Talaashti nigaahey...

जिस राह पे है हम, ग़ज़ब की भीड़ है;
पर हम सबसे दूर, बस उनके कऱीब है... 
जिन्हें ढूँढ़ते हुआ अरसा, मगर वो दिखा नहीं,
फिर भी तलाशती रही, ये निगाहें भी अजीब है!

~Ruu 
14 November 2017

Roo-ba-roo ho jaao, par...

Roo-ba-roo ho jaao par, na dekho in aankho mein
Ashq tere naam ka, nihaan inme rakha hain!

Roo-ba-roo ho jaao par, khamosh rehne do humey,
Meri dhadkano ka,  kohraam hi bus kaafi hain!

Roo-ba-roo ho jaao par, haal-e-dil pucho nahin,
gile-shikwo ki, ijaazat hi kahaan baaqi hain?

Roo-ba-roo ho jaao, par, na zid karo phir milne ki,
Tere baad zindagi , ek unchaahee takalluf hain!

Ruu  (- Rooh)

29 August 2013

Tanhaai bhi kya taalib hai …. Koi ho na ho, ye toh hai!  

...Achanak woh jab ayaa nazar…

Tham gaye usey phir dekhkar,
Achanak woh jab ayaa nazar…
Sitam phir hua tab rooh par –
Achanak woh jab ayaa nazar…

Saansey zara ruk si gayi,
Ashqo se palke jhuk si gayi,
Hua uska phir tilismi asar…
Achanak woh jab ayaa nazar…

Kya mohabbat, kya qazaa hai?
Meri tabaahi ki kya wajaah hai?
Jaaye kahaan? Dekhe kidhar…
Achanak woh jab ayaa nazar…

Yaadein phir taaza huyi,
Zindagi phir sazaa huyi,
Huye waqt se phir bekhabar…
Achanak woh jab ayaa nazar…

Kyoun humne usey roka nahi?
Kyoun usney hume dekha nahi?
Kyoun ro padey hum tootkar …
Achanak woh jab ayaa nazar…

~ Ruu ~ 11^th March 2008 …10ish pm
Church Street, MG Rd, Bangalore.

Why can’t I become invisible-
…especially to him who considers me one?
Why do I have to miss someone so dearly-
…especially him, who considers me 'No one'?

Boondey!!!

...Boondey!!!...

Kabhi yaado ko chedati … tip tipati boondey
Kabhi muskaan khilaati … sharaarati boondey;
Kabhi khidkiyon se takraati … bulaati boondey
Kabhi ghataaon se, Kabhi palko se … barasti boondey!!

Kisikii baaton-si lagtii … keh kehaati boondey
Humari chatt pe aakar … sar saraati boondey;
Usee chatt pe hume khinchti … bheegaati boondey,
Phir choo leti hothon ko … halki gun gunaati boondey!!

Kabhi darr, kabhi thandd banke … thar tharaati boondey
Aur kabhi puraane dard ko … pyaar se sehlaati boondey;
Bahot bheegey iin boondon mei … Dekho baarishh bhi thamm gayi
Shouk se abb in ankhon me dekho … Paaoge kuch sookhtii boondey!!!

~ Rups ~ Rains of 2006, @ my Pent House in Bangalore

…. Kuch Aur der takk…

Teri muskaan me, meri raahat ke kuch raaz hai;
Kaash yehi raahat milti rahe, … kuch aur der takk!

Aaj is sheher ki raat, hai buss tujh-se hi roshan;
Kaash ye raat chalti rahe, … kuch aur der takk!

Lafzon ko bhulkar, tera ‘nazron’ se baate karna;
Kaash ye nazar kaayam rahe, … kuch aur der takk!

Raaton ko badi der tak, buss teri khayalo me rehna;
Kaash yoon hi hum jagte rahe, … kuch aur der takk!

Mere thandey haatho ko, tera apne haathon se malna;
Kaash ye thandd bani rahe, … kuch aur der takk!

Milnaa, sambhalnaa, bigadnaa, muskuraana;
Kaash ye silsila chalta rahe, … kuch aur der takk!

Haan, apni mulaqaat, thi buss chand palon ki hi;
Kaash ke wo pal phir laute, … kuch aur der takk!

