Tu jab muskurayee........

Tu jab muskuraye bahaar aaye...
Teri muskan se mujhko karaar aaye,

Phulon me khubsoorati bahut hai lekin,
Wo bhi jalte hain tujhse jab tu muskuraye...

Neemi aankhon se lekar labon tak tere,
Khil khilke jab ye hasin muskan aaye...

Zarra zarra mera chehak jaye 
Aur aankhonse mere pyaar aaye...

Chand tare bhi tujhse hi panaah payen,
Tu jo muskuraye, tu jab muskuraye.......

Paradise

Sarkundi Pass

Snowmelt’s going to be washed to the oceans someday anyway, so give my ashes to a fresh snowfall laid at the feet of mountains,

give them to the arms of pinewoods,the immense worlds tucked in a print of a caribou.

Give them, my love, to the vast stillness, the flakes dancing to the leaps and whims of snowstorms,trembling on the ribbed ripples of tranquil lakes

and when the universe finally remakesthem, may they again take a woman’s form.

May I be reborn around these mountains, close to these spring-touched fields, these winter-bright slopes;

and one day quite by chance walking these snowsmay we meet again where the conifer grows as stars pin clouds in place with their sapphire drops.

May I be born here on the ridge of a mountain,come face to face with you, and fall in love again.

The Heartache!

Where was my fault?

I genuinely do not know...

Thus starts the contemplation,

When the genius brain commences thinking from its right side..

Right side..mind you.. the emotional one..

The requirements..as they were called..I knew perfectly well..

Knowing that I was the most capable one..over qualified even.

Knowing that I was the most capable one..over qualified even.

Then started the real downfall.. It was a hasty compromise.

Someone close, a brother was chosen, albeit as an option...

And I was shown a cold shoulder..

I thought.."Will I be able to handle this with the strength of a boulder?"

The world came crushing down upon me...

When the stark realities were revealed very plainly.

Acquiescence was extremely difficult... but that was regrettably the only option available.

And thrown, I was, into an unending abyss...

I lingered around, in the dark, for a while...

Asked my brothers for help and advice.

Help they did, advised me a lot...

"Cut the threads, end it brazenly" was said

Comfort and solace was granted....

Why not? I confronted one day, heartbroken.

"Unthinkable you are" 

"Unimaginable you are""Confused I am, for my decisions are never correct.."

"Don't want to think about this anymore" were the answers which were received...

"Does she deserve you and your love?"

Friends and Family kept saying that..

Calling her names for what she had done..

I kept silent, because deep down I knew,

I still loved her and I wasn't buying that crap..

Then came unthinkable blows,

The chosen was discarded, deserted..

Both the brothers were comfortless, abandoned and desolate.

With the other's help each brother coped..

Perplexed befuddled were both, godforsaken..

Time went by...

Prejudiced was the verdict.. a revelation, sickening

Just when I found myself recovering;

Was I thrown into the dark again..

Still comprehending..

Still contemplating...

Still calculating..

Was I really suitable? Appropriate? I know not..

Because just then the brain switches over to that logical Left..

The computer beeps.. I realize..I've been thinking for a few milliseconds..

And once again, a mind starts to work.. trained for logic;

And the Right again is suppressed and it keeps screaming...

The brothers come to a conclusion..

“We are made for something far far more greater

Than such useless discombobulation..”

Ek Raaz Hum Sabse chupane Lage Hain....*version 1*

Ab tanhaiyon me muskurane lagen hain,

Ek raaz hum sabse chupane lage hain....

Ankhon me sapne sajane lage hain....

Palkon par haya ko basane lage hain...

Haathon me mehendi lagane lage hain,

Baalon me Gajra sajane lage hain....

Ek raaz hum sabse chupane lage hain....

naino me tumko basane lage hain.....

Galiyon me abto gungunane lage hain,

Geet khudke banane lage hain......

Sirf raaton me nahi din ke ujale me bhi,

Sapne tumhare aane lage hain....

Ek raaz hum sabse chupane lage hain......!

Ek Raaz Hum Sabse chupane Lage Hain....*version 2*

Kyun nain ye mere itna sharmane lage hain,
Ek raaz hum sabse chupane lage hain...

Haathon me lekar barish ki bunde,
Labon se apne lagane lage hain....

Ab tanhaiyon me muskurane lage hain,
Ek raaz hum sabse chupane lage hain....

Phool aur titliyan khafa hain humse,
Adayen hum unki jo churane lage hain...

Pane ki chahat me aapko abto,
Khuda ko bhi hum manane lage hain...!

I know I am not the only one

This one goes to the liveliest people I’ve come to love in my life. Ever-radiant with their pair of thirty-two shining brightly, they make my college life worth bearing.

I laugh at almost anything

And beam at my stupidity

But then you too laugh with me,

And I know I am not the only one

I wail at the pile of pending works

And feel the need to pull off my hair

But then I remember you,

And I know I am not the only one

I sometimes feel lost

And stare at a blank future

But then you express the same worry,

And I know I am not the only one

I often wonder if I’ll forever be single

And feel both cool and edgy at the thought

But then you share the ditto feeling,

And I know I am not the only one

I detest the girls always glued to their phones

And wonder what they actually talk

But then you give the same look,

And I know I am not the only one

I deeply hate a particular teacher

For his heartbreaking accent and annoying glares

But then you mutter the same curses,

And I know I am not the only one

I wait for a movie,

More because of the hero’s charm

But then you too come prepared with his history,

And I know I am not the only one

I feel depressed at the rising prices

Of street foods and every other thing

But then you search for a cheaper option,

And I know I am not the only one

I crack the silliest of the jokes

And pout when there is no laugh

But then you are worse than me,

And I know I am not the only one

I always feel lucky

To have such a happening friend

But then yours is the same fate,

And I know I am not the only one 

If i die tomorrow

If the sun doesn't rise for me tomorrow
Will you stand with a heavy heart with sorrow?
For my happy days on earth are over;
And heaven is pulling me closer!

Though how much you shed your tears;
And scream & yell, I will be no more to hear
For, you cover me with a bouquet & bunch of garlands;
I will be no more to smell their fragrance!

Though I 've cherished all through eightee years;
Will you speak to me in your prayers?
Tomorrow, when in coffin I lie
Will my today's memories make you cry?

If tomorrow, I bid a good - bye;
Will you really miss me or just a sigh?
Have I painted your hearts with my love, my smiles? So,
When I go away, in your arms will you hold a while?

Tomorrow when my soul, my body departs;
Will you cherish my art in your hearts?
When heaven calls me & there comes my time
Up in the sky, see me as a star that brightly shines!

My blessed last moments with you;
Will you treasure through or just shoo?
When I leave you all & bid adieu ;
Hope I will be safe in your hearts, for my love is true!

Forgive my sins & forget my faults;
The best memories with you, may never halt!
If tomorrow death arrives;
With you, within you, I always stay alive!!

The truth

He discovered some truths on her death

***

A silent reminder
A chance encounter
Proof of existence
A constant companion

Your daunting gaze
Her shallow look
Departure it was
Those years ago

Now so surprised
He's her soul
Child of heaven.
Bliss of shade.

All these years
He suffered alone.
Childless by choice,
Choice of neglect.

Now his saviour,
She's gone away.
His child discovered
In her death.

***

With the sweet morning breeze of fresh spring, 

you sway along; 

Making my feet, fly and dance.         

with a desire so strong, 

I wish, eternity shall last until eternity;

For it is with you, that I belong, And your heartbeat plays,

My favorite song.