I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME

When the dusk is nigh

And the breeze flows in

When it gets too cold

You want a hand to hold

I hope you think of me

When the crowd is large

And you feel all alone

You search for a face familiar

I hope you think of me

When your joy's out of bounds

Or so is your grief

In your laughter and your tears

I hope you think of me

When you've lost something precious

When you feel incomplete

You need someone to outpour on

I hope you think of me

When you feel loved without conditions

When your thoughts make you beautiful

When you know you can rely on

I hope you think of me

When the heavens open

And I'm called for

I hope I bring you warmth

When you still think of me

IJAAZAT

Jo zyada mashgul na ho toh
Jo kisi aur ke khayaalo mein na ho toh
Hai milne ki ijaazat
Dil hai maange

Jo deewangi ki deewani ho toh
Kucch deewangi aisi si hai
Jo ajao nazro ke saamne toh
Saanse aane ki ijaazat hain mange

Jo paak samajhti ho khud ko itna
Kisi paymaane se kam nahi
Madhoshi aisi nazron mein tumhari
Hosh bhi aane ki ijaazat hai maange

Jo yakeen na ho lafzo par mere
Kar mehsus ke dekhlo
Dil bhi dhadakne ki ijaazat hai maange
Kadmon mein tumhare hai kaynaat ye puri
Jo khuda bhi khudayi ki ijaazat hai maange

BEING ALONE

I feel good being alone

An unperturbed flow of thoughts of you

Just a remembrance of your face

Of your smile across those lips

I feel good being alone

The urge to keep you impressed

Washing away my mind's useless chatter

Oh! The dimples, the abyss I could live in

To keep you laughing 

Whether I keep you or not

The spirituality of your voice

Like wind over a lonely beach

Peace my heart now knows

Meditating with liberosis

I feel good being alone

Baadal Se Bair

Hai jashn koi teri paayalon ne manaaya
Ya hai aawaaz ye pehli baarish ki
Sadiyon se barsaaya pyar tujhpar
Tujhey bhayi barsaat, dekh saazish baadal ki

Hai kurbaan tujhpar mera bhi sab kuchh
Jaise kurbaan hai karta baadal khud ko
Na dekha maine use jisme tu na dikhi
Par bhaya tujhey baadal, bhigaya jisne sabko

Wo khushboo gili mitti ki
Thandi havayein chhedti taaza hariyali ko
Kisi panchhi ke geet ke beech nazar aayi tu
Jo utar aaye pyale mein tu, ho jayein band madhushala

Hai ghul jaati mohabbat hawaon mein
Andaaz jo mausam ka aisa ho
Shayad chhitey tujhpar padti boond ke pad jaayein mujhpey
Toh kardu maaf mai us baadal ko

Mulakat Khud Se

Din ki khamoshi mein
Raat ke sannate mein
Mulakat hui khud se, jo rubaru hua
Jana kitna tanha chhod diya tha khud ko
Jisse dur bhaga, wo hubahu hua

Mili mujhey khushi aise
Kaha ho apna kisi ne barso baad jaise
Ayi sharm gham ka thaame haath
Jab pehli baar khud se pyar hua

Raund deti hain hawayein zindagi ki
Unhe jo bheed me chala karte hain
Jee to raha tha saalon se main
Khud se milke fir bhi naya janam hua

Bohot tha dar aane wale kal ka mujhey
Wo kal jise mujhey hi banana tha
Jo dekha kal ko khali kitaab sa
Toh jo maine likha, bas wo hua

Spirituality and Love

We know it's fake
A complete illusion it is
The world that we live in
Is no more than an abyss

I know it for a fact
Just my thoughts' manifestation
Yet I am drawn to you
Like you're my meditation

I know it's just chemicals
Making us feel what we do
None of it is real
Except for me falling for you

I wonder if there's some force as real
As illusionary this world is and which can
Fulfill its goal of bringing us together
Perhaps that's why the universe began

NAYI

Adding to the verses of the great poet Shabeena Adeeb

Khwabo mein dooba jagta raha
Neend kahin kho gayi hai
Jokhim koi bhi bada nahi
Zindagi mili nayi nayi hai

Jo sambhle hon gir kar kayi martaba
Rukna nahi wo jaante
Dekh kar baitha udaas tumhe
Chook shayad nayi nayi hai

Hain sadiyo se baithe oonchi imaarto mein jo
Hain pesh ana khoob jaante
Mizaaj apka dekh kar hai lagta
Shauhrat apki nayi nayi hai

Haatho mein haath daale chale dono
Khaamosh lab, palke jhuki hui hain
Ho rahi ulfat dilo mein unke
Abhi toh mohabbat nayi nayi hai

Suna raha tha prem kahani apni
Kis tarah tute dil ko siya hai
Beh chale do aansu palko se tumahre
Chot shayad nayi nayi hai

