Humein wahan gaye

humein wahan gaye zaamana beet gaya,
aur yeh khabakht dil phir kahin na gaya
us gali mein kabhi na tha aisa kuch
na jaane wahin ka kyon khawab reh gaya

na koi bagh, na hi koi hai baghbaan
phir bhi phool bas wahin khil gaya
bas unchi deewaroon ke makaan hain
aur dil baache sa fudakta reh gaya

ki do kadam aage chodne ko kya kaha
yeh dil us pal dhadakna bhool gaya
saath chal ke to gaye char kadam
par woh zar usi zare main reh gaya

aaj bhi hai woh char kadam ka saath
bas woh jazba ab kahin aur kho gaya
hai aftab bilkul upaar aaj to mere
par mera woh humsaya gum ho gaya.

Yeh darakht hi...

yeh darakht hi hain jo yahan se hilte nahin
wagarna kaun hai jo is zameen ko bandh de
yeh bheed aaj tak kissi ki hue hi nahin
par vo zameen hi hai jo insaan ko bandh de

yeh dariya hi hain jo kahin thamte nahin
wagarna kaun hai jo is zameen ko seench de
yeh samandar aaj tak yahan se hile nahin
par vo dariya hi hai jo pyaase ko aas de

yeh mitti hi hai jo gharoon ko hilati nahin
wagarna kaun hai jo makaan dhone ki hami de
yeh bojh kisika koi makaanon mein uthata nahin
par vo mitti hi hai jo aakhir mein samane de

pukarta main hoon

pukarta main hoon phir bhi woh aata nahin
aur idhar dariya-e-waqt hai jo rukta nahin

ki meri marzi pe kabhi woh but chalta nahin
aur yeh butkhana hai jahan koi therta nahin

hai tang to ab yeh dil-e-makaan mera nahin
aur phir bhi kyon ismein tu samata nahin

kaun sa dariya hai jo dhoondta samandar nahin
aur milte kissi ko beech dariya kinare nahin

utara main is ufan aaye paani mein yun hi nahin
aur yeh nadi hai ki mujhe us paar le jati nahin

aise hi ban jaata hai but, but ka malik nahin
aur yun hi sabhi ek but ko khuda kehte nahin

chalte hue

chalte hue na jaane, kitni hi door nikal gaye
saans lete rahe, par zindagi tujhe na ji saKe
soocha to bahut, izhaar kuch to tujse kar chalein
aaha bharte rahe, par haal-e-baayan na kar saKe

koi majboori na thi, phir bhi yahin rah gaye
thartharate lab, tere dar par kuch na keh sake
nazare bahut hain, kuch to tujhe nazar kar chalein
tasvur karte rahe, par chasm-e-ikrar na kar sake

...kyon hai

kabhi milenge to pucchege hum,
ki tasavur mein itna inteezar kyon hai,
sirf phookon se bhare gubaare hain,
aur phatane ka yeh malal kyon hai.

saanson ki is umdi bheed mein bhi,
us ek aah ka itna talab-gar kyon hai,
hain khwaboon mein hum bhi magar,
us ek ki tameer ka intezaar kyon hai.

rangoon ke is shor-o-gul mein hum,
beraang tujhe dhoondate kyon hai,
apne hi pani mein mile is rang ko
hum har pani main dhoodate kyon hai.

aansoon bahaye aasman

aankh dekha ke yun mujhko, kiya kya us zaalim ne,
doosti ke is sile pe, aaj jee bhar aansoon bhaye aasman ne.

jo jazbaa tha kabhi zahan mein, wahin reh gaya,
chalte rahe door hum, jab tak pukara nahin kissi ne.

hai kuch yeh waqt ka sukoon, ki dil bhi dhadak liya,
sajade mein khade the, jab taq na kuch kaha yaar ne.

mujhe dekh kar kyon, phir muh mod ke chal diya,
aur hum kehte hi rahe, koi khata na ki mehrbaan ne.

meri ab kya majaal, jo main chal deta yahan se,
khuda teri hi mehfil hai, wagarna sada kiya ruswa mere katil ne.

Itraa na tu

ki na laga guhaar, kahin woh kafir sun na le,
ki na bayan-e-dil, kahin woh nasuur na kar de.
aye raqs-e-gumaan, itraa na tu ab kuch aur,
ki yeh waqt hai, kahin woh zammin na kar de.

aaj ahsaas hai, to yeh zahan mein bhar le,
aaj hai aks yahan, to mere bagbaan mehka de.
aye gulfoosh mere, itraa na tu ab kuch aur,
aaj upar shabnam hai, to aftaab bhi aag na de.

yeh ravangi hai, tujhe kafir madhosh na kar le
yeh divangi hai, tujhe woh ab kahin bosa na de
aye kushbu-e-hubaab, itraa na tu ab kuch aur,
yeh aandhi hai, tujhe is jahan se pura na kar de

Milte agar...

