ek awaara khayal

do aankhen hain, jo muddat se soyee nahin
ek aarzoo hai, jo aangan mein jhoolti rehti hai
ek dhadhkan...kabhi machalti hai to kabhi sehami si thehar jaati hai
har pal, yunhi ckokhat pe intezaar karta hai tera

...pattiyon ki sarsaraahat mein
teri bheeni si mehak chupaa rakhi hai
apne baalon mein tere choone ka ehsaas,
aaj bhi banaa rakha hai
ek khwaab hai, jisse intekhaab hai tera
ek haath hai, jo aaj bhi tere haath ko thaame hai

ek muskuraahat, jo labon pe thehri hai
ek ummeed, jo dil ki dhadhkan ko baandhe hai
ab isse mohabbat kehlo, ya phir, mera
ek awaara khayaal...

dated : August 2010

Aaj phir

Aaj phir ek kooh suni maine
ek afsaana mohabbat ka
mere kaanon mein jhoomta aaya
phir se urh kar meri chiriya mujhe geet sunaane aayi

Jaane kahan se urhkar aa jaati hai har baar
jab bhi tanha hoti hun
murh kar dekhti hun
isko apne kareeb paati hun

Haule se mere haath ko thaam kar
isne mujhe
jeene ka raasta dikhlaaya
dheere dheere mere bikhre baalon ko sanwaara
barhi shiddat se mujhe chooma
aur mere har aansoo ko
apni chonch mein bhar kar
aise pee liya, jaise
sooraj ke aane par pighalti shabnam

Jab bhi mere chehre pe shikan parhti hai
yeh chiriya mere kaandhe par aa baithti hai
mujhse meethi meethi baatein karti hai
apne narm pankhon se mere gaalon ko sehlaati hai
mere hothon ko, hansne ka gur,
ek baar phir yaad dilaati hai

Aaj phir ek bhoola hua geet
mere kaanon mein jhoomta aaya
aaj phir apne kaandhe pe baithe
is chiriya ko maine paaya....