Steep

i could walk ahead without looking back
i could step back without losing ground
and yet...
there were glitters on the road
i stopped to see
there were yearning pulses
i often skipped by
and yet...
there were words I learnt
but suddenly, phases forgot
there were more destinations laid -
the journey curtailed

and yet...
let go let go
let go and move on
i heard over and over
i was puzzled,
should i walk run or hop
i don't know when i had stopped

looks like the endless battle is now over
the storm is humming winds
i saw the river ripple my face
and yet ...
i just sailed along

they’re painting images with identities
i am bound by several words
and yet...
i can walk ahead without looking back
i can step back without losing ground

bas yunhi

Meri zindagi tujhe mein apni kasam deti hun
Bas herr mod pe yun jeene ki aarzo na jagah
Herr tamanna ke bikherne pe
Thoda sa tu hi to marta hai

filhaal

Filhaal,
Mazi se mausiki hai,
Per kal ke pal mein
mohabbat ki khushboo si hai
Baharon se huyi guftgu
to sunne mein aaya -
Aaj gul ko fiza ki zustaju si hai
Kyon ke fiza ko aaj tera intezaar hai.
Wafa-bewafa ke jugalbandi ne
paigam yeh seecha hai,
ke tu nahi
to na wafa, na bewafa, ka alam hai,
Bas, tu aa jaye,
to teri hukumat pe wafa hogi
aur phir bewafa bhi dur kahan hai