You Never Know

 Blaming our phobias and our age,

Won't set us free from the cage.

You know it doesn't take much to shut the doors,

And cry out loud that we aren't anymore close.

We could have touched our broken corners,

We could have scratched that thick rust,

We should have thought of rediscovering, reinventing,

Or just a little about mending, blending and lending.

You never know,

The magic could have lasted.

See, there has always been a need,

Of roots for soil, of souls for turmoil,

But who said we are here traveling alone,

There are millions-billions of seeds already sown.

Sadly, the millions are now just options,

Same old stories looking with adaptations,

We quote words which change with seasons,

Autumns are often, and we ignore the reasons.

Wish in the early days our heartbeats weren't so fast,

Wish our mushy words had broken up with our heart,

We could have smitten us with our sincere silence,

We should have been acquainted with our violence.

You never know,

The magic could have lasted.

Or maybe they are all wrong choices,

Maybe we couldn't have tried being less selfish,

Or maybe we were never meant to be together,

But still we met to realize what not Love is!

Or maybe we'll cross our paths once again,

And kiss each other talking of old days,

We'll talk of all the lovers we had,

eventually about having our new pad.

You never know,

The magic will last forever!

Gumm Baatein / गुम बातें

गुम बातें

कुकर की सीटी हैं,
भर्ती एक बाल्टी हैं,
दरवाज़े पे दस्तक हैं,
कबूतरो की कट-कट हैं!

यहाँ शोर हैं , सन्नाटे हैं,
जो अब गुम हैं , वो बातें हैं !


एक रोज़ था , हसीं शामें थी ,
ना उंगलिया थकती , ना गले सूखते ,
चर्चगेट से बातें चढ़ती थी ,
बिस्तर पे जा कर ही उतरती थी ,
कभी किताबो पे चर्चे करते थे ,
कभी बुरी फिल्मो पे हस्ते थे ,
सोसाइटी वाले तक इस ज़िन्दगी से जलते थे ,
अब इनकी दीवारे भी उन् पलो को तरसती हैं ! 

यहाँ शोर हैं , सन्नाटे हैं,
जो अब गुम हैं , वो बातें हैं !

दिल के तिरकने की, रूह के मचलने की ,
हसी के धोखो की , आंसू पे तिलकने की ,
खुद ही लगाई जैसे ये आदत हैं ,
चुप रहने में अब मिलती राहत हैं!

कही जो कई बातें थी,
वो रेंगती सी नज़र आती हैं,
जो नज़रो से बयान होती थी,
वही आँख मुड़ना सीखती हैं! 

बैठे हैं दोनों शाम से,
किसी आईने को ढूँढ़ते,
क्यों याद नहीं हैं इनको,
क्या बीते चर्चे-किस्से सब फ़िज़ूल थे! 

एक पंखा भी जैसे अब चीखता हैं,
कुछ पलटते पन्ने जैसे अब गीत हैं,
यहाँ शोर हैं, सन्नाटे हैं,
जो अब गुम हैं , वो बातें हैं ! 

कुकर की सीटी हैं,
भर्ती एक बाल्टी हैं,
दरवाज़े पे दस्तक हैं,
कबूतरो की कट-कट हैं!

यहाँ शोर हैं , सन्नाटे हैं,
जो अब गुम हैं , वो बातें हैं !

Gumm Baatein

Cooker ki seeti hai,
Bharti ek baalti hai,
Darwaaze pe dastak hai,
Kabotaro ki kat-kat hai!

Yaha shor hai, sannate hai,
jo ab gumm hai, wo baatein hai!

Ek roz tha, haseen shaamein thi,
naa ungliya thakti, naa gale sookhte,
Churchgate se baatein chadhti thi,
bistar pe jaa kar hi utarti thi,
Kabhi kitaabo pe charche karte the,
Kabhi buri filmo pe haste the,
Society waale tak iss zindagi se jalte the,
abb inki diwaare bhi unn palo ko tarasti hai!

Yaha shor hai, sannate hai,
jo ab gumm hai, woh baatein hai!
Dil ke tirakne ki, rooh ke machalne ki,
hassi ke dhookho ki, aansu pe tilakne ki,
Khud hi lagai jaese yeh aadat hai,
chup rehne mein ab milti raahat hai!

