Khamoshi Ka Safar:

Arz kiya hai… ke…

Badal diya mujhko mere chahne walo ne,
Warna mujhme itni khamoshi kahaan thi…

Raat bhar neend ka daaman bhi mujhse roothta raha,
Pehle tanhaaiyon ki aadat itni sakht kahaan thi…

Jo baatein halki si hans dete the pehle hum,
Aaj unhi baaton me aansuon ki likhaavat kahaan thi…

Dil ke sheeshe me dararon ka yeh manzar dekho,
Pehle ehsaason ki zameen itni pathri kahaan thi…

Aitbaar tootne ka dard bada ajeeb hota hai,
Kal tak jo apne the… unki nigaahein itni parayi kahaan thi…

Main badla bhi hoon to waqt se nahi… logon se hoon,
Pehle khud se milne me itni mushkil kahaan thi…

Har muskurahat ke peeche ab ek lamba sa gum chhupa hota hai,
Warna chehre par itni saazish… itni tanhaayi kahaan thi…

Jis mod par saath chhod kar chale gaye sab,
Us mod par ruk kar socha—pehle raaste itne andhere kahaan thi…

Jo bhi mila, usne meri nazar me kuch na kuch badal diya,
Pehle chahaton me itni thakaan… itni kami kahaan thi…

Dil ki choti si dhadkan bhi ab sawal karti hai,
Pehle khwabon me itni khud se hi berukhi kahaan thi…

Badal diya mujhko mere chahne walo ne,
Warna mujhme itni khamoshi kahaan thi…

(Zulfi) Meri aankhon ne kitne mausam badalte dekhe,
Pehle dil me itni toofan-bardasht karne ki taqat kahaan thi…

Wohi Chehra, Wohi Rehmat;

Arz kiya hai… ke…


Ek hi chehre par thehar’ti hai yeh aankhein, Maula…
Kya farq padhta hai ke kaun kitna khubsurat hai…

Naqab khol ke dekho to har chehra ek kitaab sa hai,
Lafz kuch aur hote hain, par manzar ek hi haqiqat hai…

Uljhe hue dilon ko bhi chain kabhi usi se milta,
Jiski hansi mein chhupa hua koi raaz-e-mohabbat hai…

Rang-o-roop ki baatein to duniya ke qisse ho gaye,
Ishq ki raah mein to sirf dil ki hi qeemat hai…

Jisko chaha, usse mohabbat ka haq humne ba-khud diya,
Niyat saaf ho to har lamha ibadat ki soorat hai…

Kabhi kabhi lagta hai yeh dil bhi ek musafir sa,
Chalta rehta hai jab tak uska manzil-waala chehra saath hai…

Jis pal wo saamne aaye to saari duniya ruk si jaaye,
Aankhon mein bas ek hi manzar ki hukumat hai…

Aarzoo bhi wahi, dua bhi wahi, kahaani bhi wahi,
Jo dil ko thehra de — bas usi mein Rab ki rehmat hai…

Ek hi chehre par thehar’ti hai yeh aankhein, Maula…
Kya farq padhta hai ke kaun kitna khubsurat hai…

Saaya Aur Ehsaas:

Arz kiya hai…

Har ek raah pe aapka saaya saath hai,
Har khushi me bhi aapka ehsaas saath hai.

Duniya ke shor me aapka sukoon milta hai,
Jaise raat ke andhere me chaand ka noor milta hai.

Aankhon me gehraai, aur dil me rawani hai,
Har pal aapke ehsaas me ek kahani hai.

Zindagi ke raaste kabhi asaan nahi hote,
Lekin aapke kadam me har mushkil ke doore khulte.

Kuch log sirf guzar jaate hain, par aap reh jaate hain,
Aapke bina har lamha adhoora sa lagta hai.

Mohabbat bhi shayad aapke andaaz me narmi hai,
Aur dard bhi aapke ehsaas me shayari hai.

Har muskurahat aapki kisi geet se kam nahi,
Aur har soch me aapka andaaz hi toh kahani hai.

Raat ke tanha lamho me bhi aapka khayal saath hai,
Har pal me bas aapka hi ek naya raag saath hai.

Jo baatein dil me chup gayi, unka aapko kya pata,
Phir bhi har soch me aapka hi to sahara hai.

