baanti zameen

ya khuda is jahan ko kya hua, ke aadami aadami se milta nahin
char kadam koi bada bhi le to, sarhadoon se paar jaata nahin

khenchi is zameen pe lakireen itani, ke zameen ab dikhti nahin
main kis se kahoon ke akhir mein do ghaz se jyada naseeb nahin

zameen to aaj baant li hai sabne, par asmaam kyon baanta nahin
kyon nahin dhakta deewar se aasmaan jaise zameen dikhaata nahin

kis ko rokun kis ko pakadoon, yahan ab koi kissi_ki sunata nahin
baheta lahu hai yeh insaan ka, isse dekh bhi dil paseejta nahin

laal hua hai rang zameen ka aaj, par shayad ab rang dikhta nahin
saane hain haath bhi sabhi ke magar aapna haath koi dekhta nahin

nazar aayi

uski rehmat-e-dard shahar mein na chup payi
mere chehre pe uski di har chot nazar aayi

main to churata raha aankh bhi sabse aabtak
par aansoon ki jhadi lagi to woh nazar aayi

ris raha tha dil kabse yun_hi gumsum mera
aaj aankh chalak aayi to sabko nazar aayi

jab tak sitaam sehte rahe hum chup chap yunhi
jaan ke bhi koi shaksiyat na paas nazar aayi

kyon tamasha bana rakha hai mujhe aye jahan
ek aah nikali ke bheed nikalti nazar aayi

gher rakha hai aaj mujhe is jahan ne aise
ke kisi aur jahan ki ajab shah nazar aayi

mujhe yahan jaan ke bhi koi pechanta nahin
is dard mein Kapil sabki surat nazar aayi

patang si zindagi

uljhi is dor mein fansi zindagi
aaj lagta patang si hai zindagi
ek jhonke se udati hai zindagi
hawa ke rukane se girti zindagi
kabhi hawa se bikhaarti zindagi
rang birangi chepi wali zindagi
ungaliyaan katati dor si zindagi
rishte mein ghatoon wali zindagi
ek dusare se uljhkar kati zindagi
hawa saath bin dor chutati zindagi
haath ajaaye to fir udati zindagi
nayi kissi dorr se bandhi zindagi
din udane par raath thaki zindagi
fir charakhri pe bandhi zindagi
achanak barish se chupati zindagi
us mein bhigati patang si zindagi

dil liye na liya

dil liye na liya chain to liya hi hai
kaise pukaroon, koi naam diya nahin hai

main awaaz doon bhi tujhe to kis haq se
tune mujhe koi ikhtiyaar diya nahin hai

teri aas mein zindagi kat rahi hai meri
teri umeed se khawboon ko sajaya to hai

hai aatish-e-gul sa jalwa nigah mein
tune kyon aise palkoon ko jhukaya sa hai

un palkoon mein duba hoon kab se main
bata, tune un palkoon ko uthaya kab hai

madhosh main to aaj tak hua nahin tha
tune aankhoon mein bata chupaya kya hai

dekh ek baar mujhe to nazar se poochoon
tune aapni aankhoon se pilaya kya hai

tu bata main ab hosh mein aaon kaise
tujh se badkar jahan mein aur kya hai

duba hua hai Kapil aankhoon mein aise
jahean mein nigahoon se gehra kya hai

nahin aaya dekhne

nahin aaya dekhne mujhe fir woh dard unka
main bach gaya dekhne ek din aur jalwa unka

jalwa-e-husn kahun ya kahun jaan-e-balab
kya farak padta hai, zikr hota hai bas unka

har mehfil mein bas nazareein dekhti unko
nahin khatam hota mehfil mein charcha unka

mehfiloon ke baad bhi dostoon daur jamte hein
aur unmein bhi bas chalta zikr hota hai unka

main kissi aur ke baare mein soochoon kaise
mere zahan mein to hai basa woh khyaal unka

dekha tha ek roz, rukh se naqab hatate hue
tabh se janata hoon dushman mera, hijab unka

kaise hataoon fir parda naqabi us rukh se
ke kyon chupa hua hai mujhse ye nur unka

Kapil jeeta kaise unko dekhe bina kya maloom
yahan to har dikhta hai bas woh chehra unka

tumhari amaanat ko

tumhari amaanat ko sambhal ke rakh na sake
bahut koshish ki par imaan bacha na sake

tum naam likh gaye the jis dil pe aapna
hum ussi dil pe ikhtiyaar kar na saake

gumm kahan, kaise hua woh dil kya jaane
hum teri yaad mein use dekh bhi na sake

soochte rahe bas tere baare mein har pal
issi sooch mein hum zindagi ji na sake

hum kaise pukarte tumhe, tum hi bataaon
tumhe dekhte, zubaan thi ye soch na sake

kya aur bayaan kare Kapil aur apni dastan
hum the ki tum pe ikhtiyaar rakh na sake

roz milte hain

roz milte hain woh humse yunhi muskurakar
lagta hai beithe dil mein ufaan daba kar

main poochon unse to yeh baat poochon kaise
woh ghar se nikalte apne sab zakhm chupa kar

shikkan nahin dekhi unke maathe pe aaj tak
kyon peete hain woh har aansoon ko hans kar

us hansi mein chupi ghutan kyon nahin dikhti
yeh zindagi jeete hain kyon ghut-ghut kar

soochta tha sabr ki koi intihaan hoti hai
intihaan kya hai, bhul gaya unhe dekh kar

umeed se maine

umeed se maine jab bhi chaukhat khat-khati hai
bas har darwaaze se thokar hi maine pie hai

