Hang on!

You have to reach out

Yeah, you have to

Sometimes to help

Sometimes to seek

The simplest of the things

The not so obvious signs

That subtle cry for help

That everything in nothingness

And that presence of nothing in everything

The deafening silence

That feeling that weighs you down

But look around

Catch the signs, decipher the signals

Square the circles

Don't wait till you cross all the boxes

But reach out

Few around are just hanging 

Hanging by single thread

Hanging for long

Long, long

And then no more..

Doesn't help!

It's not a phase

It doesn't go away

You can't jerk it off

And move on with no trace

You can't just sleep it off

And wake up fresh

The hollowness doesn't just go away

Your, 'others have seen worse'

Be strong, 

With time everything gets alright'

Doesn't help

DOESN'T

HELP

When there's an abyss pulling you in

When your insides sink

With no trace of harbour nearby

Your superficial concern doesn't help

Your be strong, doesn't help

Listen out to us

Comfort us 

Make us know we aren't going insane

Tell us that to be human is to feel

And few humans are blessed to feel with their every inch

Don't show a rosy picture of tomorrow

Take our hand now

And say that 

If it's only today that we got

Whatever it is

We are in this together..

Sitaare

आसमां सितारों से भरा

और तू सर झुकाए चला...

Khidki tale..

Nahi pata tha ki Chandni bhi apni raah bhatak jayegi,

Aur kisi din bhool kar meri khidki se mere kamre tak aajayegi

Halki si, madham

Chandni aur hum

Neend bhi iss aankhon mei kam

Us par woh chandni aur shabnam

Lagta hai ab us chand ko bhi,

hamse pyar hone laga

Ek tarafa pyaar , 

ab ye do tarfa hone laga

Pata hota agar 

ki tum subah 4 baje meri khidki par aate ho

Saare sapno ko hum bhaga detey, 

tumse milne ke baad hi neend ko apna pata detey..

Kitni raatayei tum aaye ho bin batayei,

Aur chal diye mujshe bina muh milaye

Roj milenge ab hum, issi samay wahi ghadi

Ye duniya hogi waise bhi neend mei doobi

 

Aaj bhi milna usi khidki tale,

Apni chadni se mujhe apne baho mei liye..

Intezaar rahega,

Ab bas intezaar hi rahega..

Milenge kabhi..

Milungi kabhi tum se toh ye puchungi..

Ki itne taare hai aasman mei,

Phir bhi chand akela kyun hai?

Ki itni nadiyaan pani se bhari padi,

Phir bhi registan mei koi pyaas se marta kyu hai ?

Makaan bade aur dil chote kyun yaha

Uske dil ka kya jo bhooke pet aur nanga sadak par sota yaha

Kyu aaj bhi hamari samajh choti hai

Aaj bhi rang, jaat aur dharm ki bedi hai

Nafrat hum khule aam jaata te kyu yaha?

Aur pyar kyu darr darr ke karte hum hai?

Kyu har koi naam banane ki piche pagal yaha

Uski seerat kaisi hai kya kisni ne jaana yaha

Kyu mandir, masjid, gurduware mei hi sarr jhukte

Wahi sarr kyu dharm ke naam par kat te

Kyu aaj bhi parivaar hai sirf aurat ki zimmedari

Jab woh ghar ke aadmi se bhi ho jyada paisa kamati

Milungi kabhi tumse toh ye puchungi..

Ki kyu meri hasi kabhi namak jaisi lagti,

Kyu kabhi lagta hai iss dil mei hai koi gehri si khayi

Kyu log surat par marte yaha

Phir wahi surat par hakk na milne par usse mitate yaha

Milungi kabhi tum se toh ye puchungi..

Ki kya pyaar karna koi fareeb hai?

Koi chaal hai ya kismat ka khel hai

Apna milna kya naseeb tha?

Aur bichadna kya uni naseeb wali hath ki lakeeron ka mitna tha?

Milungi kabhi tumse toh ye puchungi..

Ki kya mujhse milna ka pachtava tume hai?

Kya mera hona aur na hona bhi ek hai?

Milungi kabhi tumse toh ye puchungi..

Kabhi toh miloge, 

Hakeekat nahi, 

toh sapno mei hi sahi..

Akelepan

Akelepan ki aadat si ho chali hai ab hame,

Koi saath ho ya na ho, nahi farak padta ab hame..

