Monday, November 23, 2020

Bhoole se bhoolenge nahi

 Raat bhar jo sooye nahi

Yaad teri mein, rooye bhi nahi

Tu jo saamne aayi nahi

Tujhe bhoole se bhi bhoole nahi


The waves started to ebb 

Taking away the world with it 

A boat, 2 oars and a person

It was after all 'The End'


I stand here today

And with a sight

A dream may be 

Or hallucinogens playing my mind


Raat bhar phir sooye nahi

Tere majoodgi mein bhi rooye nahi

Tu jo ab saamne aayi hai

Tujhe bhoole se bhi chodenge nahi

Woh Planet hai tu

 woh tara hai tu

dur kahi 

Yeh ped hoo main

chaya meri


mil jaaye hum

chal kahi

dur, chaao mei muqammal

kare baaten humari.


Woh X ko isi X se kaatenge

 Woh X ko isi X se kaatenge hum

Circuit jaise, Munna Bhai MBBS ke

Hakka Noodle ko bag mein band kar ke

Dhulai bhi karenge hum.


Ab saare X ki yaado ko

Diwali ke phul-jhadi sa jalaenge hum

Aur usi sulgati kaadi(कड़ी) ko

Unke ghusayenge hum


Ab saare X ko - iss X se kaatenge hum

10 hajaar waali ladi 

Peeche laga ke

Gali gali daudaenge hum.


Aur jo woh 'एक' haseen X hai.

उसकी yaad me 

2 ashq aaj bahayenge hum

Aur उसे phir gale se laga ke 'Ishq aaj bhi hai' bolenege hum.

Monday, November 16, 2020

When will a new phase start?

 Sometimes the walls start to close in

Claustrophobia starts to set

Reaching the breaking point 

Insanity starts to creep 


Where does it stop?


You give up, but the fight's still on

Battered but can't out 

Trudging on, tattered dreams

Futile - everything seems


When will it stop?


Now mustering that last bit of strength

To fight that one bit longer

To not give up, just yet

And wait to start over again


Can only hope, for favourable conditions!

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Silly Poems Set 2 - Aag Laga degi

 1. Phoolo se khusbhu chura legi

Baarish se boonde chura legi

Suraj se kirne chura legi

Kavitaon se mushare chura legi


Yeh ladki


Aaag laga degi

Aag laga degi

Aag laga degi


2. Rajma se jab chawal milenge

Kadi se pakore jab milenge

Butter Chicken se pyaaz kab milenge 

Lassi se makkhan jab milenge 


Ishq mein jab do premi milenge 


Doono 


Aag laga denge

Aag laga denge 

Aag laga denge


3. 

Raat bhar sooye nahi - a bit cringe

 Raat bhar jo sooye nahi

Yaad teri mein, rooye bhi nahi

Tu jo saamne aayi nahi

Tujhe bhoole se bhi bhoole nahi


The waves started to ebb 

Taking away the world with it 

A boat, 2 oars and a person

It was after all 'The End'


I stand here today

And with a sight

A dream may be 

Or hallucinogens playing with my mind


Raat bhar phir sooye nahi

Tere majoodgi mein bhi rooye nahi

Tu jo ab saamne aayi hai

Tujhe chodna hum chahte nahi

Tu chand ban, ya ban tu Khwaab

 Chand ko sooraj maine, tere ishq mein bana diya

Chandni see baat kar, taro ko bhi mana liya


Chamke ge bas tere liye, Yeh aaj mera vada raha

Thandi fiza ka sahara lekar, tujhe gala se laga liya 


Tu chand ban, ya ban tu khwaab

Khwaab jo poora hua

Tu khwaab ban, ya ban tu raat

raat jo poori hui!

Hijr ka Zakm - toh kaafi ghera

 Sun e-chanda, tere dil ka haal main jaanu hun

Ishq tere ka anjaam - toote dil - pe kya likhu?

Iss dard-e-tanhai ka aalam kuch aisa raha

Taron ki sohbat mein
Jaam ke nashe mein
Raat bhar tu roota raha
Kabhi poora dikha
Toh kabhi nashe mein dhuth, gayab raha
Ishq mein fanaa hua
Ishq mein banjar raha!

Dharti, tera kya main kehna sunu
Chanda toh tere ishq se mazloom raha
Tu insaa ke ishq se mahrum raha
Ab shab mein jo jhalak mil jaati hai
Ussi se teri raaten kat jaati hai.

Yeh dekh kavi ne tab likha
Hijr ka yeh zakhm, toh kaafi ghera
Raqib sang jab tujhe dekh
Chanda dozakh ja pauncha
Aur tu, kisi aur ki ishq mein
Har rooj thoda sa katl hua!