Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts

Monday, August 8, 2011

उन दिनों

उन दिनों, जबके तुम थे यहाँ
ज़िन्दगी जागी जागी सी थी
सारे मौसम बड़े मेहेरबां दोस्त थे
रास्ते दावतनामे थे जो मंजिलों ने लिखें थे ज़मीन पर हमारे लिए 
पेड़ बाहें पसारे खड़े थे
हमें छाव की शॉल पहनाने के वास्ते 
शाम को सब सितारे, बहुत मुस्कुराते थे जब देखते थे हमें
आती जाती हवाएं, कोई गीत खुशबु का गाती हुयी, छेडती थी, गुज़र जाती थी
आसमां पिघले नीलम का एक गहरा तालाब था
जिसमें हर रात एक चाँद का फूल खिलता था
और पिघले नीलम की लहरों में बहता हुआ
वो हमारे दिलों के किनारों को छू लेता था
उन दिनों, जबके तुम थे यहाँ

अश्कों में धुल गए, सब मुस्कुराते रंग
रास्ते में थक के सो गयी मासूम सी उमंग
दिल है की फिर भी ख्वाब सजाने का शौक है
पत्थर पे भी गुलाब उगाने का शौक है
बरसों से यूँ तो एक अमावस की रात है
अब इसको हौसला कहूँ ये तो जिद्द की बात है
दिल कहता है अँधेरे में भी रौशनी तो है
माना के राख हो गए उम्मीद के ये लौ
इस राख में भी आग कहीं पर दबी तो है

आपकी याद कैसे आएगी
आप ये क्यूँ समझ न पाते हैं
याद तो सिर्फ उनकी आती है
हम कभी जिनको भूल जाते हैं

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

ज़िदगी ना मिलेगी दोबारा

इक बात होठों तक है जो आई नहीं
बस आँखों से है झांकती
तुमसे कभी, मुझसे कभी
कुछ लफ्ज़ है वो मांगती
जिनको पेहेन के होटों तक आ जाये वो...
आवाज़ की बाहों में बाहें डालके इठलाये वो

लेकिन जो ये इक बात है
एहसास ही एहसास है
खुशबू सी है जैसे हवा में तैरती
खुशबू जो बेआवाज़ है
जिसका पता तुमको भी है
जिसकी खबर मुझको भी है
दुनिया से भी छुपता नहीं
यह जाने कैसा राज़ है
 --
जब जब दर्द का बादल छाया
जब गम का साया लहराया
जब आंसू पलकों तक आया
जब यह तनहा दिल घबराया
हम ने दिल को ये समझाया...

दिल आखिर तू क्यूँ रोता है
दुनिया में यूँही होता है
यह जो गहरे सन्नाटे हैं
वक़्त ने सबको ही बांटे हैं
थोडा गम है सबका किस्सा
थोड़ी धुप है सबका हिस्सा
आँख तेरी बेकार ही नम है
हर पल एक नया मौसम है
क्यूँ तू ऐसे पल खोता है
दिल आखिर तू क्यूँ रोता है
--
पिघले नीलम सा बहता हुआ ये समा
नीली नीली से खामोशियाँ
न कहीं है ज़मीन
न कहीं आसमा
सरसराती हुई टहनिया, पत्तियां
कह रही हैं की बस एक तुम हो यहाँ
सिर्फ मैं हूँ मेरी सांसें हैं और मेरी धडकनें 
ऐसी गहराइयाँ
ऐसी तनहाइयाँ
और मैं सिर्फ मैं
अपने होने पे मुझको यकीन आ गया
--
दिलों में तुम अपनी
बेताबियाँ लेके चल रहे हो
तो जिंदा हो तुम
नज़र में ख्वाबो की
बिजलियाँ लेके चल रहे हो
तो जिंदा हो तुम
हवा के झोंको के जैसे
आज़ाद रहना सीखो 
तुम एक दरिया के जैसे
लहरों में बहना सीखो
हर एक लमहे से तुम मिलो
खोले अपनी बाहें
हर एक पल एक नया समां
देखें यह निगाहें
जो अपनी आँखों में
हैरानियाँ लेके चल रहे हो
तोह जिंदा हो तुम
दिलों में तुम अपनी
बेताबियाँ लेके चल रहे हो
तोह जिंदा हो तुम 

Monday, March 21, 2011

Saat khoon maaf


Your room, my muffler I couldn't get it straight,
you pulled me forward, I thought it was a bait,
kiss you I wanted to, time I needed some more,
hadn't been any closer to you before

Skirkanich roof top, you held my hand,
snow to me felt like desert sand,
kiss you I wanted to, then and there,
with someone around I didn't dare.