kyon naraaz hai yeh zamaana mujhse kya jaanu
maine to iski har aahat pe nazar bichai hai

dur andhere mein jab bhi koi lau dikhi mujhe
maine woh raat bas teri umeed mein beetai hai

kissi ki umeed kaise karta andeeri gali mein
yahan to bhatakti koi ruh bhi nahin aayi hai

samjhata hoon, na ro aye dil us dil ke liye
kambhakht us dil ne zindagi bahut satayi hai

fir bhi kyon is dasht mein hawa kuch num hai
Kapil sukhi aankh aaj phir se chalak aayi hai

nahin bataya usne

chaak jigar kar phir us dil ko bhula diya usne
mujhe kyon zinda chodd diya, nahin bataya usne

tadap raha hoon aaj bhi usi ke woh zakhm liye
mere zakhm kyon nassur kiye, nahin bataya usne

sulag raha hai aaj bhi ye man usi ki yaad mein
yaad pe kyon kiya ikhtiyaar, nahin bataya usne

aaj bhi wohi daudata hai meri har nafas mein
nafas ko kiya kyon beqarar, nahin bataya usne

dekha usne aur quatl hua main bas ek nazar se
nazaroon se kyon dur kiya, nahin bataya usne

main to jee raha tha uske bin ab tak ye zindagi
Kapil butt kyon zinda kiya, Nahin  bataya usne

haathoon ki lakeeroon

haathoon ki lakeeroon se shikyat karta hoon
kyon har zakhm ke liye kissi ko ilzaam deta hoon
main zinda tha jab tak kabhi jeeya hi nahin
kyon apni be_naam maut ke liye naam dhoondta hoon

kabhi koi nayi lakeer bana na saka jab main
to uske liye bhi is talwaar ka naam leta hoon
main chaak jigar liye yunhi tanha beitha raha
aur laal hokar chaaragar ko badnaam karta hoon

koshish maine kabhi dil se kuch ki hi nahin
aur apni nakami ka sahera takdeer ko deta hoon
jisse aaj tak bhi maine kabhi dekha to nahin
us khuda ko aapni khata ka gunegaar kehta hoon

kaise rahta koi saath mere mera dost ban kar
main apni har chott ke liye koi naam dhoondta hoon
agar sambhalna chahe bhi koi gumnasheen mujhko
usi gum nasheen ko apne gum ki wajah kehta hoon

kya kehta main kissi se aye jahan ab is waqt
main hi hansta umr baad main kyon tauba karta hoon
Kapil koi aaina nahin jo dikhata surat meri
main kyon toote aaine mein khud ko dhoodta hoon

kyon de koi

kyon de koi aaj awaaz mujhko
barbaad hua, na sambhaal mujhko
kya gila karta main tujhse
mere gumaan ne loot liya mujhko

mere paas kuch baacha nahin
ek niwale ne tarsa diya mujhko
khada tha bas khali haat liye
ke hawa ne bhi uda diya mujhko

woh manzil ki dagar thi meri
us dagar se na dhakeel mujhko
chahe kuch dheere hi sahi
main chal raha na toak mujhko

bhagta hoon dur main shahar
ki tune kya diya hai mujhko
kya karta main aur jeene ko
bashindo ne chodd diya mujhko

bhatak raha tha veeranon mein
koi makaan bulata nahin mujhko
main jaao kis aur kya pata
koi rasta batata nahin mujho

main zare-sa pada milta hoon
bhool ja, na kar yaad mujhko
woh umeed kuch aisi rahi meri
ussi ne thokar pe la diya mujhko

bayaan karein kaise

bayaan karein kaise haal-e-dil hum
deewarien to kuch sunati nahin yahan par
kaun batlaye fir unhe haal humara
har shaks khada hai aapni sunane kandhe par

woh kyon dekhte ek nazar se humein
ki kaii parwaane hain jo khaak hue un par
kissi parwane ka kuch baacha nahin
kaun aata hai shoak manane be_naam maut par

dur hokar hum unse jiyenge kaise
ki kai aur nahin rakhta ikhtiyaar is dil par
zubaan bhi hai majboor unke aage
woh gaye samane aur kuch kahan nahin us par

shikwa karoon to karoon kis_se
khata to yeh dil ki hai aaj ek saja mujh par
rone ki hasrat liye beitha hoon
par aata koi ek aansoon nahin mere gaal par

num ankhoon mein ab kuch aur nahin
dikhayi detii unki tasveerein palkoon par
band karloon aankhein to bhi kya ho
chalak jaati hain yeh sab tasveeroon par

bhara mann leke jayein kis aur hum
do boond se kya farak padega is zameen par
tapakte aansoo unhe kabhi dikhe nahin
yeh bhi gum gaye waqt ki kissi ek laher par

kaise umeed rakhoon

kaise umeed rakhoon, na_umeedi ke daur mein
main aansoon sahejoon, mukhotoon ke shaher mein

kai shaksiyatein milti hai, hanste hue yun
unhe roz roote dekhoon, band kuch kamroon mein

bahar shor bahut hai, dikhawe ki kushi ka
kaun jaane kitane aansoon nikale un diloon mein

khush hain log fikr ko udate shaher mein
siskiyaan sun_ti deewarein, unke gharoon mein

aadmi mil rahe hain gale bichade logonse
kyon ki tanhai kaat_ti hai band darwaazoon mein

sabhi aate the milne mujhse har jeet par
Kapil aaj akela hai, ek haar ki chaukhat mein

kya hai hasrat unki

kya hai hasrat unki, aye dil dhoond bata
zindagi thak gaya hoon, tu hi dhadak ke bata

