Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Aayinaa




Kuch aise sitaarein hain 

(there are some stars..)

Jinhe apne chamak ki andaz nahi..

(who do not know their own brightness..)

Mein tho hu sirf ek ainaa

(I am but a mirror..)


Mera farz mujhe nibhaane dho

(let me do my duty..)

Dikhaoo tujhe tere farishte wali par

(let me show you your angelic wings..)

Sunaoo tujhe tere udaan ki leher

(let me narrate the waves of your flight..)

Bataoo tujhe tere chamak ki andaaz

(let me tell you about the glow in your being..)


Sunday, June 11, 2023

akhela

Akele raathon mein..
adhoori mulakhaaton mein..
naa kho jaayo is pal ki kyu mein..
khudoh inn mein.. jeelo...bhuno ek kahaani..



tum ho na ho



khoya ghaliyon ki .. sothe rasthon mein..
bheegi shaakon ki.. namm pathon mein..
subah ki kirno mein.. hawaa ki mausiki mein
bandh aakhon mein,.. khilte hue khwaabon mein.. 
rukhi si pal-ot mein.. dheemi saans mein..
doonda hu tujhe mein.. dhoori ki deewana pan mein.. 

par pau tho sirf tumhe mere aks ki adhoora pan mein .. 
raat ki bedaari mein .. akela hone ki tanhaayion mein.. 
darde dil ki aajizi mein.. faqiid hone ki aans mein..
bemukaam bhatakthe guzhaarein hum.. 
bavafaa phir bhi hammare duniya ki..
qaul ke hai ghulaam -- tum ho na ho...

re-universe




a girl from  - half the world away.. 

smile once - takes my breath away.. 

my nights - she holds a certain sway.. 

damn right - lights them bright as day..


she tells me - the kid in her lives..

shows up - in all the joy she gives..

signs off - lulls me back to little memes.. 

back in - to brighten up my dreams.. 


Tuesday, January 03, 2023

sudur




Rang zindagi ke.. raat chu gaye..

aakh khul gaye tho - khwaab ghum gaye.. 

mud ke dekha tho - sahil nikhal gaya.. 

manzil hai kahaa.. sochthe reh gaya.. 


kuch the jo sapnein - jaane kahaa phisal gaye.. 

ab tho bin manzil bhatak the phir rahe.. 

mashal ki hai bhaari zimeendaari.. 

bina dil mein chingaari.. kaise nibhaye..