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kyun kuchh thakey thakey se nazar aatey ho

kya baat hai, kiski talaash hai,

kis khoj mein apni hi dhun mein,

tum kahan chaley jaatey ho

kuchh kuchh……

kahin kuchh khoya to nahin hai

kahin kuchh beej yadon ka boya to nahin hai

kis ki khatir rahon ko sabhi ki, phoolon se bharey jaatey ho
kuchh kuchh

lagta hai, kuchh paa liya hai

kisee door manjil ki khatir, sabra ka fal kha liya hai

mehnat to kartey ho, kisi se kuchh nahin kehtey ho

phir kyun kabhi kabhi aankhon ko geela kiyey jaatey ho

kuchh

why will you keep quiet
when the whole forest is filed
with the chatter
of the birds
waves
and the butterflies

have you seen a snake
waiting to grab its prey
have you become so concerned
with living
that you have forgotten to laugh\

when you were young, u laughed a lot
some times you behaved as if you had grown up
and some times you cried
if even one wish remained unfulfilled
you did not relent
why do not you insist any more
why do u adjust to the situations
why do not you throw tantrums
may be you do not love me any more
dont you

wo intzaar naav ka, aur nagmo ki baarat
wo chup chap nigahey, aur sapno ki saugat
wo ek chamak aankhon mein, ek shararat
lekin dard tha bheetar jab bhi, hun aaj bhi andar se aahat
wo intzaar

jab na tha dar, sadak par hairan tha koi, kya thi aakhir baat
kisee ne socha na tha, kaunsi  manjil thi, tum jo they saath
aaj bhi mushkil nahin hai, pahunchana usee mazar ke dwar tak
mannat mango na, maryadayen na tootey, sar par hai yakeen ka haath

what, exclaimed the wind, on seeing the sails
tired of holding her in arms
why would u wish, i disappear, asked the breeze,
and you get lost in the middles of the sea

i did not have an answer, the waves had not taught me
how to keep the whirlpool away
snatching smiles from your eyes,
why do shores hold sway
over those who had embarked upon long arduous journey
alone, long time ago, in search\
of nothingness, so sublime that sparkles of drop
on her eyelids
would not show the fatigue ever again

bekhabar se ho jaatey ho tum kabhi kabhi

kisee iljaam se parey, kahin kho jaatey tum  kabhi kabhi

koi baat karey na karey, iski koi chinta nahin tumko

apni diwaangi mein chaley jaato door  kahin , khud se kabhi kabhi

geet agar tum gaatey

karz ham par thodey aur bad jaatey

jaaney kitna sunapan tha,

swaro par bathey nagmo ke pankshi

aasmaan mein ud jaatey

geet agar tum gaatey

when the spring has decided to stay away

what do the mountains do

the birds, butterflies, the trees and the shrubs

will they remain quiet

when the

rivers will flow but without the laughter

and joy of the banks

which celebrated the union

and also the partings with sparkle in their heart

may be we should just remind the makers of dams

the explosion that might take place some day

and dissolve all the banks

and unfreeze then their suppressed aspirations

do i write poems for some one
do i write
poems
for
some
one
i write, this is sure
but then are these thoughts mine, are these triggered by a single experience, absence or presence
i do not know
the truth is
i write
poems
for some one
who is that,
do i know
does it matter

when u played with me a game

of running aimlessly in the garden

i did not know

who was chasing whom

you wanted to win every time

no matter where we were

rules were made and broen like a castle of sand

it di dnot matter

what then gave you joy

defating me

every time

time aND AGAIN