karishma hua nahin, mohobat apna haal bata
maine suna nahin, aye dil tu hi sun ke bata

kya arzoo zinda hai, mujhe dil dekh bata
tu kab se hai sulag raha, use bhul ke bata

bekaar zid na kar, ab jaane ka rasta bata
main tujhse maayus hua, guma woh jigar bata

laal hua hai chaak-jigar, koi chaaragar bata
kyon dekhta fir mujhe, koi aur hakim bata

barbaad char pal the, do pal ka ilaaj bata
kuch bacha nahin Kapil, tu bas umeed bata

unki be_wafai pe

unki be_wafai pe, hum wafa kaise karte,
humein unse mohobat hai, hum jafa kaise karte

woh to sunate nahin, haal-e-dil kissi ka
hum aapne hi dil ki awaaz ko un_suna kaise karte

do pal ki dosti, aur umr bhar ka gila
hum ek khata pe yeh dosti kurbaan kaise karte

unhone to dekha nahin, be_haal haal mera
hum unhe behaal chodd, aage safar kaise karte

sang dil woh hain, to sang dil hi sahi,
hum unki is fidrat pe, unse ruswai kaise karte

wafa karni thi Kapil, to dil koi dhoondte
unki mehfil thi, hum unke aage nigah kaise karte

dekhta roz main, woh aaj bhi nahin mudate
hum wahin hain, unke beegir hum safar kaise karte

tasveer mein woh

tasveer mein woh chehra nazar aaya
zubaan pe unka kai baar naam aaya
inteezar raha yun qayamat tak unka
aur main tanha hi zindagi jee aaya

bahut aachi kati is tanhai mein
zahan mein unka khayal to aaya
par bahut nazare dikhaye zindagi
aur nazaroon mein din bita aaya

kahin aur hota to kami bhi khalti
main yahan duniya saath hans aaya
kuch hoti hai justajoo unki magar
main yeh arzoo bhi wahin chod aaya

nahin yaad unka chehra aur naam
main khudko bhi shayad bhul aaya
kuch hoon nahin main unke beegair
unke beegair yeh tanhai bhul aaya

tanha hokar bhi saath hai har pal
main kaise unhe saath uthata aaya
anjaane is bhoj se dabe kandhe the
kaise unse main bhoj uthata Aaya

utarna chahoon to utar nahin sakta
ab woh ban gaye hain mera hum saya
jidhar jaaoge Kapil tum is jahan
log poochenge kahan tumhara saya

apne rang se

apne rang se woh rangoon ka bazaar laga dete hain
kharidaar pehle hi kum the, woh aur chura lete hain

dil ki dukandari yahan hum karein to karein kaise
woh jahan hoen wahin kharidaar tanta laga dete hain

dukandaar to is shahar ke sabhi khali ho gaye hain
aur woh hain jo sang dil ko bhi sauda bech dete hain

hum bhi gaye the dekhne is dukandaari ka hunar unka
jaane kyon humein dekh woh dukaan hi bada dete hain

hum inteezar kar rahe the ek raat ka milne ko unse
par raat ke taare unke talabgaar aur bada dete hain

sauda apna agar bechna ho Kapil to kuch seekho unse
woh tumhara sauda tumhein beech kar munafa kamate hain

bahut dekhii hain

bahut dekhii hain aankhein takatii hui
kum hi milti hain nighahein dhoondti hui
main to kho hi gaya tha un palkoon mein
jab woh pehli baar jhapakne neeche hui

jo hosh gaya tha mujhe na aaya ab tak ki
be_hoshi mein unki nigahoon se baat hui
na bola kuch main, na bole kuch woh aur
aankhoon aakhoon mein hi hazaar baat hui

roz milta hoon khwab mein un aankhoon se
ki unke bina mujhe na koi raat gawaar hui
yun tadpata hai woh manzar subah jagne par
ki har subah fir un anhkhoon ki talash hui

dhoondta har gali main unki nighahoon ko
par aaj tak palkoon mein na waisi baat hui
woh kahin chup chup ke dekh rahe hain yeh
ke beemar ki aankhoon mein kitni aas hui

main to na hans sakta hoon

main to na hans sakta hoon, na roo sakta hoon
na aapna girbaan pakad kar jhinjord sakta hoon
aye dil dekh le, main aaj aisa barbaad hua hoon
is muflasi mein na kissi ko kuch de sakta hoon

mere paas to tujhe dene ko bacha kuch bhi nahi
phir kyon main ab bhi roz teri aas rakhta hoon
dhoondta hoon tujhe mere bache veeranoon mein
kyon main khud ko haqiqat se durr rakhta hoon

hashr aisa ki mangane pe majboor beitha hoon
par phir bhi tere liye bikane ko tarasta hoon
sharam aati kuch mangane mein tujhse aye dil
aapni di huii cheez maangne mein jhijakta hoon

kaise le loon wapas yeh dil jo ab mera nahin
main ek barbaad dhadkan aur dil tarasta hoon
shayad yehi sabak meri nakaam koshishoon ka
main kyon har baar bina pankh ke udata hoon

tujhe bulata hoon

tujhe bulata hoon to mujhe bas ek mukhota nazar aata hai
yahan to har chahre pe mukhota hai, kaun surat dikhata hai

main to dhoond raha tha ek dost is shahar mein lekin
is shahar ka har shaksh mujhe kalakaar nazaar aata hai

bahut umeed lekar aaya tha yahan tujh se milane main
par teri har baat mein mujhe dhokha hi nazar aata hai

yahan har koo peeth pe hansta hai, na_umeed karta hai
is liye bahut mayus hokar is shahar se kapil nikalta hai

