Makaan

 

Ek chota sa makaan ho apna us parvat ki choti pe,

Suraj jahan todha dhundhla ho,

Chaand jahan todha sheetal ho,

Hawa main jahan madham se khushboo ho…

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Ek chota sa makaan ho apna us parvat ki choti pe,

Suryoday aur suryast main jahan dakhal na ho,

Parvaton aur badalon ke beech jahan suraj lukka chuppi khele,

Jharne jahan par aab bhi chalu hon aur barish main hath main chai ki pyali ho…

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Ek chota sa makaan ho us parvat ki choti pe,

Jyada nahi bus ek chota sa makaan ho us parvat ki choti pe,

Jahan khulle aasmaan ki niche jee bhark saans lene ki azadi ho,

Bus ek chota sa makaan ho us parvat ki choti pe jahan kshitij ko ek tak dekhne ka anand ho…

Shooting Star

Life is just like a mid night sky…

Whole night you look out for that perfect black sky…

You look at the beauty of that black sky…

And finally one fine day you find your shooting star…

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You see millions of bright stars, spread across the black sea…

Nobody cares about that one dim star…

Waiting for the right moment to brighten up, to catch your eye…

The wait is worth enough to let your eye see the truth…

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The truth of saving the last bit of fire to show you the brightness in the darkest sky…

Burning himself, just to keep your smile…

Waiting for you to take a step and see that final try…

May be finally he will catch your eye…

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At last with all that he is left with he will say a final goodbye…

With all his love he will burn his own desire…

That will give him something to say goodbye…

In the end he will finally catch your eye and become a shooting star…

He will die because he is burning inside but will give you his wish to keep your smile…

And at last that final wish will be your last smile because it was just a hope and he died for your smile.

 

Local Train

Jaane anjane chehro se bhari ye sawari hai,

Har bhed bhav ko piche chodte hue aage badhti jati hai,

Har tarah k log hain yahan pe kuch khush to kuch sahme hain,

Rishto ki mithas yahan banti hai, zimedari ki neev bhi yahan dikhti hai,

Station k bad station hai lekin musafiro ki kami nai hai…

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Har musafir ka chehra bht kuch bayan karta hai kbhi patni se ladai to kabhi baccho ka pyar dikhta hai,

Har samay ka ek alag mahatv hai,

Subh ki jaldi ki maara maari sham ko shanti aur alas talashti hai,

Din bhar ki bhag daud sham ko gusse se tarashi jati hai…

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Kalug ki chap yahan bhi payi jati hai,

Mahilao ki jagah mardo dwara bht khub hathyai jati hai,

Bacche budho ka lihaj na dekha hai na dekha jata hai,

Fir bhi yahan khud ko sophisticated kaha jata hai…

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Kaano main gaane lagaye bht hain yahan,

Ladkiyo ko ghurne wale bhi bht hain yahan,

Rakhsha karne wale bhi milte hain yahan,

Jahan chah hai jaldi ghar jaane ki wahin ek sawal hai ki jaldi ghar jaane ki hai ya bus sojane ki…

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Chup chap hath uthaye khade hain sb yahan…kuch baithe hain maasum se…

Thak gaye hain is bhag daud se…

Chahat hai to bus us ek pyar bhari pukar ki bus sir pe phere us hath ki us ehsaas ki,

 jise paane main zindagi beet jati hai lekin sukoon ki nind sb bhula jati hai…

I walked through the time

I walked through the time,

Every second,

Every minute,

And every moment we spent together…

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I walked through the time,

I saw us laughing without any reason,

I saw you smiling with precision,

I saw us roaming around with hands in hand,

I saw us connected with a strand…

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I walked through the time,

I saw us waiting for the time to pass,

I saw us eager to meet and saw the time passing by,

I saw us waiting to speak to each other and the clock reminding us to say bye bye…

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  I walked through the time,

Every second,

Every minute,

And every moment we spent together…

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I walked through the time,

I saw us getting apart,

I saw our ego getting bigger and the time ripping out heart apart,

I saw our love drifting away and the time setting its own cart…

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I walked through the time,

I saw us talking according to the occasions and the time,

I saw myself getting into the dark paradigm,

I saw us drifting apart not only in at night but in daytime…

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I walked through the time,

Every second,

Every minute,

And every moment we spent together,

I saw us struggling through the time,

I saw us fighting with the time,

I saw us holding hands and running from the time,

And then I realised it was never the time it was you who allied with the time…

I sit alone at Midnight

I sit alone at midnight in my balcony and think of you.

