badal aaj phir barasta nahin

subahh hoti hai par kahin koi roshini nahin
aye aftaab dekh aaj teri kahin koi qadr nahin

kaisi hai chaahi ghata tere aangaan pe aaj
tere dekhne ke liye kahin koi khidaki nahin

jhankega tu aaj kahan se yeh to bata mujhko
yahan hawa ke liye bhi choda koi zariya nahin

chamak rahi aaj bijali, garaj raha hai badal
jaane phir kya soch kar yeh badal barasta nahin

intezaar mein hai yeh kiske aaj kisse maloom
kaun janega yeh raj jabtak kuch barasta nahin

yunhi chal diye woh inteezar adhoora chod kar
ki jaane kyon yeh badal aaj phir barasta nahin

aur badal ka ye dekho gumaan kaise tutt gaya
jaise unke bina iska bhi koi wajood hi nahin

baras raha hai aaj unke jaate woh kuch aise
jaise unke siwa uska ab yahan koi bhi nahin

hum inteezaar ein the iske, isse kya maloom
iski nazar mein to unke siwa 'Kapil' koi nahin

tere daman mein mujhe sar chupana tha

tere daman mein mujhe sar chupana tha
aur zulf ke anderoon mein kho jana tha

aayi hai mahkati mauj-e-bahar batane
ki mujhe tere dil mein ghar banana tha

suna hai roz guzarte tum gali se meri
har tamashai ko ek tasavur to paana tha

khade the hum bhi chaukhat pe apni yun
humein tere sajade mein sar jhukana tha

intihaan hui par tum na aaye aaj raat
inteezar mein yahan to pura zamana tha

is bheed mein baat apni ab ho gi kaise
phir se humein apne dil ko samjhana tha

awaaz aayi teri, mujhe is dil se aapne
mud ke dekha to wahin par tumhe pana tha

band aankhoon ne jisse kabhi jaana tha
aaj ahsaas hua, woh to mera fasana tha

teri umeed mein 'Kapil' aur kya karta
bacha bas aaj an uska-tera afsaana tha

paas aake tum

paas aake tum kuch na paoge
dur se hi mujhe dekh paoge

haal-e-dil chahe kuch bhi ho
tum mujhe khwab mein paoge

na karo haqiqat pane ki zid
zid mein ulajh kar reh jaoge

hai dekhna aasan, pana mushkil
batao zid se tum kya paoge

jo hai mumkin hi nahin hai
us baat pe kitana sataoge

hai jagana to naseeb apna
to batao kahan so paaoge

kuch bechaini rahi 'Kapil'
tum fir kaise chain paoge

tere aane ki aas rahi raat bhar

is diye ki lau rahi raat bhar
tere aane ki aas rahi raat bhar

taktaki lagaye beitha tha rasta
ki use ek umeed rahi raat bhar

kati ghadiyaan inteezaar mein
aur yeh tanhai rahi raat bhar

jab kabhi milte tum khwab mein
us khwab ki baat rahi raat bhar

baras raha hai sawan aankh se
badal ko umeed rahi raat bhar

tere aane ki aas rahi raat bhar
aur yeh basaat rahi raat bhar

tu kyon ek baat bol

tu kyon ek baat bol phir chup ho jaata hai
chehra dikha ke phir kyon gum ho jaata hai

nahin chahta dur hona teri ankhoon se main
is liye tera jaana mujhe bahut satata hai

kasak dil mein hai bus tujhse milne ki hi
tu kya jaane tere bin kya haal ho jaata hai

char kadam chalna chahoon to chalo kaise
bhala kaun tujhe mera naya pata batata hai

main to aaj bhi wahin ka wahin khada hoon
tu kyon guzarte hue dekhna bhool jaata hai

nahin hai but 'Kapil' butkhane ka koi magar
yeh tera ahsaas hai jo mujhe but banata hai

woh ajab shahar tha

veranoon mein khada, woh tanha sa khandar tha
jahan mile the hum tumhe woh kaise shahar tha

na koi aata, na koi jata, bas ek gehra sanata
chala tha kuch dur, ke aage ek anjaan mod tha

main kis aur jaoon, dagar kaunsi kisse poochon
yeh batane ko na koi adami wahan par khada tha

dekh raha tha main ki kis aur hai roshni magar
dono hi rastoon mein basa ek ghup andhera tha

maine ek lambi saans li, teri khosboo paane ko
par hawa ka jhoonka kisi aur taraf udd raha tha

ek kadam badane pe duri, ek kadam ki nazdeeki
is kash_makash se bhara woh raat ka waqt tha

phir awaaz aayi mujhe apne andar se kuch aisi
laga yeh haqiqat nahin thi, mera ek brham tha

jo rehta duniya ke beech sabki nigahoon mein
maine kaise soocha, ki veerane mein ghar tha

laut aaya main fir apne ghar ki aur to yun hi
apne ghar se samane dekha to wo tera ghar tha

