Javed Akhtar

[winter]

dard ke phuul bhii khilate hai.n bikhar jaate hai.n
zaKhm kaise bhii ho.n kuchh roz me.n bhar jaate hai.n

raastaa roke kha.Dii hai yahii uljhan kab se
ko_ii puuchhe to kahe.n kyaa ki kidhar jaate hai.n

chhat ki khi.Dakiyo.n se utarate hai.n mere Khvaab magar
merii diivaaro.n se Takaraa ke bikhar jaate hai.n

narm aavaaz bhalii baate.n mohazzab lahaje
pahalii baarish me.n hii ye rang utar jaate hai.n

us dariiche me.n bhii ab ko_ii nahii.n aur ham bhii
sar jhukaaye huye chup-chaap guzar jaate hai.n

[Khu$h!]

har Khushii me.n koii kamii sii hai
ha.Nsatii aa.Nkho.n me.n bhii namii sii hai

din bhii chup chaap sar jhukaaye thaa
raat kii nafz bhii thamii sii hai

kisako samajhaaye.N kisakii baat nahii.n
zahan aur dil me.n phir Thanii sii hai

Khvaab thaa yaa Gubaar thaa koii
gard in palako.n pe jamii sii hai

kah gae ham kisase dil kii baat
shahar me.n ek sanasanii sii hai

hasarate.n raakh ho gaii.n lekin
aag ab bhii kahii.n dabii sii hai

[winter]

vo to Khushbuu hai havaao.n me.n bikhar jaayegaa


vo to Khushbuu hai havaao.n me.n bikhar jaayegaa
masalaa phuul ka hai phuul kidhar jaayegaa

ham to samajhe the ke ek zaKhm hai bhar jaayegaa
kyaa Khabar thii ke rag-e-jaa.N me.n utar jaayegaa

vo havaao.n kii tarah Khaanaa_bajaa.N phirataa hai
ek jho.nkaa hai jo aayegaa guzar jaayegaa

vo jab aayegaa to phir us kii rafaaqat ke liye
mausam-e-gul mere aa.Ngan me.n Thahar jaayegaa

aaKhirash vo bhii kahii.n ret pe baiThii hogii
teraa ye pyaar bhii dariyaa hai utar jaayegaa

[Khu$h!]

phirate hai.n kab se dar_ba_dar ab is nagar ab us nagar

ek duusare ke ham_safar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

naa aashanaa har rah_guzar naa mehar_baa.N hai ek nazar

jaaye.n to ab jaaye.n kidhar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii



ham bhii kabhii aabaad the aise kahaa.N bar_baad the

bifikr the aazaad the masaruur the dil_shaad the

vo chaal aisi chal gayaa ham bujh gaye dil jal gayaa

nikale jalaa ke apanaa ghar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii



vo maah-e-vash vo maah-e-ruuh vo maah-e-kaamil huu_ba_huu

thii.n jis kii baate.n kuu_ba_kuu us se ajab thii guftaguu

phir yuu.N huaa vo kho ga_ii aur mujh ko zid sii ho ga_ii

laaye.nge us ko Dhuu.ND kar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii



ye dil hii thaa jo sah gayaa vo baat aisii kah gayaa

kahane ko phir kyaa rah gayaa ashko.n kaa dariyaa bah gayaa

jab kah kar vo dil_bar gayaa tee liye mai.n mar gayaa

rote hai.n us ko raat bhar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii



ab Gam uThaaye.n kis liye ye dil jalaaye.n kis liye

aa.Nsuu bahaaye.n kis liye yuu.N jaa.N gavaaye.n kis liye

peshaa na ho jis kaa sitam Dhuu.Nde.nge ab aisaa sanam

ho.nge kahii.n to kaar_gar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii



aasaar hai.n sab khoT ke imkaan hai.n sab choT ke

ghar band hai.n sab koT ke ab Khatm hai sab ToTake.

qismat kaa sab ye khel hai andher hii andher hai

aise hue hai.n be_asar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii



jab ham_dam-o-ham_raaz thaa tab aur hii andaaz thaa

ab soz hai tab saaz thaa ab sharm hai tab naaz thaa

ab mujh se ho to ho bhii kyaa hai saath vo to vo bhii kyaa

ek behunar ek besabar mai.n aur merii aavaaragii

[winter]

very nice khusi.