BADE DINO BAAD

Bade dino baad jo dhadkan suni

To thoda ghabra gaye

Kya qayamat agayi lene hame

Fir jana ke dil ko tum yaad agaye

Bade dino baad khaali baithna

Khaali sa nahi hai

Jo thi zindagi chand saanso me kat rahi

Uski ab aarzoo bhi nahi hai

Yun milna tumse sadiyo mein ek baar

Bas chand muskaano mein bichhad jaane ko

Jaise registaan mein badal zamaano ke baad

Aaye bas do boondein barsaane ko

Bade dino baad shayari ka shaukh aya hai

Zarre zarre mein hain jazbat bhare

Shabdon se humne dhoka khaya hai

Hai kehna toh bohot kuchh humein

Zara thehro, abhi abhi dil pe malham lagaya hai

Bade dino baad jo hogi mulaakaat

Sunenge firse dhadkan dil ki

Mat ghabrana jo ajaye qayamat

Chhipa kar tumko, kar denge jaan haazir khud ki

IBAADAT

Teri ibaadat se badi mohabbat kya hogi

Tere daaman me jo na ho

To jannat kya hogi

Jo nikle nahi ashk do chaar gham me tere

Wo zindagi, zindagi kya hogi

Jo har roz khuda se pehle tujhey yaad karoon

Jo na aaye zubaan pe naam tera

To zubaan se bair karoon

Mat bol patthar dil mujhey

Jo thukra diya tune dil mera

Dil ko patthar sa mehsus karoon

Bin tere lafzo ke namaaz na hogi

Jo dekhu na tujhey muskaate

To zarurat aankho ki kya hogi

Jo kiya na ishq tujhsey maine

To jeene ki wajah kya hogi

LESS DEAD

Look dear as I walk away
To make your wish come true
Because promised I had
That you'll never be sad
So I walk away
Like you wanted me to

Just a moment I need
If my words you'd heed
There's more to beauty than eyes can see
If you could feel my heart
We'd not be apart
And perhaps different your wish would be

Look dear as I turn my back
To joyous miseries seeded by me
You loved red, so I bled myself
But I feel less dead than I was
When you and I were still We

BENAAM

Kehte hain log jise ek ho jana
Kehte hain jise rishta purana
Jhukta jiske aage khuda tak hai
Puchha uske bando ne aye ishq, tera mazhab to batana

Dil ki kashti mein liye use chalta raha
Aya tufaan toh samandar se ladta raha
Puchhli jaat kinare ne mere khoon ki
Pyar hai kaafi, sochkar dil dhadakta raha

Zara ittila kardi hoti aye khuda
Jo banaye tune kaanoon pyar mein
Kar baitha ishq mai bin puchhe naam tak uska
Toh jana dil ka nahi, dharm ka mol hai pyar mein

Mat jao dar khuda ke tum
Jo bakshish uski thukrate ho
Kya kam hai nafrat is jahan mein
Jo laga kar bandishein pyar me
Khudko insaan batate ho

Dil mein liye pyar aaj bhi chalta hu
Naa mazhab na jaat
Na dharm kisi muskaan ka
Bin puchhe naam uska ishq aaj bhi karta hu

AYE KHUDA

Aye Khuda
Aisi bhi kismat kyu banayi
Ke ro pada tu bhi
Apni kahani jo maine sunayi

Jab bhi gira tujhey yaad kiya
Suni na tune ek meri
Kar mehnat jo chhua aasmaan
Toh kehta hai dua hai teri

Na lunga ab naam tera
Na karunga ab pooja koi
Kar sake to kar bhala mera
Agar sach mein hai khuda koi

Aye khuda
Itna gumaan sahi nahi
Ke meri takdeer toh likhdi tune
Khudki takdeer ka pata nahi

THE TRUTH

Do not dwell too deep
Discovering the secrets I keep
You may fall in love no more trusting your God
The way this world is run
If not kept an illusion
You'll find answers to questions yet asked not

An awry smile you'll bear
Which with everyone you'll share
You'll see how soulless you were before
For that enchanting feeling
Of your heart healing
Embraces as The Truth is all you implore

Do not stop your mind
Churning worries of future and behind
A spider entangled in its own web wishing to die
For to live a life of free
Close your eyes and see
The peace as you let each thought just pass by

It's in the nature of your thoughts
Seek problems and make you rot
The Truth frees you from slavery of your mind
The more you live in the now
The less to pain you bow
Not a destination,
Enlightenment is the orign you'll find

MOHABBAT-E-HARAAM

Udd se gaye rang phulon se
Jo rango mein tere nigaah sama gayi
Kar leti lihaaz mere bhi mazhab ka
Kar diya shaayrana jo urdu tu sikha gayi

Chal diya mandir ki ore
Jo yaad khuda ki agayi
Rakh liya roza maine yahan
Tu karva chauth wahan mana gayi

