Khalish

Khalish hai ragon mein, chubhan si badi hai
Ye jaam koi hataa lo yahan se

Na ho jaaye paagal ye gumnaam kaafir
Tasveer unki hataa lo yahan se

Tazeer si hai ye goshanasheeni
Deedar hota hai unka yahan se

Dum-e-waapasi ko toh aana nahi hai
Janaaza hamara nikalo yahan se

[khalish: pain | chubhan: pain | ragon: nerves | jaam: intoxication | gumnaam: lost/unknown | kaafir: unbeliever | tasveer: picture | tazeer: punishment | goshanasheeni: being in the corner | deedar: view | dum-e-waapasi: the last breath | janaaza: funeral]

मैं शायर गुमनाम - 1

These are some of the shers I wrote long back when my life was all shit. Today, I'm the luckiest person on earth.

Gaur farmayein! :)

Sailab
Har hanstey chehre ke peechhe kai sailab hote hain,

Wo dard hi kya jo sar-e-aam beparda ho jaaye...

Zinda

Nabz chal rahi hai, saansein le rahe hain,

Khud ko zinda kehne ka dil nahi kar raha...

Aag

Kaali andheri is raat ki jaane kab subah hogi,

Andar ki is aag se ujala kyun nahi hota...

Aandhi

Ik aandhi kya aayi aasra khojne lagey,

Us toofaan ka kya jismein akela chhod diya humein...

Der

Todna hi tha dil toh itni der kyun lagai,

Uunchaai se girakar zakhm dena chahte they aap...

Kartey Nahi Hum

Ho chali hai aadat zeher peene ki ab

Dil chhota yuhi kartey nahi hum

Dhuan hai, nasha hai ya deewangi hai

Ye soch aahein bhartey nahi hum

Lagti hai thokar jab raastey mein

Ashqon ko zaaya kartey nahi hum

Raha hoga shayad fasana koi sa

Nafrat ke sholon mein jaltey nahi hum

Peshani pe harf godey khuda ne

Mukammal jahan chaaha kartey nahi hum

Par ye bhi sach hai gaye hain wo jabse

Jeetey nahi hum, martey nahi hum

Ashq- tears; zaaya- waste; fasana- story; peshani- forehead; harf- words; godey- engraved; Mukammal- complete

Kasoor

Aaj phir se aayi hai sharam, Aaj phir se darr lagaa hai

Aaj phir hum hain akeley, Aakhir hamara kasoor kya tha?

Aaj phir chuppi hai chhayi, Aaj phir aandhi hai aayi

Aaj phir se hai andhera, Aakhir hamara kasoor kya tha?

Aaj phir thukraye gaye hain, Aaj phir dhokha hua hai

Aaj phir jhaanka hai khud mein, Aakhir hamara kasoor kya tha?

Aaj phir kashma-kash hai wahi, Aaj phir dil hai ye roya

Aaj phir 'Gumnaam' hain hum, Aakhir hamara kasoor kya tha?

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I'm not sure if the following lines can do justice to the lines above, but an english translation follows for the Hindi-impaired friends :)

Yet again I am ashamed, Yet again I am afraid

Yet again I am alone, Where the heck did I go wrong?

Yet again there's a silence, Yet again its all too dark

Yet again I'm stuck in (a) storm, Where the heck did I go wrong?

Yet again I've been rejected, Yet again its been a betrayal

Yet again I peek into my soul, Where the heck did I go wrong?

Yet again the dilemma has crept, Yet again the heart has wept

Yet again I am so lost, Where the heck did I go wrong?