47- bahut kuch keh jathi hai zindagi.....

 










zindagi ke bhi kya kehne...
bahut kuch dikha jaathi hai zindagi.......
indradhanush ka nazaara , aasmaanon mein sajaakar
har rang se humein waaquif kara dethi hai, zindagi......
 
subeh ki ujli kiran ki tarah muskaathi ,
tithliyon ke peeche hai humein daudaathi, zindagi.......
kabhi dopeher ke tapthe dhoop mein..
humaare pairon ko hai jala daalthi, zindagi......

shaam ki sheetal hawaayein ,
humaare aanchal ko hai leheraane lagtheen..
kuch pal yun hi madhosh, madh-mast hokar, hum panchiyon sang , hain gun-gunaane lag jaathe ...

phir andheri siya raat ki khaufnaak parchaayi ban kar
jaise apna wajood hum mein khojthi huein
aagosh mein apna ,humein sama kar
dikha jaathi hai, koi naya rang zindagi .......

46-Sehra

Sehra mein bhatak rahe the, hum toh
laga tanha hain hum..
phir halki si ek aah sunaayi di..
koi taqleef mein tha..
humse raha nahi gaya..
jaane kyon uski karraah ne
humein jhanjhod diya..
jaise woh koi ajnabi nahi
mera apna hi ek hissa tha..
hum tilmila uthe
laga, uski taqleef se
humaari jaan nikal jaayegi
uske kareeb hum gaye..
ajeeb si kashish thi usmein
kab kaise dil mein uttar gaya, pata hi na chala
chale the hum uski taqleef dur karne
woh khud humaare zakhmon ka marham ban gaya..
ab aadat si ho gayi hai, uske kareeb hone ki..
khayaalon mein aise woh ghar kar gaya..
phir humein tanhaayi ke us andhere mein
akele na chodna ae dost
ab darr lagne laga hai
sehra ke gumnaam raaston se..
bas itna karam kijiye..
humaara dum nikalne talak
yun hi humse mulaaqaat karthe rahiye....

45-I heard u call my name

I lay in bed pale n ill
the mind growing faint n fainter still
delirious…………..through the haze
I felt a presence by my side
……the warmth of ur hand upon my brow
u bent o’er me….
ur sweet fragrance filled the air…
the warmth of ur breath caressed my face..
from somewhere far away
I heard u call my name..
groping thro’ the darkness
i tried to answer…to no avail..
albeit sinking into oblivion
I knew I was not alone
U were with me..
….to bring me back…
was it really U?//
Or was it but a dream?//……….
it does’nt matter…..
the sweet fragrance of ur touch lingers on……………………….

44-The rising sun

The rising sun I set my eyes upon..and thought

What a paradise the world is

That darkness lay yonder

was clear only

When the evening sun shone

Through the haze of the misty horizon

A dim fading flicker there

The end of a hasting day there

All over….all gone away

What meets ur eye….is a black, black world—-no more…!!!!!!!

43-tassawwur

Zameen ke tumhare mahalon par

Kiye jaao gumaan tum

vaastha nahi hamaara farsh ki deewaaron se

hum taalukh rakhte hain, arsh ke nazaaron se

udta hai parinda ya martha hai

zameen pe tumhare tiktha nahi hai

Khaak samajhte hain useh hum,

jise tum zindagi ka maqsad banaye phirte ho

Kis baat ka gumaan hai tumhe

naseeb nahi jo kwaab mein bhi tumhe

woh jannat dekhe hain humne tassawur mein…………….

42-mele mein bhi akele.....

zinda toh ek nazar ke liye tarsa jaate hain

mazaar pe beshak diya jalaane pohunch jaate hain..

aisa nahi hai ke andhera hi andhera hai

roshni toh itni hai samete nahi sameti jaati

par ae khuda is rooh ka kya karein

jo mele mein bhi akela hai ……….

41-whither peace?...

A chord within my heart vibrates.....
The ripples translate into ur name....
..Soft whispers....sweet murmurs.....
An eternity encompassed in a moment...
A moment, spanning all eternity...
We scale the heights of mountains high..
We traverse the expanse of the skies wide.....
We explore the depths of the oceans deep....
Ur soul merges into mine..
A union that defies barriers ,
Of Space and Time..
U become me and I become U....
There's no dividing Line....
On many a hard rock,
had my soul floundered...
till finally it finds eternal rest...
in the calm shores of ur heart.....

