shaam se aa.Nkh me.n namii sii hai

shaam se aa.Nkh me.n namii sii hai
aaj phir aap kii kamii sii hai

dafn kar do hame.n ki saa.Ns mile
nabz kuchh der se thamii sii hai

vaqt rahataa nahii.n kahii.n chhupakar
is kii aadat bhii aadamii sii hai

ko_ii rishtaa nahii.n rahaa phir bhii
ek tasliim laazamii sii hai

qadam usii mo.D par jame hai.n

qadam usii mo.D par jame hai.n
nazar sameTe hue kha.Daa huu.N
junuu.N ye majabuur kar rahaa hai palaT ke dekhuu.N
Khudii ye kahatii hai mo.D mu.D jaa
agarche ehasaas kah rahaa hai
khule dariiche ke piichhe do aa.Nkhe.n jhaa.Nkatii hai.n
abhii mere intazaar me.n vo bhii jaagatii hai
kahii.n to us ke goshaa-e-dil me.n dard hogaa
use ye zid hai ki mai.n pukaaruu.N
mujhe taqaazaa hai vo bulaa le
qadam usii mo.D par jame hai.n
nazar samete hue kha.Daa huu.N

nazm ulajhii huii hai siine me.n

nazm ulajhii huii hai siine me.n
misare aTake hue hai.n hoTho.n par
u.Date-phirate hai.n titaliyo.n kii tarah
lafz kaaGaz pe baiThate hii nahii.n
kab se baiThaa huu.N mai.n jaanam
saade kaaGaz pe likhake naam teraa

bas teraa naam hii mukammal hai
isase bahatar bhii nazm kyaa hogii

haath chhuuTe bhii to rishte nahii.n chho.Daa karate

haath chhuuTe bhii to rishte nahii.n chho.Daa karate
vaqt kii shaaKh se lamhe.n nahii.n to.Daa karate

jis kii aavaaz me.n silvat ho nigaaho.n me.n shikan
aisii tasviir ke tuka.De nahii.n jo.Daa karate

shahad jiine kaa milaa karataa hai tho.Daa tho.Daa
jaane vaalo.n ke liye dil nahii.n tho.Daa karate

lag ke saahil se jo bahataa hai use bahane do
aisii dariyaa kaa kabhii ruKh nahii.n mo.Daa karate
vaqt kii shaaKh se lamhe.n nahii.n to.Daa karate

ek paravaaz dikhaa_ii dii hai

ek paravaaz dikhaa_ii dii hai
terii aavaaz sunaa_ii dii haii

jis kii aa.Nkho.n me.n kaTii thii sadiyaa.N
us ne sadiyo.n kii judaa_ii dii hai

sirf ek safaah palaT kar us ne
biitii baato.n kii safaa_ii dii hai

phir vahii.n lauT ke jaanaa hogaa
yaar ne kaisii rihaa_ii dii hai

aag ne kyaa kyaa jalaayaa hai shav par
kitanii Khus-rang dikhaa_ii dii hai

vo kaaT ke puraze u.Daa rahaa thaa

vo kaaT ke puraze u.Daa rahaa thaa
havaao.n kaa ruup dikhaa rahaa thaa

kuchh aur bhii ho gayaa numaayaa.N
mai.n apanaa likhaa miTaa rahaa thaa

usii kaa imaan badal gayaa hai
kabhii jo meraa Khudaa rahaa thaa

vo ek din ek ajanabii ko
merii kahaanii sunaa rahaa thaa

vo umr kar rahaa thaa merii
mai.n saal apane ba.Dhaa rahaa thaa

Sparsh

Quran haatho.n me.n leke naabiinaa ek namaazii
labo.n pe rakhataa thaa
dono.n aa.Nkho.n se chuumataa thaa
jhukaake peshaanii yuu.N aqiidat se chhuu rahaa thaa
jo aayat.n pa.D nahii.n sakaa
un ke lams mahasuus kar rahaa ho

mai.n hairaa.N-hairaa.N guzar gayaa thaa
mai.n hairaa.N hairaa.N Thahar gayaa huu.N

tumhaare haatho.n ko chuum kar
chhuu ke apanii aa.Nkho.n se aaj mai.n ne
jo aayate.n pa.D nahii.n sakaa
un ke lams mahasuus kar liye hai.n

aa.Nkho.n me.n jal rahaa hai kyuu.N bujhataa nahii.n dhuua.N

aa.Nkho.n me.n jal rahaa hai kyuu.N bujhataa nahii.n dhuua.N
uThataa to hai ghaTaa saa barasataa nahii.n dhuaa.N

chuulhaa nahii.n jalaaye yaa bastii hii jal ga_ii
kuchh roz ho gaye hai.n ab uThataa nahii.n dhuaa.N

aa.Nkho.n se po.nchane se lagaa aa.Nch kaa pataa
yuu.N cheharaa pher lene se chhupata nahii.n dhuaa.N

aa.Nkho.n se aa.Nsuo.n ke maraasim puraane hai.n
mehamaan ye ghar me.n aaye.n to chubhataa nahii.n dhuaa.N

zindagii yuu.N hu_ii basar tanhaa

zindagii yuu.N hu_ii basar tanhaa
qaafilaa saath aur safar tanhaa

apane saaye se chau.Nk jaate hai.n
umr guzarii hai is qadar tanhaaa

raat bhar bolate hai.n sannaaTe
raat kaaTe ko_ii kidhar tanhaa

din guzarataa nahii.n hai logo.n me.n
raat hotii nahii.n basar tanhaa

hamane daravaze tak to dekhaa thaa
phir na jaane gaye kidhar tanhaa

aadatan tum ne kar diye vaade

aadatan tum ne kar diye vaade
aadatan ham ne aitabaar kiyaa

terii raaho.n me.n baarahaa ruk kar
ham ne apanaa hii intazaar kiiyaa

ab naa maa.Nge.nge zindagii yaa rab
ye gunaah ham ne ek baar kiyaa

din kuchh aise guzaarataa hai ko_ii
jaise ehasaan utaarataa hai ko_ii

aa_iinaa dekh ke tasallii hu_ii
ham ko is ghar me.n jaanataa hai ko_ii

pak gayaa hai shazar pe phal shayaad
phir se patthar uchhalataa hai ko_ii

phir nazar me.n lahuu ke chhii.nTe hai.n
tum ko shaayad mughaalataa hai ko_ii

der se guu.Njate.n hai.n sannaaTe
jaise ham ko pukaarataa hai ko_ii

aadate.n bhii ajiib hotii hai.n

saa.Ns lenaa bhii kaisii aadat hai
jiiye jaanaa bhii kyaa ravaayat hai
koii aahaT nahii.n badan me.n kahii.n
koii saayaa nahii.n hai aa.Nkho.n me.n
paa.Nv behis hai.n, chalate jaate hai.n
ik safar hai jo bahataa rahataa hai
kitane baraso.n se, kitanii sadiyo.n se
jiye jaate hai.n, jiye jaate hai.n

aadate.n bhii ajiib hotii hai.n