ਇੱਕ ਕੋਠੜੀ

ਇੱਕ ਕੋਠੜੀ 'ਚ ਬੈਠਾ ਦਰਵੇਸ਼..

ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੜੀ ਬੈਠਾ ਤਸਬੀ..

ਵਖ਼ਰਾ ਹੀ ਏ ਓਹਦਾ ਦੇਸ..

ਕੁੱਲ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਨੂੰ ਤਾਰਣ ਲਈ..

ਓਹਨੇ ਵਖ਼ਰਾ ਬਣਾਈਆ ਭੇਸ..

ਕਦੇ ਹਸਦਾ ਏ ਨਾਂ 'ਓਹਦਾ' ਲੈ ਕੇ..

'ਓਹਦੀ' ਰਜ਼ਾ 'ਚ ਮੌਜਾਂ ਮਾਣੇ..

ਕਦੇ ਰੋਂਦਾ ਏ.. ਕੁਰਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਏ..

ਕਿ ਇਹ ਕੀ ਵਰਤੇ ਭਾਣੇ..

ਛੱਡ ਗਏ ਨੇ ਸਭ ਓਹਨੂੰ..

ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਹੱਥੀਂ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਛਾਵਾਂ..

ਛੱਡ ਗਏ ਓਹਦੇ ਦੇਸ ਨੂੰ..

ਜਿਹਦੀਆਂ ਪੂਜਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਸਭ ਥਾਵਾਂ..

ਓਹ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਕੋਠੜੀ 'ਚ ਬੈਠਾ..

ਉਡੀਕਦਾ ਏ ਓਹ ਦਿਨ ਆਊ..

ਜਦ ਆਪਣੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਸੁੱਤੇ 'ਫ਼ਕਰ' ਨੂੰ..

ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ਆਪ ਫੜ ਕੇ ਜਗਾਊ..

ਇਸ ਊਮੀਦ 'ਚ 'ਬੂਹਾ' ਖੋਲ ਕੇ ਬੈਠਾ..

ਓਹ ਮੌਲਾ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਹਾਰੇ..

ਕਦੇ ਹੱਸੇ.. ਕਦੀ ਰੋਵੇ..

ਕਦੀ ਬੈਠਾ ਗਿਣੇ ਤਾਰੇ..

'ਓ ਜੇਹੜੇ ਤੁਰ ਪਏ ਸੀ ਗਰੂਰ ਕਰਕੇ..

ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਭੁੱਲਿਆ ਸੀ ਦਰ 'ਸਾਈਂ' ਦਾ..

ਓ ਮੁੜ ਆਓ ਲੋਕੋ!

ਆਪਣੇ ਭੇਸ ਨੂੰ.. ਆਪਣੇ ਦੇਸ ਨੂੰ..'

ਓਹ ਬੈਠਾ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਪਾਵੇ..

ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਏ ਸਭ ਦਾ ਭਲਾ..

ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਕਲ ਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਪਛਤਾਵੇ..

ਸੁਣ ਲਓ 'ਓਹਨੂੰ'..

ਫੜ ਲਓ 'ਸਾਈਂ' ਦਾ ਪੱਲਾ..

ਫਿਰ ਨਾ ਕਹਿਓ..

ਸੱਚ ਸੀ ਓਹਦੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ..

ਜਿਹੜਾ ਕੋਠੜੀ 'ਚ ਬੈਠਾ ਸੀ ਦਰਵੇਸ਼..

ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੜੀ ਸੀ ਤਸਬੀ..

ਵਖ਼ਰਾ ਹੀ ਸੀ ਜਿਹਦਾ ਦੇਸ..

ਕੁੱਲ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਨੂੰ ਤਾਰਣ ਲਈ..

ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਵਖ਼ਰਾ ਸੀ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਭੇਸ..!!

The Man in Me!

The Man in me
sometimes calm
sometimes wild
and sometimes stubborn
just like a child
The Man in me!

The Man in me
seeks people's advice
hear what they say
but do the things
in his own way

The Man in me!

The Man in me
is a wannabe
seeks limelight
and to the worst
for it he fight
The Man in me!

The Man in me
always fool around
and doesn't care
but to see the things
he's always there
The Man in me!

The Man in me
whilst being alone
like a solitary loon
braves chilly weather
and hates afternoon
The Man in me!

The Man in me
wherever he be might
and, no doubt, he fight
but for Thee
he does write
The Man in me!

The Man in me
always happy and gay
treading his way
but hates to be called
the counter of RAY
The Man in me! ;)

Freaked Out!

Totally freaked out
the emotions ascended
talked to him
and everything ended
Why this happens
falling for guys
and giving up the weapons??
Oh crap! still freaked out
muddled with doubts
Is there somebody
to help me out??
I tried to talk
hit the rock
but before all this
received a shock.
Yea! it's so freaking
and an escape i'm seeking
help me out friend
my heart is weeping.
Are you there buddy
to remove this muzzy??
Need someone to talk
and continue the life's walk
Help me out or i'll shout coz the RAY's also out
it can't help the melee
'coz itself it needs some way!!

