Question

On a blank sheet of paper, 
I would merely write a question. . . 
and no sooner was the question written than the answer would form in my head, as if, 
as if, someone were whispering in my ear...
I guess, i was taking dictation!!!

Bas ye hi Khwaab

साँसों को रोके रखते हैं, हर इक दुआ के असर होने तक...
हमने जिंदगी को ताक़ पे रख के, हर दम फ़र्ज़ निभाया है...

जानी पहचानी सी तन्हाई की महफ़िल, और पराया हर सख्श...
मैंने जिसको भी कभी अपना समझा, वो मेरा न हो पाया है...

तुम आँखों की सुर्खियत को, खुमार-ए-बादा न समझ लेना...
ये तो रंग-ए-खून-ए-जिगर है, जो आँखों में उतर आया है...

अपना सा कोई एक आसमां हो, इस बेरहम सी जमीं से दूर...
सिर्फ यही जुस्तजू रखते हैं, बस ये ही ख्वाब सजाया है...

--abhi

Jubse Tune Mujhe

जबसे तुने मुझे दीवाना बना रखा है
संग हर शख्स ने हाथों में उठा रखा है

उसके दिल पर भी कड़ी इश्क में गुज़री होगी
नाम जिसने भी मुहब्बत का सज़ा रखा है

पत्थरों आज मेरे सर पे बरसते क्यों हो
मैंने  तुमको भी कभी अपना खुदा रखा है

अब मेरे दीद की दुनिया भी तमाशाई है
तुने क्या मुझको मुहब्बत में बना रखा है

पी जा अय्याम की तल्खी को भी हँस कर नासिर
गम को सहने में भी कुदरत ने मज़ा रखा है

Aakhri Pyaas

Shaam yun hi gujar gayi, ab ye raat aakhri hai...

Kehna to bahut kuch tha, par ye baat aakhri hai...

Har khwaab adhoora hai abhi, intezaar ab bhi wahi...

Pyaas bhujti bhi nahi, aur ye barsaat aakhri hai...

Sajde jab bhi kiye maine, tere parwaaz ki khairiyat maangi...

Meri kashti ki, tere toofaan se, ye mulaaqaat aakhri hai...

Tujhse judaa nahi main, bas doori hai kuch lamhon ki...
Teri justju hi mere is dil ka, jazbaat aakhri hai...

~abhi

Sehar

इस काली ठंडी आग को वापस कर रहा हूँ मैं… 

और इसी के साथ लौटा रहा हूँ, ये सफेद मिट्टी, ये गतिहीन पानी , 

ये बहरी हवा और ये अथाह आकाश, जो गूंगा है…

यूँ तो मैं जानता हूँ ईश्वर, 

की तुम जानते थे की एक दिन,

मैं ये सब कुछ इसी तरह तुम्हें वापस कर दूँगा |

Barsaat Ki Rut

Ab ke barsaat ki rut aur bhi bhadkeeli hai
Jism se aag nikalati hai, qabaa geeli hai

Sochta hoon k ab anjaam-e-safar kya hoga
Log bhi kaanch ke hain, raah bhi pathreeli hai

Shiddat-e-karb mein to hansnaa karb hai mera
Haath hi sakht hain zanjeer kahaan dheeli hai

Gard aankhon mein sahi daag to chehre pe nahi
Lafz dhundhale hain magar fikr to chamakeeli hai

Ghol deta hai sama`at mein wo meetha lahja
Kis ko maalum ke ye qind bhi zahreeli hai

Pahle rag rag se meri khoon nichoda us ne
Ab ye kehata hai ke rangat hi meri peeli hai

Mujhako be rang hi na karade kahin rang itne
Sabz mausam hai, hawa surkh, fizaa neeli hai

Meri parawaz kisi ko nahi bhaati to na bhaye
Kya karun zehan "muzaffar" mera jibarili hai

Abyss

How tired i am of this unbearable distance between us, how i long for the toll of the recess bell, have u forgotten me, grown mindless of me, tell me i'm not writing into an abyss, or that is what will become of my heart...

Kandisa

Kandisa Aalaha, Kandisa Esana
Holy God, Holy Strength


Aalam, Aalam, Aalam
Truly, Truly, Truly


Aamen, Aamen, Aamen
So be it, So be it, So be it


Sliha mar Yosef, Almadbaha Kudisaha
Our father, Joseph, at your Holy Altar, Humbly I Submit


Angene Dhanusa, Nyahave Dukharana
May that be forever in Memory, Heart and Mind


Kandisa Aalaha, Kandisa Esana
Holy God, Holy Strength


Kandisa la mayo sa, Ezraha ma ‘layn
Holy immortal, please have mercy on me

Sunset

I didn't ask for it to be over, 
but then again, 
I never asked for it to begin.
For that's the way it is with life, as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance. 
But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunsets.

Clouds come floating into my life, 
no longer to carry rain or usher storm, 
but to add color to my sunset sky.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.

Yaar ko hamne ja bja dekha...

Yaar ko humne ja ba ja dekha,

Kahin zaahir kahin chhupa dekha.

( I saw my beloved in all I saw, At times revealed, hidden at times. )

Nukta-e-imaan se waaqif ho,

Chehra-e-yaar ja ba ja dekha.

( Been familiar with the issue of faith, I saw the face of my beloved in all I saw. )

Kahin mumkin hua kahin waajib,

Kahin faani kahin baqa dekha.

( At times a possibility, at times imperative, At times ephemeral, at times eternal. )

Deed apne ki thi use khwahish,

Aap ko har tarah bana dekha.

( Inspired by the wish to see Himself, He made Himself into every form. )

Dekhta aap hai sune hai aap,

Na koi uska ma siwa dekha.

( He is the one who sees and hears, I saw no one other then Him. )

Soorat-e-gul mein khilkhila ke hansa, 

Shakl-e-bulbul mein chahchaha dekha.

( Laughed gleefully through blooming flowers, Crooned in nightingale's melodious songs. )

Shama ho kar ke aur parwana,

Aap ko aap mein jala dekha.

( He took the forms of the candle and the moth, And annihilated Himself in flames of His own. )

Kar ke daawa kahin anal haq ka,

Bar sare daar wo khincha dekha.

( At times claiming "I am the Truth", Witnessed his head raised on the Cross. )

Tha woh bartar shuma-o-ma se 'Niyaz',

Phir wohi ab shuma-o-ma dekha.

( O 'Niyaz' He was beyond the bounds of `You' and `Me', And yet I see Him in every `You' and `Me'. )

Kahin begaanavash nazar aaya,

Kahin surat se aashna dekha.

( At times he behaved like unfamiliar, At timed I found him familiar with the face. )

Kahin hai badshah-e-takht nashin,

Kahin kaasa liye gada dekha.

( At times he is the emperor in power, At times seen with a mendicant's begging bowl. )

Kahin aabid banaa kahin zahid,

Kahin rindon ka peshwa dekha.

( At times, a devout worshipper, Lord of rakes and drunkards at times. )

Kahin woh dar libaas-e-mashooqaan,

Bar sare naaz aur ada dekha,

( At times in the beloved's attire, He was seen throwing up His charms. )

Kahin aashiq 'Niyaz' ki soorat,

Seena biryaan-o-dil jala dekha.

( At times as a lover like 'Niyaz', He was seen beating his breast and heart aflame. )