naqsh-e-paa

I discovered blogging in 2004. Four years on, I notice that my blog has reached 100 posts. I am by no means a regular blogger, its surprising to me how I got this far :) So, here is me revisiting some verses from my old posts! 

(Original poetry by @kaunquest)

sochaa tha ek mai hi thaa, raah-e-ishq mein gumshudaa 

is dasht mein lahoo luhaan, mile tumhaare bhi naqsh-e-paa [read on] 

na dost na koii saathi, dushman bhi na koii baaki 

taDpe to kisii kaa dil, kisii moD pe ho kaatil [read on] 

fareb-e-nazar tha, dilaasaa diyaa dam-bakhud dil ko humne 

unkii aankh se nikle, itni jurrat to aansoo mein nahin 

taDap uTtenGe phir kabhi is manzar ki yaad mein 

ab zaraa sojaayenge is dard ke qaraar mein 

Vo aakhri gulaab yaa ke vo ashq ka katraa 

Yaa alvidaa ka lafz... 

Dil to nahin jo aajkal, 

Seene mein sulagtaa hai... [read on] 

us jung mein sab kuch jaayaz tha, jeetna meraa mumkin tha 

ik jhuut ka pardaa kaafi tha, sau sach mai bataakar chala aaya [read on] 

Tamanna hai to zinda hai, varnaa hum yahaan kya hai 

TaDpa hai to dhaDka hai, dil mein ab rahaa kya hai [read on] 

bojh uT_taa nahin, bhuuk miT_tii nahin 

waqt ruktaa nahin, umr kaT_tii nahin 

Bheed mein roz milte chehron ka kya 

tum ne puucha nahin, aam insaan hai [read on] 

jazbaat ke lehron par, tuufaan ka tha ye mausam 

jo tujhko na choo paayi, kya itni hawaa thi kam? [read on]

khaas se aam hone ka safar Tteek raha 

chauka na jala, lamhe mein miTa 

bijli ka kehar Tteek raha [read on]

Yoon behjaanaa to dil kii adaa hai 

Shaayad yeh rishtaa bhi koi sazaa hain 

na ummeed koi, na abhi koi vaadaa hai 

bas ik guftgoo hai, jo mazaa hi mazaa hai [read on]

Hum tanhaa na chalte to khud se kahaan milte 

Chehron ke bheed mein, bhool aate shakal apni...

  haan unke lab pe sadaa rukii hai 

zubaan pe meraa naam rukaa hai 

mai chal rahaa hoon yoon dheere dheere 

umeed dil ko ke vo pukaare [read on] 

- Kaunquest