40-a once upon a time friend

In the tempestuous sea of ideas that r urs,yet not urs aloneOf grieviences that r urs, nay not urs alone
Somewhere hidden beneath lies a spring
spewing forth venom…..
the need to overpower, to condemn…
the need to emerge victorious over naught
To all appearances straightforward though u may seem
the Ugliness at the Core shows thru my friend
What once was, which I thought was scattered all over
was but encased in a bowl, which has now overturned
in a whirlpool in the tempestous sea
Gone..Gone…down in the whirlpool
…or down the drain???
The friendship that once was has come to naught
Burnt in the incense cup
To rise up in smoke and intoxicate u
to feed ur insatiable ego
Ur craving for what I can see is an illusory power
U r running after a shadow
Ever confident u have the world on ur palmtop
While I can see….what u hold is a crystal marble
that will fall one day and crash….

39-lehrein kuch kehthi hain

ashkon ne ki hai aaj bewafaayi humse…….
hansi ka chaadar odhe, ithraathi hain, chilman ke peeche……….

waqt ke reith par likhi gayi daastaanein……..

kabhi leheron se mulaakaat kijiye, toh jaano……………………..

tried a rough translation..for my friends..ilanders n others…who do not know hindi…

Tears have learnt to play truant , in recent times..
hiding behind the veil of laughter…
as Joy do they parade….
Meet up with the waves sometimes..
If u are to decipher
the tales written
on the sands of time……

38-I fly free

the waves in youthful mischief, did rear their heads..
rising to meet up with the skies…
Falling they crashed against the gory rocks beneath..
breaking onto bits, to join up with the ocean,
whenceforth they had sprung..

then did they grow wings..to take flight into the clouds..
shedding all fetters , even of the dreams they held..
they fly free, now....the sky is their playfield…
the sun shines off their plumes by day….
by night do they waltz with the moon and the stars…
winds play the harp..
rivers strum the lyre..
sweet melodies from every pearl in sight
do fill the Deep with laughter…

Can you oh skies..can you..??/
Can you still look down and watch me fall apart..

Nay ..i have scaled mountains..
and down valleys have i wound my way around..
the green bowers and sandy dunes..
at my beck and call have been..

my laughter now cuts through your bosom
it is you who cries now , oh skies, not I…
dont you see..???/…
it is you who cries now, not I..
it is you who cries , not I……..

37-fellow travellers on an uinknown path

like the fresh reassuring dawn,

after a fearful thunderous black night…
like sweet , soft music to
the ears…
after the shrill deafening sounds of the market -place..

with
weary feet and heavy tread
having scaled vales and dales
and
surfaced from deep waters ,
to flounder on gory rocks
now that my
soul thus yearns for rest

and the spirit seeks to flee from the rigmarole
of the trappings of
life..

U my friend..
like the soft cool breeze of the grove…
like
calm tranquil shores..
like the fresh reassuring dawn..
like
sweet soft music to the ears…

U walk with me…..
a few miles ……
an unknown journey
indeed…
solitary yes, but not alone…
neither destination nor
pathways…
fellow travellers ………
now walking, now stopping
to
rest awhile…under shady trees..

laughter ringing loud in the air, sometimes….
and bouncing back
from the clouds above…
is it rain-drops or tears ,
trickling
down ur cheeks and mine..
no matter……indeed it does not matter…

weary
and exhausted,

when we do sit side by side..
and I lay my head
upon ur
shoulder, thus……
the peace that fills me, from deep within…
is not of this
world…..
indeed it is …..
of the seven worlds, my friend…
of the seven worlds……
and beyond………

36-gul-o-gulshan

gul-o gulshan ki kami nahi hai jahaan mein…

hum hi sehra mein gum ho chale hain…..

35-kiran......sequel

WHO IS KIRAN>>>?????????

KIRAN is a RAY…..

