Jhoom uthi yeh zameen...

Composed the following in response to an earthquake last night:

"Jhoom uthi yeh zameen,

Naa jaane kaun sa jashn manaa rahi thi?

Humare toh hosh hi urr gaye',

Naa jaane' kaun si musibat aa rahi thi?

Shayad yeh kudrat ka hi koi farmaan tha,

Varna kya kahin se' koi kayamat yoonhi aa rahi thi?"

Phir laut aaya hai mauj masti ka woh jashn

Phir laut aaya hai mauj masti ka woh jashn,

Rangon ki jaise' koi baraat aayi ho.

Chehron par raunaq aur chaal dhaal mein ek lajawaab andaaz,

Aur dilon mein jaise' umangon ki koi barsaat aayi ho,

Nasha jaam ka toh zaroor hai,

Magar lagta hai jaise' iss mahaul ko bhi kuch pilaayi gayi ho.

Ab kaun hai apna aur kaun begaana?

Iski fikar kyon karein jab humare' zehen mein hi jaise' koi aur hi rang milaayi gayi ho.

HAPPY HOLI TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES

Kabhi kabhi yoon lagta hai jaise'....

Kabhi kabhi yoon lagta hai jaise' ab koi umeed hi naa rahi,

Magar naa jaane' kaise' kuch hi lamhon ke' baad,

Sab kuch suhana suhana lagta hai?

Dil toh kabhi kabhi itna mayoos ho jaata hai,

Jaise' ab aage' andhera hi andhera hai,

Magar naa jaane' kaise' agle' hi pal jaise' koi roshni dil-o-dimag ko roshan kar deti hai?

Shayad yoohi himmat harna hum insaano ki fitrat hai,

Magar josh ki woh chingari jalana uss Maalik ki hi meharbani hai,

Kya isse' kuch log mehaz ittefaq samajhte' honge' ya kudrat ka koi karishma?

Aaj unke' gusse' par itna pyaar aa gaya...

Aaj unke' gusse' par itna pyaar aa gaya,

Afsos, abhi unka pyar toh dekha hi nahi.

Mere' dil ki fariyad ko unka bemisaal inkaar naseeb hua,

Izhaar toh abhi dekha hi nahi.

Unke' honthon par toh nafrat ki pyari si ek lakeer thi,

Unka haal-e-dil toh abhi samjha hi nahi.

Shayad, meri iss aarzoo ka koi aisa ya waisa anjaam hoga,

Magar apne' naseeb ka akhri faisla abhi dekha hi nahi.

Mumkin hai, apne' naseeb mein unka saath likha ho,

Magar unke' naseeb ka akhri faisla abhi dekha hi nahi.

Apne iss jigar ke' tukde' ke' liye'...

Apne iss jigar ke' tukde' ke' liye',

Humsafar ki talash mein,

Main chirag lekar iss jahan mein nikal pada.

Kai andher bhari galion mein chirag lekar,

Idhar udhar bhatak pada.

Kai jawanon ka pata mila,

Magar uske' hamsafar ka koi pata naa chala.

Thak kar, mayoos hokar, main yoonhi reh gaya,

Aur taqdeer  ke' hawale' khud ko kar diya.

 

Ek-a-ek, uss Parvar Digaar ka Hukam yoonhi chal gaya,

Aur uske' muqaddar ne' apna kamaal dikha hi diya.

Mere' iss jigar ke' tukde' ko raah mein koi yoonhi mil gaya,

Jo uske' dil-o-dimag mein naa jaane' kitne' gulshan bana baitha.

  

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