I stare at the stars and think about time

I look out for the moon and think about the scares

I smell the silence of the night and think about the days passing by.

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I sit alone at midnight in my balcony and think about you.

I feel the breeze touching me and think about hugging you.

I see all the darkness in the world and question my life without you.

Then I look at the moon shining from millions of miles away and think about you.

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I sit alone at midnight in my balcony and think about you.

I see the still world and think about those moments i should have seized.

Sometimes I see the empty sky and plan to paint it like a blank canvas.

Then I realize the only color i had was you.

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Then I light my midnight cigarette and burn it to ashes.

With every puff I think of you getting close to my heart.

But then i realize i can’t keep the smoke inside.

With every puff i exhale i think of you.

In the end I just put it off by my tears and realize you were always there in my HEART.

Barish Ki Bundein

Baarishi bhi aab tham gayi hai,

Ye fizayein bhi aab ruk gayi hain,

Ye raat bhi aab khatam se hogayi hai,

Wo yaadein lekin abhi bhi zehan main baki he hain…

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Is baarish ke thamne ka bhi ek alag sa suroor hai,

Bahar niklo to us thandak ka ehsaas abhi bhi hai,

Un phoolo main oss se ban gayi bundo ki aahat abhi bhi ahi,

Zara sa kisi ped ko tatolo to barish ka abhaas abhi bhi hai…

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Ye barish ke baad ka sanaata bhi ek shor sa hai,

Kehna to bahut kuch chahta hai lekin hamesha ki tarah shaant sa hai,

Ek lamha is sannate main bita kar dekho to sahi,

Kayi kisse kahaniyaan samete hua ye sannata aaj bhi shaant sa hai…

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Un hazaro meel dur baadalo se abhi bhi kuch bunde gir rahi hain,

baarish ki aab bhi zinda hone ki chetavani de rahi hain,

zehan main aaj bhi agar todha sabra ho to gaur se suno us sanaate ki aawaz,

jise maan chuke ho samay thamne ka sandesh,

wo aab bhi tip tip karke samay ke chalne ka ehsaas dila rahi hai tumhe…

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samay ko kaid karna namumkin tha ye janta tha main,

mohabaat ne sacchai se pare kardiya kaise bayan karu main,

us ek barish ne kaid kar liya mujhe tere ishq main,

kudrat se aab ye jung  karu to kaise,

barish ke sannate ne bayan kar diya hai aab mera haal,

aab is kudrat ko ruswa karu to kaise…

Muskurahat

Dur compartment main khadi wo ladki,

Kuch shant se khadi wo ladki,

Khulle baal aur wo kuch bolti hui aankhe,

Wo mobile main vyast hath aur wo jhuki hui se palkhe…

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Wo gumsum sehmi se ladki,

Wo kuch sochti hui se ladki,

Yun aankho ka milna aur fir pare chale jana,

Yun phoonkr baalo se khelna,

Aur fir yun muskurana…

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Wo sharam wo laj-lajja se bhari aankhe,

Wo chupti chupati logo ki nazro se bachti aankhe,

Wo station aane pe mayusi se bhari aankhe,

Fir ek baar nigaho k milne pe muskurati se wo aankhe…

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Koi anjana sa rishta bana diya in chand palo k raaste ne,