Kahi jo kayi baatein thi,
woh rengti sii nazar aati hai,
jo nazro se bayaan hoti thi,
wahi aankh mudna seekhati hai!

Baaithe hai dono shaam se,
kissi aaine ko dhoondte,
kyu yaad na hai inko,
kya beete charche-kisse sab fizul the!

Ek pankha bhi jaese ab cheekhta hai,
Kuchh palatte panne jaese ab geet hai,
Yaha shor hai, sannate hai,
jo ab gumm hai, woh baatein hai!

Cooker ki seeti hai,
Bharti ek baalti hai,
Darwaaze pe dastak hai,
Kabotaro ki kat-kat hai!

Yaha shor hai, sannate hai,
jo ab gumm hai, wo baatein hai!

खुमारी

क्यों ठिठुरते हो, कदम बेहकने दो

उन खामोशियों को अब लब्ज़ चखने दो

जो आँखों में बसे उसे अब फिसलने दो

खुमारी पाक हैं, रूह को समझने दो|

यूह तो दफ़न करना आसान हैं पन्नो को

पर शियाही की हसरत समझ, उसको बहने दो

तर्क की फितरत हैं रूंदना कच्ची चाहत को

पर खुमारी पाक हैं, इस इल्म को पकने दो|

होशवालों के इत्र को मचलने दो

प्रीत के हर रंग को महकने दो

अभी तो बस छुआ हैं, मिलन सवरने दो

खुमारी पाक हैं , नज़रो में उतरने दो|

Khumaari

Kyu thithorte ho, kadam behakne do

Unn khamoshiyo ka abb labz chakhne do

Jo aankho mein base usse abb fisalne do

Khumaari paak hai, rooh ko samjhne do!

Yuh toh dafan karna aasaan hai panno ko

par Shiyaahi ki hasrat samjh, usko behne do

Tark ki fitrat hai roondna kachchi chaahat ko

par Khumaari paak hai, iss ilm ko pakne do!

Hoshwaalo ke itr ko machalne do

Preet ke har rang ko mehakne do

Abhi toh bas chhua hai, milan sawarne do,

Khumaari paak hai, nazro mein utaarne do!

Jazba

Darr toh lagta hai ek haar kaa,
par pal bhar se usse rijha leta hu!
Kachche kachche se sapne hai kayi,
apni hi goad me sula leta hu!

baatein logo ki sun ni toh padhti hai,
par unki bhool ko bhula deta hu,
aur jab raat ko wahi baat laut ti hai,
kissi purane geet me usse daba deta hu!

paese se kehte hai chalti duniya,
kharche thode bacha leta hu,
bheed ki raahe dhundli pade toh,
Siyaahi se nayi bana leta hu!

abhi kadam thode chhote hi hai,
jazbe ko thoda bada leta hu,
jab muskaan sikurne lagti hai,
apni hi ungliyo se gudguda leta hu!

For the sake of love!!

Out of time, and out of words,

You restrict your voice very often.

Out of time, and out of mind,

I utter the unspoken in a rush.

It’s not your fault,

And not even mine,

But of the wish to flow,

With the same flicks of time.

May be one,

Yet we are different souls,

So to keep us together,

time needs to scroll.

And Step-by-step, And day-by-day,

We‘ll realize this fact, in a better way!

Let’s keep on trusting,

And keep on caring,

In the name of love!!

Let’s keep on demanding,

And keep on fulfilling,

For the sake of love!!

When we can’t be together,

And we can’t even separate,

Let’s listen to our hearts,

Ignoring this vague debate.

Voice of heart or noise of silence,

Its all up to us what we choose,

But make it sure, it won’t be you,

It won’t be me, but us, who will lose.

And Step-by-step, And day-by-day,

We’ll realize this fact, In a better way!

Let’s glow with sensations,

And flow with time,

In the name of love!

Let’s admire those memories,

And overlook those quarrels,

For the sake of love!!

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Out of time, and out of words,

You restrict your voice very often.

Out of time, and out of mind,

I utter the unspoken in a rush.

