Sunday 30 December 2012

A mid-winter dream...


Sometimes it’s just a dark night,
And you see a star shining bright,
You see some smiles floating around,
You pick one,
You pick yourself,
You pick your life,
And you hear her whisper,
Like a cozy winter night,
She conveys to you,
The stories of love, the stories of life
Giving lovely winter days to you…

You sit on the edge,
And you feel her in your thoughts,
She walks into your life,
Leaving you wonder about whatnots,
You see the world like you never did before,
You see the ship finally reaching the shore,
But is it a new start, or another end
Riddles you couldn’t comprehend,
Then she makes you shiver,
Like the chilly winter winds,
And says to you,
The stories of love, the stories of life
Giving lovely winter days to you…

It’s another morning,
Another lovely morning,
But you miss the last night,
You miss that star shining bright,
But you smile,
Reading all this while,
Her messages floating in the air,
Her fingers caress your hair,
You stare,
At her, at her smile, at your reflection,
In the mirror,
As it becomes clearer,
You’re alone, she never existed
She never will,
But it’s a nightmare,
Because you hear her warm whispers,
Like a winter morning sunshine,
As she says to you,
The stories of love, the stories of life
Giving lovely winter days to you…

Is she there for true,
Or just another passing illusion,
I might brood, I might worry
Or I might just bask in the her golden gleam,
Wondering, is she my goodluck,
Or just a mid-winter dream… 

Monday 24 December 2012

अच्छा लगा आज...



अच्छा लगा आज
कोई अपना सा लगा आज
शायद दिन ही अच्छा था
जो उससे मिला जिसका दिल सच्चा था 

अच्छा लगा आज
जो फिर एक नयी दोस्ती हुई,
इस बार कुछ नयी सी दोस्ती हुई
और कुछ नए से ख्याल बुने

अच्छा लगा आज
जो एक नया सिलसिला
फिर शुरू होता दिखाई दे रहा है
चुप सी इन सर्द हवाओं में एक गीत फिर सुनाई दे रहा है 

अच्छा लगा आज
या शायद दिन ही अच्छा था
आज एक दोस्ती हुई
उससे, जिसका दिल सच्चा था 



Sunday 23 December 2012

She's like...


She’s like,
The hot cup of tea on a winter morning,
Burning your tongue with every sip,
But still you take the sip another,
And then you run for the cover,
Because it rains,
She is the monsoon rain,
Drenching your body and the thoughts,
Before the cool wind takes you away,
In her fragrance you’ll sway,
Because she’s like the flowery kisses of the night,
The moon shining bright in the sky,
She’s like the star in your palm,
The beauty you hold,
She’s like the tiny specks of gold,
Of the sunlight that dries you up,
The sunlight that brighten your day,
In the green grass as you lay,
And a dream embraces you for the nth time
She’s like that dream,
She’s just a dream. 

She's like, 
The pretentiousness of winter, 
and simplicity of the summer time, 
She's your every kindness, 
She's your every crime, 
And the tears you cry,
for the smiles you smiled 
The wonders you saw, 
The palaces you built, 
in the air, 
that caresses your hair
Just like her fingers, 
and that moment which lingers,
In the corner of your mind, 
And the weirdness of a new kind, 
She brings with her, 
She brings with her the winter sunlight, 
She brings with her a lonely night, 
And she brings with her a dream too, 
She's like that dream, 
She's just a dream

Until you see her again… 

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Kahaani Mehrangarh Ki...



