umeed na mili

dil-e-barbaad ko kahin teri koi umeed na mili
bahut dhoonda par haath mein teri lakir na mili

kaise umeed karta main tere ek tasvur ki yahan
is shahar mein to teri koi tasveer bhi na mili

main chahta tha tere sayee mein sona ek raat
par band aankhoon ko zulfoon ki chaanv na mili

kambhakt yeh saza kya kum thi mere liye ab tak
ke aaj us purane ghar mein koi yaad na mili

mayus guzar raha hoon Kapil main usi gili se
par us gali mein bhi ab teri khushboo na mili

har tute pathar ko

har tute pathar ko woh ghar ki eet kehta hai
jo na bass saake woh usi ko makaan kehta hai

bahut bikhare hain armaan mere, ghar ke bahar
woh un armaanoon ko hi meri chita kehta hai

jab sahejta main hoon kuch tute hue khwaboon ko
woh mujhe kisi kabristan ka bashinda kehta hai

main to chun raha tere phool sabhi ayee jahan
ab dekhta hoon in phoolon pe woh kya kehta hai

sanjoya tha maine to Kapil hamensha usko bhi aise
phir kyon mujhe woh bas ek guzara khwab kehta hai

main kyon tanha rehta hoon

main kyon tanha rehta hoon tu na pooch mujhse
behta dariya hoon jiska kinara chut gaya peeche

milke na mile, aise jaane kitane shahar beete
aur kitane hi garq hue meri lehroon mein kho ke

har darkht se awaaz aayi ki aa milke ja mujhse
pukarta raha sahil, par na mila woh kabhi mujhse

rista raha hoon main har pathar ke bhi neeche
jaane kitane baras hue mujhe sawaan mein mil ke

doob raha hoon Kapil fir is aftaab ke hi jaise
chand lamhein hain, phir gum ho jaonga har dil se

mere hone pe

mere hone pe mujhse na gawahi maango
meri benaam hasti ka na surag maango
main zinda hoon aur kaise jatlaon ke
tum bahi se har pal ka hisab maango

chand roz baaki shayad mere paas abhi
unmein bache lamhoon ki na ginti maango
thak gaya hoon jodte lamhoon ka hisan
un saath guzare hue ki na nishani maango

sahej rakha tha jinhe is dil ne ab tak
tum is dil se na uski zindgani maango
ab kuch aur baacha nahin hai paas mere
tum phir bhi sochte ho ki aur kya maango

main aaj bhi darta hoon tumhe dekh yun
kahin tum mujhse khud ko hi na maango
Kapil to khada hai aaj khali haath liye
bacha asmaan hai chahe to ise bhi maango

aaj sarre baazaar

aaj sarre baazaar mujhe bhi utara usne
gumnaam ko badnaam kar naam diya usne

khata aankhoon se hui apni na jaane kab
us baat par mujhe gunegaar banaya usne

na tha yaad mujhko woh ek pal milna uska
phir kyon us ek pal ke liye sataya usne

de gaya tauhmat woh mujhpe chori ki aaj
Kapil pehle kabhi dil lagaya nahin usne

main to kabhi us_se rubaru hua hi nahin
phir kyon be_wajah mera naam lagaya usne

aaj saare baazaar mujhe bhi utara usne
gumnaam ko badnaam kar naam diya usne

kaun jaane kis makaan mein

kaun jaane kis makaan mein, dikhta hai apna ghar unko
hum zinda hain dekne, ki woh kya dete hain panha humko

dhoond rahe hain hum bhi unke saath ek aashiyan aisa
jahan do chaar baachi raat guzarne ka ho aasra humko

aur neend aaye sukun ke saath wahan khwabgah mein aise
ke har khwaab mein bhi mile bas unhi ka tasaavur humko

yeh meri khwahish bhi ek adhoora sa khwab hi tha shayad
jo jaagne pe chodd gaya kuch aur tadpta hua aaj humko

kaise samjahoon khud ko aye dil yahan bas veerane hain
saath dhoondne pe bhi milta hai bas apni tanhai ka humko

Aye dost, meri tanhai, aa beith tu baat kar Kapil mujhse
aaj dekhte hain, kya sila milta hai tere saath ka humko

boond-boond karke

boond-boond karke, main ashq jod leta hoon
tum jab yaad aate ho, khud mein dhoond leta hoon

khazaana bahut hai, paas yaadoon ka tumhari
tum jab nahin aate, khwaboon mein mil leta hoon

tasavur siva koi aur nishani nahin paas apne
tum jab milte ho, mein ussi nishan ko sahejta hoon

kuch aur sunai nahin deta teri awaaz ke siwa
tum jab pukarte ho, main dauda sa chala aata hoon

kya hai aur is jahan mein mujhe kya maloom
jab saath hote ho, usi pal mein zindagi jee leta hoon

na cheeno mujhse yeh adhani si zindagi meri
main zinda hoon, Kapil bas unke munh se sunta hoon

riste zakhm

riste zakhm kuredne se kya hoga
dil aashna hai jaane se kya hoga

fir bhi khafa rehte hain woh humse
kaise kahoon bin unke jeena kya hoga

roz manata hoon unko yehi keh kar
char roz hain, ruthane se kya hoga

saath chal raha hoon har pal unke
saya chut jaye to woh hona kya hoga

kyon hai mohobat usi qatil se tujhe
ae dil-e-mohobat bata tere kya hoga

chand lamhein to udhaar maang laya
aye zindagi bata sansoon ka kya hoga

chand khwahishein thi zindagi mein
ab tu hi bata Kapil unka kya hoga

Weird fall

as color bleeds
from these leaves
scattered dusted
pathways rusted
crumbling sound
feet out bound
with more to fall
its trees' ball
the new waiting
and buds shaking
to feel the air
get their share
of vivid hues
of remaining dues
from colored fall
lovely weird fall