Aapke' salgirah ke' iss mubarak mauke' par

Composed the following as a birthday gift for a friend:

Aapke' salgirah ke' iss mubarak mauke' par,
Mai koi nazrana khoj raha hoon.

Jo aaj tak shayad hi aapko naseeb hua ho,
Waisa koi ajooba dhoond raha hoon.

Daulat, sona, chandi jaisi cheezein shayad kaion ki joostaju hogi,
Magar inn sabko bhi pheeka karne' waali,
Mai kisi karishme' ke' baare soch raha hoon.

Meri iss aarzoo ki kya kimat lagaoge?
Ab aapke' jawab ka intezaar kar raha hoon.

Khamosh mahaul mein aaj hum tanhai ki talash karte' hain

Khamosh mahaul mein aaj hum tanhai ki talash karte' hain,
Magar mann hi mann mein hi kuch shor sunne' lage' hain.

Sukoon ki umeed lekar humne' toh aaj tanhai ko gale' lagaya hai,
Magar andar hi andar kisi hulchal ki khabar nahi hai.

Mahaul mein chand ka woh lajawab nazara hai,
Hawa ke' jhonke' bhi jaise'  masti  ke' alam mein hain,
Magar phir bhi jaise' andar hi andar jaise' koi kashmakash si hai.

Sukoon ki aarzoo lekar bas yoonhi baitha hoon,
Ek a ek kuch azizon ne' mujhe' yoonhi yaad kiya.

Unke saath baaton hi baaton mein humne' ab sukoon paa liya hai,
Auron ke' beech hote' hue' bhi tanhai ka kuch alagh andaz bhi dekh liya hai.   

Ek lajawab rishte' ne' aaj 50 shandaar saal poore' kiye'

Composed the following to celebrate the Golden Jubilee wedding anniversary of some close relatives:

Ek lajawab rishte' ne' aaj 50 shandaar saal poore' kiye',
Iss rishte' ki shuruaat hui thi do ajnabion ke' ittefaq milan se'.

Ek doosre' se' anjaan hote' hue' bhi,
Woh dono ek dooje' ko apna humsafar bana gaye'.

Aur zindagi ke' iss haseen safar mein,
Woh do se' chaar ho gaye'.

Apni apni taqdeer ke' har faisle' ko salaam karte' hue',
Yeh dono humsafar haathon mein haath liye',
Naa jaane' kitno ko jeene' ki raah dikhate' chale' gaye'.

Iski misaal kya doon?
Hanste' toh sabhi hain khushi ke' alam mein,
Magar inki badaulat kitne' shaksh ghum mein bhi muskurate' chale' gaye'.

Humare' aziz toh woh dono hain hi,
Magar anjaanon mein bhi woh,
Naa jaane' kitne' azizon ki mehfil sajaate' chale' gaye'.

Zindagi toh har kisi ko waqt ke' kai rang dikha jaati hai,
Magar woh dono har ek rang mein,
Naa jaane' kitne' Holi khelte' chale gaye.

Khushnaseeb hain hum,
Aur khushnaseeb hain naa jaane' kitne' log jo inki badaulat,
Ek hi saal mein naa jaane' kitne' Holi, Diwali, aur Eid manaate' chale' gaye'.

Duaon ki hawa inn dono par har taraf se' chal rahi hai,
Aaj toh hum bhi auron ke' saath isi hawa ke jhonkhon se',
Apni apni mizaaz mein raunaq laate' chale' gaye'.


   

Soch raha hoon ab aage' kya hoga?

Soch raha hoon ab aage' kya hoga?
Ab tak jo bhi hua woh kuch meetha bhi tha aur kuch khatta bhi.

Umeedein naa jaane' kitni lagai thi apni taqdeer se',
Kuch umeedein poori bhi hui kuch nahi bhi.

Shikve' zaroor hain apni taqdeer se',
Magar shukraguzaar hoon bahut kuch paakar bhi.

Suna tha humne' kabhi waqt ke' aage' kisi ki nahi chalti,
Phir bhi humne' takkar lene ki jurrat ki thi waqt se' bhi.
    
Waqt ko toh fateh naa kar saka,
Magar khud mein ek naya insaan paya uss jurrat se' bhi.

Ab aage' kya hoga kya pata,
Aur kya khabar har pal waqt ka saath hoga ya nahi.

Iss naye' josh se' ab zindagi ka saath nibhana hi hai,
Mushkil se' mushkil halaat mein bhi.   

Kitni jaldi waqt guzar jaata hai

Kitni jaldi waqt guzar jaata hai,
Apno ko bhi apne' se' kitni dooor kar deta hai.

Pal pal ka hisaab rakhna padta hai,
Nazar phirte' hi naa jaane' ek pal kahan chala jaata hai.

Aaj humne' kisi aziz ko alvida keh diya hai,
Milte' rehne' ki kasam bhi dila diya hai.

Magar zindagi ki raahon ko aaj tak kisne' pehchaana hai,
Seedhe' chalte' hue' bhi ek a ek raah badalna padta hai.

Aaj uss aziz se' khud ka khayal rakhne' ka waada toh liya hai,
Magar  kisne' unka haal poochte' rehne' ka waada kiya hai?

Zindagi ki yahi ajeeb dastaan hai,
Azizon se' bhi kai baar sabko dooor hona padta hai.

Kisi ki intekaal ki khabar ne'

Kisi ki intekaal ki khabar ne',
Kuch bhooli hui yaadon ko phir taaza kar diya.

Zindagi ke' iss tez raftaar mein,
Naa jaane' woh yaadein kaha kho gaye' the'.

Humne' toh zindagi ke' har morh par,
Kuch naye' silsilon ko apne' zehen mein panah di.

Iss tarah naa jaane' kitne' silsile',
Mere humsafar bante' chale' gaye'.

Unke' intekaal ki khabar ne',
Mujhe' jaise' kisi neend se' ek-a-ek jagaa diya.

Uss shaksh ke' saath guzare' kuch lamhe',
Mere' khyalon mein phir laut aaye'.

Kitni ajeeb dastaan hai yeh,
Unke' guzar jaane' ke' baad unhi ke' khayal aate' jaa rahe' the'.

Mera yeh alam koi alagh nahi hai,
Har daur mein aise' dastaan hote' jaa rahe' the'.

Aage' ki baat kya karein?
Naa jaane' kitne' aur shaksh yahi sunate' jayeinge'. 

Kuch kehne ki aarzoo liye baitha tha

Kuch kehne ki aarzoo liye baitha tha,
Magar khamoshi ne' mujhe' jaise' jakar liya ho.

Aap sabse' kuch haal-e-dil baantne' ki joostajoo liye' baitha tha,
Magar aapko bakhsne' ki soch ne' jaise' meri awaaz ko rok liya ho.

Yeh naa jaane' kya ho gaya hai aaj mujhe',
jaise' kisi ajeeb dastaan ne' mere mann ko kaboo kar liya ho.

Kamaal hai, naa bolte' hue' bhi iss waqt yeh likh kar kuch keh raha hoon,
Jaise' ab koi taaqat mere' armaanon ko kisi qaid se' riha kar raha ho.
  
Kya soch rahe' honge' aap sab?
Aisa sawaal ab mere' saath jaise koi chher chhar kar raha ho.