waqt ke do kinaare

Waqt ke do kinaaron par chalte rahe
Aap bhi aur hum bhi
Yeh aur baat hai ki dilon ko faaslon ka ehsaas na hua
Badi muddat ke baad jo intekhaab hua
To yeh jaana, ki waqt ka dariya to kab ka sookh gaya
Na us paar aap the na is paar hum.

Har lamha teri jaanib hi guzra tha
Har dhdhkan jo tere dil se guzri thi
Mujhe bhi sanson ka pehraava, wahi diye jaati thi
Tujhe yaad kiya ho yeh yaad nahin aata
‘Falak’ ko rooh ka andaaz nahin aata

Ab yeh thehra hai
Ki yaad ab bhi nahin karte tumko
Bas is dil ki dhadkan ko mere dil mein,
akele dhadakna nahi aata
‘Falak’ ko rooh ka andaaz nahin aata.

dated : 3.9.2010

sehar

Sehar machalti hui, bund dareechon se aajaati hai
Khilkhilaati hui…
Phoolon ko rang deti hai
Sooraj mein roshni bharti hai
Meri aankhon ke khwaabon ko
Barhe pyaar se alvida kehti hai
Sehar machalti hui, bund dareechon se aajaati hai
Meri alsaayi baahon mein angraayeeyan leti hai
Meri dhadkan ka haath thaam kar, phir tera intezaar karti hai

Din bhar yunhi athkheliyaan karti hai
Rangon se mere jaagte sapnon ko sajaati hai
Mere ashkon ko teri mohabbat ki shiddat se ponchti hai
Mere udaas mun ko teri yaadon se bhar deti hai
Sehar jab chup chaap bund dareechon se aajaati hai

Saath saath chalti hai, mera haath thaame hue
Aur jab sham ka sunehra aanchal haule se dhalne lagta hai
Mere gaalon ko choomti hai
Meri aankhon mein teri tasveer chorh jaati hai
sham bhar main ussi tasveer ko nihaarti rehti hun
Teri aankhon mein khud ko dhaalti rehti hun
Ek aansoo jab anjaane mein beh jaata hai
Sham ke aanchal mein na umeedi ka chehra nazar aata hai
Phir main us sehar ka intezaar karti hun
Jo saath mere, tera intezaar karti hai
Jo har lamha, mere dil ko teri chaahat ke rangon se bharti hai

Sehar jab chupchaap bund dareechon se aajaati hai…


dated : 6.9.2010

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

my prayer

I close my eyes and the noise of the city gently fades away…Its so quiet..and yeah I walk by myself but am not alone, this solitude is beautiful…my body feels so light I feel I’ve got wings with the knowledge that I can fly…I can take flight whenever I want to…nothing binding me…no chains holding me back…no one telling me I can’t…

I walk through green fields with beautiful flowers, in the most amazing colors. They turn their heads up to smile at me as I glide past… The chirping birds carry the colors high into the horizon and sprinkle them into the skies and they all scramble to form the most beautiful rainbow I ever lay my eyes on. I reach out and hold it in my hands…until the soft whispering wind blows away the sparkling shining colors and sprinkles it all over the valley…the flowers bloom again…and I smile at them…I hear soft strains of music spreading through this valley…gentle strumming of a guitar and a voice singing… a language that I do not follow but understand… I hear the gurgle of children, the rustle of the leaves, the sound of bouncing balls and the cackle that follows…

I walk through the valley, slowly breathing in the fragrance of trees and birds and flowers as the sun warms my body and I feel the warmth holding me in its embrace…I reach the very top and look down at the hustle and bustle of a place that breathes…the city looks beautiful and the people so loving…laughing, playing, at places there’s smoke coming off a kitchen chimney…

The breeze ruffles my hair, the birds settle down around me, I kneel down and spread my arms wide open, i look up at the clear skies and thank the ever loving God…

aisa taana bun de koi

Ek julaaha dhoond rahi hun
Aisa taana bun de koi
Kaprha itna buntaa jaaye
Har chauraahe pe palte
har bachche ko woh dhakta jaaye
Har ablaa ke daaman ko woh
Malmal kaa ehsaas dilaaye
Aisa taana bun de koi

Aaj lagtaa hai barsega baadal
Yun zor zor se garaj raha hai
Bhigo jaayega shehar ka daaman
Tapkegi chhat bhi iss baar
Daaman ko paiband lagaa tha
Chhat ko tukrha taank de koi
Aisa taana bun de koi
Ek julaaha dhoondh rahi hun

Bhool bhulaiyya banaa hai ghar bhi
kitne andhe ho gaye raste
Kahan se niklega ab sooraj
Uska rastaa banaa de koi
Kho gayi hai ab kehkashaan bhi
Taaron ki chamak dhundhli si hai
Raat ko rastaa dikha de koi
Aisa taana bun de koi
Bas ek julaaha dhoondh rahi hun.

Ghar mein chulhe ki garmi ho
Roti dal ki bikhri ho khushboo
Har aangan mein dhoop khili ho
Aankhon mein ek khwaab chamakta
Parhne jaayegi bachchi bhi ab
Ik baar yakin dila de koi
Aisa taana bun de koi
Bas ek julaaha dhoond rahi hun…

ek naya khel

Chalo aaj ek naya khel khelen
Raat aur din ke katghare se
Kaaynaat ko baahar nikalen
Khuli hawaaon mein saans lene ki ijaazat de den
Phoolon ko bahaaron ka ab intezaar naa ho
Khizaaon ko khushbuon se mehkaayen
Nadiyon ke paani ko
Garmi ke sookhe mein , ab lehraane den
Aao,aaj ek naya khel khelen

Sooraj ko chand taaron ke aangan mein
Aaj chod den
Uski roshni ko behijaab,
taaron mein baant den
Ufuk ko din – o – raat ki
aaj koi bandhish naa lagaayen
Kaus-e-kuzaah ko saawan ki dor se
aaj azad kar den

Chalo, hum tum aaj ek naya khel khelen

falak

berang raaston par
bikhre phoolon ko sameta usne
khoye hue alfaazon ko nazmon mein piroyaa
hathon mein hina ki laali sajaayee
benoor aankhon ko
khwaab dekhne ka hunar phir sikhaaya usne
meri tasveeron mein rang bharaa
mere ashkon ko, motiyon sa
apne dil ke taaron mein piroyaa

mere kaanpte badan ko
ek sunehri chadar urhaayi
aur haule se mujhe awaaz di...

...falak...