कैलेंडर

आज सुबाह कैलेंडर पर नज़र पड़ी, तो महसूस हुआ।
कि मैं उसके वरख बदलना भूल गया था।
वक़्त मानो तो थम सा गया था उसके मायूस से चेहरे पे।
कि नवम्बर ऑने पर भी, वो सितम्बर में छूट गया था।

वरख बदलने लगा, तो दिल मे एक ख़याल आया।
कि क्यों न एक मासूम सी शरारत की जाए।
और लड़कपन के खेल की तरह, ज़रा सी रोमंची करके।
अक्टूबर का महीना; फिर से जिया जाए।

कुछ अधूरे ख़्वाब, एक अदद आरज़ू, थोड़ी सी क्षधतें।
और चंद अदजिए पल; क्यों न फिर से जिए जाए ।
और वक़्त की सिहाई से, इस ज़िंदगी की किताब पे ।
क्यों न कुछ नए ख़ूबसूरत नुखतें; जोड़ दिए जाए।

ख्वाब

ऐक अरसे बाद यकायक ;

आज़ ख़ुद से मुलाक़ात हुई। 

कुछ देर लगी पहचानने में;

गोया कि नयी पहचान लगी।।

पहले अकसर मिला करते थे;

ज़िंदगी की तंग गलियों में। 

और घंटो बातें होती थी;

सस्ती चाय की चुस्कियों पें।।

गिरती बारिश की बूंदों मैं ;

मोती चुना करते थे। 

और झाड़ों की नाज़ुक सुनहरी धूप के;

गहने भुना करते थे।।

रात को कोठे पे, मंझी में  लेटे लेटे;

साथ साथ, चाँद तका करते थे। 

और सर्द तारों की छाओं में;

ख़्वाब पिरोया करते थे।।

पर ज़िन्दगी की तंग गलियां तोड़ के ;

अब खुली सड़कें मैंने बनायीं हैं।  

और रफ़्तार भरी इस ज़िन्दगी में ; 

एक भीड़ उमड़ आई हैं।।

इस भीड़ में कहीं , वोह मगर ;

कुछ गुमशुदा सा हो गया। 

और ख्वाब तो पूरे हुए अपने ;
पर शायद वह कहीं गिरवी रह गया।।

औंधी पड़ी ज़िन्दगी।।

काग़ज़ से बनी एक और किशती,
आज बेहर में डूब गई है!
और एक नन्ही सी लाल क़मीज़ पहने,
उसमें इंसानियत फौत हो गई है।।

समंदर आज कुछ फिर से,
ग़मगीन सा हो चला है।
और ख़ुद के आँसू पीकर,
कुछ और नमकीन हो गया है।।

अपनी लहरों की थपकियौं से,
सुला दिया एक और बचपन।
और सीने की गहराई में,
डुबो दी नन्ही सी सिसकन।।

खुदा की फ़ितरत भी आज,
थोड़ी सी मर गई है।
कि ज़िन्दगी सुबह साहिल पे,

औंधी पड़ी मिली है।।

My Paradise !!!

When the Uphill journey tires a Man,
As he faces defeats and no gain;
He wanders in search of light,
And tries to pursue Eternal Sight.

While searching for the Paradise,
Even the water in his eyes dries;
For a Guru or Guide he does long,
To attain peace before his swansong.

But I am not searching for Paradise,
As I have my Mother's lap to hide;
Nor do I long for any guru or guide,
Cuz I do have my mother's lap to hide.

Lonely Night

Once in a deep night;
When the Sun was out of Sight;
Dear Moon did not come;
And stars too were few and some;
Dark Clouds had covered them all;
And it seemed, Rain was about to fall.

The breeze was thick and hard;
With trees shivering to the bark;
Silence as it is, was deep and profound;
With not even a soul around;
But staring at the sky, There was I;
Sobing at heart, about to cry.

Reminesences of someone as did come;
Heavier my very heart had become;
The sky started weeping and so did I;
Wetting the eternity, Leaving nothing dry.

But morn did come with sun in the sky;
Along with the rainbow of hope, so very high;
Early birds flew, chirping gayly;
Making the lifeless world look heavenly.

The sky seemed pacified, and so was I;
Both longing for a starry night with no sigh;
Because it is for this hope, the life sustains;
Unto the night that finally draws the curtains.

Hope...

The spring of life is by far over,
And frolic, I suppose is lost for ever.

The green meadows have turned yellow,
Like the spirits that are shallow.

The autmn seems to be drawing near,
With the most exuberent Pine turning bare.

Soon, The Death will quell me, I fear,
And that too without the wet eyes of a parting dear.

But still th hope is high,
That the birds will chirp and fly,
The showers will make the peacocks dance,
And YES, life will give me a second chance.

OH !! If only it were true...

My body tingled with joy,
On seeing such a sight;
Which was full of exuberence,
And a calm delight.

Like the mountain peaks,
It was snow white;
And its mere presence,
Was a debt on life.

It was as absorbing,
As the dark of night;
And I did summon it,
But for its swift flight.

Slowly but steadily it approached me,
With a ray of love in its sight;
But my eyes fell wide open,
And was broken my dream of the night.

OH! if only it were true,
I'd rather give my life;
Cuz I am certain that,
I was too dwarf for such a height.

HULLUCINATION

Follow me !!! Ordered the fairy,
Which I did almost unconciously;
So transfixed in her beauty, I was,
My mind never had a second thought.

The blonde long tresses, and her roses red,
Those intoxicating oceans dropped me dead;
The glow she oozed blurred my eyes,
And in her presence I melted like ice.

She took me to the meeds by the river side,
Where we danced in the moonlight;
Exhaused to the full, I lay in her her lap,
And her sweet song put me off to nap.

My shut eyes opened, when the sun was high,
The heart grew heavy, and I heaved a sigh;
The fairy was gone without leaving a trace,
And along she had taken my very grace.

Narrating the saga, the stranger frowned,
And back into his thoughts, he was drowned;
Clearing his throat, he warned me, HEY !!!
To such a fairy, YOU shouldnt fall prey

THE DAWN

Sweet and Fresh is the Morn,
Silent and Peaceful after the Storm;
The Sky is Blue and the Haze gone,
Undoubtedly itz a delightful Dawn.

Reminances of the storm shake my Inner,
And the trauma, I still do remember;
But the feeling pacifies me, that itz over,
And the fresh Morn will soothe me, I'm sure.

The birds are chirping in the sky,
And as free as these, do feel I;
Happy and gay my heart wants to fly,
To the summit where earth meets sky.

I want to freeze this moment for my life,
Where there is selfless love and no strife;
This is the joy I want to make my own'
And may I be parted with it by death alone...