Ghazal (I Guess :D)

Yadon se hame gurez naheen lekin

Yadein banana achi aadat naheen

Rooh ko dubona hota hai yaad e khuda me

Bedili se uth baith lena ibadat naheen

Ghalat mat samajhiye jhuki palkon ki zubaan

Bepardagi se uthne ki inhe ijazat naheen

Takra jaen wapas usi rusvai k sabab se

Is naadaan ki aisi himaqat naheen

Jo kisi ki hidayatein sunkar mita dia jaae

Voh kamzor ehsas chaahat naheen

Andar hi andar gholti hain rang e mayusi

Kuch khamoshion ki hoti koi aahat naheen

Kyun udas ho har pal badalte mausam se

Zandaan e dunia me hamesha ki raahat naheen

Jo har kisi ko dekh kar ek si hi rahe

Vo asal me sacchi muskurahat naheen

Aawaz abhi anam ki tumne suni

Ye sirf hawa ki sarsarahat naheen

The Abyss of Truth

Like the uncertainty of shooting stars,

We fall from the starry night sky.

Bit by bit, drop by drop,

Into the abyss of truth.

What’s seen isn’t the sight,

All are illusionary delights,

Love clouds appear and dissolve,

Like rain from eyes’ sky.

Some little fingers crave to paint,

With colours unaffordable,

Some little eyes see the dreams,

Though smoky glasses.

Desire game played,

Objectification so obvious.

Mirrors hide the painted ugliness,

And falsehood is day’s chore.

The mountain of challenges,

Will crumble one day,

The rays of disillusionment will disappear.

The sun will rise from the west,

And truth will radiate apart from screeching, loud lies.

Khayalaat e tanhai

Kitna kuch chipa jaati hain jaade me razaiyan,
Dil se nikalti aahein, aankhon se tapakti rubaiyan.
Haathon me cell phone, kaano me earphones,
Khayalon ki garmahat me gungunati hain tanhaiyaan.



Kya hua jo kitaab e zindagi ke panne,
Barf se dhake pahaad se nazar aate hain,
Shayad, Khuda ne safed siyahi se taqdeer likhi ho,
Yahi soch kar ham haste hue rastoon se guzar jaate hain..



Dil me sulagti yaadon ko,
Paani me baha kr k dekho,
Ankhon me kaid khwabon ko,
Parindo sa uda kr k dekho,

Kyun khurachte jate ho,
Seene ko sawalon se,
Aaine me muskurao,
Aur jawabon ko paakar dekho.

Ek kehne waala, ek sunne waala,

Do hi rang hote hain guftagu ke.

Latakte rehne do mujhe apni daali se ae zamaane,

Meri mitti ko mujhse juda na karo..

Mil letey us na-mehram se be-takalluf

Magar Khuda se bhi milna hai ek din

Samundar ho tum, gam-e-dariya peetey chalo

Saanson ka tohfa mila hai, bindaas jeetey chalo

Har koi kaid hai yahaan
Apne apne vicharon me
Koi khojta Jannat dunia me
Koi dhundta neend sitaron me

Ud jatey hain apne
Ajnabi dishaon me
Mil jaate hain sapne
Kisi ke ek ishare mein



Milenge ham ek din, achanak ek mod par,
Mehki fiza-e-khwab ki rangeen chadar sikod kar,
Na tum kuch kehna, na ham kuch sunenge,
Aankhon hi aankhon me naye raaste chunenge.



Ek hissa mera tere paas,
Ek hissa tera mere paas,
Shayad isi hera pheri ko zindagi kehte hain..



Mai vo fiza nahi jo tu mutthi me daba le,
Vo parchai nahi jo andheron me daga de.
Mai vo phool nahi jise tu tod kar ghar sajae,
Us kaate ka ped hu, bin paani jo sookh na pae.

Na chaandi, sona, na heera hu main,
Tere jaisi ek insaan hu main.
Jis samundar me aksar kashtiyan doob jati hain,
Uski gehraion me gumshuda hu main.

Sambhlo mohabbat ka dikhawa karne walon,

Toote dilon se nikla dhuan kaheen aankh na jala de..

Lab khamoshi ki chaadar odhkr, thithurte hain,

Jab jab kisi mehfil me tera zikr hota hai..

Jaane dete hain zamane ke sitam ko,

Kuch shaam, kuch subah hain baaki,

Wakt ki safed diwaro par sajane ko,

Kuch laal, hare rang hain baaki

Kabhi kabhi ek qatra pyaas bujha jaata hai,
Aur kabhi samundar bhi thoda maalum hota hai



Kaheen sale hai, paisoon ka khel hai,
Kaheen khoon kharabe ki sazishen panapti,
Kisi ghar me nai TV, naya phone aaya hai,
Kisi gali me zulm o sitam ki aag dahakti.

Kaheen aasma me taare nahi, nafrat ke bomb timtimate,
Kaheen TV screen par shabdo ki jang roz ki tarah chidti,
Kaheen bacche baap ke kandhe ki zid liye rote, siskiyate,
Kisi ghar me goonjte hasi ke anmol thahake,

Lakiren Garit me achi lagti hain,
Diloon, mulkoon, ke beech naheen,
Ek dil hai jo har ek seene me dhadakta hai,
Isme nafrat ka ghol mat gholo.