- Mehrangarh(jodhpur fort) 


झरोखों की आड़ में कुछ गिरे हुए सपने
बटोर कर देखे थे मैंने
संग उनके कुछ सूखे हुए आंसू
और कुछ मुरझाई सी मुस्कुराहटें भी थीं
जो कभी किसी अजनबी को देख
खिली खिली सी थीं 

धुप अपने रंग बिखेरती थी जहाँ
एक महल था वहाँ,
उन जालियों की ओड़ से झाँका करती थी
वह भी यहाँ

जाने किसके क़दमों की आहट को
तरसा करती थी वह
इस बंजर धरती पर रह रह कर
काले बादलों सी बरसा करती थी वह 

और फिर कभी जो अनगिनत शीशों पर,
उसकी चमक पड़ती थी
पायल में उसकी एक खनक पड़ती थी
और फिर यूँहीं कुछ गीत गाती
कुछ यूँ इठलाती 
दौड़ी चली आती थी वह

नीली रंगीन हवा का रुख कभी
उसकी ऒर भी होता था
तो कभी आधी रात उसके गिरते सपने देख,
सफ़ेद चाँद भी रोता था 

महरानगढ़ की पुरानी दीवारों 
में आज भी वह मोहब्बत जवान है
उन झरोखों से सुना मैंने
वह आहटें आज भी यहाँ हैं

आज भी मुझे उसके कुछ दबे हुए से गीत
इन लाल महलों में सुनाई देते हैं
जो कभी उसकी तलाश में बरसे थे
वह सूखे हुए कुछ आंसू,
आज भी मेहरानगढ़ की इन दीवारों पर
एक भूली सी कहानी लिखते दिखाई देते हैं। 

Jharokhon ki aad mein kuch gire hue sapne,
Bator kar dekhe the maine,
Sang unke kuch sookhe hue aansoo,
Aur kuch murjhayi si muskurahatein bhi thi,
Jo kabhi kisi ajnabi ko dekh,
Khili khili sit hi

Dhoop apne rang bikherti thi jahaan,
Ek mahal tha wahaan,
Unn jaliyon ki od se jhanka karti thi,
Woh bhi yahaan

Na jaane kiske kadmon ki aahat ko,
Tarsa karti thi woh,
Iss banjar dharti par reh reh kar,
Kaale baadlon si barsa karti thi woh

Aur fir kabhi jo angina sheeshon par,
Uski chamak padti thi,
Payal mein uski kuch khanak padti thi,
Aur fir yunhin kuch geet gaati,
Kuch yun ithlati
Daudi chali aati thi woh

Neeli rangeen hawa ka rukh kabhi,
Uski or bhi hota tha,
Toh kabhi aadhi raat uske girte sapne dekh,
Safed chaand bhi rota tha

Mehrangarh ki puraani diwaaron
Mein aaj bhi woh mohabbat jawaan hai,
Unn jharokhon se suna hai maine,
Woh aahatein aaj bhi yahaan hain

Aaj bhi mujhe uske kuch dabe hue se geet,
Inn laal mehlon mein sunayi dete hain,
Jo kabhi uski talaash mein barse the,
Woh sookhe hue kuch aansoo,
Aaj bhi Mehrangarh ki inn deewaron par,
Ek bhooli si kahaani likhte dikhayi dete hain 


Saturday 8 December 2012

Ruk Jao Na...


हसरतें हैं
हरकतें हैं
तुम्हारी आहट है
पुरानी चाहत है
रुक जाओ  
रुक भी जाओ  
रुक जाओ  
                 
थोड़ी ख़ामोशी
ये मदहोशी
कुछ तो आदत है
एक पुरानी चाहत है
रुक जाओ ,
रुक भी जाओ
रुक जाओ  

कुछ गुमसुम थी तुम
कुछ गुमशुदा ये दिल
फिर यूँ कहा मैंने 
कुछ सुना तुमने 
एक राज़ फिर छिपा
यूँ चल पड़ी थी तुम,
पुरानी आदत है
कुछ मेरी चाहत है,
रुक जाओ
रुक भी जाओ
रुक जाओ  

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Kuheli si...


