Here are some of the poems I’ve written in Hindi (umm, well not really Hindi but a mix of Hindi and Urdu since I never learned Hindi formally) over the past eight years (NO, they are not posted in chronological order)…I find it difficult to come up with titles for poems (vaise bhi, naam mei kyaa rakhaa hai?) so I’ve separated the poems with _ _ _ _ _ lines (pun not intended, lol!).
Kuch khwaab se hai...
Nahin, toote toh nahin,
Par poore bhi hue kahaa?...
Kuch ehsaas toh hai,
Par samajh paoon main naa,
Shaayad darr lagtaa hai,
Kahi woh naa ho gayaa ho jo honaa naa thaa...
Kuch yaadein hai teri,
Lekin tujhe bhooli hi kab?
Kuch vaadein hai teri,
Lekin kiye hi kab?
Bas sawaal hi hai,
Kyaa thaa aur kyaa nahin?
Kyaa hai aur kyaa nahin?
Aur kyaa ho saktaa hai kal?...
Kabhi kabhi upar waalaa bhi hotaa hai meherbaan...
Shaayad teri kismat meri kismat ko apni ore kheench hi le,
Shaayad tere raaste kahi aa kar mere raaston se mil hi jaaye...
Shaayad woh ho jaaye jo kabhi kahaaniyon mei sunaa thaa...
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Badnaseebi itilaah kar ke kabhi aayi hai kyaa?
Woh toh dabe paaon dastak deti hai kismat ke darwaaze par,
Aur phir kabhi jaane kaa naam hi nahin leti.
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Tu kehta hai main tere liye marr gayi toh kyaa huaa?
Mere khayaalon mein toh ab bhi har pal zindaa ho tum.
Mohabbat nahin, nafrat hi sahi,
Tere dil ke kisi kone mein mere liye koi toh jazbaad hai.
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Saansein le rahein hain, phir bhi hai be-jaan
Saansein le rahein hain, phir bhi hai be-jaan
Dil toh dhaddak rahaa hai, phir bhi hum hain zindaggi se anjaan.
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Tum sar uthaa kar jee sako,
Isi liye hum aasmaan ki taraf dekhte hi nahin.
Isi liye aaj tum sab se nazarein milaa paate ho,
Aur hum?
Hum aankhein kholte hi nahin.
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Aansoon khud hi bahaaye,
Aansoon ponche bhi khud hi.
Aankhein khule nal jaise,
Marjaani--paani khatam hotaa nahin.
Dil bhi besharam ho chalaa hai,
Itnaa dard seh kar bhi dhadkane rukti nahin.
Ab thak chale hain,
Haan ab thak chale hain.
Koi mazboot kandhaa chaahiye, sir rakh kar rone ke liye,
Chehre ko kisi aur ke haath chaahiye, pyaar se aansoon ponchne ke liye.
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Kavita kyaa hai? Chand shabdo ki ek maalaa?
Jise ek shaayar ne badde pyaar se sambhaalaa.
Shabd kyaa hai? Kaagaz par siyaahi ke kuch chhodde hue nishaan?
Yaa talvaaro se bhi zyaadaa shakti-shaali, haatho se chhodde hue baan?
Khayaal kyaa hote hai? Pal do pal ke kuch jazbaad?
Yaa ateet ki ek parchaayi jo kabhi naa chhodde saath?
Ateet kyaa hai? Khushiyo aur aansoono kaa ek taalaab?
Yaa kuch puri ki gayi hasrate aur kuch toote hue khwaab?
Khwaab kyaa hote hai? Jeene kaa ek sahaaraa?
Yaa gham mei ek dost jise dard ne pukaaraa?
Dard kyaa hai? Zindagi ki ek sachaayi?
Yaa muskaraahato ki tabaahi?
Zindagi kyaa hai? Waqt ki ek nadi?
Jo maut ke saagar mei ghul jaataa hai kabhi naa kabhi...
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Woh shabd hi kyaa jiske koi maayne nahin?
Woh baat hi kyaa toh reh jaaye honton pe dabi?
Woh jazbaad hi kyaa jis kaa kisi ko naa ho ehsaas?
Woh paani ki boond hi kyaa,
Jis se naa bujh paaye kisi ki pyaas?
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Hawaa ki kyaa dishaa hai? Ek pal yahaan aur phir wahi…
Waqt ki ajab raftaar hai—palak jhapakte hi beet jaaye sadi.
Khaamoshiyon mei bhi kyaa shor hai—kaan band hai, phir bhi sunaayi
deti hai aawaaz,
Khuli kitaabo mei bhi aksar chupe hote hai kuch raaz…
Aankhein band kar ke bhi chehraa kisi kaa aa saktaa hai nazar,
Salaakhon ke beech mehfooz hone ke baad bhi lag saktaa hai darr…
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In aankhon ko koi sapnaa phir naa dikhaanaa o rabba,
Toote sapno kaa manzar ab bardasht nahin hotaa.
Lambi umr ki duaaye naa maango ae duniyaa waalo,
Zindagi ki boj ab in saanso se uthaayaa nahin jaataa.
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Intezaar kar rahe hai hum intezaar khatam hone kaa,
Duaa kijiye ki phir kabhi duaa karne ki zaroorat naa padde.
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Zarre zarre mei chupi hui hai ek kahaani,
Hai woh isi intezaar mei, ki koi usse sunne,
Aur duniyaa tak pohanchaaye.
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Kaise kat sakti hai zindagi gham ke bin?