ankhoon ke dard ko

ankhoon ke dard ko, chalakne ka mauka na mila
main zinda raha na raha, mujhe tu na mila

kyon dard deta hai, har shaam bichad ke mujhse
main shyam se mayus raha, tera saath na mila

main talashta raha dagar tere ghar ki jaanib
rasta dushman tha, har mod pe alag ishara mila

kis_se poochoon tere pata, tu hi bata mujhko
is shahar jo bhi shaks mila, tera beemar mila

kahan dhoondoon tujhe yeh koi bata_ta nahin
bahut udda par kisi asmaan mein tu na mila

aaj chaan raha hoon khaak main dard ki yahan
is_se tere butt mile par mujhe tu na mila

main tera butt lekar yeh haal bataoon kisko
gum seene mein, aur sunane ko kaan na mila

gila karta to main dard se gila karta kaise
mujhe har gum mila par tera dard na mila

rokta hoon aaj gum ko aankh se phootne se
aaj bhi mere gum ka kisi ko pata na mila

aaj fiza mein kuch dhuan sa hai

suraj jaane kyon aaj daba sa hai
roshni ka jamghat bhi kum sa hai
dikhai deta nahin kuch dur aage
aaj fiza mein kuch dhuan sa hai

tahelne is subah mein chal diye
kahin kinchati yeh fiza bhi hai
mahek aa rahi dur phooloon se
yahan ek mahekti baghiya bhi hai

mahek aati hai dhara ki aaj yun
jaise woh bhi kuch bheegi si hai
chal raha hoon nange paaon liye
ghaans par oss ki boond si hai

soch raha hoon aapne swapne ko
uski yaad abhi kuch tazaa si hai
jaga diya hairaan kar usne mujhe
woh sapna bhi bas tumhara hi hai

kuch der ruk jaata hoon yahan
ki yahan hawa sans lene ko hai
bahut lambi hai dagar wapasi ki
woh aaj bhi akele chalani to hai

main phir kho gaya us sooch mein
mera jeena bhi mere soocha sa hai
nahin sooch paata hoon aage kya ho
ki aaj fiza mein kuch dhuan sa hai

kahan milta sukoon

kahan milta sukoon koi batlaoo mujhko
bahut ukta gaya hoon kuch samjhao mujhko
har ek koshish nakaam ho rahi hai meri
koi samandar ki raah batlaoo mujhko

main kabhi ek dariya tha jo sukh gaya
koi to mera woh ufaan yaad dilao mujhko
shayad bhool gaya hoon main rasta aapna
koi to us manzil ki raah dikhao mujhko

kis aur hai chalti dagar nahin janata
chahe jis aur chaaho aaj dhakelo mujhko
kahin to kissi mod se mulakat hogi apni
us mod se rasta pooch ke batlaoo mujhko

bhatak raha hoon bin dagar bin manzil
ki koi to baandh ke aaj jaao mujhko
main janata nahin mujhe kya karna hai
mere hone ka sabab yaad dilao mujhko

aaj main sukha hoon, log bhi pyase hain
meri laachari ko na yaad dilaoo mujhko
koi to paani ko pighla ke lao mujh tak
ya pyaasoon ki shakal na dikhaoo mujhko

main kyon bhaag raha hoon aaj khud se
koi haqiqqat ka aaina dikhaoo mujhko
main na_umeedi ke andheroon mein hoon
kyon koi umeed ki lau dikhlae mujhko

ab to khud ko bhi kuch nahin bolta hoon main

aaj har ek shahh paane ke liye tarasta main
kuch khwaboon ke toot jaane par tutata main
apni hasratoon se aankh micholi khelta main
apni khoyi tamanaoon ko hoon dhoondta main

shayad pata hi nahin kya talashta hoon main
pyaas lage to samandar ki aur daudta main
jahan zaroorat mujhe bas ek dariya ki thi
wahan kyon khara paani haath mein leta main

sabko hai pata samandar pyaas nahin bujhata
phir bhi kyon ussi mein tripti dhoondta main
hai chullu bhara ussi samandar se phir maine
use khud pe udel kar kyon pyaasa tadapta main

sulag raha yeh mera sukhta jigaar jaane kabse
yeh bujh na jaaye issi jatan mein rehta main
shayad takleef yeh bahut pyaari hai aaj mujhko
is liye yun hi sulagta man liye phirta main

khatam hoti nahin dikhti meri talash mujhko
jaane kyon is talash ko hoon itna chahta main
koi manzil nazar aati bhi agar kisi mod par
dekh koi aur sukha rasta pakad leta hoon main

nahin leta hoon udhaar kuch boonde asmaan se
jane kis guroor mein hoon aaj bhi yahan main
hai kabka sukh gaya ab to yah gala bhi mera
ab to khud ko bhi kuch nahin bolta hoon main

sochta hoon har pal tumhe

sochta hoon har pal tumhe
ki zindagi simati nahin hai
janata hoon yeh haqqiqat
tumhare siwa koi nahin hai

kuch to rakhna brham ki aas
chahe khwab haqqiqat nahin hai
tumhare bina main kya hota
sochna mere bas mein nahin hai

kya dekhta main yeh jahan
tumhe dhang se dekha nahin hai
main shayad tumhi se hoon
khayal zahan mein yehi hai

kaise kisi aur ko sochoon
tumse meri umeed bandi hai
raah tumhari dekh raha hoon
jab se yeh raat dhali hai

dil hai ke samajhta nahin
aaj bhi mohobat kar raha hai
char pal ki is raat mein
mang do pal ki kar raha hai