Dosti, mohabbat, aur yaadein sab aapke sang hain,
Har ehsaas me bas aapki hi tarang hain.

Kabhi khushboo se guzar jaye ye pal,
Kabhi dard ke saaye me dhal jaye ye kal.

Phir bhi har saans me bas aapka nasha hai,
Aur har dil me bas aapka hi ashna hai.

Rangon se bhari zindagi bhi aapke bin veeran hai,
Har raag me bas aapka hi sur meherbaan hai.

Aur phir ek din, jab waqt ka silsila rukega,
Ye shayeri aapke ehsaas ke saath bas chhup jaega.

Mere ke dil me bas ek hi armaan hai,
Har lafz me aapka naam aur bas aapka nishaan hai.

Ishaare aur Ehsaas:

Arz kiya hai…

Ishaare samajh lo tum, mujhe jataana nahi aataa,
Muhabbat aaj bhi hai tumse, mujhe batana nahi aataa…

Har din tumhari yaadon ka saaya saath rehta hai,
Par unhe shabdon mein dhalna, mujhe kehna nahi aataa…

Aankhon mein tumhari tasveer bas jaati hai gehri,
Par use duniya ke samne rakhna, mujhe dikhaana nahi aataa…

Raat ke andhere mein tumhari khushi ke liye dua karta hoon,
Apne dil ke dard ko tumse kehna, mujhe chhupana nahi aataa…

Har muskaan tumhari mere liye ek jannat ka nishaan hai,
Phir bhi un palon ko tum tak lana, mujhe samjhaana nahi aataa…

Kabhi khud se ladta hoon, kabhi khud pe roya hoon,
Tumse door hokar bhi tumhe chaahna, mujhe chhodna nahi aataa…

Zindagi ke raaste kabhi seedhe, kabhi uljhan bhare hain,
Par tumhara saath chhune ki tamanna, mujhe bhulaana nahi aataa…

Dil ke har kone mein tumhari yaad bas jaati hai,
Par apne jazbaat ko tum tak pahunchaana nahi aataa…

Tere khayalon mein khoya hoon, par tumhe batana nahi aataa,
Jo ehsaas mere dil mein hai, uska izhaar karna nahi aataa…

Kabhi khud se kehta hoon, shayad tum samajh jao,
Magar shabdon ke bandhan ko todna, mujhe jaata nahi aataa…

Mitti ki khushboo, tumhari hansii ki aawaaz,
Sab mere saath hai, par tumhe sunana nahi aataa…

Raat ke chand ke saath main apne dard baant leta hoon,
Par tumhari aankhon mein dekh kar ye dikhana nahi aataa…

Meri dil se likhi har ek baat—magar yaad rahe,
Tumhare bina rehna aur tumse pyar chupana, mujhe batana nahi aataa…

Waqt to Lagega:

Bhula denge tumko, zara sabr to rakho…

Arz kiya hai…

Bhulaa denge tumko, zara sabr to rakho,
Rag-rag mein base ho, thoda waqt to lagega.

Dil ko samjhaane ki koshish kar rahe hain,
Par dil bhi ajeeb hai…
Jisne dard diya, wahi aaj tak usko tasalli deta jaa raha hai.
Is uljhan ko suljhaane mein waqt lagega.

Tum gaye to laga sab khatm ho gaya,
Par phir pata chala…
Kuch cheezein khatm hoti hi nahi,
Bas rooh ke kisi kone mein chup kar roti rehti hain.
Un chup aansuon ko rokne mein waqt lagega.

Tanhai ka andhera bhi ab apna sa lagne laga hai,
Jaise saalon se wohi ek dost ho
Jo bina pooche saath baith jaaye.
Us tanhai ko be-aasar karne mein waqt lagega.

Tumhari awaaz, tumhari khamoshi,
Dono hi rooh mein kisi sur ki tarah gunjte hain.
In gunjti hui saazishon ko mitaane mein waqt lagega.

Kabhi kabhi lagta hai tum bas ek yaad nahi,
Ek imtihan ho…
Jo dil aur rooh ko alag-alag kasauti pe parakh raha hai.
Us imtihan ko samajhne mein waqt lagega.

