nah hai tu mera, nah hai mere paas,
kareeb aana bhi chahu,
toh dikhta hai tu udaas
ishq ki woh harkat—
jalti mombatti bujh si gayi,
jisko kehte the aag,
woh dil mein lag gayi
saansien tez le loon toh kahin tu rooth na jaaye,
har pal bas ek ummeed jagaye rakhti
aakhir kab tak yeh dooriyan,
kab tak khaali pannon mein
teri rooh ki awaaz
tham se thame hue, rukte kadam,
ja rahe hain yeh—
palat kar na dekhte kabhi
kyun nahi chahta mujhe,
ek baar, sirf ek baar—
ijazat hi sahi
panah lene de mujhe
tere qareeb,
bhale hi
takraayein na
phir kabhi
daal de veham par zor, bin wajah,
woh sirf bayaan dete hue kirdaar—
thaamne wale haath mein
yeh naseeb
(...)
khaamiyan jo nazar aati thi
tere qareeb,
haseen lagne lagi dooriyan bhi,
jab nahi rahi
tere aane ki koi ummeed
Feb 8
Feb 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM UTC
nah hai tu mera, nah hai mere paas,
kareeb aana bhi chahu,
toh dikhta hai tu udaas
ishq ki woh harkat—
jalti mombatti bujh si gayi,
jisko kehte the aag,
woh dil mein lag gayi
saansien tez le loon toh kahin tu rooth na jaaye,
har pal bas ek ummeed jagaye rakhti
aakhir kab tak yeh dooriyan,
kab tak khaali pannon mein
teri rooh ki awaaz
tham se thame hue, rukte kadam,
ja rahe hain yeh—
palat kar na dekhte kabhi
kyun nahi chahta mujhe,
ek baar, sirf ek baar—
ijazat hi sahi
panah lene de mujhe
tere qareeb,
bhale hi
takraayein na
phir kabhi
daal de veham par zor, bin wajah,
woh sirf bayaan dete hue kirdaar—
thaamne wale haath mein
yeh naseeb
(...)
khaamiyan jo nazar aati thi
tere qareeb,
haseen lagne lagi dooriyan bhi,
jab nahi rahi
tere aane ki koi ummeed
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