utha jab to dekha, kya ek khwab ka tassavur tha
jahan tujhse milne gaya tha woh ajab shahar tha

zindagi aankhoon mein

zindagi aankhoon mein guzar rahi hai kuch aise
haqqiqat se meri koi jang chal rahi ho jaise

main to yehi soch raha tha ab tak aye tamanna
tu mujhe milane ke liye tadap rahi ho jaise

betahasha umeed ki tujhe paane ki maine magar
yeh zamana mujhe har mod pe rok raha ho jaise

bathak raha hoon sab se dur main ek dasht mein
yahan lagta hai sahar mujhse chup gaya ho jaise

ab kisi se kisi ki koi umeed main rakhta kyon
bheed se har dost guzarta hai, ajnabi ho jaise

kho chuka hoon main khud ko bhi is hujoom mein
'Kapil' koi purana sa ek bezaar zarra ho jaise

kyon hairaan hai

kyon hairaan hai aaj woh dekh kar mujhko
main zinda hoon, tu yeh na bata mujhko

bahut ki koshish maine garq hone ki magar
yeh dariya tha sahil pe chodd gaya mujhko

aag mein bhi gaya tha ek baar jhulasne
aur us ne tapa kar aur sakht kiya mujhko

kuda tha ek baar main us shikhar se bhi
us chalang ne fir udana sikha diya mujhko

kyon bandhta hai tu mujhe fir udane se
aye dost, bata zanzeer ne kya diya mujhko

todd aya tha sab pinjare main wahin par
yahan koi naya sa pinjara na dikha mujhko

main aaj zinda hoon, yeh janata hoon main
bula ke Kapil na koi aur aaina dikha mujhko

talasha dasht-e-sehara

talasha dasht-e-sehara, nazar ko tera chehra na mila
par meri band aankhoon ko khwab mein bas tu hi mila

dhoondta hoon tujhe har jagah ae noor is andhere mein
chirag jaala lekin humein neeche ka andheera hi mila

dekhna chahoon bhi to is lau ko main dekhoon kaise
meri nazaroon ke samane to mera hi chiraag hai mila

bedard khwahish hai ek tasavur ki zinda kuch is tarah
maut ko na gale lagaya ki usmein tera chehra na mila

aur dhoonday 'Kapil' kahan tujhe woh ab nahin janata
usne dard-e-dil chaha aur rehkar dard-e-tanhai hai mila

har baat pe shikayat karte ho

har baat pe shikayat karte ho
batao mujhse kya gila rakhte ho

main aaj bhi inteezar mein hoon
aur tum inteezar ka maza lete ho

kaise jataoon tumko haal-e-dil
tum mere haal pe yun hanste ho

main tumse miloon bhi to kaise
tum milkar bhi nahin milte ho

aur kaise Kapil samjhaye khudko
tasavur de ke zinda rakhte ho

main kaise tujhe

main kaise tujhe paane ki dua karta khuda se
har dua pe na sun_ne ka ilzaam aata ussi pe

jo kabhi karta tha sirf tadbeer pe bharoosa
aaj kuch aas lageye beitha hai lakeeroon se

kaun jaane kab kis waqt kya-kya likha in mein
ke mohobaat ka kya ungaam milega mujhe unse

hai justajoo-e-quatil mujhe yun zindagi teri
ki kya mila hai bata mujhe yahan dostoon se

aaj bhi baitha hoon main to inhi sab ke beech
teri marzi nahin to jii na sakoonga sukoon se

ek barbaad-e-jahan hai bas 'Kapil' yahan to
kahan milta hai aise dil aadmi ka aadmi se

yahan hokar bhi hum

yahan hokar bhi hum hum nahin tum nahin
mohobat ab tujh pe koi ikhtiyaar nahin

woh kuch janaza-e-dil to sajaye beithe the
ki aye dil tera yahan koi pasbaan nahin

bhatka hoon be_wajah har gali se main
is bechaini se mujhe kahin koi qaraar nahin

dhoondta hoon bas ek gum-nasheen apna
par ajnabi shahar mein koi dost nahin

main kise kehta 'Kapil' aaj dost apna
yahan milte hain buot, milta aadmi nahin

kuch yaadoon ko

kuch yaadoon ko main peeche chod aaya hoon
aye shahar main teri mehfil se badd aaya hoon

nahin aati awaaz mujhe ab wahan se kissi ki
par kyon saath shaher-e-jafa ka gum laya hoon

kyon pukarta hai tu mere jaane ke baad mujhe
main t tere sabhi nishaan wahin chod aaya hoon

the saheje jinhe kabhi maine zindagi sebadkar
unhe ek gumnaam si gali mein biikher aaya hoon

yaad rakhta tha main wo guzara hua har rasta
aaj mein ussi shahar ka naam chupa aaya hoon

naam mein kya rakha hai Kapil tu dekh zara
main uska naam chod ek gumnaam ban gaya hoon