Cool-a(e)ge
Hum wo to paa lenge jo hai sapna apna,
aur SAPNA apna hai is jahan mein “thoda” se jayda bada banna…
ik din yeh duniya jhukegi aage apne,
humse haath milane ke dekhenge log sapne…
wo manzil jo abhi dur si dekhti hai hum paa jayenge,
ik roz apne sapno ka jahan hum basayenge..
per socho yeh sapne kahan se aayen hai?
achraz hai ki kyon yeh dil ko itna bhaaye hai??
yeh saare sapne mile hai unn palon se humko,
beetein 4 saal jiya hai hum sabne milkar jinko..
wo college ka pehla din ab bhi yaad hai,
aur ragging ki hasii ab bhi saath hai…
saal pehla kuch aacha gujra thaa,
ik apna cool group bana thaa…
inhi dino ne kuch samajh di thii humko,
dosti sirf khel nehi sahara hai, agar samjho..
dusra saal thaa uljhan se bhara,
ab hum thee senior aur juniors se pala pada..
Nidhi mam ka cute chehra abhi bhoole nehi hai,
Basic electronics ke principle abhi tak suljhe nehi hai..
unn dino humne khud ko bhi dhoka diya thaa,
hamare ik armaan ne humein hi choka diya thaa..
yeh dil bechara sooli chadne ko tayaar ho gyaa,
humko ek bholi si kanya ke pyaar ho gyaa..
in palon ne khushi hi nehi kuch gam bhi diye thee,
doston ki bheed ke nikalker hum tanhaa bhi jiye thee..
teesre saal humko ek dost jaisa ladka milaa,
usne hamare khwaabo ko aur buland ker diya..
thaa wo ladka matwale haathi sa,
lagta thaa jaise computer ka saathi sa..
phir aage ka har pal humne khoob jiya,
aur ek sapna pakka ker dil mein thaan liya..
hoti thii padhai aur lectures sab ram bharose,
apne ko aache lagte thee bus canteen ki colddrink aur samose..
humne sang-2 college ka ar ek kona ghooma thaa,
aur liberary ka aangan hum bin soona thaa..
dosto ke sang instant movie programs ban jate,
apne “chote-chote” dosto ke sang hum khoob mauj manate..
aakhri saal college ka thaa bada nirala,
aur apna love triangle bhi thaa matwala..
ik dost ka room favourit hangout place bana thaa,
aur uske landlord ka chehra gusse se tana thaa..
katthaai aankho wali pyaari ek ladki si thii,
per dil ki baaton mein wo bilkul kadki si thii..
lecturars bhi sab humko pehchaan gaye thee,
capabilities hamari pehchaan humse bhaag gaye thee..
teachers ki fauj badi lagti thii ajeeb,
kamoo, Mbl pendulam aur fugga lagte thee perjeev..
padhaai jaise cheezon se ab maan uub chuka thaa,
aur judaai ke lamho mein rone ka maan khoob huaa thaa..
dekho, ye college days yaad ker aansoo na bahana,
in palon ko yaad ker aage her jeet ka jashan manana..
sirf masti aur dosti hi nehi wo sapne bhi diye hain inhi palon ne,
jin sapno ko sakaar karne ki koshish ab hum umar bhar karange..
yeh wada to nehi kerta mein ki poora hoga her ek sapna,
per jab bhi dekhoge hume, tum garv se chillaoge-“‘Dekho, yeh dost hai apna!!'”
Written in August 2007