Mohabbat ne humein tod bhi diya, jod bhi diya,
Tod is qadar ke khud se rooth gaye…
Aur jod is kadar ke Rab ki taraf palat gaye.
Iss palatne ki safar mein waqt lagega.

Tumse alag hokar humne yeh bhi seekha ke
Kuch rishton ka hisaab insaan nahi, waqt likhta hai…
Aur waqt jab faisla karta hai
To ehsaas ki saari zameene hil jaati hain.
Un zameenon ko phir se jamaane mein waqt lagega.

Rooh ke andar ek khaali jagah ban gayi hai tumhaare baad,
Jise hum bharna bhi chaahe to bhar nahi sakte…
Bas us khaali jagah ko qabool karna seekh rahe hain.
Qabooliyat ko samajhne mein waqt lagega.

Aur sach to yeh hai, Zulfikar bhai…
Hum tumhe bhool bhi dein
To bhi apni rooh ko kaise samjhaayenge
Ke jisne dard diya, wahi kabhi dawa bhi tha…
Iss sach ko dil se utaarne mein waqt lagega.

Isliye…
Bhulaa toh denge tumko, kabhi na kabhi…
Magar rooh se nikalne mein tumhe,
Shayad poori zindagi lag jaaye.

Ek Qatra Saath ka:


Jisne bhi diya ek qatra saath hamara,
Rahi zindagi to samandar lautayenge…

Arz kiya hai…

Raat ne aaj phir mere zakhmon ko awaaz di,
Main chup tha, par dard ne dil ke darwaze khol diye.

Hawa bhi aaj kuch dheemi si chal rahi thi,
Jaise wo bhi mere gham par duaayein bol rahi thi.

Wo yaad… jo kabhi muskura kar chali gayi thi,
Aaj phir se aankhon ke kone me aansu banke tol gayi.

Sham ki dhund me uska andaaz yaad aaya,
Us pal ki garmi ne thande lamhon ko rok liya.

Main socha tha waqt marham ban jayega kabhi,
Par waqt ne to ulta purane gham naya bana diye.

Aaine me khud ko dekha to khud se hi ghabra gaya,
Kya kuch kho diya maine, ye soch ke dil laraz gaya.

Usne ek pal ki qurbat di thi kabhi be-hisab,
Aur humne zindagi bhar ke faisle us pal par thop diye.

Log kehte hai mohabbat waqt se haari nahi karti,
Par sach ye hai—kabhi kabhi waqt dil ki har saans tod deta hai.

Tanhayi bhi ajab sa imtihaan leti rehti hai,
Kabhi khamosh reh kar rulati hai, kabhi yaadon se dagh deti hai.

Aur ye dil bhi kitna ajeeb hai,
Jisne dard diya, usi ko sabse gehra maqam de rakha hai.

Shayad yahi mohabbat ka asal imtihaan hota hai,
Jisne zara si muskurahat di, dil ne us par saari umr taaj rakh diya.

Jisne bhi thodi si roshni di thi andheron me,
Hum uske liye sitaron ka jahan sajaayenge.

Jo ek muskurahat de gaya tha waqt ki toofan me,
Hum uske ghamon ko apni duaaon me dhokay le jayenge.

Kisi ne thoda sa thama tha haath be-wajah,
Hum uski yaadon ka imtihaan bhi kabhi na aane denge.

Ek qatra saath bhi mil jaye agar imandari ka,
To hum apne jazbat ka poora samandar baha denge.


Hum un logon ke nahi jo hisaab maangte phirte hai,
Hum to woh hai jo wafaa ka karz hamesha badha kar lautayenge.

Dil Ki Khamoshi:

Arz kiya hai…

Woh jis ka intezaar hai, us ko fikr tak nahi
Us ke zubaan par mera zikr tak nahi

Ek tarfa ishq ki bas itni si kami hai yaar
Ek tadapta hai, aur doosre ko khabar tak nahi

Dil ke har kone mein bas us ka khayal hai
Par woh door hai, aur dil ko haal tak nahi

Raat ke andheron mein sirf us ka saaya hai
Par woh khushi se mere dard ka jaam tak nahi

Aankhon se aansu girte hain chupke chupke
Aur woh hans ke kisi aur ke saath tak nahi

Har ghadi uska intezaar dil se karte hain hum
Par woh sochta bhi nahi, meri baat tak nahi