King's speech went on to win the Oscar night,
you held onto me, I shared the king's plight,
kiss you I wanted to, the dark is tried and tested,
no big earphones though could have assisted

Valentine, Sheraton, illness abound, 
To give you company, I came around,
kiss you I wanted to, if that would have helped,
you were doing alright, your hand I held

Skirkanich secret study on the fifth floor,
Beautiful sunrise, I felt you wanted more,
kiss you I wanted to, still kept it at bay,
a call to help me out, sorry to push you away

The airport, departure, I hoped it all went fine,
you called soon, the desire was mine,
kiss you I wanted to, after our good bye's
I wasn't sure if you would keep shut your eyes

You mean more to me than I may to you,
I might be in love, I am scared if its true,
kiss you I want to, now more than ever,
hope its special for you, sorry if I shiver

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

'Riemann'tine

Solving the Riemann one may find
Distribution of primes irrelevant to most mankind

But what it means to you and me
Its hard for all of them to see

The Fields may be all you desire
Your calibre though is way higher

The inverse of the distribution I would like to define
My expectation function of your presence in my time

However much I may sulk and whine
I did take time to make this poem rhyme

The prime that defines you, you think is 3
The only prime which has some company

And if my expectation function turns out to be true
I wont mind being the prime 2

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The Dry High

When things stop making sense.
At least to you.
Whichever way.
Thats a high.
When an emotion persists.
Even if you deny.
Thats a high.
Time slows down.
It still goes by.
Thats a high.
When nothing can scare you.
Except you.
Thats a high.
When you truly realize what you desire.
And why.
Thats a high.
When you do things you should not.
Which otherwise you would not.
Thats a high.
When you are what you would be.
If only you could be.
Thats a high.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

If only

She is sad,
we could not spend time together.
I am sad,
for i cannot tell her.
There is nothing i would like
more than being with her.
But being with her
makes me want to be with her.
Forever.

Friday, August 29, 2008

A silent scream

On the hilltop by the night
i had a dream, a distant view
all it had was a silent scream
silence for me, scream for you.

The scream said a lot
the silence even more.
I was snapped out of it.
There was a knock at the door

Couldnt sleep that night,
couldnt even fake.
Question I asked,
was it the scream
or the silence that kept me awake.

The scream as it seemed to me
was one of a distressed plight.
Full of agony, full of pain
that went through me all night.

The silence seemed so unreal,
something hard to believe.
Bounding the restless scream so tight
it wouldn't let it leave.

'Let me out' was what the scream said,
don't push me on your way.
I have a life, I have a mind
at least let me have a say.

Silently the silence carried it along
right up till the end.
Authority. Command. Silent power.
It was a perfect blend.

I felt the scream as it went
all the way down my spine.
The impact it left made it certain,
the scream was actually mine.

The silence was this world around
this endless shining hollow,
ready to pounce upon my throat,
waiting for me to swallow.

The worlds a stage and we mere actors
a great man had once said,
was then free will a mere illusion
the answer to this i dread.

Reality might seldom be
as cruel as we may dream,
dreams still come true
impossible they may seem.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

My blog

A foray into public domain,
A means not to an end but to some landmarks on the way,
A search for the inveterate, more so for the unapparent,
An attempt at expression, at giving an opinion,
A pensieve for thoughts which go astray or for ones that lead the way,
A planner for the ever so desired life of order,
A pad to scribble things which make life chaotic and funner,
Giving in to an innocuous fad, or falling into a quagmire trap,
Something I never thought I would do,
Something I always knew I would do,
Here goes my blog...