کاغز

ان کاغزوں کا کیا کروں

تیرا نام جن پے لکھا تھا

کورے رہے نا وہ، نا میں

شائید ایسا ہی لکھا تھا

فاصلے

کچھ فاصلے ایسے بھی ہیں

جو مٹنے سے بھی بڑھتے ہیں

ان راستوں پے ہم صدا

چلتے رہے، کھوے رہے

وہم

کب تک بہیں آنسو ہمارے

کب تک جییں گے بن تمہارے

پوچھتے ہیں

یہ مجھ سے سارے

بولو کے ان کو کیا کہوں

کہوں بھی، یا میں چپ رہوں

یہ درد کب تک

یوں سہوں

اب بس کرو، اے بےرہم

بھلانے دو مجھے یہ وہم

کے تھے کبھی بھی

ہم اہم

کیوں

کیوں بلا کے کھو گئے ہو

کیوں ستا کے سو گئے ہو

کہو بھی، اب کیا چھپانا

کیوں اجنبی سے ہو گئے ہو

خواہش

یہ کہ کے ہاتھ مانگ لیا اس نے

کچھ پل ساتھ بتا لیں گے

کل چھوڑ بھی دیا اگر اس نے

سوچا کچھ کر کے مانا لیں گے

روک لینا تھا خود کو مگر

کہا، اس کو بھی آزما لیں گے

دوست

کبھی آنکھوں کو بھی ہستے دیکھا

کبھی ہونٹوں کو بھی روتے دیکھا

اکیلے بیٹھے، آشقوں کو

چائے میں بسکٹ ڈبوتے دیکھا

بے مطلب سی باتیں کر کے

دو چار گانے گنگنا کے، ہنس کے

واپس آ کے دل نے سوچا

آج تم کو مسکراتے دیکھا

مہینوں سے نا بات ہوی تھی

مشکل جو ہر رات ہوی تھی

ویسے ہی دشوار تھا جینا

پھر تم نے بلا کے دیکھا

I'm back

a few years ago, I realized how much I missed writing.

it took me this long to come back.

it might take longer to actually start posting.

Incomplete

I see you every day from afar,
A daunting moment, when you hide;
Your subtle walk, your coy smile,
And your hair placed delicately on one side.

I keep praying that fate crosses our paths,
And one day we come face to face;
We gaze into each others eyes
And our hearts begin to race.

Aisa kyun hai?

Tum aye nahi iss baar, aisa kyun hai

Mere ashq abhi talaq num hain, aisa kyun hai

Dil mein jahan basaya tha tumhein maine

Wahan ab ik khalish hai, aisa kyun hai.

Jahan ab bhi soya hai, aisa kyun hai

Phhir bhi dil abhi roya hai, aisa kyun hai

Tere aane so jo hota tha samaa

Ab jag waisa nahi, aisa kyun hai.

Taqdeer nahi meri saathi, aisa kyun hai

Bahaar phhir nahi hai aati, aisa kyun hai

Jo baatein roz hum kiya karte the

Sab teri yaad hain dilati, aisa kyun hai.

In patharon mein khudaa nahi hai, aisa kyun hai

Rooh jism ka hai qaidi, aisa kyun hai

Arsh pe baitha woh banane waala

Chup chaap baitha hai, aisa kyun hai.

Jeet ke bhi haara main, aisa kyun hai

Bana apna hi sahara main, aisa kyun hai

Jis duniya ke liye khwab sajaye the hum ne

Wahan pyar ki bhi boli lagti hai, aisa kyun hai.

Aao ge bhi to laut jao ge, aisa kyun hai

Manaoon ga, phhir rooth jao ge, aisa kyun hai

Chala hoon uss raah par jo kathhin hai bohat

Par iss raah mein akela hoon, aisa kyun hai.

When?

September rain lashes against the window

A cup of hot tea goes cold in the waiting

For you are caught in the storm outside

And I sit here, with my thoughts, contemplating.

I know not what resides in your heart

And you know not what rests in mine

Unlike the eye of the strom you are in

All my heart does is pine.

True, you may be hurt and lost

Wandering a lone street or glen

When shall you return, I ask

When shall I be whole again?

Love.

Love is patient, love is kind,
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, It is not self-seeking,
It is not easily angered, It keeps no record of wrongs,
It does not take offense and is not resentful.

Love does not delight in evil,
But rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
Always hopes, always perseveres.

Love bears all things, believes all things,
Hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends.

Love never fails.

-Corinthians 13:4-8

...

I miss you...like the deserts miss the rain.

Dil Hi Dil Mein

Tere roop ki sharaab
Aankhon se peetay hain
Sachay mae-kash to
Aise hi hotay hain
Imtihaan hum, pyaar ka de ke
Raah dekhein, kya hai nateeja.


Ae naazneen suno na
Humein tum pe haq to do na
Chahay to jaan lo na
Ke dekha tumhein to hosh urr gaye
Hont jaise khud hi sill gaye.


