Bewaqt muskurana seekh le,
Har mod pe museebatein milengi.
Sabr ko saathi bana, bas chalta ja,
Manzil khud-ba-khud teri talash mein chalegi.

Na soch ke tu bikhrega ya sanvrega,
Tu hai ek aazaad parinda — raasta khud hi dhoond lega.
Jab tu niklega junoon ke saath apne khwaabon ke peeche,
Toh wahi junoon unhein haqeeqat mein badal dega.

Raahon ki tangi se na ghabra,
Har andhera kisi ujale ka paighaam hota hai.
Kabhi dard bhi toh ek inaam hota hai,
Kabhi aansuon mein bhi aram hota hai.

Khudi ko apna rehnuma bana,
Gir ke sambhalna hi toh asal kaam hota hai.
Waqt tera zaroor aayega —
Magar yaad rakh, us waqt ko tu hi laaye ga.

Toh bewaqt muskurana seekh le,
Kyunke asli roshni andheron se guzarti hai.

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- Jawed Nehal

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Ye waqt bhi aana tha,
Alvida to bas bahaana tha.
Nayi manzilon ki justujoo thi,
Isliye ek raasta chhod jaana tha.

Aasaan nahi tha dil se rukhsat hona,
Jis jagah ne jeene ka hunar sikhaaya tha.
Kaam se zyada rishton ka silsila tha,
Har lamha ek yaad mein dhal jaata tha.

Kuch chehre mile jo apno se bhi khaas the,
Jinke saath har gham bhi raahat ban jaata tha.
Main ek saadha sa kaagaz tha kabhi,
Yahaan ek kitaab ka maqam pa gaya tha.

Har muskurahat, har dard, har seekh,
Meri zindagi ka hissa ban chuki thi.
Shukriya kehna bas lafzon ka silsila hai,
Asliyat to dil se dil tak ka rishta hai.

Banjar si zameen thi kabhi,
Woh yahaan gulistaan ban gayi thi.
Ye waqt bhi aana tha,
Alvida to bas bahaana tha.

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Har sawaal ka jawaab nahi deta,
Main har kisi ko hisaab nahi deta.

Mere aangan mein koi baagicha nahi,
Main har raahgeer ko gulaab nahi deta.

Itni shakki nazaron se mat dekho mujhe,
Main chai peene walon ko sharaab nahi deta.

Thaharne ka dil ho to thahar jana,
Main rukhsat hote kadmon ko awaaz nahi deta.

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"Iss Veeraane Se Sheher Mein"

Iss veeraane se sheher mein,
apne hi kahin kho gaye hain.
Paane jo nikle the manzil,
lagta hai safar mein sapne bikhar gaye hain.

Bheed kuchh iss kadar hai yahan,
ki saath reh kar bhi tanha ho gaye hain.
Kehne ko har koi apna hai,
magar dilon se sab paraaye ho gaye hain.

Shaayad sab matlabi nahin,
par zarooraton aur lalach ke kaaran,
rishton ke maayne kho gaye hain.
Iss veeraane se sheher mein,
hum bhi kahin kho gaye hain...

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Ab na koi class hogi,
Na hi woh aana-jaana hoga,
"May I come in" kehne ka bahaana hoga,
Na koi assignment, na koi kaam,
Sab kuch ruk gaya jaise ek adhoora armaan.

Jisse bhaagne ki chahat thi,
Jiska jaldi khatam hone ka intezaar tha,
Aaj wahi sab khatam ho raha hai,
Aur dil ajeeb sa mehsoos kar raha hai.

Kyun lag raha hai ki
Phir se woh din wapas aa jaayein,
Phir se class ka shor ho jaaye,
Phir se kisi ki baaton par hasi rok na paaye,
Kisi ka mazaak ho, kisi ki tarif ho jaaye.

Kuch naya sa, kuch purana sa ehsaas ho,
Thodi bore si, aur bahut khaas baatein ho,
Bas ek baar phir se,
Woh purani si, apni si class ho.

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"My Guiding Star"

When none could fathom the depths I bear,
You are the one who's always there.
When silence followed paths unbound,
You are the one where hope is found.

You read my heart with tender sight,
You are the one who brings me light.
You heal my scars with gentle care,
You are the one who’s always there.

A sister, rare in soul and mind,
You are the one, both strong and kind.
I count my blessings, deep and true,
You are the one I turn to.

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Ae Dost

Tumne hi toh zindagi jeena sikhaya hai,
Tumhare saath hi bure waqt mein bhi khoob hasna aaya hai.
Tum ho toh saare gham bhi apne lagte hain,
Tumhare bina toh har rishte adhoore lagte hain.

Zindagi ka asli maza toh tumhare saath tha,
Woh galiyon ke chakkar,
Classroom ki shararatein,
Aur woh bina baat ke khilkhilana,
Aaj bhi sab kuch yaad aata hai.

Bachpan ki woh school wali yaari,
Aaj bhi dil par bhaari hai.
School ke dino mein zindagi jeeta tha,
Uske baad toh sirf guzarta raha hai.

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Tomorrow is that Stranger

Whom we eagerly await with plotted plans,
Woven from golden dreams and expectations.
We hope to welcome it with open hands, embrace,
Unaware if it will wear a friendly face.

The possibilities are endless, beyond prediction,
Yet we have no choice but to meet its conviction.
We turn each into yesterdays, memories to replay,
And wait for another stranger, every day.

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Khud ki talaash mein jo nikla,
Toh khud ko hi kho diya.

Dhool jo paree aankhon mein bechaini ki,
Toh aansuon ne aankhon ko bhigo diya.

Tadap pari paanv zindagi ke reton par chal kar,
Dekh inki tadap, badal bhi ro diya.

Aahat pari kaanon mein jo mushkilon ki,
Toh dil ne khud ko seemaoñ mein piro diya.

Tair kar koshish jo ki safar paar karne ki,
Lehron ne phasakarr, astitva ko hi doobo diya.

Tham kar; koshish ki dobara chalne ki, toh jakad gayi pairon mein bediyan,
Aur rooh saanson ko thaamkar so gaya.

Khud ki talaash mein jo nikla,
Toh khud ko hi kho diya......

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