KAISE CHAMAN VEERAAN HO GAYA

नफरत है उन्हें अब हमसे जो करते थे हमें प्यार,
दुश्मन बने हैं आज वह जिन्हे दोस्ती का था इकरार I

क्या क्या न हम उनके लिए बने फिर भी रंजिश ही रही,
दरिया तो रहा बीच में, मैं इस तरफ वह उस पार I

जशन-ऐ-ख़ुशी के बुदबुदे मौजों में नज़र आते रहे,
वह साहिल पे खड़े देखते रहे, मैं रहा सागर के मंझधार I

माना के अहद – ऐ – वफ़ा के नाम से तुम्हें नफरत ही रही,
दिल तो गरीब का रख लेती झूठा ही एक बार I

खिज़ाओं से दिल की महफ़िल कुछ इस तरह थी रौनक,
वह ही उठ के चल दिए जब आने को थी बहार I

अब तो नब्ज़ – ऐ – आरज़ू चलती है थम थम के,
काश तुम तब देखती जब बुलंद थी इसकी रफ़्तार I

कुछ देर और रुक जाती, हमने कहा भी था, रवि,
अभी अभी तो हुआ है मेरी मौत का सामान तैयार I

Nafrat hai unhen ab hamse jo karte the hamen pyaar,
Dushman bane hain aaj woh jinhe dosti ka tha ikraar.

Kyaa kyaa na hum unake liye bane phir bhi ranjish hi rahi,
Dariya to raha beech mein, main is taraf woh us paar.

Jashn-e-khushi ke budbude maujon mein nazar aate rahe,
Wo sahil pe kade dekhate rahe, main raha saagar ke manhjhdaar.

Maana ke ahd-e-wafa ke naam se tumhen nafrat hi rahi,
Dil to gareeb ka rakh leti jhoodha hi ek baar.

Khizaaon se dil ki mehfil kuchh is tarah thi raunak,
Woh hi uthh ke chal diye jab aane ko thi bahaar.

Ab to nabz-e-aarzoo chalti hai tham tham ke,
Kaash tum tab dekhati jab buland thi isaki raftaar.

Kuchh der aur ruk jaati, hamane kaha bhi tha, Ravi,
Abhi abhi to hua hai meri maut ka samaan taiyyaar.

Author: Sunbyanyname

I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it. View all posts by Sunbyanyname