Muddat ho gayi mere' dil o dimag mein....

Muddat ho gayi mere' dil o dimag mein,

Koi shayarana andaz nahi aaya.

Aap sab shayad yeh soch rahe' honge',

Aakhir main kahan kho gaya?

Hoon toh abhi bhi aap sabke' dilon mein,

Afsos, shayad kisi aur kone' mein chup gaya.

Aaj, tanhai mein humne' khud mein uss shayar ko phir jagaa diya,

Kya mumkin hai ke' aap sabne' phir humein apne' kareeb paa liya?

Zindagi ki raftaar par kiska jor hai,

Naa humne' aur naa hi kisi aur ne' iss par kaboo paa liya.

Chalo, iss haqiqat ko bhool jayein,

Yeh soch kar ke' aapne' aur humne' phir apnapan ka ek aur andaz dekh liya.

Ramzan ke' mubarak mahine' ke' baad

Ramzan ke' mubarak mahine' ke' baad,

Eid-ul-fitr ka jashn phir aa gaya hai.

Humare' Watan mein aaj raunaq hi raunaq ka mahaul hai,

Har koi iss jashn mein apne' apne' andaaz mein shariq ho gaya hai.

Humara mazhab koi bhi ho,

Ibaadat karne' ka tareeqa kuch bhi ho,

Aaj toh hum sab ka mizaaz jaise' iss jashn ke rang mein nikhar gaya hai.

EID MUBARAK TO ALL

Bhoole' beete' hue' kuch haadse'

Bhoole' beete' hue' kuch haadse',

Jo ab naa jaane' kahan kho gaye'?

Kabhi kabhi humare' zehen mein

Aa hi jaate' hain kuch aise"

Jaise' kuch haseen khwab,

Aa jaate' hain mujhme' kai armaan jagaane'.

Suna tha kabhi humne',

Saamna karo jo waqt aaya hai hum sabke' saamne'.

Ab kya karein jab guzre' hue' kuch haadse,

Samajh lete' hain humare' zehen ko apne' aashiyaane'?

Armaanon ke' kai andaaz khyalon mein liye.....

 Received a 'final goodbye' mail from a former colleague suffering from terminal disease, and about to transition to the eternal world. Couldn't have been more depressing to have read the same, and offering her hope against hope:

"Armaanon ke' kai andaaz khyalon mein liye',

Hum toh iss zindagi ke' safar mein chalte' hi jaa rahe' hain.

Abhi toh humein kai faasle' poore' karne' hain,

Isi junoon mein chale' jaa rahe' hain.

Achanak kahin dooor kisi aziz ka yeh safar khatam ho raha hai,

Iss haqiqat se' hum jaise' kisi khwab se' achanak jaag gaye' hain.

Kya uss aziz ko aur jeene' ki chaah nahi hai?

Kya uske' aziz mann hi mann ab toot nahi chuke' hain?

Inn khyalon mein hum bhi ab tadap tadap kar jee rahe' hain."

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Yahan zindagi apne' hi andaz mein.....

Yahan zindagi apne' hi andaz mein kuch rang dikha rahi hai,

Wahan main apne' khyalon ki duniya mein kuch aur hi rangon mein dooba hua hoon.

Aaj kisi jaam ka sahara nahi hai,

Sirf umeedon ke' uss nashile' jahan mein kahin kho gaya hoon.

Ab zindagi ke' iss khatte' meethe' andaz ki taraf dekhoon,

Ya umeedon ke' sirf meethe' meethe' lamhon ki kadar karoon?

Iss kashmakash se' iss waqt dooor zaroor hoon,

Lekin kabhi kabhi iss khayal se' yoonhi pareshan ho jaata hoon.

Chalo, kal jo hoga uski fikar aaj kyon karoon?

Iss waqt toh yeh alam hai ke' umeeedon ke' sahare' hi aage' aage' chalta rahoon.

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