Aadat padh gayi hai mujhe'

Aadat padh gayi hai mujhe',
Khud ko abhi bhi jawan samajhne' ki,
Jo mujhe' kabhi bhi fateh naa kar sake',
Uss maamoli si taaqat ko bekar samajhne' ki.

Umar zaroor ho rahi hai,
Chehre' pe' raunaq par bhi asar padh raha hai,
Sar ke baal bhi ab jaa rahe' hain.

Aaine' ko jab bhi dekhta hoon,
Ek hi awaaz baar baar sunta hoon,
"Tumhari umar ho rahi hai",
Yehi baat hamesha sunta hoon.

Magar aaine' se' dooor reh kar,
Junoon rakhta hoon ab bhi,
Kaafi kuch haasil karne' ki,
"Abhi humne' kiya hi kya hai?"
Iss soch kl lekar chalte' rehne' ki.

Aaine' ko kyun itni ehmiyat doon?
Meri shakal ke' aage' isne' dekha hi kya hai?
Mere' andar jo joshila insaan hai,
Usko aaine' ne' abhi pehchaana hi kahan hai? 

Yaadein aati hain uss beete' hue' daur ki

Yaadein aati hain uss beete' hue' daur ki,
Woh toh ek alagh hi zamaana tha,
Masti ka gazab sa alam tha,
Aur fikar toh dooor ki baat thi.

Woh khel woh sharatein,
Woh baarish mein bheeng jaana,
Kuch kamaal ki baat hi.

Taleem par bhi zor tha,
Buzurgon ka, masteron ka,
Aur ghar mein apne' maa baap ka,
Lihaaz tha, aur darr bhi tha.

Khel hi khel mein naa jaane' kaise' saara bachpan beet gaya,
"Ab kuch bann ke' dikhana hai",
Naa jaane' yeh ahsaas kaise' ho gaya?

Iss ahsaas ne' woh khel bhula diya,
Baarish mein uss masti ko bhi bhula diya,
Aur khud mein kisi naye' shaksiyat se' mila diya.

Aaj isi shaksiyat ke' zariye',
Jahan mein apni koi pehchaan ban gayi,
Chaar logon ke' beech shamil hone' ki adaa aa gayi.

Magar phir bhi kabhi kabhi,
Yaadein aati hain uss beete' hue' daur ki,
Jab ek alagh hi zamaana tha,
Masti ka gazab ka alam tha,
Aur fikar toh dooor ki baat thi. 

Masti ke' iss alam mein

Masti ke' iss alam mein,
Kuch aisi waisi harkat karne' ki soojhi hai.

Ched chaad ke' iraade' mein,
Kuch mauj manane' ki soojhi hai.

Dekho naa, saara hafta yoon hi guzar jaata hai,
Aab o daana ki talaash mein
Insaan naa jaane' kahan kahan bhatak jaata hai.

Aaj ke' iss shaam ka yeh paigham hai,
Kuch pal sab bhool kar mast ho kar behak hi jao,
Yeh hum sab ka haq hai.

Agle' hafte' ki aaj kya soch karein?
Kya milega, kya khona padega?
Iski fikar aaj kyon karein?

Kehte' hain sirf mushakkat par insaan ka bas hai,
Natije' toh upar waale' ke' haath mein hai.

Isi rawaiye' ko lekar hum sab fikar ko dooor karein,
Aur khud ko behakne' dein iss shaam mein. 

Doobe' hue' hain hum jaam ke' nashe' mein

Doobe' hue' hain hum jaam ke' nashe' mein,
Saare' jahaan ke' shikvon se' dooor kisi suhane' khwab mein.

Aaj main thak gaya hoon mushakkat karte' karte',
Umeed karte' karte' kisi manzil ki,
Iss bedard jahaan mein.

Jaam ki bhi kya baat karein,
Do ghoont kaafi hain sukoon paane' ke' liye,
Aise' mushkil halaat mein,

Ab main shayad apne' hosh mein nahi hoon,
Kho gaya  hoon shayad jaam ke' aaghosh mein.

Magar naa jaane kaise' aa gaya hai ek naya josh,
Iss murjhae' hue' armaanon ke jism mein?

Jahaan ne' diye' hain jaane' kya kya thokrein,
Jo kha kar bhi bhookh hai kuch kar dikhane' ki iss dil mein.

Kal kya hoga kya pata ?
Kaun fikar kare' ab jaam ke' nashe' mein?

Abhi toh zamin aur asmaan dono ko fateh karne' ka junoon jaag gaya,
Jaam ke' sahare' iss dil o dimag mein.


  

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.