Aaraaish

voh kehte hain yeh jhooti numaaish hai
isi mae toh zindagi ki aaraaish hai

hum voh bhi sunenge jo kehna hai mushkil
tabhi toh mohabbat ki aazmaaish hai

khud hi samajh ke le baithe ho ranjish
poocho toh humse kya farmaaish hai?

shaayad na ho poori jo bhi hai dil mae
harj kya hai “ishq” ki agar khwaaish hai?


numaaish – display
aaraaish - beauty
aazmaaish – experiment
ranjish - grievance
farmaaish - request
khwaaish - desire

-ishQ

Peshaah

ik thokar ke baad phir jeene ka saleeqah mila hai
tere jaane se tujhe phir paane ka mauqa mila hai

be-hadd mushkil ho raha tha kehnaa tujhse
iss takraar mae ikraar ka ik tariqah mila hai

na ronae ki wajah na hansne ka bahaanah ho
ishq hi ik aisa paak peshaah mila hai

ishQ

10th Jan 2009