A mother, wife and civil servant, a conscientious citizen and patriot ----- my abiding love for books has made me try my hand at writing poetry, none of which is anything but the strictly spontaneous outpouring of a mind that prizes truth and harmony, above all else.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
ae khuda, tera shukriya
talab jiski ki, woh nahin mila
hua khaak se main laal o guhar
teri rehmaton ka ye asar hua
log mohabbat karte the, bichadte the
kabhi chamakta tha noor e mohabbat chehre par
kabhi garq e afsurdagii nashaad dil ki dhadkan
tabassum ho ya ho aansoo, khalavat mein hi sajte the
ab facebook status badalta hai tadbeel e marasim par
I dreamt I awakened from a dream
but the world had changed while I dreamt
I awakened and sighed with relief
don't they say the known devil is the best?
सड़क के बायें हाथ पर
फैलीं झुग्गियां
आँखें फेर लेने पर भी नज़र
से छिप न सकीं
थोडा ज़मीर को झकझोरा भी
फिर घर पहुंचे , AC चलाया ,
ऑर्गनिक फल का smoothie बनाया
Mozart सुनते हुए ज़मीर को सुलाया
It rained today.
the madhumalti sparkled
white roses gleamed like crystal
the lilies seemed to throb with life
an earthy fragrance filled the air.
Nature gives so generously
we take and take and never cease
the insatiable greed of humanity.
tall and strong and full of grace their eyes agleam with a myriad dreams questioning rules, mocking fate certain that they will write their destiny----
well it is that I can not know the troubles that will come their way or I would try in vain undaunted by the futility to iron out every wrinkle and crease
walking down the dark
and lonely road,
clutching my fears
certain that if I let go
they'd overwhelm
I felt a warmth steal into me
and a strange luminosity
gathered round, gently
opening my clenched fist
I let go
and oh!
the lightness, the certainty
the bliss that filled me
and I found myself
back amidst the ones I love
grateful for another chance
हमसफ़र बने देखे कई मरहले तिलिस्म ए मोहब्बत बढ़ता ही गया अगरचे तुम हमदर्द न हुए दर्द ए तगाफ्फुल है पर गिला कोई नहीं ज़ख्म फूलों से महकते हैं बेखुदी रास आ गयी कुछ ऐसे