Phir bhi mohabbat ka safar rukta nahi yaar
Ek tadap hai jo kisi ke liye thamti tak nahi

Dil ka har jazba sirf us ki yaadon mein dhalta hai
Par woh mehsoos bhi nahi karta, mera haal tak nahi

Kabhi kabhi sochta hoon, shayad samjhegi
Magar uske dil ke darwaze mere liye kabhi khule tak nahi

Aur phir bhi ye ishq mere andar se jaata nahi
Har dhadkan bas us ke naam se sajta hai, Aur usay yaad tak nahi

Woh jo door hai, uski yaad har pal saath hai
Par woh janna chahte bhi nahi, mera haal tak nahi

Meri khamoshi ko kabhi samjhegi shayad
Par mere jazbaat ki khabar us ke paas tak nahi

Har pal ye sochta hoon, kyon itna pyar karta hoon
Aur woh beparwah, usay meri mohabbat ki kadar tak nahi

Phir bhi dil ko tasalli dena padta hai
Ek tarfa ishq ka safar bas yunhi chalta hai

Dil ke kone mein bas ek umeed si bachi hai
Shayad kabhi woh mere dard-e-dil ka haal jaan jaaye

Raat ki tanhaai mein sirf us ke khayal hain
Aur woh khushi se, kisi aur ki baat tak nahi

Ek muskaan bhi uski, dil ko chain nahi deti
Aur mere aansuon ka, usko khabar tak nahi

Phir bhi mohabbat ka rang sirf mere liye hai
Woh beparwah, par dil mera isme khabar tak nahi

Har dhadkan kehti hai bas yeh hi ek raaz
Ishq ka safar mera, aur woh anjaana sa raaz

Ek tarfa ishq ka yeh dard anjaana raha
Ek tadapta dil, aur uske liye fasana raha
Phir bhi har dhadkan kehti hai bas yeh hi
Ishq ka rang sirf mere liye aasmaan raha

Insaan Kahaan hai:

Arz kiya hai ke…

Is jahaan mein bohot saare log rehte hai,
Par insaan kahaan hai… samajh nahi aata…

Har chehre ke peeche ek dhokha, ek khokhla sa raaz,
Kaun sa dil saaf hai… yeh kabhi samajh nahi aata…

Rishton ki garmahat bhi ab sirf dard ka saaya lagti hai,
Kaun sachcha hai… kaun jhootha… yeh bhi maloom nahi aata…

Hansi ke saaye mein kitni aansuon ki barsaat chhupi hai,
Kaun kis gham mein dooba… dekh kar samajh nahi aata…

Jis par bharosa kiya, jis se mohabbat ki,
Wahi sabse pehle dhokha dene wala nazar aata…

Bheed mein bhi tanha rehna ajeeb hai,
Log saath hain… par dil ka saathi mil nahi paata…

Har nayi mulaqat ek purana dard laati hai,
Aur purane yaadon ki raah phir se chubhan ban jaati hai…

Mera dil aaj bhi har ek awaaz se hil jaata hai,
Kisi ki muskan, kisi ki nigaah, ya phir khamoshi ka saaya…

Log badal gaye, zamana badal gaya, par dard…
Dard wahi hai… jo kabhi kam nahi hota… kabhi door nahi jaata…

Har raat ki tanhaai, har din ki udaasi,
Dil ke kone mein chupke se ek aansu rooth jaata…

Phir bhi dil dhadakta hai, umeed ke saaye mein,
Magar har nayi mulaqat… ek nayi chubhan la jaata…

Har saans ke saath ek khamoshi ka rang,
Aur har dhadkan ke saath ek purana jazba saath le aata…

Mere dil ka haal aaj bhi wahi hai, ae dost:
Hazaar log mil jaate hain… par insaan ka dard hi saath reh jaata…
Aur is dard ka saaya… har yaad mein, har pal mein, kabhi jaata nahi…

Manzoor hai:

Arz kiya hai…

Tujhe paane ki zid nahi,
magar khone ka darr zarur hai…
Tu rehna bas dil ki dhadkanon ke paas,
baaqi tera har faisla manzoor hai…

Tu agar muskura de ek pal ko,
to meri raaton ka andhera bhi roshan ho jaaye…
Aur tu udaas ho, to mere saare khwaab
bepanah khamoshi mein doob jaaye…

