BEACH PLACE LIVELINESS
WO SUNAHRI SHAAM,
KISI SAMANDAR KE KINARE,
MAI SHAYAD JINDA
HUN ABHI………
DHALTA HUA SURAJ
DEKHTA HUN,
JAISE YE PANI
KHUD ME DUBO RAHA HAI,
JAHAN NA AASMAN
NEELA HOTA HAI,
NA WO CHITIZ PE
BEHTA HUA PANI,
PEELA HOTA HAI,
YA SHAYAD LAL HOTA HAI,
JISE LOG DEKHE
BINA RUKA KEHTE HAIN….
HAWAYEN SARD HOTI
JA RAHI HAIN,
YE PAIRON KE NEECHE
DABI RET,
MANO GILI HO KAR
KEH RAHI HAI,
SHAAM AA GAI,
MUJHE BHI SAANS LENA HAI…
WO WAHAN DEKHO,
EK SHAYAR HAI SHAYAD
WO KAHIN KHO GAYA
HAI, TANHAIYON KI BHEED ME
DEKHO DEKHTE RAHO
USE DHYAN SE,
WO DEKHO WO
ACHANAK HASNE LAGA, HAN HAN WO SHAYAR HI HAI…
US BHUJIYA KI WO
CHOTI SI KITAB HAI,
JO ROJ KHULTI
HAI, PANNO KE KHATM HOTE HI,
USKI DUKAN BAND
HO JATI HAI,
MAI BHI USKA EK
GARAM PANNA LE CHUKA HUN...
LAHRON KI TOOTNE
KI AWWAZ,
PAYAL KI RUN JHUN
JAISI LAGTI HAI,
PAR PAYAL TO
JUDKAR HI BAJTI HAI,
SHAYAD YE LAHRE
BHI NAI TOOT-TI HONGI,
MAI HI THODA
PAGAL HUN, YE LAHREN KAISE TOOT SAKTI HAIN,
AAKHIR YE HI TO
HAI, JO JEENE KI ABHILASA, CHITIZ SE IS PAAR LATI
HAIN…
KAMEEZ KI
KHIDKIYAN BAND KAR LE HAI MAINE,
HAWAYEN JHAROKON
SE NIKALKAR,
SEENE KO THANDA
KARNE LAGI HAIN,
THODI AANCH KI
JARURAT HAI ABHI…
MERE BASTEY ME PADI KITAB,
TADAP RAHI HAI IS
THANDI SHAAM,
USKE BAND PADE
PANNE,
SAANS LENA CHAHTE
HAIN YAHIN…
WO BACHHA BANAKAR
JA RAHA HAI,
GHARAUNDA IS RET
KE DHER PAR,
SHAYAD WO APNI
AANKHON SE,
ISHARA KAR RAHA
HAI MUJHE,
MAI ISE BACHA LUN
RAAT BHAR…
MAI SOCHTA THA
MAI BHEED ME TANHA HUN,
AUR MUJHE TANHAIYON
SE DAR NAI LAGTA AB,
IS HALAT CHHODKAR
MUJHE,
YE JAHAN SONE JA
RAHA HAI,
GALIYON SE GUJAR
KAR OJHAL HO RAHE LOG,
MUJHE AKELE IS
RAAT DAR LAGTA HAI YAHAN…
BADLON KI RAJAI
KI CHED SE CHAND,
MUJHE APNI
RAKHWALI KA KHYAL DETA HAI,
WO SHAYAD MUJHSE
JYADA BECHAIN HAI,
SHAYAD KAL SHAM
WO YAHAN AKELA HI HO,
WO BAHUT BHOLA
HAI, SUNO PYARE CHAND
SHAYAR MARTE NAI,
MAI JINDA RAKHUNGA KHUD KO
AAJ IS RAAT TU HI
MERA SACHHA DOST HAI,
AUR YE SHAYAR DOSTI
NAI TODTA, DOST NAI BHULTA…
MACHLIYON KI
TALASH ME GAI WO KASHTIYAN,
AJ TAK GHAR NI AAI HAI JO,
SHAYAD WO MACHLIYON KI,
GANDH SE BHARI KASTIYAN THI,
JINKO YE SAMANDAR PEE GAYA,
UNKO JINDA RAKHNE KE KHATIR…
MAINE JARA DER KAR DI HAI,
SHAYAD US SEEPI ME MOTI THA,
JISSE WO BACHHI KHUSI SE KHEL RAHI THI,
MAI BHI KAL JALDI AAUNGA,
MUJHE BHI KHUSHIYAN CHAHIYE…
HUM ROJ GANDA KARTE HAIN,
IS SAMANDAR KE CHAUKHAT, IS KINARE KO,
TO ISE BHI TO ADHIKAR HAI,
SAAL ME EK BAR HUMARI GANDGI,
HUMARE GHARO KE CHAUKHAT PE UDELNE KA…
MUJHE LAGTA HAI K, JAISE SABKO LAGTA HAI
MAI PAGAL HUN, JO
KHUD SE BAATE KARTA HAI,
UNHE KYA DOSH DU
MAI, MAI KHUD PE NAAZ KARTA HUN,
MAINE KHUD KO, KHUDI
SE, CHUP-CHAP BAITHI CHEEZON SE,
BAAT KARNA
SIKHAYA HAI,
MAINE KHUD KO
TANHA BANAKAR,
AKELE BHI JINDA
REHNA SIKHAYA HAI…