And Step-by-step, And day-by-day,

We’ll realize this fact, In a better way!

Thoda kamina hota ..

Masoom patta woh,
Kuchh boonde sambhal baitha hai.
Darta na raato se,
Oos ko sametne jagta hai.
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Muskaan saadi si,
Insaan hoon saada saa,
Sab kuchh toh pura hai,
Tu maange ho sab aadha saa.

Kudrat k kaanto ki chubhan,
Dil ne hass k ki sahan.
Fidrat pooche kaese jiyo main,
muskurata mukhota pehan.


Maamuli sahi, ratti bhar hi,
Kuchh pal sahi, uss kal mein hi,
Thoda, yaa thode se jyada ,
Main bhi kamina hota!

Naa darta chhedne se,
Dilo sang khelne se,
Puraana saa kabaad,
Saja ki bechne se.

Lanka naa yuh jalti,
Kismat na yuh hasti,
Agar thoda, aur thoda,
Main bhi kamina hota!

Thodi izzat hi kam hoti,
Sar chadti har pal nayi panoti,
Kya karta jyada batolke,
Jab khaata main akela hi roti?

Soch ghoomake phir wahi layi,
Sachchi se badi na meri kamai,
Khaali bhale mera katora ho,
Par naam k aage kamina na ho!

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Masoom patta woh,
Kuchh boonde haar baitha hai,
Chup hai phir roshni mein,
Andhere mein saaye datolta rehta hai.

Hor mainnu hunn ki chaida!

Ajj rab ne v sannu asisaa dittiya,
Kinne saawan bhijje sii assi kalle,
Ajj mee ne mere ijhaar nu ek naa ditta!

Laa ditti jo rab ne mohar,
Hor mainnu hunn ki chaida!

Teri pavtarr akhkha ch apni roh saaf vekhla,
Har pal di tasveer le, kite saamb rakhla,
Tu sang, hor jeen waaste ki chaida.

Inne sachche mahi de prem agge,
Hor mainnu hun ki chaida!

Raata nu teri akhkha da ujala mileya,
Swer chadi teri bul to hokar aaya,
Ek chaa da pyaala mileya!

Chade har din aeho jaya,
Hor mainnu hunn ki chaida!

Kinni soni tarah tu mennu pura karta,
Udd de kore kagaj nu shyahi naal bharta,
Na jana kado shyahi ne sadde naa nu naal jodta,

Sunahre akhkhara waali prem kahani agge,
Hor mainnu hunn ki chaida!
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Hor mainnu hunn ki chaida!

Hor mainnu bas inna chaida,
Marn walle ankhkha vich tu chaida!

CoNfUsiOns!!

Why I turned back when was on right lane,
Why she smiled as if we will never meet again,
Why the night pretended that glow will be more,
Why the raindrops on her cheeks tasted sour.

Confusions, little confusions!

Friends say I am seduced,
Temporarily accused,
Partially obtuse.
And I can’t even refuse,
Since I am confused,
Totally confused!


Why I wait for calls but the cell never rings,
Why with anonymous blank call my heart wrings,
Why I stares the cup of coffee losing all its heat,
Why my victories seem paired with scars of defeat.

Confusions, little confusions!


Friends say I am seduced,
Temporarily accused,
Partially obtuse.
And I can’t even refuse,
Since I am confused,
Totally confused!

Am I in love or just infatuation?
Is it Fleeting reality or eternal illusion?
Am I ‘in’ relation or merely ‘on’ relation?
Is it Unbreakable bond or feasible separation?
Confusions, little confusions!
Confusions, only confusions!

I am…??

I sacrifice, I compromise,
I compel, I provoke,
I create, I separate,
I probe, I conceal.

I am insanity, I am spirituality,
I am bliss, I am pain,
I am mature, I am juvenile,
I am panacea, I am frisky.

I am for you, I am for others,
I am for saints, I am for sinners,
I am for flora, I am for fauna,
I am for opulent, I am for indigent.

I am in nature, I am in soul.
I am in deed, I am in heed.
I am in scolding, I am in forgiving,
I am in qualms, I am in pranks.
I am all around, I am LOVE.