milte agar hum to khata hoti
puri yeh arzoo-e-justjoo hoti

na hum door reh sake tujh se
lade bhi na aapni taqdeeron se
tadbir ka koi na poocho hum se
hui aarzo puri na yeh kabhi hum se

milte agar hum to khata hoti
puri yeh arzoo-e-justjoo hoti

sansoon ka mere malik woh hai
dhadkan se phir door kyon hai
ajeeb yeh jasbaa to bahut hai
saath hokar bhi juda woh hai

milte agar hum to khata hoti
puri yeh arzoo-e-justjoo hoti

dekhe bina hume ibadaad ki
sooche bina yeh khidmat ki
aye khuda ab tere daar ki
humne yeh khata-e-arzoo ki

milte agar hum to khata hoti
puri yeh arzoo-e-justjoo hoti

Zindagi

saans lene ka jazbaa bacha hai
ab jeene ka woh saaz chidha hai
na ruka kisi ke liye bhi ab main,
zindagi tera muskurana bacha hai

jitna bhi ho magar yeh faasla hai
ab ki baar woh bhi kuch chala hai
na dagmaaga aye kadam mere
abhi zindagi ka milna bacha hai

zamaana aaj saath khada hai
dekh tujhe aaj woh ji utha hai
na parda kar ab aapne dil se
zindagi ka vakya abhi bacha hai

yehi meri saans ka theharna hai
yeh dil ka mere aah bharana hai
na rok ab kadamon ko tu mere
zindagi tujhe jeena baacha hai.

Ajnaabi Shaher

na shaher mein reh saka
na door gaya yahan se
phir kyon aisa lagta hai
har baar milta hun ajnaabi se

yeh darakht, ghar wahi hain
guzarta roz is raste se
phir kyon aisa lagta hai
ki yeh mod hain ajanabi se

yeh daro diwar bhi aapne
hain yahan ke pakshi jane se
phir kyon aisa lagta hai
saab log hi hain ajnaabi se

tere kuche se guzarte hain
rubaru hote roz tujh se
phir kyon aisa lagta hai
aaj chale door ik ajnaabi se

hai aaj jaane ka din to nahin
ki ghar mud gaya berukhi se
phir kyon aisa lagta hai
aaj mila hun is shehar ajnaabi se

khwahishoon ka hujoom

na milta kabhi mujh se woh, phir bhi intezaar rahta hai
ruswa rehta is dil se woh, phir bhi iktiyaar rakhta hai
ek nazar dekhe bina bhi, khwaboon pe raaj karta hai
mujhe bin kuch bole hue bhi, baat har baar karta hai

shabnam ki boond sa woh, subah aise hi dikhta hai
poonam ke chaand sa woh, har raat hi guzaarta hai
aapni zulfoon ke saaye se, dhup se parda karta hai
aagosh mein chupa kar, har dard se dava karta hai

jaane kitne fasaale hain par, tasavur ki fariyaad karta hai
uffanoon pe naadi hai par, use paatne ki baat karta hai
nadaan chahtoon bhara dil, aaj jeene ki baat karta hai
aur khawahishoon ka hujoom, marne ki baat karta hai

Agar

agar hoti yeh tamanna saab chahtoon se badi
to na koi had hoti, na koi nishaan hota
aur hum kehte nasihoon se mat aa, ki
na woh aarzoo hoti, na woh ruswa hota

humne safar to bahut se kiye hain lekin
manzil tab milti, jab raah mein jasbaa hota
taraste aa rahe, is registan se bhi hum, ki
pyaas tab bhujti, agar raste mein dariya hota

manzar bahut dekhe hain humne doobne wale
samaate hum tab, jab koi samandar mila hota
zahar pade hain zindagi mein peene wale
nigalte hum sab, agar saaki ne pyaala diya hota

chale to gaye hain saathi door sabhi, ki
aye dost, kissi khwab mein to kabhi mila hota
hain maut ki ladai mein yahan to sabhi
maarta main bhi, agar zindagi ko jiya hota

Kapil Bajaj

ghuttan

ki ho pareshaniyoon ka dhaer bahut
faila haa haakar bhale ho
na ghabrana tu aye pathik
chalna pade bhala akele ho

ki tamannaon ki ho~ ghutti sansae
chahe chahtoon ki jali chita ho
na thak haar tu aye rahi
naye khwab ki tabir ho

ki rokta tujhe bhale zamaana
rah vipdayein lakh khadi ho
na darna tu aye musaafir
tod har dewar khade ho

ki chand hasratoon ka kya moal
jab har ek khwahish tak lutii ho
na sooch tu aye rahagir
har aarzoo ko phir khoj ho

grains of time

Just not the grains of time
that slip through the hour glass
not the air that escapes the lungs
haunting memoirs that life brings
the pain and agony of separation
despair of being drenched in rain
for there is just this killing pain
that can take life from grains of time

Just these real grains of time
that accumulate in hour glass
this freshness filling my lungs
new experiences that life brings
joy of meeting post any separation
fragrant earth drenched in rain
for there is no such killing pain
that can take life from grains of time

Ek saans bhar

ek saans bhar hi to hai,
yeh koi aah to nahin
thodi si theahari hi to hai
par abhi tooti to nahin

ke hai tasaavur ki chaaha
par irada-e-chashm to nahin
yeh hai dil-o-gaam ka kaaha
kisi puje pathar ki lakir to nahin

hai yeh sadiyon ka gubaar
par mera yeh dard to nahin
yehi hai ubharta hubaab
phir yeh phata-ta kyon nahin

aur kitna teri hasti ka kahar
ki mile kisiko sakine to nahin
sataye jitna bhi yeh shahar
phir bhi yeh sarakta to nahin

ruh bhi kisiki na rahi ae Maula
ab yeh teri panahgaar bhi nahin
jaati rahi woh jab bhi maulvi bolla
ki kisi ghutaan mein main kaid to nahin

pat-jhad main phool na lage,
ke khizan koi baghban to nahin
yeh kashti is sahil se ab kaise nikale
ki main yahan koi baadbaan to nahin

Kapil Bajaj