Waise kaha koi yaha saath nibhata hai,

Beech raah haath chod kar har koi chala jaata hai..

Khamoshi se hi hum batein karte hai abhi,

Hamara haal sun woh bhi khamosh ho jaati hai abhi..

Kisi ne hamare wajood ko inkaar kiya,

Aur kisi ne hamare dard ko nakar diya..

Ab aur kisi se kya umeed rakhe,

Agar rakhe bhi toh kyu rakhe..

Akelepan ab bhaanta hame,

Saath khud hi ka raas aata hame..

Shayad..

Koi mujhse acha likhta yaha

Koi mujhse acha dikhta yaha

Koi mujhse acha sajta yaha

Koi mujhse acha sochta yaha

Koi behtar hai

Koi jyada kamiyab

Koi jyada samajhdar

Koi jyada hoshiyaar

Jitni main hu kya koi aur bhi utna hi main yahi?

Main hoon,

Jaisi bhi hoon..

Apno ke liye apni si,

Anjano ke liye anjani si..

Khayalo mei doobi

Gaano mei khoyi

Chand se baatein karti,

Raaton ko din mei dhalte dekhti..

Pyar se pyar karti,

Phir wahi pyar se dur bhaagti..

Apni dil ki hamesha sunti,

Aur kabhi ansuna kar apne aap se hi lad jaati..

Thodi beparwaah

Thodi masoom

Thodi pagal

Thodi laparwah

Thodi gumsum

Thodi khoobsurat

Thodi chalak

Thodi nalayak

Thodi bholi

Thodi sharmili

Thodi samajhdaar

Thodi anokhi

Thodi tum jaisi 

Thodi unn jaisi

Thodi akeli si

Apni hi duniya mai khoyi si..

Jaisi bhi hoon

Main mai hoon

Mujh jaisa shayad koi aur nahi...

Sangni

Tere aage nahi

Tere peeche nahi 

Tere saath chaloongi

Sangni banna chahthi hu,

Tujh par bhar nahi..

Sukh ho

Ya dukh ho

Kabhi zyada mere

Kabhi kam tere hissa

Saathi hai hum,

Koi gannit ki kitab nahi..

Kabhi galti mei karu

Aur tu sudhare

Teri galti ho

Daant mujhe pade

Kya galat kya sahi,

Jo bhi hai ab sab apna yaha..

Hath thama hai

Bas manzil tak hi apna saath nahi

Ye badan ki ahuti legi zindagi

Ruh se naata kiya hai,

Ye toh apne janmo janmo tak saath chalegi..

Tamasha

Zindagi tamasha nahi

Yaha koi ved aur tara nahi

Nahi majnu ne laila ke liya kapde liye phad

Nahi koi pal bhar tehrne ko tayaar

Nahi dil ye sambhlega iss baar

Bahar se kuch aur,

Andar se majboor toh hai hum

Par kahani ki ending wahi

Aur kahani bhi sabki wahi hai

Laila- Majnu, Heer Ranjha

Sikander ki chadhayi, Lanka ki Ladai

Laila ke pyaar mei, ab Majnu ne liya kapde bhi phaad

Par hum cool act karenge

Heer toh waise hi badi sad

Safarnama toh hai ye sawalon ka

Chhut-Put aashiqui, mein dhalegi ye kahani..

Khudhi haste, khudhi rote

Khudhi khud ko satavenge hum

Sun re sun par beliya, dil ne dhoka diya

Tu aur hai, koi aur hai

Kyun nahi woh jo hai..

Lagta hai ab zindagi ka tamasha ban hi gaya..

Par ye sab jo hai woh mai nahi, sab nakli hai

Tirkit taal se toh chal rahi yahi kahani..

Par Don aayega aur Mona ka sona le jaayega..

Khamoshiyan..

Kitna kuch keh jati hai ye khamoshiyan

Bina ek shabd kahe apni dastaan bata jati hai ye khamoshiyan

Sawaal naye de jati hai ye

Unhi sawaloon ke jawaab bhi suna jati ye 

Kitni gehri hai ye khamoshiyan

Dooba lengi khud mei hi ye khamoshiyan

Cheekhti chilati hai ye khamoshiyan

Khul kar azaad hone ke liye tadap jati hai ye

Pyar bhi jatayei ye khamoshiyan

Dard hazaar bhi de jaaye ye khamoshiyan

Halki phulki

Sau haathiyo se bhi bhari kabhi

Saath hamesha nibhaye ye khamoshiyan

Shabdon jaise na kabhi dhoka de jaaye ye khamoshiyan

Apni si lagti hai ye khamoshiyan

Meri kabhi..

