Badlaav.....

poochte hain ki sach batao kya hai?,
aur sach batao to bura maan jaate hain....

nahi dikhne ki shikayat roz kiya karte hain,
jo dikhte hain to anjaan ban jaate hain.....

ghair kahen to tareef si lagti hai wahi baat,
jo hum kahen to ilzaam ban jaate hain.....

Tanhai kya waqai hoti hai?

Tanhai kya waqai hoti hai?
ye waqt jo mere sath chal raha hai,
mujhe kabhi akela nahi chodta...

Poora din ye suraj
mere aage peeche ghoomta rehta hai,
Ye sitaren jo mera sath dete hai
un raaton me bhi jab mera dost chaand
mere paas nahi hota.....

Mai akela kab tha?
Us din jab mai pareshan tha
maine deewaron se baat kar ke dil halka kiya tha,
Ya phir us din jab bahut khush
hokar mai aangan me phoolon ke sath
apni khushiyan baant raha tha....

Nahi tanhai kuch nahi hoti,
ye to mere dimagh ka ek fitoor tha,
jise mai seene se lagaye baitha tha....

Mai to hamesha se yahin tha
sabke beech ,sabke saamne,
magar sabse anjaan aur wo mujhse......

Voice...

One voice,
which was kept in my closet,
unperturbed and untouched,
i opened it yesterday,
some old memories which were sleeping with it,
some old thoughts who tapped their feet on this voice,
all of a sudden they all became alive..

afraid and frightened me,
locked the voice in the closet,
and threw the key in the well.
today i am again searching for the same.,..

Khamoshiyan....

Khamosh nazar,khamosh shaher ,khamosh zuban,khamosh kadam,
kuch jaage se, kuch soye se,kuch aadhe se behosh hai hum......

Ye duniya hai kuch bhigi si,kuch ulti si,kuch sidhi si,.
aur raton me,in hathon me,taqdeer jo badle hai har dum.........

Koi paata hai,koi khota hai,koi sapne roz sanjota hai,
na to zindagi hi kabhi rukti hai, na rukte hai ye tez kadam........

Barso aaj mujh par tum,
kuch waise hi jaise
mere kuch rupaye churane par
barse the....

usi adhikar se tum
aaj mujh par hath uthao,
cheekho-chillao,
mujhse kaho ki mai kitna ghalat hoon.....

meri nadaniyon pe ab
tum kuch kyo nahi kehte?
kya mai wakai bada ho gaya hoon?
nahi shayad abhi nahi..

Tum kuch bhi karo
Par mujhe wo purana
Pyaar bhara gussa lauta do....

Pehchaan..

Mai kya hoon?
Ek ajeeb paheli,
ek sunsaan raat ka chaukidar,
ya ek ujali raat ka akela chaand...

Haad maans ka hona,
khana-peena,
hasna-rona,
jagna-sona,
in sab cheezon ke bawajood,
akhir kya hai meri pehchan...

Mai ek bhooli huyi yaad ki
tarah bhula diya gaya hoon..

jaise ek phool jo sookh kar
zameen pe gir jata hai,
kuch waise hi meri yaadein
purani hokar murjha gayi hai..

jaise us phool ki pankhudiyan mitti me
mil usi paudhe ko naya jeevan deti hai
theek waise hi meri yadon ke panne
khud ko jala ke raakh ban gaye hai...
aur mai usi raakh ki syahi se phir
ek nayi kahani likh raha hoon...

Aasman toote sar pe pairon tale zameen khiske,
Kuch to ho ki zindgi kahin khiske.....

Acha aur Bura...

Bemaza haqeeqat se to jhoota fasana acha,
tu mere jaane se khush hai to jaana acha....

Sach chupa sakti nahi teri ankhen mujhse,
chahe tu dhoodh le kitna bhi bahana acha....

Nahi tabiyat se milna to mat idhar aao,
hath milane se to tera aankh churana acha....

Muflisi meri qismat hai to koi baat nahi,
veeran mehalon se to mera gharibkhana acha......