This is a translation of a Hindi poem I wrote in May 2004 …
Dusk was approaching the city covered by lights,
there was commotion all around, hustle in someone’s mind.
Shadows cast by dark clouds encroached upon the sunlight,
as he kept walking on a path that had been nothing but unkind.
An ordinary man, he traveled on the [...]
Maybe that night…
Zinda kaise rahoon….
ek ghutan si reh gayi bas saansoon mein..
ek anjaani si kami mehsoos ho rahi hai armaanoon mein…
jeene ke liye tamanaaooon ki zaroorat hai magar …
jeene ki tamanaa hi nahi rehguzar dil ki panahoon mein..
kai khwahishein puri hui hain meri..
ek iltija abhi tak namanzoor reh gayi..
hasne ke liye chand haseen lamhe hote hain kafi magar
hasne [...]
Mai…..
main aankhoon ke sahil pe basta hoon..
udaas paani se rubaru hai meri…
mai uske mol ko samajhta hoon..
aisi uske saath yaari hai meri..
tere daaman ko kinare se dur
basane ki chah hai mujhme…
kyunki paani mein jalne ke dard ko
main behttar samajhta hoon.
aana mat mere aashiyaane ke paaas..
tujhe nahin maalum
mai kaise kaise sailaab dabaa rakha hoon;
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mai chal raha [...]
sher-o-shayiri
tere hoonthoon ki nami ko apne saath leke,unpe sharbati ehsaas chod jaoonga..
tere badan ki narmi mein simat kar apne saansoon ki garmahat chod jaoonga
teri aankhoon ki gehraiyoon mein sama kar apni ulfat ki tasveer chod jaoonga
teri ek muskurahat ko leke ..tere jahaan ko jannat bana jaaonga
main tujhse kya kahoon..
main tere se dil ka haal bayaan karooon to kaise karoon..
khoya hua hai wo gardishoon mein uska deedar karvaoon to kaise karvaoon..
mere armaan ki tadap ka ehsaas dilaoon to kaise dilaaon..
tujhse har baat samajhne ki umeed rakhta hoon to kaise samjhaoon..
main khud hi bikhar raha hoon tujhse gila bhi karoon to kya karoon..
neend bhi zalim [...]
Laya hoon..ek nagma…tere liye
laya hoon ankahi…ajnabi si pyaar ki ek pankhadi….
khwaboon mein rehguzar hogi jo,aisi hi..ek pankhadi
pheroonga usko main tere tan pe,O pari
halki si chuan se ,badan ki tilmilan se aayegi ek hasi
gulab ki panhadiyon jaise tere laboon pe
laya hoon aise pal…simta ke teri aahoon mein
jo khule to failey charoon aur mastiyaan..
sunahre kalpanaon ko bhi wo sharmajayegi
tere [...]
Khwahish
Khuda main unke armanoon ko apne dil ke aashiyaane mein sajaa leta..
unke har ek khwaab ko haqueeqaat bhi bana deta..
unke har lamhe ko haseen nazaaroon se rang deta..
ulfat ki shama ko sada roshan karne waali ek daastaan racha deta..
agar khuda tu…sirf ek baar meri dhadkanoon ko naseeb ki bandish se rihaee baksh deta