-OST Dil Hi Dil Mein

She

With hair that smells so great,
And eyes that shine in the night;

With a smile that draws you in,
And a body, just the perfect height.

With a voice that puts Lata to shame,
And the warmth of the brightest star;

With the simplicity of the color white,
And the depth of the galaxies afar.

With finger tips that burn at a touch,
And breath, oh so sweet;

With those little 'chutkis' on her head,
And silver 'khussas' beneath her feet.

With cheeks that turn the brightest of reds,
And a neck very sensitive to touch;

With a desire to be someone great,
And a sense of when to say no, thank you very much.

With a walk that speaks of grace,
And a jump that doesn't go very high;

With a sneeze that stops your heartbeat,
And in that moment, an eternity passes by.

With a soul not from this world,
And a heart with all the love it can hold;

With a flair to be who she is,
And beauty that was in prophecies foretold.

What would you do, my friend,
If you met a girl like her?

Would you be a fool and walk on by?
Would you not fall in love with her?

Kaho

Jo hum keh dein ke humein mohabbat hai tum se,
Kaho kya jawab do ge?
Hum jo keh dein woh baatein saari,
Jo chhupa ke rakhi thi khud se bhi ab talak hum ne,
Woh rakhar dil-e-betaab,
Jis ka chhupna meri aankhon mein ab mumkin nahi mazeed,
To bolo na, kya jawab do ge?
Jo bata doon ke har lamha bin tere jo guzarta hai,
Mujhe achha nahi lagta;
Sach maano ke ab tum bin,
Kuchh bhala nahi lagta;
Phhoolon ka khilna bhi jaise mann ko nahi jachta;
Rang jitne bhi phhailay hain,
Koi bhi apna nahi lagta;
Jo keh doon ke woh ik shakhs,
Meri duniya hai rangeen jis se,
Tum ho,
To kya jawab do ge?
Jo keh main ye doon tum se,
Ke rooh ban ke tum ab mujh mein,
Utar se gaye ho,
Khushboo ki manind,
Meri saanson mein,
Bikhar se gaye ho,
Meri baaton mein, khwabon mein, haseen subho ke ujalon mein,
Meri hasti ki khalaon mein bhar se gaye ho,
Main keh doon agar tum se,
Ke ab to aksar main,
Khud se bhi anjan ho kar,
Jis ki soch mein rehta hoon,
Woh dil nasheen mojza tum ho,
Kya jawab do ge?
Jo kisi khat mein main tum ko,
Apna dil yeh likh bhejoon,
Iss dil-e-nadaan ki hasrat yeh likh bhejoon,
Yaa itne faaslay par bhi jo hai qayem,
Woh qurbat likh bhejoon,
Kaho kya jawab do ge?
Kaho, kya jawab do ge?

Na ho

Shab dhalti nahi hai jab talak,
Sanam tum se baat na ho;

Woh chand na ho, woh taray na hon,
Sanam tum se mulaqat na ho.

Ishq hota nahi hai jab talak,
Sanam poora irada na ho;

Woh alfaz na hon, woh geet na hon,
Sanam kal ka waada na ho.

Try

You could try to run away,
Or hide behind a mask;

Pretend that it's not there,
About love, you dare not ask.

You may be far away from me,
But at least, you are mine, I know;

And in your heart, there is only me,
Even though you may not let it show.

My Own.

You are to me,
Not short of a godsend;
You are to me,
My own, to keep.

By day I count the seconds,
And by night, it is the stars;
Adrift in thoughts of you, which are,
My own, to keep.

I long for you, though far away,
Not once do I think different;
A glimpse of you, priceless, and,
My own, to keep.

My patience is tested,
With every lie you speak; but,
Every promise is true with me, and,
My own, to keep.

We may not be one,
I may not be whole;
But the hope of that is,
My own, to keep.

As matter collides with it's inverse,
Our union too, would be unique;
Touch me once, and that caress will be forever,
My own, to keep.

So be the godsend, and be my light,
Be who you are meant to be;
Love me back, so you become, my one,
My own, to keep.

Telephone Pyaar

I wait with bated breath,
And every second, I count;
Till that little screen lights up,
And chimes just the right amount.

Leaving everything aside,
I jump towards my telephone;
And dial the rythemic number,
Praying that no one's at home.

We talk for hours, and,
Hours at end;
Dreams engulf me,
Without sleep or end.

When finally the sun rises,
And yawns space each line we say;
She bids me farewell with such affection,
Each syllable makes me sway.

As soon as the cradle is back in it's home,
I long for just a moment more;
A minute? An hour?
Maybe two, maybe four.

For however long we talk,
There is a fact, which holds true;
Whenever I do not hear your voice,
I swear, every inch of me misses you.

Kaash

Kaash tum se mil ke yeh
Nigaahon ke hon silsilay
Tum hi tum ho saamnay
Na doosra koi rahey

Tanha thay hum
Tanha tum thay
Tanha thay saaray lamhay

Bas itni
Hai khwahish dil ki
Kashmokash na rukay