29 October 2008

Chiraag

Ek chirag chat pe tum jala dena
mere baad unko mera pata dena

voh jo poochein, kon rehta tha yahan
tha koi deewana bas itna bata dena

ek shama ban gaya hun intezaar main
thak gaya jalte jalte, mujho bujha dena

Hun usi ummeed main bechain main
Koi udhar ki khabar to dena

Ab koi ahat bhi nahin ati hai
aise veeraan se mujhko hata dena

28 October 2008

Ek Naya Deepak

aye deep kisi kone main chamakta kyun hai?
bujh ja varna dhoka ho jayega

andhkaaar si adat si lag gayi hai hamein
ummeed ban ke roshan hota kyun hai

lab pe ati thi dua banke tamanna kyunkar
zindgai shama ki soorat bhala kyun hai

har taraf dukh aur maut ka sannata hai
voh kyun ek naya deep jalata kyun hai

andhkaar: darkness; dua: prayer ; shama:light

24 October 2008

Kon Jalayega Shama


Zindagi main fursat nahin shama jalane ke liye

Koun ayega mujhe phir bachane ke liye

Qaid main jumbish ho to phir kyon kar ho
Sir barahna phir raha hun sir uthane ke liye

Sharm ahista se meri rooh main sama ayi hai
Ab mout bhi mayassar nahin sir chipane ke liye

Waqt ka ek mujahid hai abhi gumnaam
sare raah kyun para hai sir katane ke liye

Hue jo rusva har dar pe har koshishon ke baad
phir a gaye tere dar pe sir jhukane ke liye



jumbish: flexibility; mujahid: fighter; mout: death; mayassar: readily available

15 May 2008

Yukti

vigyan ki pragati main
sansar ki durgati hai

har us ki ati main
kis kis ki chati hai

gyan aur adhyatm main
sansar ki sampati hai

shastra aur shakt main
vipatti hi vipatti hai

vinash ke samay main
srijan hi ek yukti hai

25 February 2008

Nuzool (Descent)

Jab Khuda ne khayal use banane ka kiya
Kuch ek khaak aur aab zamane se liya

Noor aftab aur mehtab se li tavanayi
Roshan phir jise chiraghon ne kiya

qudrat ne bakshi jise har dam ravanayi
rooh-e-allah ne zinda zamane main kiya

tab javan banke nuzool hua uska vujood
jiska sajda farishton ne khawabon main kiya

25 December 2007

Aj Kyun ?


Chaudhvin ki raat main,

adhhora hai chand aj kyun
Baraste hue is aab main,
khushk hai sehra aj kyun

Kuch aise marasim the,
jo bhool gaye kabke
Phir kyun uthti hai tees,
behta hai lahoo aj kyun

Silsile tor gaye tum aise
ki do anjane the hum jaise
Phir jo aye ho tum milne
to pareshaan hai dil aj kyun

Har ek shakh pe parinda
sathi hai mere gham ka
Phir bhi kyun lagta hai
main hun jaise tanha aj kyun

Silsila


Shab yeh marham hai teri tanhayi ki

Jo silsile tor gaya voh tera daur nahin

muddatein beet gayin ishq ke izhaar ke baad
Jo tera na hua voh kisi ka jor nahin

misl mehtaab ki nikla tha falak pe voh noor
Jo sunayi bhi de voh aisa shor nahin

daag jo dil main lage voh ab dhulein kaise
vaqt ki raftaar ke mitte hain nishaan aur nahin

mehtaab= moon; falak=sky; noor=light;