Kaise bhool gayi main, ki khiltey hue gulaab ne bhi murjhaanaa hai ek din?
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Dekho kaise muskuraate hai sitaare dekh kar chaand ki tanhaayi,
Jaltaa hai chaand har raat, seh kar suraj se judaai.
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Bhagwaan har kahaani adhoori kyun likhtaa hai?
Sapne detaa hai toh unko puraa karne kaa raastaa nahin detaa.
Intezaar kaa safar detaa hai,
Par usse kaatne ke liye sabr nahin.
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Meri mutthi ko naa kholo,
Uss mei kuch bhi nahin.
Meri hansi kaa raaz jaan-ne ki koshish naa karo,
Uss ke peeche koi khushi nahin.
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Duniyaa ki waah waah par naa jaa ae dost,
Jab tak unke mutaabik chaloge, tab tak hi hai unki izzad hafzaai,
Kuch hat ke karne ki koshish toh karo,
Phir dekho kaise yeh hi duniyaa waale chaahengey teri tabaahi.
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Umeed aur intezaar kaa rishtaa bhi ajeeb hai—
Umeed ho toh intezaar kaa safar aaraam se kat jaataa hai,
Aur intezaar hum tab karte hai jab kuch hone ki umeed ho.
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Aksar aisaa kyon hotaa hai,
Jab manzil kareeb lagne lagti hai,
Aur haath baddaa kar usse hum choone waale hote hai,
Ki tab achaanak hum uss se dor ho jaate hai,
Theek ek khwaab ki taraah,
Jis kaa jab puraa hone kaa waqt aataa hai,
Tab hi neend puri ho jaati hai,
Aur khwaab adhooraa kaa adhoraa reh jaata hai.
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Woh kalaa hi kya jis ki kisi ko bhalak nahin?
Woh maut hi kyaa jis ki itihaas gavaah nahin?
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Udaasi kaa haath takdeer ne liyaa thaam,
Ban gaye pal bhar mei hum waqt ke ghulaam.
Bin koshish kiye maalom hai har anjaam.
Udaasi kaa haath takdeer ne liyaa hai thaam.
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Aap kaa toh andaaz hi hai nazarandaaz karne kaa,
Is baat se main anjaan toh naa thi,
Phir bhi,
Bechaini ki raah par raahat dhoondne main nikkal padi.
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Dil se nikkle shabdo ko kaagaz pe kaise utaaroon?
Woh siyaahi laao jo aansoono mei ho ghuli,
Woh kalam le aao jo toote khwaaboo se ho juddi.
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Saansein meri band kar ke kehte ho jee kar dikhaaye hum,
Muskuraane ke liye kehte ho de kar hazaaro gum.
Bhagwan se shikaayat main karoon kyaa, is sab se woh thoddi naa hai anjaan,
Yaa phir shor mei unkaa nahin gayaa khaamosh siskiyo par dhyaan.
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Heere ko patthar samajh kar sab ne maari thokkar,
Sachchayi ko pehchaane waali kab paddegi hum par nazar?
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Intezaar kiyaa kal kaa baar baar,
Kal aaj kab banaa, kuch hosh nahin,
Aaj ateet kab huaa, kuch khabar nahin.
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Manzil yeh kaisi jo kabhi haasil naa ho?
Zindagi woh kaisi jis mei aansoon naa ho?
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Subaah hotey hi intezaar kartey hain ki din khatam ho.
Shyaam hotey hi duaa kartey hain ki sehar phir naa ho.
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Musaafir toh khud ko maan hi liyaa hai.
Toh raah chun kar chalney sey darr kyon?
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Har raat ke baad ek subaah hoti hai, yeh hi hai kudrat kaa dastoor.
Ek raah toh mil gayi hai, manzil bhi nahin hogi zyaadaa door.
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Jab zindaggi mei gham ho,
Toh woh dard yaa toh aansoon ban kar aankho sey nikkal aataa hai,
Yaa phir sargam ban kar honton sey.
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Humaare nainaa kehte hain sau sau baatein,
Ek baar miloge toh hongi hazaaro mulakaatein.
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Kabhi kabhi mann kartaa hai paani ki gehraayion mei doob jaaoon,
Yaa phir duniyaa bhar ke rang apni mutthi mei chupaaoon.
Hawaa ban kar dil kartaa hai duniya bhar ki kar loon sehr,
Kashti ban kar lehro ke sang paani mei jaaoon tehr.
Boond ban kar dharti pe ghiroon, ban jaaoon main barsaat,
Yaa phir taara ban kar chamakti rahoon jab andhere se bhari ho raat.
Kitni saari chezein hai duniyaa mei banne ke liye,
Itni hai ki umr guzar jaayegi par naa kar paayegaa koi teh.
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Meraa humsafar toh hai meraa dukh,
Rooth kar meri zindagi se kabhi naa badale rukh.
Raastaa ban kar meraa, phir ban gayi takdeer,
Khushi ke saamne kheench diyaa ek lambi si lakeer.
Koshish ki baddi is se bhaagne ki,
Aakhir main haari,
Nahin maaloom thaa itni zyaadaa hogi uski wafaadaari.
Saayaa ban kar peechaa kartaa hai, kabhi naa chhodde haath,
Lagtaa hai aakhri dum tak nibhaayegaa meraa saath.
Meraa humsafar toh hai meraa dukh,
Rooth kar meri zindagi se kabhi naa badale rukh.
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