Maa ke Naam:

Arz Kiya hai…

Ajeeb si tanhaiyon ko, aajkal sehta hoon main,
Har sawaal-e-zindagi ka dard chup rehta hoon main.

Jab bhi thak kar girta hoon is jahaan ki raahon mein,
Maa, tere gham ke saaye mein phir se jeeta hoon main…

Kisi ko kya pata, kis qadmon pe zindagi ko laaya hoon,
Har musibat ka bojh banke tanha hi utha hoon.

Jo samajh paaye dard mera, aaj tak koi aisa mila nahi,
Isi liye toh raaton ko chupke se tujhko hi bulaya hoon…

Meri Maa… tu toh rehmat ka dariya thi,
Teri baaton mein narmi aur duaon ki parchai thi.

Aaj duniya se bhare ghar mein bhi main aksar akela ho jaata hoon,
Tu chali gayi tab samjha, saath tera kitna gehra tha… kitni badi kami thi.

Jab dard hadd se badhta hai, saansein bhoj ban jaati hain,
Jab zindagi ke raste patthar se lagne lag jaate hain,

Tab neend ki aankhon mein ek ujli si rooh muskuraati hai,
Main jaag jaata hoon… lagta hai maa, teri saans mujhe chhu jaati hai.

Bahut raaton ko aisa hua, sab kuch toot sa gaya tha,
Aansu rukte hi nahi the, dil bilkul jal sa gaya tha.

Par sapne mein teri parchhaai aayi, haath mere sar par rakha,
Tab samjha… dil toot jaaye toh kya… maa ka pyaar kabhi kam nahi hota.

Jab log samajh nahi paate, jab alfaaz dard chhupa nahi paate,
Jab duniya poochti nahi, aur jazbaat kabhi suna nahi paate,

Main chupke se teri qabr ke paas baith kar kah deta hoon,
“Maa, main bahut thak gaya hoon… mujhe phir se gale laga le” — aur aansu ruk nahi paate.

Maa, tu chali gayi, par rooh teri mere aas-paas hai,
Meri tanhaiyon ka aakhri diya, tu hi toh mere paas hai.

Har museebat mein lagta hai koi dua dhakka de rahi hai,
Samajh jaata hoon… maa, tera saaya hi toh mere saath hai.

Aakhir mein bas yahin arz hai, ae meri maa ki ruh-e-pakeeza,
Tujh bin zindagi lagti hai jaise aadhi adhoori raqeeba.

Par har dard, har toofan mein, tu hi toh hosla ban jaati hai,
Mein jeeta hoon, girta hoon, uthta hoon… kyunki teri dua sada saath chalti hai.