तमन्ना

सुहानी शाम के आँचल में
एक खूबसूरत से पल में
झुकी पलकों के परदों से स्वीकार कर ले
पल भर के लिए कोई हमें प्यार कर ले


साँसों की महकती गर्मी से
होठों की सुलगती नरमी से
दिल के उजड़े उपवन में बहार कर ले
पल भर के लिए कोई हमें प्यार कर ले


मीठी मीठी बातों में
लिए हाथ को हाथों में
शहद में घुली हंसी से इज़हार कर ले
पल भर के लिए कोई हमें प्यार कर ले


जहां उसके नाम करूं
ज़िन्दगी तमाम करूं
मुझसे गर ज़िन्दगी में एक बार कर ले
पल भर के लिए कोई हमें प्यार कर ले... ...झूठा ही सही

भ्रमर

एक अनजान बगीचे में
पागल भ्रमर भ्रमण करता
मिलन सुन्दर कली का हो
बस यही आस क्षण क्षण करता


यौवन पंख उमंग सहित
उस प्रेमी ने उड़ान भरी
हर अंग अंग खिला फूलों का
खिल खिल कर मुस्कान भरी


आलिंगन पर उन पुष्पों का
न उसके मन को था भाया
प्रेम-वश था विवश भ्रमर के
दिल में इक सुन्दर काया


मदमस्त भ्रमर वो मन मेरा
तरसे है प्रेम कली पावन
रंग भर दे सुन्दरता जिसकी
मोहित कर दे मेरा जीवन

The pain of separation

When the dawn breaks
the sun shines down
the wall of brightness
brings the darkness down


But I feel empty
that something is absent
I wonder why am not happy
in this wonderful moment


It was I who broke away
It was I who dismissed you
Is it strange that now I wonder
Is it strange that I miss you

Marriage

My heart racing fast
sweat on my forehead
My ears were oblivious
to what was being said.

I stood there stupefied
wondering what to do
what state of madness
this situation brought me to.

The nerves were a wreck
I wanted to run far away
I could not bear the burden
of responsibilities coming my way

Then she appeared before me
all demure and shy
A subdued smile on her lips
probably a tear in her eye

Her beauty was enchanting
and my heart skipped a beat
Her lips so full of life
her voice so sweet.

And suddenly the world changed
and I did not want to run away
I wanted to hold her, kiss her
and make love to her all day.

I could not live without her
that I came to know for sure
I could take on the world if she was with me
and suddenly I wasn't afraid any more.

ek choti si prem kahani

liye gilaas haath mein
dekhe nazar bachaaye
ladkee jab koi paas se
hay! matakti jaaye

hay! matakti jaaye
hum dil ko ye samjhaaye
dekh ke mujh ko ek baar
vo muskaati jaaye

vo muskaati jaaye
nazar humse takraayee
dekh ke uska roop rang
dil ne li angdaayi

dil ne li angdaayi
ek josh humpe chaaya
pyaar ki duniyaa mein
humne kadam badhaaya

humne kadam badhaaya
ki jaa ke haath milayen
dil ki baatein bol kar
usko gale lagaayen

bas itna hi tha sochaa
ki apni kismat phooti
dekh ke uska boyfriend
saari himmat chooti

saari himmat chooti
ki uski aisi kaaya
jaise manush shareer mein
ho khud bheem samaaya

socha chalo chhod de
hum nahin naadaan
dil ke badale jaan ko
hum na kare kurbaan

Iltija

kya khauf hai tumko humse
kis baat se katraate ho
hum dosti ka haath badhate hain
tum haath jhatak kar jate ho

kuch aur nahi hai chaaha humne
fir kyun humse sharmaate ho
na kha jaayenge tumko hum
jo itna tum ghabraate ho.

gar baate ye itni galat hai to
kaan pakad khada ho jaunga
par haske tum do baat kaho
to khushh bada ho jaunga

Love and life

This is a story,
often left untold,
a story of love,
beautiful and bold.

She loved him,
and he loved her,
often they dreamt
of being together.

Her love was earnest,
from her heart's core,
she was the only one,
he ever did adore.

He was sincere,
and her love was true,
but what lay in other's heart,
neither knew.

Tricky as one may call,
the nature's law,
'coz what would come next,
none foresaw.

He proposed to her,
and she fell in doubt,
the turmoil within,
unshown without.

For she was in a dilemma,
and could not decide,
of whom, among the worthy,
would she be the bride.

Such is the nature's law,
such is her game,
the one she loved and the one who loved her,
were not the same.