ishq

tumhe paane ki shart baghair chahna, ye bhi to ishq hai
tumhe na dekh ke bhi dekh paana, ye bhi to ishq hai

na izhaar ki zid rakhna, na iqraar sunne ki talab hona
tumhe sukoon se yaad karte rehna, ye bhi to ishq hai

kaun kehta hai bin mile ye ishq adhoora hai
na mil ke bhi tujh me kho jaana, ye bhi to ishq hai

wo ishq bhi kya jo ibaadat ki hadd tak na pahuche
tujhe rutba-e-Khuda karte jaana, ye hi to ishq hai

-Eternity

P.S. I have a feeling something is missing and wrong in the last couplet...
Khair...

kya kahein ki kya gham hai

shorish-e-deedar ne bezubaan kya kiya
lag gaya ilzaam ki humne unhe bhula diya

shikva chand aansuon ka lekar jo hum baithe
hans ke unhone sulagta hua dil dikha diya

tamaam bahaano se dil ko behlaya humne
muskura ke fir unhone chiragh-e-ummeed jala diya

Khuda hi jaane kis ki Khuda sunta hai
apni to har arz ko usne thukra diya

wo sakht zubaan se dil ko dukhaane chale the
unke ankahe lafzon ne lekin rula diya

-Eternity

ek raat, ek khayal

is shahar mein unke charche bahut aam ho gaye hain,
isliye aaj kal hum veeranon mein milne lage hain

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picture courtesy: flickr

taabeer

khwaabon me hi mila kijiye, jahan aapki masroofiyat nahi hoti
aap khul ke muskuraate hain, zamaane bhar ki shikayat nahi hoti

jahan koi sawaal nahi karta, na maangte hain wajah har baat ki
nazar bhar dekhne ki khaatir, zaruri kisi ki ijaazat nahi hoti

dastoor humein baandhte nahi, na junoon pe bandish lagti hai
koi khuda-haafiz nahi kehta, jahan kabhi rukhsat nahi hoti

ishq ke kaayde nahi marqoom, ikraar pe na khauf-e-rusvaayi hai
waqt haathon se nahi chhoot-ta jahan, adhoori koi hasrat nahi hoti

kaash ye khwaab chale yun hi, aur na khule ye aankh kabhi
jaante hain hum, haqeeqat kabhi is kadar khoobsurat nahi hoti

-Eternity

ek raat, ek khayal

un se jo kehne gaye the “Faiz” jaan sadqe kiye
an kahi hi reh gayi woh baat sab baaton ke baad

make it worthwhile

It could be the juggle of fate
or the outcome of your karma
whatever it precipiated from,
now it is yours

this moment is what matters
live it up before it becomes history
embrace it as your own
before blaming the destiny

it might be the onset of that journey,
you always aimed to venture
for which you have sweated hard
your dream, your future

it is your choice in the end
to try and fail or leave and regret
to have your head high and conscience clear
or doubts in your heart and guilty fear

how many failures can you disown
what is a success without the lesson learnt
until you defeat your own mediocrity
how would you be able to move ahead

the end awaits us all, some would be lost in anonymity
but some will redefine it, as they go into eternity...

Eternity

the moment is gone

Leaving behind the trail of tears,
the void in my soul,
the emptiness of this room,
the despair of my wish,
the hollow of this night,
the echoes of my sighs,
the profanity of these wounds,
the insanity of my innocence,
the torment of expectations,
the burden of reality,
and the misery of my existence,

the moment is gone...

Eternity