Afwaah

meri baat jo thi ek salaah ki tarah
mere raqeeb ne suna kisi afwaah ki tarah

dard ke maare sookh gayae hai jism-o-lab
dua bhi nikaltii hai kisi aah ki tarah

har baar maine intezaar kiya subah honae tak
voh nahi aaye humeshaah ki tarah

‘ishq’ teri mehfil mae aaye hain log yun
sar-bastah kar rahe ho kisi gunaah ki tarah

-ishQ
16th April 2008

Mausam

yeh shururaat hai tu mere saath toh chal
tujhse, na mujhse akela katega ek bhi pal

tu humsafar hai toh aaj haseen hai mera
tu rahega toh fikr-e-anjaam nahi mujhe kal

‘ishq’ ki hawaa hai udhar jidhar ko hai rukh humaara
aa chale saath aur de mausam ko badal

- ishQ
11th April 2008

Qaidi

Na kisi bandish mae main rehtaa hoon

Koi waaqif ho na ho main kehtaa hoon

Meri aankhon mae tumhaari tarah nahi paani

Zakhm koi bhi de main sehtaa hoon

Qaidi nahi main chaar deewaron ka

Jo rukh ho hawaa ka main behtaa hoon

Pehle bhi kahaa hai phir kehtaa hoon

‘Ishq’ jahaan hai wahin main rehtaa hoon

-IshQ

8th April 2008