2)    Yaad


Dhoondhti haen yeh nigahein unko is hujoom1 main,
Shab-o-roz2, unki ek chahat ke junoon main.

Kyon ho gaye alag, ya kyon juda ho gaye,
Zindagi ki is daud main kyon hum tanha ho gaye.

Aisa nahi ki tanha zindagi guzar na kar payenge,
Per saath tera apne se juda hum hamesha payenge.

Ek khalish3 hae aur kuchh bhi nahi is hijr4 main,
hae maujood tu aaj bhi mere har zikr main .
Bata Tu hi ki is dard ko kis tarah bhulaayenge,
kaise is dil ko Judai teri samjhayenge.

Na-jaane kyon ek aas5 hae aaj bhi is toote dil ko,
Hae aaj bhi apne milne ki khushi ka ehsaas is dil ko.

Apne rab ke saamne jab bhi sajda6 karta hoon,
Tu mile mujhe jaldi, ek ye hi dua karta hoon.

1–> Crowd.
2–> day and night.
3–> Pain.
4–> Judai/ Seperation.
5–> hope.
6–> prayer

composition Apr-2005

1)    Bhool Jaaoon

Since this is not a rhyming “kavita” so plz give more than normal pause at all the break points.

Bhool jaaoon gar maen baat koi,
Koi lamha ya saugaat koi.
Mujhe tok na dena, jhakhjhor na dena,
Bin maange he kshamadaan tum kar dena.
Jal jaaunga warna maen pashchyataap ki aag main,
Bikhar jaunga maen tumhe manaane ki aas main.
Bhool jaao gar ho mumkin, Uus har lamhe or har uus pal ko,
Jin pal-chhinn main dukhaya hae maene tumhare is komal dil ko.
Maen kshama yaachna karta hoon,
Aur yeh waada bhi karta hoon,
Ki aane wala jo bhi lamha hum ek saath bitayenge,
Woh honge itne madhur, ki ta-umr yaadgaar ho jayenge.

composition Apr-2005