gaya?   

Khat likhne' ki tamanna liye'

Khat likhne' ki tamanna liye' main kagaz aur kalam lekar baitha hoon,
Armanon ko khayal se' nikaal kar kagaz pe' utaarne' ki tamanna liye' baitha hoon.

Unka khayal bhi dil-o-dimaag mein aa raha hai,
Unn sab khayalon ko kuch alagh hi andaz dene' ki aarzoo liye' baitha hoon.

Haath mein kalam ko jaise' jakkar kar rakha hoon,
Kagaz par yeh kalam jaise' tez raftaar se' bhagne' ki koshish kar raha ho,
Aise' hi kisi nazare' ki tamanna liye' baitha hoon.

Khat likhna mere' liye' koi mamooli baat nahi,
Aaj mere' khayal betaabi se' behtareen lafazon ki talaash kar rahe' hain.

Kya unke' liye' yeh mera diwaanapan hai?
Ya beete' hue' unn palon ka karishma hai?
Isi kashmakash mein kuch uljha baitha hoon.

Ek-a-ek woh lafaz mere' khayalon mein aa hi gaye' hain,
Ab kalam bhi tez raftaar se' kagaz pe' bhaag raha hai.

Sochne' ka toh mauka hi nahi mil raha,
Aur dekhte' hi dekhte' woh kora kagaz mere' armaanon se' bhar hi jaata hai.

Yeh karishma kya aur kaise' ho gaya?
Ab isi ki soch mein baitha hoon.  

Kitna nadaan tha main

Kitna nadaan tha main,
Jo kuch logon ko shareef samajh baitha.

Kitna nadaan tha main,
Jo unki meethi meethi baaton mein aa gaya.

Iraade' unke' toh kuch aur hi the',
Kitna nadaan tha main jo unke' iraadon ko nek samajh baitha.

Bachpan mein humein taleem mein kai nek mashware' mile',
Magar unn nek mashwaron se' alagh kuch nahi seekha.

Dhokhe' pe' dhokha khaate' gaye',
Kyonke' dhokhebaazon ki asliyat pehchan hi nahi paaya.

Ek din yeh faisla kar hi daala,
Bachpan ke' unn mashwaron ko bhula hi daala,
Aur khud ko anaari se' ek shaandar khilari banaa hi daala.

Dhokha dena humne' kabhi seekha hi nahi tha,
Magar dhokhe' se' bachna bhi seekha nahi tha.

Ab toh khud mein iss khilari ne',
Dhokhebaazon ke' asli chehron par,
Nakli chehre' pehchanane lag hi gaya. 

Shaam ka waqt hai

Shaam ka waqt hai,
Jaam ke' pyale yaad aa rahe' hain.

Kuch kebab bhi agar mil jaayein toh mazaa aa jaye',
Aise' aarzoo mann mein aa rahe' hain.

Sanichar ki shaam hai,
Doston ka bhi saath hai,
Masti ka mahaul hai,
Aur jaam ke' pyale' nirale' andaaz mein takra rahe' hain.

Ab apne' apne' haal-e-dil ka,
Naa jaane' kya kya asar ho raha hai.

Baaki din toh khud ko kaboo mein rakhne' par majboor kar dete' hain,
Jaise' kisi parinde' ko quaid kar rahe' hain.

Apni apni zindagi ki bandishein,
Baaki din khud ko kaboo mein rakhne' par majboor kar deti hain.

Aaj hum saab unn bandishon ko bhool kar,
Jaam aur kebab ke' sahare',
Apne' apne' armaanon ko nirale' anjaam de' hi rahe' hain.

Jaam ka asar hone' laga hai,
Kebab ke' swad bhi apna kaam kar rahe' hain.

Zindagi ke' iss jung mein,
Hum bhi jaanbazon ke' mehfil mein shaamil ho kar hi raheinge',
Ab aise' junoon hum sab doston mein aa hi gaye' hain.

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.