Ek Mulaqat

This one cameout jsut like that one drizzling evening.

Ek Mulaqat

Yaad achanak aayi aaj,
Ek badi purani si mulaqat.
Umra shayad bees ki hogi meri,
Shayad ikkis.

Der raat mein ghar laut raha tha,
Shyam ki bearish ne maindaanon ko jaise zindaa kar diya tha.
Jhingur mendakon se jugalbandi kar rahe the,
Nami se bojhal hawa thaki saanson si chal rahi thi,
Chaand guzarte baadalon ki ot se ruk ruk ke jhank raha tha.

Bas teesre hi mod pe ghar meri raah dekh raha tha.
Mein kuch bemaani khayalon mein gum,
Haath mein kankad uchaale chala ja raha tha.

Achanak nukkad pe ek ahat si hui,
Aur mein ruk gaya.
Khayalon se bahar jhanka to dekha-
Roshni ke neeche ik nazm khadi thi.

Us massom se chehre ke peeche na jaane kitne sawal jhalak rahe the,
Aur un chanchal ankhon mein na jane kitne jawab.
Fir wo nazren meri nazron pea aa rukin
Kadam ek oar mud gaye.

Mein bhi na jaane kyon,
Belagam un kadmon pe chal pada.
Raste bhar shabd ek ek kar zehen mein aate rahe
Main un kadmon se apne kadam milate gaya,
Alfaz zehen mein aate gaye.

Ab galiyaan pehchani si lagne lagin,
Aur wo shabd ek duje se judne lage.
Samne dekha to,
Mere hi gahr ka darwaza tha.
Aur wo alfaaz ek mukammal nazm ban chuke the.

Achanak khud ko akela mehsoos kiya,
Nazar har taraf daudaayi,
Magar wo ja chuki thi.

Muddaton baad aaj un shabdon ko kagaz pe utara hai.
Ajeeb sa sukoon mehsoos kar raha hoon,
Ek ajeeb si shanti.

Is ki wajah samajh nahin pa raha hoon.

Fir ek hawa ke jhonke ne kagaz ko palat diya
Wajah…
Ab mere samne thi.

Shabdon ne apni jagah khoob dhoondi thi,
Wo nazm maine tumhari tasveer ke peeche likhi thi.

Kuchh Likhoon……

This I wrote with my love in my mind. I could not sleep that day and some lines kept on reapeating in my head. So i put pen to paper at 4 am and came up with this.



Bade dinon baad aaj dil mein,
Kuch likhne ka khayal aaya.

Kya likhoon, khoob socha maine,
Ateet ki galiyon ko channa,
Yaadon ke lifafe tatole.
Chand alfaaz zehen mein aaye,
Kuch ko kagaz par bhi utara.

Magar na jaane kyon,
Ek doosre se juda se lagte the,
Saath hokar bhi alehda.

Kalam rakh di,
Aur mez par pair tikaye,
Band aakon ke peeche
Kuch dhoondne ki koshis ki.

Bahar zindagi chal rahi thi,
Sadkon ka shor, galiyon ki sarsarahat.
Thaka suraj aasman se bidayi le raha tha
Log gharon ko laut rahe the,
Aur panchi apne aashiyon mein.

Ek laut ti koel ki kook ne
Dil ke ik kone pe dastak si di.
Darwaza khola to ek hansi,
Phir ek muskurahat.

Aankh kholi to laga,
Kalam pukar rahi hai.

Ji chaha tumhari chanchal aakhon se shuru karoon,
Magar ik reshmi ghata ne unhe apni oat mein le liya.
Phir kalam ne un nazuk hoton ka zikr cheda,
Aur syahi ne galon pe padte mahin gaddhon ki baat ki
Kagaz ne sharm se jhukti palkon ko yaad kiya,
Aur meri kitaab ne payal ki jhankaar si hansi ko.

Sab ne kuch na kuch kaha….
Magar mein phir belavs reh gaya.

Kalm phir rakh di,
Pair phir mez par tika diye.
Aur Palkon ke parde phir gira diye.
Magar is baar us andhere mein tumhari chehre ki roshni thi,
Aur us khamoshi me tumhari hansi ki goonj.

Ab dil ka wo kona khula hi rakhta hoon,
Ke shayad phir kabhi kuch likhoon.

Kya Aaoge Milne

This was written in one rare blue mood of mine. But half way through I realized that it's getting pretty negative. So, I tried to end it on a positive note.


Mujh se aana tum milne......
Jab dhund se dhoop chan rahi ho.
Mujhse aana tum milne......
Jab patton se oss sukh rahi ho.

Mujh se ana tum milne.......
Jab suraj apni jawaani mein ho.
Mujh se ana tum milne.........
Jab din ko zara bhi fursat na ho.

Mujh se aana tum milne.........
Jab parchaaiyaan lambi padne lagen.
Mujh se aana tum milne.........
Jab hawa thandi behne lage

Mujh se aana tum milne.........
Jab panchi sone lagen.
Mujh se aana tum milne.........
Jab sitare roshan hone lagen.

Magar tumse ye kehta hoon kyon main,
Ye namumkin se khwab sajata hoon kyon main.
Is rishte ka humare koi naam nahin,
Na is rishte mein humari pehchaan koi.

Phir bhi is rishte pe kuchh haq maanta hoon,
Aur umeed ka ek aakhri jawaab chahta hoon.

Jab ye chaand thak jayega aur sitaron ko neend aayegi,
Aur aanewali tapish ke pehle raat gehri kaali aur thandi hojayegi.....

Kya, tab bhi tum........
Milne na aaoge mujhse?

Ye Sheher

This one is my second. Do read and comment.



Anjaana sheher, begaane log,
Sankari galiyaan, sadkon ka shor.
Wo gadiyon ka dhuaan, wo paison ki hod,
Na pedon ki chhaon, na wo bachhon ki daud.

Naummedi ke is daldal mein bhi,
Talshta tha kuch ummed ki mitti.
Beegaanon ki bheed mein dhoondta tha,
Ek apni si hansi.
Un bereham gailyon mein,
Khojta tha ik pyaar ki pagdandi.
Aur is haanfti zindigai ke liye chahta tha,
Bas ek sukoon ki akhri saans.

Na jaane phir kahan se ...
Kuch barsaati badal aaye.
Phir mitti se wohi khusbu uthi,
Phir peepul ki wo thandi hawa chali.
Wo misri sa meetha paani phir barsa,
Wo galiyon mein bachhe phir daude.

Phir achanak ek ahat si hui...
....aur aankhen khul gayi.
Neend ke kohre se aankhon ne jhaanka.
To sirhane chaand nikla tha.
Ghataon ki oat se dekh mujhe
Wo sharma ke muskura raha tha.
Phir pyaar se daadhi pe haat fer ke poocha-
-"Chai pienge?"

Ab ye sheher bhi pehchana sa lagta hai,
Aur log bhi apnese lagte hein.

Shikan....

This was my first attempt in Hindi poetry. It might be really amateurish. But please do comment on it.



Behte paani mein bhigokar,
Kachhi dhoop se guzaar kar,
Neem ki chaaon mein sukhakar,
Behti hawaon se mehkakar,

Apne dil mein sanjo rakhi hai maine.....
.......aapke gaalon pe padti.....
.......us Id ke chaand si shikan ko.