sirhane aake beitho do pal
raat qatra-qatra dhal rahi hai
bina tumse aapna haal kahe
zindagi tanha guzar rahi hai

teri umeed pe

teri umeed pe main khudko qurbaan kar doon
aye dil tu kahe to main baat tamam kar doon

aur bhi bahut kuch hai paas tujhe kehne ko
bas ek ishara kar to yeh baat aam kar doon

zamaana besabr hai kabse meri baat le kar
aaj bata karke tera bhi kuch naam kar doon

sochta hoon phir na naam loon kahin tera
aaj chup rehke khudko aur badnaam kar doon

har mod pe ungaliyaan uthati hain mujh pe
naam leke kaise is charche ko aag de doon

main bura tha zamaane ki nazar main kabse
lab khol kar kyon tujhe bhi bura kar doon

tere aage yeh saari quaiyanaat rakh doon
tu kahe to Kapil yeh nazm benaam kar doon

rail ka platform

engine se kichi khaali-bhaari kursiyon ka shahar
anginat daboon mein thuse hue logon ka shahar

anjaan chehroon ke mele sa lagta hai shahar
bheed dekh lagta hai platform pe basta shahar

kuch bazaar bhi hain yahan theloon se baane
aur paani ke us nal par aake rukta hai shahar

bas yeh shor-o-gul bahut hai yahan har jagah
ki yeh hai har samay bajaate bhopoo ka shahar

kuch log so rahe hain yahan par jaane kaise
yahan dekh lagta hai raat ko jagta hai shahar

yahan har taraf bas chahal pahal hai dikhti
daudti bhagti kuch laal wardiyoon ka shahar

kale coat ne chipka diya hai ek parcha kahin
usi parche pe bana bas kuch pal ka hai shahar

gaadi kuch paloon mein le gayi ujaad ke sab
ab platform pe nahin gaadi mein basta shahar

kya karte

gaflat-e-shahar-e-dil se hum ab kya kehte
woh khafa humse hai, un_se gila kya karte

ufaan uth rahe the man mein kisse batate
dil-e-ashna ek dubti kashti thi kya karte

sitaam dil pe hote rahe aur hum sahte rahe
ye khu-e-yaar ke zakhm the, marham kya karte

hum to the dard-e-mohobaat unse liye beithe
woh bas dard hi dete rahe, ke hum kya karte

wafa ki chah mein jaane kab jafa kar beith
lazzat-e-gum apna tha aur hum wafa kya karte

main parinda

main aaj woh gumnam zarra hoon jo udd pata nahin
kabhi ek parinda tha jisse koi shahar bhata nahin

chune nikala tha uchaiiyaan jahan koi jaata nahin
main woh parinda tha jo kabhi jalne se darta nahin

ek udaan aisi bhi li ke zameen dikhii mujhe nahin
badal ke shor-o-gul ke upar kuch sunai diya nahin

phir madhooshi aisi rahi ke hone ka bhi hosh nahin
sirf main sirf main wahan doosra to koi bhi nahin

faqat lamhoon ka khel tha ke phir mere pankh nahin
dhadaam se gira zameen par ke mujhe thamta koi nahin

meri umeed ka

meri umeed ka aaj yeh kaisa sabak mila hai
gum-e-hasti ke siwa mujhe kuch na mila hai

yahan dhoondta main kaise kuch aur shah ab
tune monh pher_ke mujhe beigana kar diya hai

chala aur dur par yeh sadak abhi bhi teri hai
is_ke har ik mod ne kuch aur todd diya hai

sambhaal tukdoon ko thaame nikal raha hoon
ke chutt na jaye koi hisa yehi khayal raha hai

bas chodd chala hoon yahan se judi yadoon ko
ki teri khaak mein in yadoon ko dafan kiya hai

jaate hue mujhse kiss baat ka mehsul mang raha
aye shahar bata tune mujhe aaj tak diya kya hai

kya hai

tere dar se dur khada hoon, yeh mera naseeb kya hai
main phir bhi tere liye khada hoon, yeh umeed kya hai

yun to dikhaii deti hai bas shahar ki har baat mujhko
par nahin dikhti ekk surat hi teri, yeh nazar kya hai

khada hoon liye bas chand yadoon ki aapni daulat main
use bhi cheenta koi chor kahin se, yeh shahar kya hai

baacha kuch bhi nahin paas aapne kuch tukdoon ke siwa
aaj tu hi bata aye dost ke yeh jeena bhi jeena kya hai

yun to rakhein hain tukde tune bhi hazaroon is bazaar
yeh bata aye dil, ki in sab tukdoon mein mera kya hai

haseen lagti hain

haseen lagti hain par nahin milti hubaab si
yeh tamnayein ubharti hain man mein hubaab si

kuch thamti hain sataah par yeh bhi hubaab si
aur mit jaati hain ek pal mein yeh hubaab si

yeh to bas musafir hain saath kuch hi pal ki
ek jhoonke se yeh udd jaati kahan usi hubaab si

phool jaati hain ek doosre se milkar yeh kabhi
aur phir ek lahar is khatam hoti hain hubab si

thaamna chahoon to tham nahin sakta inhe kabhi
yeh bas haat aate hi khatam ho jaati hubaab si

kyon dosti ko dushmani kehte ho

kyon dosti ko dushmani kehte ho
khud ko kis ranjish ki saza dete ho
main to bas dekhta tumhi ko hoon
kyon mujhe takne ki tohmat dete ho
kyon dosti ko dushmani kehte ho

gilla dosti mein nahin char din
tum kyon zindagi bhar bojh dhote ho
kissi aur ki befizul gustakhi pe
kyon tum khud hi se khafa rehte ho
kyon dosti ko dushmani kehte ho