Fir se jeena sikha diya us muskurahat ne,

Kuch kashish se thi un muskurahato main,

Todhe unsuljhi se thi wo muskurahetein,

Fir se milne ki bechaine se degayi wo aakhri muskurahatein…

Fizaayein

Aaj hawayein kuch tez se hain,

Dhadkane bhi badhi badhi se hain,

Is raat k sannate main ek awaz suni suni se hai,

Dur baithe ho kahin tum lekin tumhari aahat aaj bhi mere kareeb se hain…

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Ye baadalo ka jhund bhi aaj mera haal puchne aaye hain,

Pyar to dekho in nasamjho ka aaj bhi mere ashko ko chupane mere dar pe aye hain,

Chand ghanto main sematti is raat main yaadein hazaro hain,

Par jiska intezaar hai wo aaj bhi is aashiq k mohabbat se anjaan hain…

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In suni raato ko katna pehle he mushkil tha upar se ye fizaayein hain,

Un yaado k sahare jeena to seekh liya tha lekin najane is naadan dil ki dhadkane kyu bechain hain,

In ashko ka jeena to wajib tha par ye nigahein toh bekasoor hain,

Kasoor sirf itna hai ki aaj bhi nasha inhe sirf tumhara hai…

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In dhadkano ki bechaine main saza nigaho ko milti hai aab tum he batao in nazro ki kya galti hai,

Jo Subah ki pehle kirno k sath tumhe he khojti hain,

Duniya ki bheed main tumahari ek jhalak talaashti hain,

Raat hote na mile agar sukun, to bus tumhari yaad main do ashko k sahare nind ki aagosh main sojati hain…

I could die a happy man

If I could see you one more time in that red gown,

If I could be with you one more time,

If I could walk on that beach with you just one more time,

If I could hold your hand and see that sunrise,

I could die a happy man…

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If we could live like we did, just for a day,

If I could bring that smile back on your face,

If I could see that smile in your eyes,

If I am sure there are no sorrows in your life,

I could die a happy man…

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I don’t care if I travel the world or not,

I don’t care if I get that Bentley, I wished for,

I don’t care if I get that love, which I deserved,

All I want is you to be happy, and if I get that I could die a happy man…

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If I could hug you one last time,

If I could see you sleeping one more time,

If I could sit on that bench and talk for another hour,

If I could see that sunset with your arms around,

If we could see those star one more time,

If at all I could kiss your forehead just one more time,

I could die a happy man…

Banjara Badal

Banjaaro sa chala jaraha hu main,

Suukhi dharti ki pyas bujhata chala jata hu main,

Kisi prashansha ka moh nahi hai mujhe chahta hu to bus abhigyan,

Chaand aur Suraj ko pyar karnewalo ki nazar main andekha sa hu main,

Batau to kise aur kaise is banjare baadal ki vyatha…

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Kisi ko Suraj se pyar hai to kisi ko Chaand ka lobh,

Sardiyo main Suraj ka intezaar to Chaandni ki Sheetalta ka moh,

Suraj k krodh se bachata baadal to kabhi Chaand ki Sobha badhata sa baadal najane q hai andekha sa,

Shant sa chup chaap sa sabki khari koti suntan, jhund main akela sa bus chala jaraha baadal,

Batau to kaise aur kise is banjare baadal ki vyatha…

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Aasman k khali kagaz par chitr banata, jaane kiski chaahat jeetne chala,

Ek sacche pyar ki khoj main naadan puri duniya ghum chukka,

Kisi kisan ki chahat ko bevkoof saccha samajh baitha,

Rote hue bhi apni chahat ki fasal banata chala,

Apne niswarth pyar main aansuo ki nadiya bahata chala,

Batau to kaise aur kise is banjare baadal ki vyatha…

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Pyar k dard ko lekar, banjara fir kisi ko pyar dene chala,

Dard ko sehne ki kashmakash main khud se he lad pada,

Apne Krodh ki bijli main firse bus ro pada,

Rote hue bhi dharti pe baithe us premi jode ko ek haseen shaam degaya,

Batau to kaise aur kise is banjare baadal ki vyatha,

Masoomiyat to dekho is banjare ki agle saal fir us bavafa ki or badh chala,

Batau to kaise aur kise is masoom banjare baadal ki vyatha….