RAOOF'S POETRY

• Na jaane kahan jaa raha hoon
• Koi manzil ka pata nahi.


• Nazr toh ek safar ko dekh rahi hai,
• Rooh bhi saath hi ghum rahi hai.


• Lekin koi manzar sa dikh nahi raha hai,
• Kadam chal rahe hain; jane kis aour kuch pata nahi..


• Dhund khud ko raha hoon,
• Ya phir kisi aur ko kuch ab pata nahi..

• Unhe dekh ke tanha hum ruk gaye,
• Unki rooh ki khoobsurati ko dekh kar hum usmein simat gaye..


• Na ki humne kabhi daga unn se,
• Aur na ki kabhi usne wafa hum se;


• Lafz bhi hoton tak akar ruk hi gaye,
• Lekin shayad aise lafz bane bhi nahi jismein hum kuch bayan kar pate..

• Kash janta kya hota hai ishq,
• Kash janta inayat kya hoti,


• Lekin nahi janta,


• Kyonki jism se pyaar ek nakamyabi hoti hai,
• Lekin dil se pyaar rab ki ibadat se zyada hoti hai,


• Lekin jane kisse pata, kya sahi aur kya galat hai..

• Kaash kuch lamhe aur bita pata,
• Kaash kuch alphaz aur likh pata bin samjhe,


• Likhna toh ab bhi bhula nahi hoon mein..


• Per najane tum kyon nahi sun payee jo shayad kabhi inn ankho ki nami ne zahir na kiya..

• Yaadon mein uski hasta raha,
• Bahane uske hone ke khud ko deta raha..


• Tasveeron mein usko taalash ne laga,
• Woh na ho kar bhi mere pass sa laga..


• Kaash mein jaan pata, ke kyon mein bewafa ki yaad mein wafa hamesha hi karta raha.

• Talasha andhere ko, mila kuch nahi unn raton ke asmaa mein,
• Dekha harr jaga, dikha kuch nahi..


• Har awaz sunai dene lagi par tha kuch nahi unn raaton ke asmaa mein,
• Dar lagne laga lekin hai koi bhi nahi..


• Dikhi jo ab roshni woh ankhon mein chubne lagi,
• Na jaane kaisa yeh khauf hai, raat ke asmaa ke ujalon mein...