waisey meiney ibadat mein kabhi kami nahin ki hai

waisey meiney ibadat mein kabhi kami nahin ki hai
teri mohaabat mein jamaaney ko badalney  ki justaju ki hai
tu agar mujh par meharbaan ho bhi jayey, to aey khuda
mainey to sada dard ke kajal se nasihat li hai
aaknon ko kabhi nam na karunga yeh kya bas  ek vada tha,
arey muskurahat ko chehery par tanganey ki kasam jo li hai

jee karta hai gehri neend mein so jaun

jee karta hai gehri neend mein so jaun
peepal ki parchhai ki tarah
teri god mein kho jaun
lekin jindagi itni aasan bhi to nahin ho sakti
ssaasno ki khusboo se seeenchu main apna chaman
tum bhulo ya na bhulo kuchh bhi
lekin main kaash sab kuchh sada ke liyey bhul jaaun

Ek ped bola ek chidiya se,

Ek ped bola ek chidiya se,

Tu kyun baar baar in purani shakhaon par aati
hai

 

Aakar apna ghonsala  banati
hai

Chidiya
boli,

tu to pagal hai

Teri chhaya se dil mera ghayal
hai

Ped
kahan sunta tha aisi meethi baantey

Bola,
pagal to tu hai, jo sunati nahin kuchh bhi

Itney
chhaya dar ped hain, par jaaney kyun

Inee shakhon par ghar banati
hai

Chidiya boli, sun, tujhey ek raaj ki baat batati
hun

Saara ka saara aakash

Mein apney pankhon me chhupa laati
hun

Tujhey
kabhi jarurat padey to batana

Barish
na ho, sukha pad jayey

To
mujhey bulana

Merey aanuson se apn jadon ko
phir se jilana

the morning dew has soaked all the grass

morning dew has soaked all the grass

walk slowly and dont mind

if your feet are wet

washed

and with little knocks by the grass blades

tinglings awaken your senses

to dream all the beautiful things

that you and the spirt

growing in you

quietly aspires

jab khamoshi ki aawaaj bahut unchi ho gayi

jab khamoshi ki aawaaj bahut unchi ho gayi

to fizaon mein achanak chuppi chha gayi

aur hawon ne bolna band kar diya

aur darakht saham se gayey

badalon ne sharm se aakash ki chadar audh li

aisye mein kuchh shabdo ne janm liya

lekin vivash ho, unki   kokh ko kya hua 

paribhashayen badli

barf si chattane pighli

lekin ek nadi ka dil ab adheer hua

samundra na sukh paya

lekin dhara ke sneha se

usney bahut saar bojh uthaya

uski jado mein laga hai thoda ghun kyun

tumhari nazron se maine dekha hai muhjko

chumbak ki bhati chhua hai sabko

kab kya jud gaya, kaisey bataun

kab kaun mud gaya, kisko jataun

jindagi ko aisey hi jiya hai mainey,

kuchh nahin sach mein kabhi kiya hain mainey

jo bhi hai, wo sab hua hai bas yun

mat poochho ki sakht hai darakht kyun

uski jado mein laga hai thoda ghun kyun

usney apni raakh ko pehley hi samarpit kiya hai kyun

the lamp post is tall, but i cannot hang myself on it

the lamp post is tall, but i cannot hang myself on it

there is enough light,

lot of people will be willing to stand, and stare

and may be, express  a bit of anguish

on a wasted death

but then i think the death can serve many purposes

and clasping the elusive goals

is only one of these