~ Rups ~ 25^th February 2008

Tere kareeb hone par, duniya ka thamna yaad hai;
Kaash sabkuch phir tham jaaye…… kuch aur der takk!

Bahot tootey, Bahot tootey !!!

Abbtalak Quaatil ka sajdaa
kartey aaye hai…
Aur waqt-e-qatl pe bhi
hum muskuraaye hai;
Magar ye jaankar ki usney
sazaa-e-zindagi de di…
Bahot tootey, Bahot tootey !!!

Mohabbat thi, Mohabbat ki –
tumhi ne di ijaazat thi;
Uss mohabbat ke dhalne par...
Bahot tootey, Bahot tootey !!!

Shab-e-Sohbat ki thi barkat,
tumhe bhi thi meri chaahat;
Wo sohbat bann gayi jo rukhsat,
Bahot tootey, Bahot tootey !!!

Tere darwaaze pe aakar bhi
De na paaye they dastakk;
Teri thokar ko karkey yaad
Bahot tootey, bahot tootey !!!

~ Rups ~ 9th December 2007, Bangalore

"Zindagi tab bhi thi qaayam,
Zindagi abb bhi hai qaayam,
Jaankar isee haqeeqat ko –
Bahot tootey, bahot tootey!!!"

...

" तेरे दरवाज़े पे आकर भी-
दे न पाए हम दस्तक ...

... तेरी ठोकर को करके याद-
बहोत टूटे , बहोत टूटे !!! "




~ Rups ~
20th November 2007
Still...Bangalore

... क्या कहना ?

शब-भर रहे इंतज़ार तेरा , शब-भर इसी तलब में जगना;
सुबह तुझको रूबरू पाना; उस सुबह का क्या कहना ?

बारीश के थमने पर भी, आब- ए - चश्म का बहना ...
हर एक अश्क़ में तेरा रुखसार, उस अश्क़ का क्या कहना ?

कभी यादें, कभी कशीश, कभी आरज़ू, कभी ख़लिश ...
कभी तेरी तड़प में जीना, उस तड़प का क्या कहना ?

गीला नहीं की उम्रभर , तुझी को ढूँढती रही नज़र ...
आख़िरी घड़ी तू नज़र आये , उस घड़ी का क्या कहना ?

~ Rups ~
एक ऐसी ही हसीं घड़ी - जब तू मेरे साथ हो;
थम जाये ज़िंदगी - जब तू मेरे साथ हो !!!

Abb takk hichaki lagi nahi

Abbtakk lagi nahi, eik bhi hichaki -

Shayad kisiney yaad kiya nahi;

Dhadkane bhi chalti rahi jyo ke tyo-

Kisiney pyaar se jo pukaraa nahi !!

Sust sei rahi aankhe dinbhar

Deedar-e-chiraag abtakk hua nahi;

Shaam ke dhaltey aur bhi bechain hui

Lekin kisiney pyar se sulaya nahi !!

Socha tha mahtaab ke saath saath

Ussey bhi rubaroo ho jayenge ...

Lekin aaj ki siyaah raat ke chaltey

fakat wohi nazar ayaa nahi !!

Yoon toh abb takk so jaatey,

Lekin khamosh badaa manzar hai...

Isee umeed pe hai abtak jagey

Ke dastak dete wo aa jaye yahin !!

~ Rups ~

10th April 2007, 3:10am, B'lore

...Just to Say "GoodBye"

I know I was missing him throughout the weekend;

Finally I got to see him by Sunday End…

He brought the usual smile on my lips that night;

But what was gonna happen next..Oh! I didn’t realize…

He made me laugh,

He made me smile,

He made me dream,

He made me think,

He made me write,

He made me sing,

He made me dance,

He made me fly…

All this…. Just to say… Goodbye!!!

We had some tea, after a game of chess,

Still bearing the pain within, that I couldn’t suppress;

So, I decided to tell him… he was dearly missed…

But to him it sounded so stupid, that he dismissed!

And then he asked me subtly to stay away…

Till then, I didn’t realize…

He made me laugh,

He made me smile,

He made me dream,

He made me think,

He made me write,

He made me sing,

He made me dance,

He made me fly…

All this…. Just to say… Goodbye!!!

~Rups~

30^th April 2007, 6:40am, Bangalore