Intezaar

roye bahut tab bhi, kahan karaar mila hai
jo manga nahi khuda se, wahi har baar mila hai

do din ki khushi, do raat ka sukoon
fir wahi mayusi, bechaini ka silisila hai

puri ho jati hai har dua, suna tha uske chaukhat pe

hame to uske dar se sirf inkaar mila hai

zindagi shayd gujar rahi hai imtehaan ke daur se
ek khatam hua to dusra is dil ko taiyaar mila hai

malaal nahi koi kar gaya, tanha is dil ko
is amir ke pass to tanhayi ka kaafila hai

woh khushnasib hai jinhe mil gya yaar ka saath
is khushnasib ko to kitaab me gulaab ki tarah, bas intezzar mila hai

Sach kehte hai log

kisi dua ka shayad tha asar, jo usse main mila

wo waqt bhi muskura utha, jo ho gya tha khafa

sapno ne fir badli karwat, pankh lage armaano ko

zarra zarra roshan hua alvida keh viraano ko

par haalat hi badal gaye, sab hua khatam

aur waqt ke saath hi, badal gaya mausam

aaj wo door sahi, kuch kehti nahi, us chand ki tarah

par khud ko mujhme chod gayi saans ki tarah

subah subah jab kirne palko ko sehlati hai

to lgta hai wo hai

jab thandi hawa chehre ko chupke se chhoo jati hai

to lagta hai wo

phoolon ki khusboo jab saanso me ghool jati hai

to lagta hai wo

jab chandni andhere me raasta dikhati hai

to lagta hai wo

uljhane, muskilein, bandishe

toote sapne, bikhri khwaishein

dard, aansu sab zindagi ki fitrat hai

par jab bhi usko dekhta hoon

to lagta hai

ki sach kehte hai log zindagi khoobsoorat hai

 

Wo Chand

dil udaas bhut tha

pareshan zindagi se

berang si duniya

bhut door khushi se

tanhayi ka saagar

tooti kashti aur kinara

ek doobta suraj

chhin rha tha har sahara

khamoshi mayushi aur

ek tim-tmiata tara

baadlo se ladta

chirta andhiyara

kashmkash, uljhano se ghira hua

na aaj ki khabar, na kal ka pta

sir jhukaye baitha

haara khudi se

ik intejaar,

ummid me roshni ke

tabhi chand aaya, chamka, jagmagaya

aasma pe andhere ka, jama barf pighal gya

khatm hua intejaar, rangeen hui duniya meri

     wo chand muskuraya aur sab kuch badal gya ...