Main chahta hoon teri raahon mein aasaaniyaan bithaa doon,
apni taqdeer se thoda sa noor udhaa doon…
Tu chale jahan bhi, khuda ki rehmat
tere qadam chhoo kar hawaon mein baha doon…

Log kehte hain ishq sirf milne ki chaahat hoti hai,
par dil ki kitaab mein to juddai ka bhi ek noor hota hai…
Jo sach mein pyaar kare, wo jaanta hai—
paana zaruri nahi hota, bas na khona zaroor hota hai…

Tu agar waqt ke dariya mein door beh bhi jaaye,
to bhi meri duaaon ka sahara tera naav ban jaayega…
Main khud tanha reh kar bhi,
har mod par tera bojh halka karta chala jaaunga…

Tere har gham ko apni chhati se laga loon,
tera har darr apne seene mein chhupa loon…
Itna kaafi hai, tu bas durr mat jaana,
baaqi har imtihaan ko main khushi se utha loon…

Tu rehna mere lafzon ki roshni mein hamesha,
chahe wafaa ki baarish ho ya yaadon ka dhuan…
Main to tere saaye tak se mohabbat karta hoon,
tu bas kabhie meri dhadkanon se khafa mat hona…

Aur log to kehte hain mohabbat aaj kal kahan waise rehti hai…
magar dil sach bolta hai—kisiko khone ka darr hi asli wafa kehte hain…
Zindagi chahe jaise imtihaan le, par yeh baat likh lo,

“Mera dil bas ussi ki dhadkanon se manzoor hai,
jisne kabhie usse na paakar bhi… usse khona kabhie gawara na kiya.”

Mamta ka Safar:


Mere dil me bas ek sach hai Saaf saaf,
“Na maa rahi, na saaya, par mamta ki roshni saath.”

Mamta Ka Safar

Arz kiya hai

Jiski bachpan me maa ka saaya na raha,
Uske dil me bhi pyaar ka jahan basa na raha.

Har subah ek khamoshi ka saaya sa lagta,
Har raat me sapno ka ek tanha sa rang tha.

Chhote haathon se sambhala khud ko wo,
Na koi godh, na koi narm si angdaai ka sahara tha.

Phir bhi dil me mamta ki khushboo thi kahin,
Ek chhupa sa roshni ka jhalka kahin.

Jo seekha khud ke aansuon me,
Usne pyaar ka matlab khud hi samjha tha.

Mamta sirf maa ke haathon ka sparsh nahi,
Wo to wo pyaar hai jo dil se paaya jaata hai.

Jise bachpan ne tooda, zindagi ne sikhaya,
Usne har dard ko ek nayi mamta me badla.

Aur wo seekh gaya ki mamta,
Na sirf dene ka naam hai,
Na sirf paane ka armaan hai.

Mamta to wo hai jo khud ke andar se nikal kar,
Duniya ke har chhote dard ko samjh kar,
Ek nayi roshni me pighalta hai.

Jiski maa chali gayi, wo khud hi maa ban jaata hai,
Apne dil ke har kone me pyaar ka diya jalata hai.

Kabhi wo yaadon me ro padta hai,
Kabhi khud se poochta hai, “Kya main sahi kar raha hoon?”
Phir yaadon ki dhund me ek chhupi muskaan dhoond leta hai,
Aur khud ko gungunata hua paata hai.

Mamta sirf rooh ka ehsaas hai,
Jo dard me bhi pyaar ki roshni dekh sake,
Jo tanha raat me bhi khud ko sambhal sake,
Aur jo har chhoti muskaan me apna jahan dekh sake.

Har aansu me seekha, har dard me nibhaaya,
Har khushi me chhupa apna armaan paaya.
Aur zindagi ke har mod pe wo khud se keh gaya,
“Maa na sahi, par mamta mere andar hai.”

Jisne bhi kabhi uska haath pakda,
Usne jaana ki mamta ek roshni hai jo khud se shuru hoti hai.
Wo chhota sa bachpan, wo udaas raatein,
Sab kuch ek nayi shakti me badal gaye.

Mere dil me bas ek sach hai Saad saaf,
“Na maa rahi, na saaya, par mamta ki roshni saath.”