जब कभी

जब कभी काले बादल छा जाते है तो नज़र में क़ैद कर लेती हूँ
उन छोटी छोटी बूंदों के साथ में भी बिन मौसम बरस लेती हूँ

जब कभी माज़ी दबे पाँव आजाता है तो साथ चल लेती हूँ
उन अब्तर यादों को फिर यक्जा करके अंश्को से पिरो लेती हूँ

जब कभी किसी दुश्मन के ज़बान पर तेरा ज़िक्र सुन लेती हूँ
उस हरीफ़ को अपना सबसे अज़ीज़ दोस्त समझ लेती हूँ

जब कभी पुरानी किताबों के पन्ने में तेरे नाम देख लेती हूँ
उस सफ्हे को कितने बार पढ़ के हिफ्ज़ कर लेती हूँ

जब कभी उदासी में तेरे तसव्वुर को खुद में समेत लेती हूँ
उन सदियों के हजारों शिख्वे उसी एक खुदा से कर लेती हूँ

G©गज़ला May 2008

word meanings
माज़ी - the past
अब्तर -scattered
यक्जा- to gather
हरीफ़ - enemy
सफ्हे - page
हिफ्ज़ - to memorise

mere saath chalo

mere zindagi

MERI ZINDAGI


waqt ke kissi moor pe,
kahi kho gaye meri zindagi!

nahi hai anjaan koi,
phir kyon ajnabi mere zindagi?

nahi hai khwaaish koi..
phir kyon pyasi meri zindagi?

nahi hai shikwa koi,
phir kyon naaraaz meri zindagi?

waqt ke kissi moor pe,
kahi kho gaye meri zindagi!

nahi hai dhoka koi,
phir kyon fareb meri zindagi?

nahi mushkil koi,
phir kyon duSHwaar meri zindagi?

nahi shikast koi,
phir kyon na kaam meri zindagi?

waqt ke kissi moor pe,
kahi kho gaye meri zindagi!

mil jaaye agar dost koi
toh talaash lay aye meri zindagi?

kaeh deh paigam koi,
karti hoon intezaar meri zindagi.

woh haseen lamha koi,
jahan mil jaye meri zindagi.

woh anjaan moor koi ,
jahan mil jaye meri zindagi,

nahi dost mere, dushman hi sahi,
phir se doondh lao meri zindagi.

waqt ke kissi moor pe,
mil jaye"ghizala"ko zindagi!



? Ghizala 26 march 2005

jab tum nahi pass mere

aaj phir

Woh aakhirii alwida

Woh aakhirii alwida ke b’ad ek alwida keh ke chale gaye
aur nazuk rishtoon ki aakhiri kaDi bhi tooD ke chale gaye

darwaazey ki dehliiz pe khaRey khaRey unko dekhte rahe
aur saat jeene maarne ke paemaan ko kafan pehnate rahe

ankhoon se aansuo(n) ka sailaab umaDa aur beh gaya
kaapteh haath meyñ bey laus qaraabat ka janazah uta gaya

apne laboon pe unki saasoon ke mehak ko alwida na keh sakey
apne ruKHsaar pe unki saasoon ke ehsaas ko alwida na keh sakey

apne seeneh mein unki dharkan ko alwida na keh sakey
yaadoon ke ujhre aaSHiyaane ko alwida na keh sakey.

baad muddat ke bhi hum aakhirii alwida na keh sakey
unko aakhirii alwida ke b’ad alwida hum na keh sakey

chitkul se guftagu

Chitkul ek sarhadi gaon
Chitkul kitne sadiyoon se,
In barfili paharoon ke beech
neeley asmaan ke tale
na jane kab se kadhi ho.

bapsa nadi ekhlati and balkhati
uchaiyoon se tumhare paas aati
khamoosi se karvat lehti ,
tumhare is sarhadi,
chote se gaon mein
apne geet bikherti hain,
phir ruk jati hain.

kuch pathar saat bey teh bey teh
thak kar nadi ke kinarey rukh jate
ek thake musafir ke mannind
apne hi ek dastaan batatey hain.


mein bhi aisay ek pattar pe ja bethi ,
tumhari saaf pani ko dekhti rahi,
aisa laga jaise pani nahi
meri zindagi behti chali jah rahi ho.
pareshan jhoojhti zindagi
na janey kitne marhaloon se,
kabhi thaki, kabhi haree.

tumari is bapsa nadi ke kinare
kuch bachey apne bachpan mein khoye,
lafz ke pehchaan kar rahe the,
kya meine zindagi ko pehchana?
Is zindagi meyn kya khoya, kya paya,?
kinnar kailash ki parikrama ke baad
bhi kyun mujhe nahi samjh aya.
Kya charang ke un rastoon mein
Chupa koi sakhyamuni ka gyaan hain?

Chitkul tumhari gheri khaeeyoon mein,
kya un tibeti logon ke cheekhe chupi hain?
Joh apne hi watan se bey ghar hain.
kaise tumari yeh khamooshi hai
jo sunti toh hai unki dard ki dastaan
par kuch na kehti,sirf deekhti rahti hai.

Tumhare fizaoon mein afsaney chupe hain,
Phir kyun asmaan khamoosh hai?
Yeh sard hawaiye chup kyun hain?
Kyun tum sadiyoon se chup ho?
Akhiir yeh kaisa sannata hain?
Akhiir yeh kaise khamoshi hain?
©ghizala 2008

one of the quaint foot bridge on the way to dirang-arunachal pradesh 

yellow hornbill 

the great indian hornbill 

tawang -admist snow in the mid summer--see this to believe it 

thats in front of the high altitude commando school at 14,500 ft 

inside one of the abandoned bunkers used by the indian army in the 1962 war with china 

at the sela pass-tawang 

thats at tawang-14,500ft  

thats our cottage at nameri 

dirang -near hotel.. 

inside the camp at nameri 

river jiyaboirali-near the nameri wildlife resort 

jong waterfall 

kamakhya temple-gawhati 

shillong 

on the way to cherapunjunji 

ghizala

ghizala

sunset at kovalam beach 

Beach at kovalam 

after a day at the sea-fishermen hitch a free ride back home..a trail of boats 

a sail boat on the back waters 

boat cruise to the backwaters.. 

sunset at the varkala beach 

High cliffs borders the excellent beach its like they are protecting the beach from being discovered.Varkala is a beautiful beach that has a more than 2000 years old
shrine of Lord Vishnu.
 

Just a walk down to Varkala is situated at about 30Km north of Trivandrum on the sea
coast.