Month: June 2007

rimjhim badal barse to kya

kuchh to tha, jo tha sookha sa

kisee door ek akeley rahi ka

man bhara tha, tha hi kuchh waqt aisa

tumney yaad kiya, ya bas phir yun hi kaha

phoolon ko hawaon ko bhent diya

jisney poocha kyun salwat hai mathey par

hans di Kalli, aur kaha, jamaney ne kyun itna pooja

when the sky was dark and some stars disappeared

what could we do

except to collect the ash

an d disperse that in a holy river

but i still remeber you,

your love, your innocense, your grace

will not evaporate when the leaves have to answer

the questions under the sun

i will grow some seeds of love

in the dry land aorund the cemetry

every one who comes to bury their loved ones

will partake some seeds, some flowers and some hope

i trust but have no way to ensure

i cannot plant fence around this garden

why not make me a thorny bush

O Kaali, and let me protect these seeds of love

madhur kshana, adheer man, tum shant na ho, gao

jindagi ki daur mein, aakash ke gaud mein,tum phir muskurao

tum shannt na ho, gao

merey hriday ki lalsa, jeevan ke mulyo ki warsa. jikra iska sunao

ho sakey to, mud kar na dekho, bas anwarat chalti hi jao, chalti hi jao

tum shant na ho, gao

sneha ke swapno ko dekho, anagan mein tulsi uagao, bas ab tum aur muskurao

bhul saari peeda man ki,jo chhutey, na uski socho, jeevan mein bas badtey jao,

tum shant na ho , gao, khub gao,

our prayers must be benign

no matter what anger

or shame hinder your resolve

be ready to sacrifice

whatever you cherish

for the depth of a matter

can not be done away with
by any occasional flood or drought

of feelings or blessings

why should time be so brute

or myopic

either way, it only makes the cup you bake in the oven

of love

more brittle

we have to patiently

pray

focus on the long term goals

of moulding clay to make cups

in which some day

when we have to drink poison

even if our hands waver

and it falls down

it does not break

poison remains intact

and our responsibility will not be denied

its not easy to build castles in air

but i tried

my dreams of making

heroes of the ordinary mortals

have been broken today

but will i give up

will stop trying

does a creeper growing on an aged tree

stop growing
when the roots start drying

it saps the last drop of energy

it can

i will not spare the tree of life

and draw the last ounce of energy i can

i have to

for the blessings must continue

when i saw your image

in the cup of tea

i decided that i will not take tea any more

i was worried

if the images of an oscillating rainbow

will muddle my journey through the forest

soon

i have broken the cup, removed the spoon

will now erase the marks

of tea stains

when will you walk alone

without the stilts of those walking along
without caring about the onlookers

withot worrying about the way steps fall

without having to turn and tumble,

just walk alone

i am not going to be around  for too long

m back to the silly silent road
that remains empty  even in the middle of the day
whole town avoids this road
rumour has been very effective
those who wish to meet some one in particular
do not go by this road
and those who have lost the loved one
do not leave this road
then why is this road is so empty

ek baar mujhey tasalli to di hoti

kisee gam ko kam karney ki ummeed

to na mainey  na khoi  hoti

paigam bahut bhejey khuda ke paas ab tak
kuchh sunwai bhi agar usney galti se ki hoti

aaj main majboor hun, dua karta hun

khush raho merey dost,shikayat na karna kabhi
jindagi mein apni majil paaney ki bhook  paida to ki hoti