Kyun dhundti hai tu asmaan mein khuda
Suna hai wahan bhagwaan hai mera
Kyun jhukti hai tu masjid mein
Jaise mandir mein mai jhuka

Hijaab mein chhupta tera chehra jo dekhu
Jaise pallu mein chhupi dulhan agayi
Kehte hain log khooni hain tere bhai
Par tehzeeb duniya ko tu sikha gayi

Dhoond raha tha patharo mein jise
Ibadat wo insaan mein nazar agayi
Dekha ek baar bas nafrat na karke
Toh tu mohabbat karna sikha gayi

ARMAAN

Armaan kuch soye soye se
Jaage hain dil mein kahin
Bohot chal liya pakadke ungli
Zara gir ke chalna dekhu to sahi

Na disha ki parvah na raste ki fikar
Jo ho manzil ka suroor
Na berukhi mein jalna na zamaane ka dar
Zara jeene ka nashe mein duboon toh sahi

Armaan kuch jaage jaage se
Chalne banne manzil meri
Jo chhod ke ungli chalne laga
Toh dhokha pairo ne kabhi diya nahi

NARAZGI

Hai subah ko jagati aankhein meri
Chhidak kar pani jinme wo raat bhar doobi rahi
Socha aaj sunega kahani koi behte ashkon ki
Toh baarish ki saazish ho gayi

Jo le gaye pair sagar kinare
Doob ke dekhu zara aankho ki tarah
Jo tamanna na rahi ab jine ki
Toh maut bewafa naraz ho gayi

KHAYAL

Hai sukun ata ye dekhkar
Ke hai duniya mein achhai abhi
Jo dekhe koi muskurate tumhe
Kaise kare gunaah kabhi

Tum chaho na chaho batiyana mujhsey
Dil ki baaton ko rokogi kaise
Kabhi dekh na lena meri ore kabhi
Dil ki chori ko rokogi kaise

Chahe karlo jitni nafrat mujhsey
Hai sona ubharta jalke, pighalke
Chahe ho mohabbat ya nafrat aye jaan
Aunga main hi khayalo se nikal ke

A HEART'S TALE

Severed and tattered, falling to bits
Teary red eyes, heart's been slit
As I gather the pieces of me off the ground
Into darkness I see a candle is lit

Afraid of deception, my everlasting friend
I caress the distance and pretend to pretend
That I'm joyous with how life has turned out to be
Wishing inside for the distance to end

O what beauty God has showered
Your glow has the desert flowered
The elixir of your smile has my heart beating
As your charm has it devoured

With hope and smile on my face
Slaved by your mesmerising grace
I follow my heart and admire your beauty
I fall in love, your dreams I crave

SALAAHIYAT

Hosh se badi sazaa kya hogi

Moondi ankhon se jo dekhe

Jannat wo dekhne walon ko kahan hogi

Teri hasi mein jo chain-e-madhosh hai aye jaan

Wo samajhdaro ko dua-e-khuda mein kahan razaa hogi

Teri nigahon ki roshni se zada

Rangsazi syahi kya hogi

Hai meherbani teri muskaan ki aye jaan

Warna salaahiyat qous-o-qazah ki

Baarish mein kahan hogi

Chauksi se zada bayzaar zindagi kya hogi

Ruk ruk ke, tham tham ke

Hasne se zada udasi kya hogi

Jab ki hai mohabbat tujhsey aye bakshish-e-khuda

Toh dua kubul bhala allah se kya hogi

MUSKAAN

Ek baar jo dekha aine ko

Thi tasveer koi anjani si
Tha kaun wo khada parchhayi bana
Kahani koi sunani thi

Kaha muskurate hue usne
Kyu jaan ke anjaan ho tum
Ke aansu aur hasi, dono hi do pal ke hain
Toh chehre se muskaan kyu gum

Raat bina na din hai
Na din bina hai raat
Dono me hi khush rehna
Yahi hai sachi baat

Andhiyare mein mai kaise hasu
Puchha maine us parchhayi se
Hai behta lahu pal pal mein yahan
Bachu kaise ache bure ki ladayi se

Burai ka keher jo badh jaye
Toh achhai ubharne lagti hai
Jo achhai kabhi zada ho
Toh burai janam le leti hai

Khushi tumhari hai tumhare paas
Na kisi aur vastu na insaan mein
Zara ichha to karo muskurane ki
Hasi ka bhandaar hai is jahaan mein

Jo tum haso to duniya hase
Jo ashko mein raho to jeevan ruke
Badnaseeb hain wo jo dhunde wajah
Naseeb wale toh bewajah hase

Muskura diya jo dekha aine ko
Thi tasveer jaani pehchaani si
Tha mai hi khada parchhayi bana
Sunli kahani jo sunani thi