When nature's sacrifice goes in vain, the cranial capacity of human beings decreases !!

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Wo muskaan toh mehez ek mukhauta thi,
Ke kaash ashqon se sane wo haath bhi dekh lete.
Khud ko unpe kharch karte toh jahaan ne dekha hume,
Ke kaash khud ko kishton mein batorte hume barbaad hota bhi dekh lete.

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Mat pucho kab unn haathon se wo kanche choot gaye,
Na jaane kab zindagi se wo saare rang lut gaye.
Shaukh wo saare jo mann ke dhaage pe piroye the,
Patthar wo saare jo bade chaao se batore the.
Kabhi apne pasandeeda jhule pe apni baari aane ko ghanto intezaar karte the,
Toh kabhi school ki chutti ki wo ghanti sunne ko bekaraar rehte the.
Maasumiyat ke wo din bas yun hi judaa ho gaye,
Jawaani ki kamaai ke aage bachpan ke chillar jo gumshudaa ho gaye.
Gaur farmaaya toh dekha ki ab baste ki jagah kandho pe zimmedaariyan thi,
Balle ki jagah ab haathon mein kalam ne le li thi.
Uljhano ke janjaal mein kuch yun phase the,
Ke ab toh ye bhi yaad nahi ki aakhri baar khulkar kab hase the.
Ab bas unn dhundli si yaadon ke saath muskuraa liya karte hain,
Yaa unn tasveeron se chand shikaayatein laga liya karte hain.
Sapno se bhare wo gullak na jaane kab toot gaye,
Na jaane kab zindagi se wo saare rang lut gaye.

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Gar kho gaye in khayaalon se,
toh mil jaana kisi ek tasveer mein.
Gar mit jaao humaari zindagi se,
toh likh dena khud ko humaari taqdeer mein.
Gar bhool jaao sunna hume,
toh humaari khaamoshiyaan padhna seekh jaana.
Gar baithe ho yun hi hum udaas kabhi
toh humaari muskaan mein tum dikh jaana.

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FORTITUDE

The creaking swing succumbs to the silence of the arvo,
a tot hushed by his mumma as though.
Feeble footsteps fill the air,
as the lady emerges with the beige notepaper.
She gulps tears in every sip, flumping on the lawn chair,
for the dark words and effulgent eyes were all she had.
She was sunny, she was gloomy.
His memory like the solitaire lies secure in the keepsake box.
Dwindled hopes long for the estranged beloved.
Ringlet caresses her ringlets,
As the bloom of fortitude shrivels day by day.

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Tu sultaan mera main teri hukumat ban jaaun,
Ishq ki wasihat pe dil ka zarra zarra tere naam kar jaaun.
Ke katl naa kar jaana humaare iss uns ka ae zaalim,
Kahi teri iss saazish ki sazaa na ban jaaun.

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Destiny is not destined.

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Uss din bhi ek beti til til mar rahi thi,
Unn darindo ne use rulaaya hoga, tadpaaya hoga, har pal use sataaya hoga,
Iss sabki kisi ko khabar na thi,
Use din bhi ek beti til til mar rahi thi.

Har baar uske sammaan ko kuchla gaya,
Uski har ek khwaahish ka berehmi se gala ghota gaya,
Wo royi thi, chillaayi thi, unn shaitaano ke saamne gidgidayi thi,
Khud ko bachaane ki har mumkin koshish kar rahi thi,
Uss din bhi ek beti til til mar rahi thi.

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Hawaaon ka rukh kuch yun badalta dekha hai,
Shaatiron ko bhi sharifon mein tabdeel hota dekha hai,
Or fakir se baadshah kya bane ae zaalim,
Taano ko bhi taarifon mein tabdeel hota dekha hai.

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Iss khaamoshi ko hi samaj le tu tere ghazal ki taareef ae zaalim,
Ke kambakht ye lafz bhi teri aawaaz sunke bolna bhool sa gaye hain.

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