Teri kabhi..

Teri meri khamoshiyan..

Chal aaj yun kare.. ( Reprise )

Chal aaj yun kare

Main khud ko tujh mei paaon

Aur tu mujh mei kahi kho jaaye

Tere bahoon mei jab main aaon

Meri sari zindagi sawar jaaye

Tera haath tham 

Sari duniya se main ladd jaaon

Chal aaj yun kare

Teri muskaan ke peeche jo dard chupa hai

Woh tu mujhe batayein

Aur jab iss jahaan se tera dil thak jaaye

Mere aanchal mei sarr rakh tu so jaaye

Chal aaj yun kare

Tu mera bann jaaye

Aur mai tujh mei kahi kho jaaon

Chal aaj yun kare

Chal aaj yun kare...

Chal aaj yun kare..

Chal aaj yun kare

Main apne khwaab de doon tujhe

Aur tu mujhe apne gam de dey

Teri muskurahat ban jaaon main

Tere saare aansu apne kar loon

Tere saare ghaav bhar doon

Tujh par apni mohabbat barsaa doon

Chal aaj yun kare

Main apna suraj de doon tujhe

Aur tu mujhe apni kaali raatein de dey

Teri rooh ki roshni phir chamke

Tere chehre ki muskaan phir laut aaye

Tere saare darr main cheen lo

Tera aanchal phir hawaa mei khul kar lehraaye

Chal aaj yun kare

Main khud ko tujh mei paaon

Aur tu mujh mei kho jaaye..

Chal aaj yun kare

Chal aaj yun kare..

Friend or foe

Time to ponder 

Time to search

Looked always outside

When the answer lay within

Who can ever love me right ?

If I figure myself wrong on that list

How can I ask someone to love ?

When that someone was never me

How can I love anyone else ?

When I haven't ever loved myself enough

How can I fulfill your dreams ?

When I have left my own dreams unseen

Will I be truly happy ?

If my key to happiness lies with you, not me

How can I call anyone my own ?

When my own thoughts desert me

How can I show someone any light ?

When I hold only darkness within

Love is the answer

Love is the way

I can't pour from an empty soul

Things get filled uptil brim, only then overflow

So I stop my search outside, look within

This time I'll not ask for love 

I'll cultivate, enrich on my own

I have to love myself enough

Before sharing it with any friend or foe..

Universe

The universe listens

It does

Your whispers, your mumbles

Your rants, your love ballads

Your chuckle when you laugh

Your silent sobs

It's a mirror, say few

Few say it conspires

And few say it never cares

I believe in the theory of conspiracy

It's a huge abyss that echoes

Our thoughts, our wants

They get reflected

In decimals

At times in multifold

Optimistic people get to meet optimist

Pessimist often attract their own kind

Positivity begets positivity

Negativity somehow attracts negative vibe

It's a vicious cycle

Cause Universe listens, 

And it does so keenly..

It's our oyster, our cave

Our tree, our lake

Our home

The place we took our first

And will leave our last breath..

Fall in love..

Fall in love..

You'll be broken, battered, bruised

Yet, fall in love

You'll be neglected, cheated, manipulated

Yet, fall in love

You'll be deserted, judged, defeated

Yet, fall in love...

Fall in love..

Fall in love with that breeze of fresh air

With the tiny sparkling drop on the leaflet

And the chirping of birds

Fall in love..

Fall in love the way the water gushes upon the rocks

With the many seashells washed upon the shore

And the way Sun sets far off the sea at horizon

Fall in love..

Fall in love with the many colours of the rainbow

With the different shapes the clouds adorn

And the final drizzle that they bring along

Fall in love..

Fall in love with the bright moon in the dark sky

With the many million sparkling stars which give the moon company

And the galaxies which can't be seen with our naked eyes

Fall in love..

Fall in love with a friend who cares for you at any point of life

With the family which makes your home

And the work that gives you sense of purpose

Fall in love..

Fall in love with every breath you take

Every step you make

Fall in love with the person you see in the mirror every day

Fall in love with the life you are living

Fall in love..

Because it's worth it in the end...