Chale ja rahe the, safar ek suhana tha,
Andhere raasto pr haath ek thama tha,
Subah hui to khud ka haath tha hath me,
Kya hua jo nahi tha koi bhi saath me..



Ansu k pathar takiye pr pighal gae
Teri yadon k tezab se khwab sare jal gae

Socha tha ishq ke dariya me tairenge
Koode jb usme to doob k mar gae

Kyun baar baar behayai se chale aate ho khyalo me
Baag e dil ek zamane hue tum kuchal gae

Mere dil ki aawazein tum tak ni phchi to kya
Ashq e mohabbat kaafi dur tak ucchal gae

Kya gila karen in tanha raasto pr chalne ka
Safar, hamsafar k ehsason se upar nikal gae.

Anam ki hain ab badalte mausm ki traf nigahein
Teri ulfat k phool sookh kr jhad gae


-Anam

In the Last Semester

On school's first day,

Rolled tears, shone fears,

In time I learnt to learn,

And passed like clouds, the years.

From tenth, the things changed,

Future pathways looked strange.

The roads turned around like jalebis,

Softy got accustomed to change.

In twelfth the atmosphere eased,

And turned tense as well.

The heavy physics, chemistry books,

As pillows made sense.

All cages seemed to vanish,

After the last board exam.

New tiresome pursuits emerged,

Life's journey was partly calm.

College life, an interesting phenomenon,

Embraced like none before.

From first year kid to a third year chap,

A gown of memories, time wore.

As the last semester seeps away,

Heart's castle hums a tune.

This is the moment to cherish,

Go hand in hand with the moon.

The last semester, like a scenery,

Is but a fluttering butterfly.

The days will disappear, in misty nights,

In old books will be trapped, the hues of sky.

Let laughter cease not,

And like pearls be tears hidden.

Go create memories with pure hearts,

In the last semester.

As it's about to end,

Wishes of peace are to be sent.

As roads are ready to diverge,

At future ride's advent.

Schooling done with, end now the college days,

A childish wish to get away with studies,

Seems a bad joke, a tragicomedy,

Now deeper is the craving for buddies.

We shall meet in dreams,

All beads passing through a thread

Reality is what, who knows,

Just move on, and smile instead.

Until Death Quenches the Thirst of Life...

Everywhere resounds the music of love,

Candles burn with desires, moon shimmers silently.

Here I stand uncertain of love's existence,

In a cloud of snowy thoughts, gloomy.

Cold, misty sky reflects heart's sunlight,

Silence of today hums tomorrow's veiled joys.

Storm seems nearby, of truth to be discovered,

Smiling mask in my hand promises comfort.

Building protective walls around my heart,

Lest sorrow may skip in, shaking this ancient monument.

Trusted a kind soul, once upon a time,

A one sided love story almost ended.

Crumbled a castle incomplete,

Bits of moments and memories proved weak.

Death gets dearer when life goes awry,

Dreams look enchanting when dims reality's story.

I shall go on over the desert of lonely love,

Until death quenches the thirst of life.

The Abyss of Truth

Like the uncertainty of shooting stars,

We fall from the starry night sky.

Bit by bit, drop by drop,

Into the abyss of truth.

What’s seen isn’t the sight,

All are illusionary delights,

Love clouds appear and dissolve,

Like rain from eyes’ sky.

Some little fingers crave to paint,

With colours unaffordable,

Some little eyes see the dreams,

Though smoky glasses.

Desire game played,

Objectification so obvious.

Mirrors hide the painted ugliness,

And falsehood is day’s chore.

The mountain of challenges,

Will crumble one day,

The rays of disillusionment will disappear.

The sun will rise from the west,

And truth will radiate apart from screeching, loud lies.

Conversing with love!

Let’s go girl, far and far

In this earth or over the stars?

Wherever you say I’ll carry you

Even before I marry you?

Forget it! let’s go high in romantic ecstasy

O love, I question our intimacy

You have my heart, I say

Can you prove it, my silly Saturday?

You’re killing it lady, our romance

Do you expect me to blindly dance?

See the moon, less beautiful than you

Why are you then, showing something unworthy of my comparison?

Alright girl, we’ll meet at mid-day tomorrow

When the pale moon lies asleep in the sky?

No love, I’ll show you the bright sun

Awh, really! to kill my eyesight?

May God bless our love, my attempts, and your roughness!

I’m not rough like a desert soil but genuine like jasmine

Yes, you are! My lovely jasmine!

No, I’m Juliet, the beauty!!

Yes my beauty, I know it

Ah well, you know everything?

Just a bit more than the static pond

Well, I can smell something

That’s a new perfume. Don’t you like it?

It makes me hate you a bit more!

How hard for women to stay sweet?

You just have to be charming enough

You’re going for looks and not heart? A pity!

Life’s a fashion show and the lovers must glow

I bought this red rose and a ring

OMG, I love you too!

But it’s for someone with a beautiful heart!

So you torture me, mock my beauty?

Goodbye girl, go seek the ideal lover!

You are no way closer, ugly bird! Hush, fly away from my life!