Life -A Dark Night

Life is like a Dark Night..
having for all a unique sight
don't know for what it be might...
whether to enjoy or to fight

Life is a Dark Night
They don't know
But to this life...
the buddies bow

When there's Sun..
Life's full of fun
when it's not here...
of unknown they fear

Being unaware,
they don't care
that life is like
a Dark Nightmare
what's going on
what will go on
they don't want to know
and just move on

Only when they're alone
like a solitary loon
amidst the RAYs of sun
they feel night sans moon

Life is a Dark Night

They don't know

But to this life...

the buddies bow!!

ਇੱਕ ਸਲਾਮ!

ਇਹਨਾਂ ਰਾਹਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਚਲਦੇ 'ਰਾਹੀ' ਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਮ..

ਸਰਹੱਦ 'ਤੇ ਬੈਠੇ 'ਸਿਪਾਹੀ' ਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਮ..

ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਰੀਤ ਸੰਭਾਲੀ, ਉਸ ਰਾਖ਼ੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਮ..

ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਲਿਖੇ ਗੀਤ, ਉਸ ਲਿਖ਼ਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਮ..

ਜਿਵੇਂ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ 'ਚ ਕੋਈ ਚਮਤਕਾਰ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ..

ਇਸ ਨਿਮਾਣੇ ਤੇ ਅੱਜ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ..

ਅੱਜ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਬਦਲੀ-ਬਦਲੀ ਲਗਦੀ ਏ..

ਹਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨਰੋਈ ਲਗਦੀ ਏ..

ਅੱਜ ਹਵਾ ਦਾ ਰੁੱਖ ਵੀ ਬਦਲ ਗਿਆ..

ਕੋਈ ਕੁਰਾਹੇ ਪਿਆ ਵੀ ਸੰਭਲ ਗਿਆ..

ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਅਤੀਤ ਦੇ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ਨੇ..

ਅੱਜ ਪਿਆਰ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਕਿਓਂ ਬਦਲ ਗਿਆ..

ਅੱਜ ਵਿਖਾਵੇ ਕਿਓਂ ਛੱਡਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੇ..

ਅੱਜ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦਾ ਰਂਗ ਕਿਓਂ ਬਦਲ ਗਿਆ..?

ਓਹਨੂੰ ਕੌਣ ਸਮਝਾਵੇ..

ਅੱਜ ਲੋਕੀਂ ਇਕਾਂਤ 'ਚ ਮੌਲਾ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਲਦੇ ਨੇ..

ਅੱਜ ਚੁੱਪ 'ਚ ਓਹਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਸੁਣਦੀ..

..ਪਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੋਕੀਂ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਪਏ ਵਸਦੇ ਨੇ..

ਅੱਜ ਕਾਇਨਾਤ ਨੇ ਵਛਾਈ ਅਜਿਹੀ ਚਾਦਰ..

ਹਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਦਾ ਬਣਿਆ 'ਓਹੀ' ਕਾਦਰ..

ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਉੱਚਾ.. ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਨੀਵਾਂ..

ਅੱਜ ਬਲਦਾ ਏ ਸਿਰਫ਼ 'ਓਹਦੇ' ਨਾਂ ਦਾ 'ਦੀਵਾ'..

ਜਿਹੜਾ ਪਿਆ ਸੀ 'ਬੰਦ' ਇੱਕ ਅਰਸੇ ਤੋਂ..

ਜਿਨੂੰ ਕੋਈ ਖੋਲਣਾ ਸੀ ਭੁੱਲ ਗਿਆ..

ਅੱਜ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹਲੂਣਾ..

ਕਿ ਓਹ ਦਸਵਾਂ ਦੁਆਰ ਵੀ ਖੁੱਲ ਗਿਆ..

ਅੱਜ ਜਗ੍ਹੀ ਇੱਕ ਨਵੀਂ kiran

ਖਿੜੀਆਂ ਨਰੋਈਆਂ ਕਲੀਆਂ..

ਸੋਚਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਈ ਡੋਰ..

'ਤੇ ਸੁਪਨਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਵੀ ਬਦਲ ਗਿਆ..

'ਤੇ ਅੱਜ ਕੋਈ ਕੁਰਾਹੇ ਪਿਆ ਵੀ ਸੰਭਲ ਗਿਆ..

ਦਿਲ ਕਰਦਾ.. ਫਿਰ ਕਰਾਂ ਸਲਾਮ..

ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਕਾਇਨਾਤ ਸੰਭਾਲੀ, ਉਸ 'ਸਾਈਂ' ਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਮ..

ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸੋਚ, ਉਸ 'ਵਿਦਵਾਨ' ਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਮ..

ਜਿੱਥੇ ਭਰੀ ਉਡਾਰੀ, ਉਸ 'ਜਹਾਨ' ਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਮ..!!

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਤਸਵੀਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਮਰਦਾ..

