Indifferent flowers

Holding the fragile
Vase I gave you
To collect the fallen flowers
On the way to the altar
Of goddess Kali
Wasn’t easy
You broke it
Or was it just broken
Because you forgot
For a moment
What it meant to
Offer these to Her
She can take
Even dried flowers
But she can’t
Accept indifferent flowers

aao chaley

Koi kinaron se na pooche kis tarah Lehro ke mizaz ko ham hain sehtey,
wo to kuchh ehsaas hain, Jinki khatir ham kuchh nahin kehtey

Tootna Nahi kehtey Lehro ke kinaron se angsparsh ko,
aaatmsaat ho Jatee hain Saari kinore Ki majbooriyan

Door kya hai aur kya hai najdeekiyan,
man ko Jo chhooley, wo hain Jaam
Jinko behosh ho, Hamne pee liya

Mat shikayat karna agar kinarey ka Sabra Lehro ka Sath na de,
kya pata todne ke iraadon se unhone kinaron ko ho Diwana kiya

Aao Chalo kuchh pal yuhin jiyey,
yaado se parey, sapno ke Bina, thoda mil Kar Kshan – madhu piye?
Aap Chalo

Kuchh taro ko tumharey Aanchal me in siyey,
aao Chalo kuchh pal yuhin jiyey

Shabdo se parey, shikwo ke Bina, Chalo mil kar kuchh saansey lein,
sambandho ki paridhi se parey,
Need pakshion ke khoob faley,
aao Chalo

Bahon mein lipat, aahon mein simit, kuchh kshano ko Chalo yuhin jiyey,
aao Chalo

Chehery se tumharey, muskano ke jharney bahey,
aao Chalo

will you?


sprouts of desire
grew like weeds
all over
where i had not cared to till the bed
now that you have sprouted
you will not listen to me
will you?

is that all?


mountains grew in my mind
letting a river flow from there
soaking all my clothes
torn and worn out
but illusion of a cover
is gone
river in spate
washed me of all trappings
of cover
on my soul
is that all?

friends

will you
talk to each other
like two friends
who have nothing else to lose
except
a bit of vanity

ek roshni aisi bhi

ek roshni aisi bhi hai
jiska saya
mere ghar ke darwajey tak

pahunchta hai
aur dheerey se khatkhta kar
mujhey jaga jaata hai
taaki
main kahin sapney na dekh lun
sparsh ke
aur santulan bigad jaye
merey taraju ka
aur ek paat mein meri takleef aur doosari taraf
tumhari sewa
kahin bhaari na pad jayey
merey dard
kisee ke baalon mein gungth jayey
aur kisee ki khushian mere dwar bandanwar ban jayey