fiza to mehki thi is bahar bhi
kyon tum bahar is mehrum rehte ho
khizaan bhi hassen nazara deti hai
tum band kamroon ko khizah kehte ho
kyon dosti ko dushmani kehte ho

bahar zindagi aaj bhi haseen hai
tum kyon khud ko takleef dete ho
in baache-kuche do paloon mein bhi
tum kyon deid pal roothe rehte ho
kyon dosti ko dushmani kehte ho

aaj aayi hai ghadi jaane ki aapne
par tum phir bhi khafa lagte ho
kaise manaoon mein tumhe is lamhe
tum to mujhe bahut juda lagte ho
kyon dosti ko dushmani kehte ho

aayi dard ki barat thi

aayi dard ki barat thi
yeh unki meri baat thi
khati meeti mulakat thi
yeh ajeeb saugaat thi

yeh hawa garaj rahi thi
ghatayein baras rahi thi
saath chandani bhi thi
woh chand wali raat thi

aaj aag sulag ragi thi
ab do diloon ki baat thi
kahin madhoshi chupi thi
madhosh dhadkanen bhi thi

aaj kano-kano ki baat thi
yeh sun rahi hawa bhi thi
ab khamosh yeh fiza thi
kuch dil ki fariyaad thi

yeh zindagi bhi ravan thi
kuch unki talabgaar thi
bas do paloon ki zindagi
phir milne ko betaab thi

dard ki talash mein

dard ki talash mein
ek umeed ki aas mein
main bhatakta raha
aye shaher, teri gali-oon mein

hasil kuch hua nahin
woh dil bhi mera nahin
main dhoondta raha
aye dard, teri gehraiyaan nahin

dhoondta hoon aaj bhi
gumaan kuch bacha abhi
main aage chalata raha
aye sadak, khatam tere modd bhi

kuch aur ab hai kahan
woh dard chupaa kahan
main talshata raha
aye dil, bata woh tanhai kahan

kahin kuch baacha hai
tabhi woh aaj dikha hai
main takata hi raha
aye zakhm, dekh yeh illaj hai

khwahishein aisi hain

har mushkil mein zindagi jeene ka honsala detii hain
kyon yeh tamannayein chup-chup kar dil mein rotii hain

bahut koshishein karte hain hum bhi chain se sone ki
par yeh hasratein hain jinke liye raat bhar rote hain

shayad kuch sansoon ka rishta hai mere khwaboon se
khwab dekhte aur raat bhar unki aas mein jagate hain

kaise samjhaoon be_chain dil ko sab kuch nahin milta
kissi ka jee nahin bharta ki yeh khwahishein aisi hain

mujhe manzil ki talash thi

mujhe manzil ki talash thi
par main raasta bhatak gaya
us sadak ko dhoondte hue
main har mod par bhikhar gaya

tere saath rehna khwab tha,
woh khwab kab ka tut gaya
us dard-e-dil ki talash mein,
main kuch aur bhikhar gaya

dil-e-ashna mein jagah na thi
main fir bhi talashta gaya
ek lamha paane ki chaha mein
main har lamha bhikhar gaya

woh hi mera khu-e-yaar tha
par main usse dur hota gaya
paas aane ki koshishoon mein
main har jagah bhikhar gaya

shor-o-gul kabhi aapna tha
aaj paraye logoon ka ho gaya
aaj unki awaazein dhoondta
main awaaz mein bhikhar gaya

kabhi dasht-e-sahera mera tha
par ab woh dasht hi reh gaya
mujhe fir sahera ki talsh thi
main har saher pe bhikhar gaya

woh hi ilaj-e-dil mera tha
aur aaj dil bhi chala gaya
unke is diloon ke khel mein
main har dhadkan bhikhar gaya

mujhe manzil ki talash thi
par main raasta bhatak gaya
us sadak ko dhoondte hue
main har mod par bhikhar gaya

tapak raha

tapak raha ashq-e-dil, tujhe rokta yahan koi nahin
tamashii shahar hai, par yahan thaam_ta koi nahin

gum-e-dil ka hashr aisa, rista lahu dikhta nahin
jigar laal na kar sake, woh lahu phir lahu nahin

azma-e-khanjar to aaj khanjar chala mujhpe zalim
har qutra tere naam ka, uske siwa nikala kuch nahin

kuch aur azmana hai, mere quatil azma ke dekh le
mere ghar mein teri yaad siwa baacha kuch nahin

dikhaya ghar tujhe kabhi, woh ghar dikhta nahin
binaa dil-o-gum ke baacha makaan mein kuch nahin

ghar mera to yahin tha, bachee dar-o-deewar nahin
bahut baar jal chuka hoon, ab dil ke karoobar nahin

ahad leke nikala hoon, aur ab ashq-e-dil nahin
samane aake dekhte ho, mera ahad ab mera nahin

imaan dagmata raha, mujhe rokta yahan koi nahin
tamashii shahar hai, yahan thaam_ta tu bhi nahin

tum na aaye

tum aaye mere shaher, par milne na aaye
din dhala raat beeti, phir bhi tum na aaye

intezaar karta raha main to ussi jagah
yadaein to bahut aayeii, par tum na aaye

aaj bhi umeed ka daman thamein beitha hoon
sandeshe bahut bhijwaye, par tum na aaye

jab bhi guzaraa hoon teri gali se main
ungliyan uthi charche hue, par tum na aaye

jawab deta to zamane to main deta kaise
wada jo kiya tum se, par wade pe tum na aaye

