Tuesday, April 23, 2013

EK DOST


Jaane pehchaane se sheher mein
Weird stranger sa ek dost.

Akeli single complicated life mein
Shadi-shuda sa ek dost.

Kaam-kaaj ke utthal-putthal mein
Crazy company sa ek dost.

Lambi meetings aur saddu boss ke ird-gird
Biwi ka banaaya lunch share karta ek dost.

Sard-dard, dimaag ki dahi, maa ki aankh hote waqt
PJ’s bolke hasaata hua ek dost.

Jhoothe compliments ke pul baandhte fake colleagues circle mein
“Mirror gift karna padega!" aisa bolta ek dost.

Corporate etiquettes aur code of conduct ke gagan tale
Badtameez, besharam, behaya baaton ki baarish karta ek dost.

Emails, stinkers, to-do-list se bhare mailbox mein
Gulzaar ke gaano ka link bhejta ek dost.

Der raat office ke desk pe ek illegal jhapki lete waqt
Karaari chai ki chuski sa ek dost.

Local train ki bhayankar gardi mein
Khud khade rehkar seat offer karta ek dost.

Kaam ke baad, sidey se bar mein talli hone par
Safely ghar tak drop karta ek dost.

Raat ko PG ke chhote bed pe karwat lete time
SMS ke ping se jagaata ek dost.

Subah subah kaam pe na jaane ka har waahiyad excuse cook up karte waqt
Office jaane ka thos reason banta ek dost.

Roz-marrah ki boring dal-chawal type dincharya mein
Bheja masala fry ka spice chidakta ek dost.

Selfish si, bitchy si, kameeni si cosmopolitan zindagi mein
Khaari dosti se ek chutki zyada ek dost.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Marz-e-Ishq

Kabhi socha hai ki marz-e-ishq ki dawaa kyun nahi ijaad ki aadmi ne?

Bas riwaaz bana diye jo beemari ko pehchaan ne se saaf inkaar kar dete hain
Bas mashooka bana diye jo jaadu tona kar ruh mein ghus jaate hain 

Bas majnu bana diye jo beemari ko kayam rakhne ke mansube sikhaate hain
Bas paimaane bana diye jo chalak chalak ke dil ka haal bayaan karte hain

Bas shayar bana diye jo dard ko bakhubi dugna kar jaate hain
Bas nazm bana diye jo marz ke har pehlu ko rumaani bana lete hain

Bas mausam bana diye jo aate jaate zakhm pe namak chidkaate hain
Bas chaand bana diye jo raat raat jaag kar marhoom ki pattiyan karte rehte hain

Bas dil banaa diye jo marz ko behla phusla kar apni girah mein qaid kar lete hain
Bas aansoo bana diye jo bin matlab namkeen barsaat kar ghaav ko hara-bhara karte hain

Kabhi socha hai ki marz-e-ishq ki dawaa kyun nahi ijaad ki aadmi ne?