Celestial camaraderie

Truly celestial it is
when I am I,
I am a planet and you, Sun
but when I am you,
you are a star  and so am I
yet both are only planets
both have our orbits
those we never leave
but we revolve around each other
sometimes we believe
too close we are at times
may collide
at others
so far off we may glide
almost forgotten
and invisible
and again we are felt
howsoever feeble
the warmth grows
as we come close
and cold we are again
seasons come & go
summer, winter & rain
we shall keep moving
and time will make us sway
sometimes towards each other
sometimes looking away
but we shall only be on our paths
moving on & on
and yet never away!

gruhon sa hai rishta hamara
na koi suraj, na koi tara
guru hain, jab gyan bharte hain
mangal, jab shubhkamna karte hain
jab kunthit hote hain to ban jate hain shani
budh, jab karte hain moksh ki dhwani
kabhi sameep hone ka pratibodh hai
kabhi door itne ki vismrut hone ka bhay
apne-apne gruhpath mein ghoom rahe
parimit apne marg mein
isi path pe milti rituyein sabhi
bhramit hone ki na hoti cheshta kabhi
chalte rahenge yoon hi sahi
kadachit agle varsh phir milenge yahin

shaquib se rishta

शाकिब का नूर है तू,

तेरा असर यक़ीनन है मुझपे 

पर मुझसे कितनी दूर है तू!

Relation between two people starts getting strained

when one can't overcome his limitations

and the other can't accept them.

word meaning: शकिब : bright object in the sky

नूर: brightness, light

poore adhoore

aap ko hi sunna chahta hoon,
par aapki hi mane kaun
aap hi lay hain, aap hi rodhak bhi hain

aap ne hi adarsh sikhlaya
par aap hi siddh nahin
aap hi truti hain, aap hi shodhak bhi hain

aap ne hi path dikhlaya,
aap ki hi chah main bhatak gaye,
aap ne hi bhramit kiya, aap hi bodhak bhi hain

hain bhavukta ka jwaar aap,
hain thavan ki moort bhi,
vyakulta ka upsham hain aap
adheer man ki neenv bhi,
aap hi rochak hain aur aap hi hrday-rodak bhi hain

mera dukh, mera sukh
mera sab kucch
aap hi kasht hain mera
aap hi manmohak bhi hain

aap hi mayusi bhi hain, aap hi ullas hain,
aapse mile bina kahan hum khush hain, par milke bhi udaas hain
aap ne hi jataya ki kitne adhoore hain hum,
par aap hi to mere poorak bhi hain

andaaz-e-guftgu

'इंशाल्लाह' तुम कहो तो वो एक दुआ है,
वो ही हम कहें तो फलसफा है,
'खुदा हाफ़िज़' तुम्हारा तुम्हारी बात है,
हम कहें तो खोखले जज़्बात हैं,
तुम्हारी बात, तुम्हारे मुद्दे, रोज़  की डायरी है,
हम अपनी बात कहें तो शायरी है
कैसे मैं सम्झायूं आप को ये गहरा राज़,
कविता नहीं ये तो है मेरे गुफ्तगू का अंदाज़
मेरी कविता को न दाद चहिये, न मुरीद,
बात संक्षेप में आप तक पहुँच जाये
बस इतनी है  उम्मीद।