kuch to toota hoon is rivayat pe teri
majboori thi agar to bhi batane tum na aaye

aaj bhi zinda hoon hai kahin umeed baaki
aaoge milne marne par chahe aaj tum na aaye

nahin aati mohobatt

nahin aati mohobatt unko kya kijiye
aye dil, ek baar dil de ke dekhiye

nahin milti tavajoo unki aye shama
keh unko ke kabhi to jal ke dekhiye

anjaane mein sahi tadpate hein woh
unke dil se kahoo ki tadapna sikhiye

har roz nahin milta hai tasvur unka
aankh ko batlaya hai sabr sikhiye

kab tak siski leta jigar bin unke
maine samjhaya usse jeena sikhiye

tanha hota to yeh dil jee bhi leta
unke saath Kapil machalna dekhiye

kabhi unka ghar

kabhi unka ghar mere ghar se itna dur na tha
yahan se wahan ka safar bhi itna mushkil na tha

hum roz pahoonch jaate the dekhne unke dar ko
jab dar khula to wahan jaane ka honsla na tha

chote se raste mein pehle milte daraakht kai
jab duri lambi hui to wahan darakht bhi na tha

aage badd kar jab ek-aadh baat kari maine unse
jo khwab dekha tha kabhi ab woh khwab na tha

ek baar milkar unse mujhe yeh ahsaas ho gaya
woh shaks jo roz dikhta tha kabhi mera na tha

gir chala jab main sadak pe unke ghar ki aur
jaane kyon raaste mein ab woh modd hi na tha

dhondoon kis raste pe unke ghar ke modd ko
Shahar mein bin dekha to koi rasta hi na tha

ab nahin milta hai mujhko koi deedaad unka
shayad yeh saath unka bas ab yahin tak tha

to kya

mere dard par chadd kar ek peigam paya to kya
bewajaah zindagi beet gayi ab woh aaya to kya

bahut chahta tha deedar-e-gul main to aye shaher
bas bahar mein hi mera gulshan khil paaya to kya

kuch ek nazare dekhe the maine zindagi mein yun
bas sahil pe lehar sa woh nazaara aaya to kya

main kabhi chahta tha maujoon se milna aye dil
aur woh hamesha bas chuke hi laut gaya to kya

aanso chupane ke liye guhaar ki badal se barasne ko
woh aasmaan bas sawan mein hi baraas paya to kya

jo aaj phir main nikalta hoon dhoondne khud ko
uspe aaine ne mera chehraa mujhe na dikya to kya

bebaas aadmi lagta hai

roz mushkiloon se jujhta hai
kabhi hansta kabhi rota hai
bas jeene ki ek koshish mein
kyon bebaas aadmi lagta hai

char lamhon ki is zindagi mein
do lamhein khudko dhoondta hai
wahan milte hain kai jawaab usko
phir bhi bebaas aadmi lagta hai

khwaboon ki udhed bun mein
kashmaksh jeene ki karta hai
ek khwab jee bhi le tab bhi
kyon bebaas aadmi lagta hai

ab khwahishein hazaar dil mein
roz ladai woh to unki ladta hai
khud jee bhi liya ek din usne
to bhi bebaas aadmi lagta hai

milte use hain log hazaroon
kahan woh dil ki kehta hai
kissi se baat keh kar bhi
kyon bebaas aadmi lagta hai

maine poocha tha kabhi us_se
uski aisi be_baasi ka sabab
woh hans diya poocha mujh_se
adami tu kyon bebaas lagta hai

main lad raha hoon

main lad raha hoon khud_hi se
mujhe jeetna aaj zaroor hai
kuch koshishein maine ki nahin
par jo kii un_pe yakeein hai

main to rutha nahin zamaane se
phir kyon yeh mujhse khafa hai
maine isse kuch manga nahin
phir kyon loot_ta mujhko hai

main dur aaj manzil se hoon
mujhe pukarta wahan kaun hai
mujhe rasta koi mila nahin
jaane kahan agla modd hai

zindagi to koi juaa nahin
jeetne ki_liye hi khela hai
mujhe haar_ne ka darr nahin
mujhe dar bas rukne ka hai

mujhe tum quatl se

mujhe tum quatl se pehle do pal ki moholat dena
tumhein ikraar karloon phir chahe dafnaa dena

zindagi jee hi nahin maine kabhi kuch soch kar
meri har harkkar ka hisaab janaze pe laga lena

abhi zinda hoon to jee lene do mujhe bas aise
marne ke baad chahey jaise kabrr ko saja dena

kya hoga saji kabrr se jab saath tum nahin rahe
phir bhi apni khabar kabrr pe bhijawate rehna

yun to diya nahin mangne pe bhi yeh dil mujhko
khaak ho raha hoon, kabhi ek phool to chada jana

mujhe tum quatl se pehle do pal ki moholat dena
tumhein ikraar karloon phir chahe dafnaa dena

panah nahin milti

main to hamesha se awaargi mein madhosh tha
mujhe is be_hoshi ki ab roz hi hai saza milti

poocho aaj kis_se jaake ab main aapni pehchan
mujhe to aaine mein surat pehchani nahin lagti

badal chuka hai yahan sab bas ek hi pal mein
mujhe aaj ek bhi dost ki shakal nahin dikhti

nikal pada hoon ghar se dhoondne mein khudko
mujhe yahan kahin meri shaksiyaat nahin dikhti

zamaane ne hi hoga dekha mera yeh haal hote
par zamaane ko mere liye fursat nahin milte

main to aaj thokar pe pada ek pathar hoon
mujhe kissi se shahar mein panah nahin milti

