Saturday, May 28, 2011

एकतरफा निशान



Kitne dafe humne kahi, kitne dafe yun chup rahe
Uss baat ki kuchh silwatein ab bhi kohri hain

Tumne aasmaani ek kameez uss roz di thi turpan ko
Usmein baanyien oor ek silaayi ab bhi dheeli hai

Tumhari di kitaab mein bandhe thode gulaabi khayaal
Haan, kaagzi si mushq unki ab seeli-seeli hai

Aaj bhi hairaan hain wo khatte-meethe kuchh sawaal
Aaj bhi unhein poochh kar ye aankh geeli hai

Masoom dil ko ab bhi aadat ek raat-raani kisse ki
Uss raat ki kuchh karwatein har raat thehri hain

Kitne dafe humne kahi, kitne dafe yun chup rahe
Uss baat ki parchhaaiyaan ab bhi gehri hain...

Dew Drops Slowly and Dreams gather...







Rummaging through the closet of memories for that familiar, old smell;

For the dog-eared pages from that book of experience;

For the carefully kept wrappers of those gifted smiles;

For the inked words in the dry Chelpark bottle;

For the forgotten taste of Parle Poppins and 'khatta-meetha churan';

For those winter nights that roasted green-peas and potatoes in the bonfire;

For those summer afternoons that waited anxiously for the ice-cream wallah's cart;

For the age gone-by and the world long-lost...
BAS AKHIRI BAAR




Dil
Keh Du Aur phir chale
Hum Apne Raste Aur Tum Apne Raste
Tum Is Baar bhi kahoge
Tumahara Bas ye Akhiri Baar

To kya hua Dil Mera toda tumne
Is Dil ko Dhadkna bhi to sikhaya Tumne

Is jindagi me ji Bhar ke rulaya Tumne
Akhir hasi kya hai ye bhi to batlaya Tumne
Pyaar par se barosa toda mera
Pyaar ka ehsaas bhi to jagaya tumne
Ye keh du tumse Bas Akhiri baar

Ek sawal Jo Dil me Reh Gaya
Mere Pyaar ka anjaam reh Gaya
Dekh lu Tumhe Ek baar Phir se
Ek Hi Pal me sab kuch keh du Dil se
Tumse keh du bas Akhiri baar

To kya hua tumne mughe bhula Diya
Meri To har saans me ho tum,jisne mughe jina sikha diya

Is tarah Aaj bhi ji rahe hai
Mukurahat to hai par muskan kho rahe hai
Aur is jism ko bina jaan ke chala rahe hai
Tumse ye keh rahe hai Bas Akhiri Baar

Ab In raho par naye musafir milenge
Shayad hum phir kahi milenge
Bas yahi arjoo aaj bhi hai dil me
Ki Ek naya Din hum Saath Roshan Karenge
Yahi kehna chahte the tumse Bas Akhiri Baar

Sunday, May 1, 2011



Sapne Ki Tarah Aakar Chale Gaye....

Sapne Ki Tarah Aakar Chale Gaye,
Gamo Ki Neend Sulakar Chale Gaye,
Kis Bhool Ki Saza Di Humko??
Pehle Hasaya Aur Fir Rulakar Chale Gaye,
Hum ko to muskranay ki Aadat si hai,
Ansoon ko Chupanay ki Aadat si hai,
Duwa na hi Dawa Kaam kerti Hai hum per,
Ab to Zakhm Khane ki Aadat si Hai.....







tera mur kar dekhna aur chale jana..


Dil ki uljhane aur ye kashmokash
lab par thirakte kuch adhoore shabd
nasoor hote jakhm aur uthTa dhua..
khamoshiyo.n ke saye gehere hai is kadar...


intzaar ka lamba safar...
a.plak niharti vo soona falak..
widhwa ki sooni maang si ye khali sarak..
khamoshiyo.n ke saye gehre hai is kadar..


dil ki gali me ye armano ka shor..
laave ki manind bikharte ye jazbaat..
ankho ki koro me chhupe ye ashk...
faile khamishiyo.n ke saye gehre hai is kadar..


tera mur kar dekhna aur chale jana..
mujhe fir vahi.n akela chhor jana..
tootTe..sisakte lab per kuchh adhure shabd
khamoshiyo.n me doobte..gehre hai is kadar..

Saturday, April 30, 2011


नानी माँ



I was in Delhi for my post graduate studies when Nani Maa left us for her heavenly abode. Nana told me that the last words she spoke were: "She miss Me alot". I wish I was there when she breathed her last. This poem is for my Nani Maa

I love u Nani Maa...
नानी माँ की
हथपोई रोटियों का
जवाब नही था

आँगन के चूल्हे में सिकीं
गरम-गरम हथपोइयों के कौर
हमारे मुहँ में ऐसे पिघलते
जैसे कंडी की धीमी आँच पर
घंटों तक सींझे, लाल दूध से बने
घी और मक्खन की महकती बूंदें

गर्मी की छुट्टी में
जब हम गांव जाते
तो आंखें सबसे पहले
नानी माँ को ढूंढ़तीं
दलान से लगे किंवाड़
से झाँक कर देखते
तो नानी माँ
अपनी सूती धोती पहने
या तो दही मथ रही होतीं
या फिर
आँगन में छन कर आई धूप में
खटाई डाल रही होतीं
हम जोर से चिल्लाते -
"नानी माँ, नानी माँ"
नानी माँ की आंखें चमक उठतीं
और हमेशा की तरह हँस कर कहतीं -
"लागत है अनु आइ गै"

फिर तो गर्मी की छुट्टी खूब मज़े से कटती
चाहे खरही पर चढ़ कर
कलमी पेड़ से आम तोड़ने की सनक हो
या भरी दोपहरी में छिछला खाने की ललक
चाहे गेहूं की देहरी में आम छिपाने की कोशिश
या फिर हथपोई पर सबसे ज़्यादा घी डलवाने की होड़
नानी माँ हर बार हमें बड़ों की डांट से बचातीं

हम बड़े हो गए
पढ़ने के लिए और दूर चले गए
धीरे-धीरे गांव छूट गया

सालों बाद फिर गांव जाना हुआ
खरही के पास वाला पेड़ अब नही था
घर की देहरी बँट गई थी
मिट्टी का चूल्हा तोड़ कर
छुटके बाबू और बड़के
गैस- सिलेंडर लगा लिया था

दलान के किंवाड़ से
अन्दर झांकने की हिम्मत न हुई
नानी माँ की यादों से भरा
वह आँगन अब सूना था..

Because You Are My Mom

Because You Are My Mom


I don’t know what to do
I have bad feelings that make me blue.
But when I die and am born anew
I know that I will be with you.

I feel real bad pain
It keeps falling on me like rain
And I will never be the same,
Because I miss you but you are not to blame.

After school when it is time to go home
I try to call you on my phone.
I call your number but you are not there
And I always get a really bad scare.

I wish I could talk to you some more
And tell you to come through my door.
You could come into my room and sit next to me
And then we could talk together again just you and me.

I would tell you that I love you
And that I have bad feelings too.
And you would tell me that you love me
So I wouldn't feel so blue.

I know you are in Heaven and that you are in the sky
And over and over I keep asking why.
But I want you to know that when I am with you in that sky
You don't have to tell me why you did a suicide.

Because you are my mom.

I love you mom.