एक तारों वाली रात में देखा है उसे, 
काली रात जैसे राज़ अपनी मुट्ठी में भींचे हुए, 
कुछ ख्वाब अपने ज़हन में सींचे हुए 

एक कोहरे वाली सुबह में देखा है उसे, 
सूरज की किरणों संग बातें करती हुई, 
फूलों में रोज़ नयी खुशबुएँ भरती हुई

एक सर्दियों की शाम देखा है उसे, 
दुनिया को नए रंगों से सजा रही थी, 
न जाने कहाँ से इतनी मुस्कुराहटें बटोर के ला रही थी 

एक लड़की कुहेली सी, 
कोहरे की इन महीन परतों के पीछे, 
आज भी यूँ हीं कभी किसी ख़ास लम्हे में दिख जाती है, 
और कभी जो मैं कुछ कहना चाहूँ,  
तो हलके से मुस्कुरा कर, 
एक हसीन सपने की तरह फिर जाने कहाँ गायब हो जाती है ...



Thursday 29 November 2012

You’re my girl...

You're my dream,
my kiss
You're my star,
that beautiful cigar,
I never smoke,
You're the love about which I never spoke

You’re the bedside,
Where my secret lies
You’re the hope that remains,
When every dream dies,
You’re my laughter,
And you’re all those deep sighs

You’re the sun,
That never shines,
The clouds,
Which forgot to rain,
You’re all those smiles I missed,
Only to experience that comforting pain

And you’re the dance,
I can never dance,
You are the song,
I can always sing,
You’re the commotion in my mind,
You’re the only who seems my kind.

You’re the hugs,
I never got,
You’re that lucky unburnt cigarette,
When I got no money for the pot,
The one they never found,
you’re that hidden pearl

And little do they know, that 
You’re my girl...

Tuesday 27 November 2012

You're beyond them, You're beyond all...


Let the sun shine,
Let the world whine,
To your soul, let the pain entwine, 
Let them ridicule you,
Let the world fool you,
It’s good to fall once or twice,
You got to walk on the fire,
and embrace the ice...

So, let the skies fall,
Let the winds stall,
They’re just waiting for you,
To make your call,
They’re just waiting for their hero,
To jump every hurdle, break every wall
They’re just waiting for their hero,
To stand back again from the last fall

So, let the roads get blocked,
Let your failures get talked
Because you're beyond them,
You're beyond all...

Saturday 24 November 2012

Watch her dance...


As the stars in the sky so high, twinkle,
As the night is here to tickle our memories,
As the dark secrets are all that's there to gain,
Watch her dance away all the pain…

As the sleep play weird games,
As our dreams burn in the flames,
As we hear the footsteps in the memory lane,
Just watch her dance away all the pain…

As the dogs bark and coffee is no more warm,
As the winter winds try to destroy all that's calm,
As a teardrop decorates the page with a watery stain, 
I just watch her dance away all the pain…

Friday 9 November 2012

You and I



Let's fly away to the sky, 
and jump off the stars. 
Let's fall down to a beach,
and rub sand on our scars

Let's sing a lullaby,
and make this world sleep.
Let's dance away to the glory,
while these dogs weep

Let's paint our names on these roads, 
and sing songs of our destination.
Let's catch the last train, 
to the last station

Let's be in love once again,
letting our bodies entwine
Today you're just a wandering soul, 
who once mingled with mine

Let's be a bit more crazy,
and laugh till we die. 
Let's rejoice once again, 
because this universe has got special plans for You and I.

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Indecisive


The cloud is so high,
It floats in the sky
And it reminds me of those sad eyes,
They make me cry…

I also remember that beautiful city,
It makes me laugh,
And I dream about the cigarettes,
Cough cough cough…

I sit on a swing,
Oh but I hate these rides,
So, I sit on the border,
And take no sides…

The stars twinkle,
Blip blop blip,
I went to the hotel,
And gave no tip…

I love the coffees,
And I hate the teas,
I can only afford the mountains,
So I pretend to hate the seas…

I read wonderful books,
And I write ugly words,
I didn’t like chemical reactions,
So I mastered angry birds…

I don’t know this world,
But I do understand you,
I look in the mirror,
But is it me I’m speaking to?