Phir woh waqt aa gaya....

 Composed the following in the evening of 31st December '22. In fact my last composition of 2022:

Phir woh waqt aa gaya,

Naye' saal ke' intezaar mein kai jashn e mehfil saj gaye' hain.

Kuch toh jaam mein doob jayeinge',

Kuch uss Parvar Digar ke' durbar mein apni khairiyat ki fariyad kar rahe' hain.

Nashe' ke' aaghosh mein naye' saal ki shuruat toh koi anjaan baat nahi hai,

Magar afsos, fikar ke' aaghosh mein aaj naa jaane' kitne' majboor hain.

Kya uss Parvar Digar ko apne' bandon ki fikar nahi?

Kya hum sabka muqaddar hamse' yoonhi rootha rahega?

Yahi hosla hum aap sabse' hi nahi magar iss saare' jahan se' baantna chahte' hain.

WISHING ALL OF YOU A VERY HAPPY AND JOYFUL 2023

Iss shaam-e-mahaul mein.....

Iss shaam-e-mahaul mein,

Pyala- e- jaam ke' sahare',

Kuch alagh hi mizaaz mein hum baithe' hain.

Saare' hafte' zindagi ki idhar udhar ki museebaton se' jooojhte' rahe',

Ab unn sab ko iss jaam ke' sahare' hum bhula baithe' hain.

Yeh jaam kahaan ki bani hai? kaun hai woh jo isse' kamaal ka anjaam diya hai?

Inn sawaalon se' hum bekhabar hain.

Mere' dil-o-dimag aur zehen iske' aaghosh mein dheere' dheere' aa rahe' hain,

Aur hum apne' hi khayalon mein doob gaye' hain.

Kal yeh jahaan mere saath kya sulook karega?

Kya mujhe' kuch pal bhi muskuraane' dega?

Inn sawaalon ki parvah iss waqt hum nahi kar rahe' hain.

Aap sab bhi kya mere' inn khyalon se' raza mand hain?

Aapke' jawab ka hum besabri se' intezaar kar rahe' hain.

Cheers

Mere' aziz ki shaadi ke' mubarak mauke' par....

Composed the following for a dear friend's son's wedding:

Mere' aziz ki shaadi ke' mubarak mauke' par,

Soch raha hoon kuan sa tohfa uske' nazar karoon?

Tohfe' toh kai aayeinge',

Magar kuch khaas kahan se' khoj loon?

Kai dilon mein naa jaane' kya kya duaein jaag rahe' honge?

Magar unn sab se' badhkar uss aziz ko kya dua doon?

Zindagi ka yeh anjaan safar tum dono ke' liye koi bemisaal gulistan bann jaye',

Isse' zyada tum dono ke' liye' Khuda se kya mangoon?

  

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.

Iss barsaat mein yoon bheeng jaana tera..

Iss barsaat mein yoon bheeng jaana tera,

Bheeng kar baar baar mujhe dekh kar woh muskurana tera.

Iraada kya tha yeh soch raha hoon,

Kya yeh teri adaa hai ya mujhse dil lagaane ka koi bahaana tera.