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. 

Khwabon ke' sahare' humne' zindagi ka ab tak ka safar poora kar hi diya....

 

Khwabon ke' sahare' humne' zindagi ka ab tak ka safar poora kar hi diya,

Ab toh aadat se' majboor hain,

Aage' ka safar bhi khwabon ke' hawale' kar deinge'.

Neend mein naa jaane' kitne' khwab dekhe' humne',

Haseen pal toh har ek mein shaamil tha,

Magar kabhi socha naa tha ke' unka kya kareinge''?

Jaagte' hue' kai armaan alagh se' khwab ban kar aate' chale' gaye',

Buland hoslon ke' badaulat socha tha,

Ke' ab unn khwabon ko anjaam dekar hi raheinge'.

Afsos, kai waise' kai khwab yoonhi dil o dimag se' ghayab ho gaye',

Aur kuch humne' yoonhi bhula diye'.

Magar zindagi ka safar toh abhi aur bhi hai,

Kuch aur kamaal hum kar hi dikhayeinge'.

Ab isi josh ke' badaulat,

Kuch naye' khwabon ko anjaam hum dekar hi raheinge'.

Kehte' kehte' kai log kuch bhi nahi keh jaate' hain...

Kehte' kehte' kai log kuch bhi nahi keh jaate' hain,

Khamoshi ke' mahaul mein magar kuch log bahut kuch sunn lete' hain.

Zubaan par kai alfaaz yoonhi aa jaate' hain,

Unhe' bolne' se pehle' magar, unn sab ka matlab kitne' samajh jaate' hain?

Iss bolne' ki ada ki ab kya baat karein?

Zyada bolna auron ko gavaara nahi hota,

Magar khamosh reh kar hum jaise' kitne' bechain ho jaate' hain.

Chalo, iska ilaaj yahi soch sakte' hain,

Ke' iski ek ada yeh zaroor hai,

Jiski badaulat hum sab saare' jahaan ko pyar mohabbat ke' rangon se' bhar sakte' hain.

Wahan unn haseen wadiyon mein jaise' mausam angdaiyan le' rahi hai...

Wahan unn haseen wadiyon mein jaise' mausam angdaiyan le' rahi hai,

Yahan hum tanhai se kuch guftagu kar rahe' hain.

Mausam wahan kuch shararti mizaaz mein hai,

Hum yahan kuch sharat karne' hi soch rahe' hain.

Tasveerein unn haseen wadiyon ki toh wallah katilana hai,

Hum unn tasveeron ko dekh kar kuch aise' waise khayalon mein doobte' chale' jaa rahe' hain.

Kal woh sab unn haseen wadiyon ko alvida kehke' lautne' waale' hain,

Magar humare' inn khyalon ka aage' kya hoga?

Issi soch mein ab hum khoye' jaa rahe' hain.