ਦੂਜਾ ਤਸਵੀਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਤੋਂ ਡਰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਨੇ ਰੱਬ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਲਾਈ ਯਾਰੀ..

ਦੂਜੇ ਦੀ ਜਾਨ ਇਸ਼ਕ ਹਯਾਤੀ ਨੇ ਮਾਰੀ..

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਨੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨਿਆ 'ਮਾਂ'..

ਦੂਜੇ ਨੇ ਨਾ ਛੱਡੀ ਇੱਥੇ ਕੋਈ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਥਾਂ..

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦਾ ਤਿਲਕ ਲਗਾਵੇ..

ਦੂਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਇਸਦੀ 'ਖੁਸ਼ਬੋ' ਵੀ ਨਾ ਭਾਵੇ..

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਨੇ 'ਵਣ' ਵਿੱਚ ਲਾਇਆ ਡੇਰਾ..

ਦੂਜੇ ਨੇ ਲੁੱਟਿਆ ਓਹਦਾ ਰੈਣ-ਬਸੇਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਨੇ ਠੰਡੀਆਂ ਹਵਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਈ ਗਲਵੱਕੜੀ..

ਦੂਜੇ ਦੀ ਜਾਨ ਨਿੱਘ ਦੀਆਂ ਰੁਖੀਆਂ ਹਵਾਵਾਂ ਜੱਕੜੀ..

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਬੈਠਾ ਮੌਲਾ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਹਾਰੇ..

ਦੂਜਾ ਜਾ ਬੈਠਾ ਗਨਕਾ ਦੇ ਚੁਬਾਰੇ..

ਇੱਕ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਨੇ ਸੋਚਿਆ ਕਿ ਲਿਆਵਾਂ ਬਦਲਾਵ..

ਦੂਜੇ ਨੇ ਲਾਹ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਓਹਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ 'ਚਾਅ'..

ਇੱਕ ਸੀ ਇਹ ਬੰਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਸੀ ਓਹ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਇੱਕ ਸੀ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਇੱਕ ਸੀ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਦੂਜੇ ਵਛਾਇਆ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਜਾਲ..

ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਹਾਲੋਂ ਬੇਹਾਲ..

ਹੁਣ ਰਹਿ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕੋ ਹੀ ਬੰਦਾ..

ਨਾ ਓਹ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਨਾ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ..

ਨਾ ਹੁਣ ਇਸ਼ਕ ਹਯਾਤੀ ਕਰਦਾ..

ਨਾ ਹੀ ਇਸ਼ਕ ਹਕੀਕੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨਦਾ..

ਰਹਿ ਗਿਆ ਬਸ 'ਓਹੀ' ਬੰਦਾ..

ਜੋ ਨਾ ਪੂਰਬ ਦਾ.. ਨਾ ਪੱਛਮ ਦਾ...............!!

Rising!!

The confession I made...
All was wrong
The life I lived...
All was wrong
Whateva' I thought
All was wrong
The things were going wrong...
as like as a drunk monk...
until the bell rang...
and made a loud bang...
there, within my heart...
as the emotions were tearing apart
those emotions so fake...
and a mess in my life they made

Now, everything's so clear...
and I have no fear
the tricky emotions are now sad...
'coz they can't do me any bad
My mind has shown...
that my soul has grown
The worldly things had run away...
and my life is shining like the first RAY
All the confusions are gone...
and now, the cloak of happiness...
my soul adorn
The songs of pleasure are now heard...
as like as the morning's chirping bird
I am so pleased...
and feeling at ease...
'coz solutions are here...
And, that I have no fear!!

The Page Turned

From abyss till the cliff...
My thoughts are rising up
Life seemed like a page neva' turned...
whose words were mincing up
Neva' knew what to do...
I was like burning up
Always in fix, everything shattered...
Neva' knew how to fix it up

One day,
Thee's grace showered with heavenly bliss...
I got a letter by a messenger of His
The life got its way...
with a gleamy RAY
the page was turned...
the evil was burnt...
and life was no more in fix

Now,
everything look so vivid...
and the devil has become timid
The aim is much more clear...
To get there without any fear...
I bet I'll leave no page unturned...
And with the message of Thee
the reward, one day, will be earned!

Confession

I see a couple...
It reminds me of you
Your name on anybody's lips...
It reminds me of you
People talking about your place...
It reminds me of you
And here, I confess...
that I'm still in love with you

I regret why...
I said you goodbye
Though, that day, I didn't cry
But now, I lament and weep...
Why I said you goodbye...
and that promise i didn't keep
Why that fateful day came...
when i made excuse so lame
Why i break-up with you...
and turned so cold and blue

On the face of it,
I say we are just friends...
but inside my emotions blend
Now, I wanna come back to you...
and be a part of your crew
But, I think this RAY will neva' arise...
and my life has become a dice
trying to poise over dreams...
not hearing to what my heart screams...
and I still cry...
why i said you goodbye..