teri umeed mein

teri umeed mein mera din guzarta hai
koi aahat hoti hai to dil rukta hai
dhadkan tham jaati hai dekhne tumhe
tum nahin hote to ek afsoos rehta hai

yahan se guzarate har aadmi ke saath
kuch na mil pane ki mayusi badati hai
main jitani bhi chahoon na soocho par
har lamha bas fikr milne ki rehti hai

kuch lamhoon ki baat hote to na kehte
par yeh umrr se lambi baat lagati hai
yun to main roz leta hoon sans yahan
par judai, sans tutane ki baat lagti hai

mere hath rokne ke liye to kuch nahin
bas dil ki ek awaaz sambhal rakhi hai
aur jo na hua asar us_se yahan tumhe
to Kapil yeh mar jaane ki baat hoti hai

tum milkar mujhse

tum milkar mujhse dil mein samate kyon ho
batao zindagi ko zindagi banate kyon ho
main jee raha yunhi khud madhosh hokar
ek madhoshi cheen dusari de jaate kyon ho

main zindagi ki jadojagad mein pada nahin
mujhe kashmakash ki taraf le jate kyon ho
maine kabhi duniya ko kuch samjha nahin
mujhe duniya saath jeena sikhate kyon ho

awaaz deta raha main pehle bhi aye zindagi
tum jawaab de mujhe lajawaab banate kyon ho
maine to kissi se koi umeed rakhi nahin
tum mujh se ban kar umeed jagate kyon ho

kahin aayi nahin milane koi yaad mujhse
tum har pal nayi yaadein de jaate kyon ho
abhi mile kuch pal bhi nahin hue mujhko
tum phir aaj jaane ki baat karte kyon ho

hum kaise mohobat kar beithe

zindagi ka tasavur kar beithe,
hum kaise mohabat kar beithe
ek baar unse milkar hi hum
zindagi unke naam likh beithe
hum kaise mohabat kar beithe

kyon aate hain log samjhane
ab to hum fainsala kar beithe
unki ek muskurahat par hum
jaan kadmoon mein rakh beithe
hum kaise mohobat kar beithe

aaj koi poocho to unse jaake
woh mera dil kyon le beithe
bahut parwaane hain unke to
par nazareen humse mila beithe
hum kaise mohobat kar beithe

humnein kuch kaha nahin par
ikraar ankhon se kar beithe
dekh unko yahan aate-aate
hum chup ke aah bhar beithe
hum kaise mohobat kar beithe

hum dekh ke saath unko aapne
ek pal mein sadiyan jee beithe
hum saath paake unko aapne
is jahaan ki daulat pa beithe
hum kaise mohobat kar beithe

hum kaise mohobat kar beithe

rang bharte hain

kuch khwab phir dikhe hain
aaj woh bhi humse mile hain
berang si is zindagi mein
kuch rang phir bhare hain

tum mujhe milte ho jab bhi
yeh rang aur nikhare hain
in rangoon ke baazar mein
tumhara rang dhoonte hain

kahan dhoodoon unka rang
rangrez nahin batate hain
karoobaar rangoon ka jinka
unke rang se sharmate hain

kahin jagah aisi bhi hogi
jahan rang sabhi milte hain
wahan ab hum chalte hain
unke rang ko khojte hain

main ab bhul jaata kyon ho
woh khwab mein dikhte hain
meri beraang zindagi mein
khwab mein rang bharte hain

tum mujhe yun aawaaz deke

tum mujhe yun aawaaz deke
aaj jaane se tokte kyon ho
main aage badd raha hoon
to mujhe tum rokte kyon ho

har subha chand chupta hai
tum uska gum karte kyon ho
is shaam phir chand aayega
tum ab itna tadapte kyon ho

ek raat hoti mahine mein
us raat se darte kyon ho
ussi din ki judai chand se
us judai se bhagte kyon ho

phir mile chand to poochna
ki mere ghar se dur kyon ho
ek din na aakar aye chand
meri pyaas badate kyon ho

kaun kaun poochta chand se
humein chod jaate kyon ho
sitare bhi kahate hain ab
ae chand inko satate kyon ho

rehte hain saath uske yeh
poocho raat aate kyon ho
jawab yehi milta hai bas
batao saans lete kyon ho

tare roz nikalte hain par
badal unhe chupate kyon ho
chand daga deta hai kabhi
inhe dagabaaz dikhtae kyon

kasur taroon ka nahin yahan
badal khel khelte kyon ho
beech mein har baar aakar
inhe badnaam karte kyon ho

na_laa saka ab tak sitare koi
par inse tum darte kyon ho
main to khafa badal se hoon
sitaroon ko chupate kyon ho

sitare chand sab raat saathi
badal tum samane aate kyon ho
din ko to bas suraj hi hota
tum uske aage bhi aate kyon ho

maine to chodd diye the din
tum unki yaad dilate kyon ho
aaj phir dikh raha suraj mujhe
tum use aur chamkate kyon ho

suraj mujhe raas nahin aata
tum usse parda hatate kyon ho
ab ki baar suraj se poochonga
tum raat ko bhagate kyon ho

raat mein hain khwab suhane
tum khwabon ke dushman kyon ho
ya batlaate ho raah khwab ki
pura karne se darte kyon ho

maine to abhi dekha nahin
tum khwab todate kyon ho
do pal aur dedo raat ke
tum waqt ke paake kyon ho

mera khwab abhi adhoor hai
tum pura karate kyon ho
aye din tum har din mujhko
uske kareeb le jaate kyon ho

main to chaha tha bas safar
manzil aur badate kyon ho
jo ras hai is raste mein
manzil de cheente kyon ho