……..A RAY emanating from a point…and penetrating the darkness around……

KIRAN is a ray of hope, when u r in despair……
KIRAN is the ring of laughter in ur voice, when u r happy…
When u look at something beautiful…and there is that warm glow in ur heart
…as u admire that beauty…
KIRAN is that warm glow in ur heart…
KIRAN is that ray of compassion that wells in ur heart…
at the sight of someone in pain……

KIRAN is that swelling of righteous anger inside u…
…when u see someone wronged…
KIRAN is that desire in u…
to set things right, ..when things go awry…
When u re[a]d about KIRAN…and wanted to know..
Why dont I meet such a KIRAN in my life..!!!
KIRAN was that desire in u …..
to see KIRAN in another……

U tapped ur foot, to the rhythm of sweet music…..
U felt that serene calm inside u…..
when u listened to a soft number flow…..
KIRAN was that feeling inside u…that made u react, the way u did…

U felt a warm glow inside u,,,when u helped someone in need…
KIRAN was that warmth in ur heart….
When u felt something twist inside u…
at the sight of someone in pain……
KIRAN was that something in u…
which made u feel that pain……

KIRAN is…
the poem of a poet…..
the song of a singer….
the innocence of a child…
the love of one who loves…
the faith of the faithful…
the hope of the hopeful…
the compassion of the compassionate…..

KIRAN is ur love for those around u…
KIRAN is the joy that makes u radiant…
KIRAN is the pain that makes u wince…[ cynicism may kill ur pain...it will kill much more of u too]
KIRAN is that POSITIVE ENERGY inside u…
that quells the negativity around u..

There’s a KIRAN inside U..
There’s a KIRAN in those around u…..
HOW MUCH of that Kiran SURVIVES…
is upto each one of us…
KIRAN is the CHILD in U…
..keeping KIRAN alive is nobody’s business, but UR’S..
There’s a KIRAN….emanating from that point that is U..
U have only to OPEN ur heart..
and u can see KIRAN shine through…

KIRAN IS NOT A DREAM>>
KIRAN IS A REALITY>>>
a KIRAN can meet ur gaze..
everytime u stand before the mirror……

……KIRAN IS U……

34-ae shayar, tujhse mera rishta kya hai?

shayar aur uski shayari se jaise puraana koi rishta hai mera………..

jahaan dil mera dhadaktha hai magar……

ismein dhadkanen uski hoti hain…

saansen le rahi hoon , beshak mai….,

lekin , inmein jaan jaise usne phoonki ho…..

jaise kalam mein uske , syaahi nahi….

lahoo mera daudta ho….

ehsaas uske hon bhale hi………….alfaaz uske, phir bhi……

uske in ehsaason ko ru-ba-rooh jaise jiya maine ho……

ae shayar…….

tera apna koi wajood bhi hai….

ya phir tu mera hi bhataktha hua rooh hai…

jo mere likhe geeton ko…….

yun janm-janmaantar se….

apne kalam se doharaye jaa raha hai….

aawaaz apni dekar, jin geeton ko tu gaaye jaa raha hai….

kahin yeh mere hi sisakthe dil se nikli aah toh nahi….

ghazal bankar ,halak se tere, jo bahe ja rahi hai…

yeh alfaazon ka dariya, yun…..

kaheen yeh mere hi andar ut-tha hua sailab toh nahi….

jo janmon se apne saahil ko talaashtha hua,

apni raah taraashta ja raha hai yun….

ae shayar, bata mujhe……..

kaheen tu mera hi aks toh nahi….

jo kabhi, shayari, kabhi ghazal…

kabhi geet,toh kabhi lai……..

kabhi sur, kabhi taal…..

kabhi khushi , kabhi gham….

kabhi khil-khilaati hansi,

toh kabhi sisakthe huey aansoo

bankar,

yun meri ragon mein , daudtha hua

anjaam ko apne taras-tha hua……

na jaane kabse……..na jaane kab tak….

yun anjaan raahon par machaltha hua……..

bahe ja raha hai…….bahe ja raha hai…….bahe ja raha hai…….

33-within the deeps

the sight of u here..
is ever so refreshing….
like raindrops
after the scorching heat….
like warm sunshine,
after the frost…
like cool water on burning feet,
after miles of trudging along
on life’s many streets…
like music to the soul..
after the din of life’s many hassles…
at the end of the day….
having done all the things
that i have to do…
when finally i take time out
to do the things that i want to do….
u r here to welcome me…..
with warmth unseen….
ne’ertheless felt …..
within the deeps….

