Beparwaah

Na wo toot saki,
Na wo bikhar saki,
Aandhi ho ya toofan,
Phir bhi khadi rahi wo!

Chup-chaap, andhere mein,
Diye ki baati jaisi jalti rahi,
Phir bhi khadi rahi wo.

Mausam badle,
Uski chuppi nahi tooti,
Phir bhi khadi rahi wo.

Ilzaam khoob lage,
Aansu ki baarish bhi hui,
Phir bhi khadi rahi wo,

Chup-chaap bas khadi rahi wo!

Us haq ke liye ladti rahi,
Par ansuni kar di awaaz uski,
Dab gayi ek kone mein wo.

Waqt guzra,
Awaaz band hui,
Shor band hua,
Aansu tham gaye.

Chup-chaap ek raah chuni,
Mudkar nahi dekha,
Bas chalti rahi wo - beparwaah!

Jalta chirag

A tribute to Irrfan Khan
 
Lau tez thi, thodi maddhham hui,

Ek tez hawa aayi

Aur ek aur deepak bujh gaya

Roshan hota parda jab bhi woh aata,

Uski muskurahat se diye jalte,

Uski hasi se hazaaron khush hote,

Aaj ek aur deepak bujh gaya

Adakaari pe fida thi duniya, 

Pehchaan thi uske lafz, uski awaaz

Bareek shareer aur amli soch thi uski,

Aaj phir ek deepak bujh gaya!

I am me

I am me and nothing can change me,

This is the best version of me, 

Nothing can change that!

The radiance and glow may scorch some, 

it may warm some,

But this is me!

My words may hit some, warm others,

But my love is undying and unconditional,

That's me - whole, soul, pure!

My choices maybe bizarre, but they are mine.

My feelings are also mine, failures too!

But that's just me!

Unchained melodies of a soul...

Life - a maze of challenges,

A way through this being the biggest puzzle,
This puzzle has become a mystery;

This mystery unresolved, unsolved,

Life's ups and downs have turned it into history!

Battles in my mind led to wars several,

A war between my heart and mind fought often,

Its result: a poor, confused soul (ole)!

                              

                                                     Unable to survive,
                                                     Unable to breathe,

                                                     Unable to think,
                                                     Unable to feel;   
                              

                                                     Lyin' wounded on the battlefield,

                                                     Counting my seconds,

                                                     Numbed by bullets of rejection,

                                                     Blown apart by the warriors,
                                                     I die in the battlefield!

An angel unchains my soul, unburdens me,

Lo! behold, I fly away...away to the Neverlands
No, a realisation - fulfillin' my unfulfilled ambitions!

Cutting across the maze of life,

With streaks of confidence,

Across hairlines of crisis and life

Livin' life fully,

Emerging confident like a 'Phoenix'
from the ashes of death!

Death of my soul,
Aha! Its the birth of a new 'ME'!