intazaar

khata hui jo kiya vada-e-aamad ka aitbaar
kab talak nibhaau aakhir saanso se jhoota qaraar
badi mushkil thhi zindagi...ab marna bhi mushkil hai
maut ko mera intazaar...mujhe tumhara intazaar

kaise?

aie chhodkar jaane waale
bata tujhe manaau kaise
tere liye ye shauk hai
mai zindagi bhulaau kaise

meri aankhon me tera aks
teri aankhon ne dekha ab tak nahi
deed-e-zaahir bhi jab mushkil hai
jo jigar me hai dikhaau kaise

me qatra qatra mitti hun
teri baarish ki talab me zinda
tu zarra zarra aasmaa
bata tujhe chhu paau kaise

tu kehta hai daastaan-e-gham
sunaao toh taa-anjaam sunaao
waqt saanson ka kuchh kam hai
bata har dhadkan sunaau kaise

tere junuun-e-aatish ki khatir
maine ghar tak jala dala magar
tere liye me khaak hu
tere kehne se jal jaau kaise

achhi nahi...

chahta hu bhool jaau tujhe
ye veeraniyaa.n achhi nahi
yaadon ki bheed me saanson ki
ye tanhaaiyaa.n ...achhi nahi

tum machalte thhe jis duub par
sochta hu dhak du usse
pairahan ki siskati hui
ye nishaaniyaa.n achhi nahi

khushnuma aagaaz thha...
aur anjaam... bass dard
taqdeer ki likhi hui..
ye kahaaniyaa.n achhi nahi


tere hothhon ko chhukar
jo khile thhe gul, murjhaa gaye
ab ujade gulshan me kaaton ki..
nigehbaaniyaa.n acchi nahi

Purani Yaadon ki daraaz...dobara

puraani yaadon ki daraaz
kal shaam phir khul gayi
khayaal yaadon k ghar gaye
kuchh lamhe se bikhar gaye


ek zhalak uss maasoom chehre ki
ek daraar se zhaankti dikhi
aur aankhon me shabnam k katre
khabar nahi kab sawar gaye


aaj fir hausla kia
iss silsilay k anjaam ka
haath khato.n ki aur utthe
aur phir thahar gaye


mehfil-e-mazi k shor me
kab aankh lagi kab jaam gira
phir safar wohi shuru hua
phir manzil k nishaa.n guzar gaye


puurani yaadon ki daraaz...

Puraani yaadon ki daraaz..

aankhen bhiga jaate hain wo din
jab bhi yaad aate hain wo din..

jab har subah...
gali me khade hue,
pukaarte thhe kuchh dost..
chai ke 'tthiye' ka bulaava dene
wo roz k shagoofon ki
naadaani ko badhawa dene!

aankhen bhiga jaate hain wo din
jab bhi yaad aate hain wo din..

jab shaam k waqt...
yaaron k saath..
nikalte thhe 20 ka petrol dalwa kar..
wo safar bhi kuchh aur thha
raat k gyarah baje laut te hue
papa ka dar bhi kuchh aur thha


aankhen bhiga jaate hain wo din
jab bhi yaad aate hain wo din..

imtihaano k mausam me,
pass hone ki tension me,
jaagte thhe kitabon k saath..
padhte kuchh khaas nahi thhe
intzaar raat k teen baje,
wo naashte ka hota thha!
wo ghar se puraane bazaar tak ka raasta
apna suroor uss raaste ka hota thha

aankhen bhiga jaate hain wo din
jab bhi yaad aate hain wo din..

garmiyon me chhaton par..
tehalne k bahaane hote thhe
2 lafz kisi ko wo dil k sunaane hote thhe
pados ki chhat ki halchal ki
baat johte thhe ladke kal k
wo aakhri ciggrett ka dhuaan
qash kheechte thhe sambhal sambhal k

aankhen bhiga jaate hain wo din
jab bhi yaad aate hain wo din..

abb bhi bachhon k se tassavur
mujhe chhedte hain...kehte hain
kabhi waqt se hua koi qaraar
toh palat kar kuchh duur jaaunga
unn lamho ki galiyon me..
unn galiyon k lamho me..
ek baar zaroor jaaunga!!

Fark kitna hai...

milte rahe iss dasht me
kuchh juda adab k dost
bazm-e-jigar me reh gaye
jaane kab kab k dost

idhar jaan par mushkil,
udhar mehfil me qahqahe,
mile hain bade 'naseeb' se
aise gazab k dost!

taqdeer par har ranj ka
ilzaam kaise lagaaye
ye dosti k sabab hain
ya ranj-o-sabab k dost!

ab aadat si ban gayi hain
har roz ki tanhaaiyaan
subah anjaan se lagte hain
mehfil-e-shab k dost!

fakeeeri k apne faayday
ameeri k apne qaayday
fitrat se kitne juda hain
tab k aur ab k dost!

Zamana

aadat hai bemoravvat mere yaar nikalte hain
mehfil se tanhaa hum har baar nikalte hain

rehguzar me milne waalon ko humsafar na samjhna
suna hai 'insaan' ab sar-e-baazaar nikalte hian

qatl k kisso ko daba jaate hian qahqahe
afsaane ban jaate hain jo aasar nikalte hain

ab marz se zyada khauf dawa ka rehne laga
aajkal qaatil khud charaagar nikalte hain!

Log...

karte hain har jumle me
jo zikr mohabbat k log
dhadkano ko chhu jaate hain
zameeri siyaaasat k log

me ab tak dhuaan ho jata
gaflaton me zindagi ki
mujhe bachaye hue hain kadaa se
kuchh zinda tabiyat k log

wo farishte thhe...yaar thhe,
ya rehguzar k saaye thhe
zamaane ki shakl sawaar gaye
aakar kuchh jannat k log

me dekhta hu mud kar
toh hairaani si hoti hai
kyu chhuut jaate hain raah me
bagair ijaazat k log!