32-aelaan

kisi kalam se behtha hua,
mehez syaahi nahi hai yeh…

sheesha jo tootkar bikhra,
uske tukdon ka,
mehez hisaab nahi hai yeh…

mohabbat ke junoon mein ,
likhi hui ghazal hai yeh…

tum jo na aaye,
ae humsafar mere suno…
mere gulshan mein,
chaane waali pathjhad ka
aelaan hai yeh…….

31-ae mohabbat

karthe the hum mohabbat se mohabbat…..
jab tak ke yaar se mohabbat na hui……
jab yaar se hui mohabbat…
toh dard-e-dil se mulaaqaat ho gayi…..
ae mohabbat…
tu hai kya cheez humein bata…..
kaheen tu us khanjar ki nok toh nahi…
jo din-raat humaare seene mein chubhkar..
humein lahoo-luhaan karthi hai……???….
beshak tu woh marham nahi
jiska mere zakhmon ko talaash hai…..
tujhe hum ilzaam dein bhi toh kya dein….
deewane dil ka' jo dard bhi tu hai, dawa bhi tu…….

30-smile

be kind
to those u meet……
for everyone
is fighting
a battle of their own……
a smile can lift someone’s spirit….
a smile can make someone feel special…..
a smile can lighten someone’s load….
a smile can tell someone, he is not alone….
a smile can say, “i care”
and make someone’s day…
a smile can cut thro’ barriers……
and build bridges on ur way…..
a smile can touch someone’s heart….
leaving an indelible mark
a smile can build bonds,
where all else seems to fail….
for a smile speaks louder than words…
a smile speaks louder than words…..
yes….a smile speaks louder than words…..

29-meethe taraane

larazthe labon par tumhaare jab…
dheeme se ubhartha hai mera naam yun…
kyon lagtha hai mujhe
ke halak se tere, nikli
mehez ek aawaaz nahi hai yeh
tumhaari dhadkanon se choote
kisi dhun ka alhaan hai yeh….
jo tumhaari saanson ki laye ke saath
bahe jaathi hai….
fazaaon mein meethe taraane
goonj ut-the hain….
raftha -raftha , mere zehen mein
meethe ras ghul jaathe hain….
yeh kis baaharisthaan ke aab-o-hayaat se
tu ne kar diya hai madhosh humein yun….
dasht-o-sehra mein, gum hua chahthe the, jo hum
teri ulfat ne bana diya hai humein
noor-e-mohabbat……
ae dum-saaz mere, mere dilbar..
ise afreedgaar ka ejaaz nahi, toh kya kahein..
biyabaan mein , usne mehekthe phool
khila diye hain tere naam ke….
rooh se rooh ka
milan ho gaya hai yun jaise..
janm-janmaanthar ke liye
jud gaye hon hum aise..
saanson pe bas tumhaara hi tumhaara
hota hai naam…..
khuda ki bandagi karthe hain toh bhi
dua ban-kar tum adharon pe saj jaathe ho yun….

28-jannat

jannat ko dhoonthe hain be-thahaasha, yahaan wahaan…jannat kahaan hai…
woh toh yaar- doston ke dil mein hai…
rab ki talaash mein phirthe hain
dar-ba-dar, maare maare…..
dost ke roop mein yeh rab nahi,
toh aur kaun hai…..
aaj phir usne humein
yakeen kara diya……
ke woh hai be-shak….
yaheen kaheen mere aas-paas..
phir uska naam rab ho ya dost..
kya fark padhtha hai……
bas woh hai…….
yakeenan yaheen kaheen hai…..
tere haath ko humne
apne sar pe jo mehsoos kar liya hai….
jannat humein
yaheen naseeb hoti dikhthi hai…
saath janmon ki meri talaash..
tujhpar aake
khatm hothi dikhthi hai…
tu chahe kaheen bhi rahe, ae dost…
mere pyaar ka saaya ,
tere sang sang chaltha hai…
tere kadmon tale
meri jannat hai..
ke tujhme rab dikhtha hai…..
mera aanchal chahe
tere ashkon se bheeg jaaye….
mere seene mein chahe
teri tadap, utharke sama jaaye…
tere labon pe
halka sa muskurahat dekh loon..
teri aankhon mein,
zindagi ki lau jaltha dekh loon..
bas yahi meri mohabbat ka sila hai..
meri ibaadat
yun khaali na jayegi..
iska humein yakeen hai…..
maut se pehle
humein sukoon haasil hogi..
teri aagosh ki chaanv se
meri rukhsathi hogi….