Boondein...aur kuchh baarish

बूंदें टपकी आसमान से,

आंखें बंद की, तो दिल में बस गई।

दिल की धड़कनें बढ़िया,

ये तो सिर्फ बूंदें थी,

aऔर क्या!

बून्दों ने कुछ कहा दिल से।

धड़कने फिर हुई तेज़,

उसकी याद आयी.

वो चेहरा सामने आया.

यादों ने फिर से स्लाइड शो शुरू किया,

आसमान बना प्रोजेक्टर.

तसवीरें आई कुछ,

वीडियो प्ले हुए कुछ,

दिल झूम उठा फिर से मेरा.

हवाओं का असर कहो हां,

कुछ मीठी यादें,

कुछ दिल की गहरीयों से निकले।

कुछ वो समा भी प्यारा,

कुछ वो खुमारी थी.

दिल की मेहरबानियाँ थी मेरी,

और कुछ नादानियाँ मेरी!

Dil ki baatein...kuchh alfaaz (Couplets)

Tha wo anjaan nahi, 

Tha wo dost bhi nahi,
Fir bhi ek kashish thi jo kheench leti uski taraf!

Khushboo zehan se na gayi,
Reh gayi uski muskurahat,
Khilkhilata hua chehra,
Jo dil mein reh gaya!

Duaon mein hamne tumhe yaad kiya,
Khush raho, yahi dua denge tumhe, 
Raaste hamare na takraaye bas yahi dua karna
Nahi toh 206 haddiyan hai, 
Kahi wo bhi gum na ho jaayein!

Pooch hi lete wo sawaal,
Aisa bhi kya sharmaana,
Ya toh haami hoti ya toh inkaar!

Shukriya karte karte, wo nikal gayi,
Bas reh gaye wo lafz, jo dil ko chhu gaye
Khayaal unka aya, yaadein bhi hui taaza,
Bas zubaan pe unka naam na aaya!

Kuch apna gham, kuch zamaane ne diye gham,
Bas kalam se lafz nikle, 
Aur kuchh dil ki awaaz nikli!

Aaj mehfil jami hai doston ki,
Arsa hua ki dil ki baatein hui,
Kuchh keh kahe aur kuchh kisse nirale,
Kuch thahakon mein mehfil jam gayi!

Aao dil ki baatein karein,
Haal-e-dil bayaan karein,
Aise hi mehfil jami rahein!

Khoobsurat ye lafz aapke,
Fida ho jaaye koi aap pe
Nazron ki kya zarurat,
Aapke lafz hi dil chura le!

Gulaab par pair toh rakho,
Kannte khud ba khud bikhar jayengi
Bas pair rakhne ki der hai!

Izzat dena koi aapse seekhe,
Maano itr gire ho labon se
aur gulaabon ki barsaat hui ho!

Dil ki ye tamanna hai 
Aaj koi dil ka izhar kare
Ek haath mein ho gulaab,
Aur sanitizer dusre haath mein!

Aaj kisi ko propose karne ka man ho raha hai...
Par Corona ne bola: aaj Karo na🤪

Deewana

Gar koi hasaaye tumhe,

Gar koi rulaaye tumhe,

Sambhal jao, dil thaam lo,

Yahi wo deewana hai jiski talaash thi tumhe...

Dil ki kashmakash 
ko mita kar,

Haath thaam lo deewane ka!

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!

It's home finally!

Khwaab

Ek waqt tha jab main tumhara naam chahti thi,

Ek waqt tha jab main tumhari hona chahti thi,

Ek waqt tha jab main bahot kuchh chahti thi,

Meri kuchh khwahishein thi, sapne the,

Kuchh banne ka khwaab tha,

Bas woh bahot kuchh kahin ghum ho gaya,

Yahi sochti reh gayi ki kahan kho gaya,

Jab kaanch tootta hai toh har jagah awaaz goonjti hai,

Par jab khwaab aur dil tootte hain, toh sirf rooh ko pata lagta hain

Khwaab, dil aur rooh barbaad huye,

Bura waqt saaye ki tarah mandraata raha,

Sabne kaha ki bura waqt dhal jaayega,

Par ye nahi kaha ki yahi waqt muskurahat bhi cheen legi. 

Tumne kaha tha ki tum meri kismat badal doge,

Par iss tarah se, ye nahi maloom tha!

Rainy Soliloquies

My heart was screaming for help, no one was there.

When I cried tears of blood, no one came to wipe it.

I was lonely, kept looking for someone to appear in the oblivion.

Someone who would hold my hand and tell: all is well

Someone who would love me unconditionally, 

Someone to tell me I am right,

Someone to hold me tight and tell me not to cry

Someone to say “I am proud of you”

Someone to say “I love you for what you are, who you are”!

Tears kept flowing down my cheek,

Eyes flooded with tears, 

A plea to the heavens for mercy.

A shattered soul full of questions, 

looking for answers.

A void in the heart, a chasm in my existence,

Identity at stake, wishing I was dead.

A pair of tiny hands reach out to me,

Small eyes full of hope looking up to me,

A hug and a kiss, a touch full of hope,

saying, “I love you, momma”.

The heart went aflutter again, 

A soul rejuvenated, revived!

Ode of a hurt soul!

Each word of yours pierced me like a thorn does to a rose, 

Tears flowed from my cheeks, flooding my eyes. 

Pain struck me like thunder and lightning. 

My brain went into a swirl, twisting me from within. 

 

I kept writhing in pain, yet u did not even turn behind to see the hurt! 

 

Connections felt lost, some blood ties snapped,

The only bond with the womb gone,

Sadness hugs me like a child to a mother! 

 

27 years of hurt leaves me numb today,

A feeling of emptiness haunts my heart and soul,

Some pains are temporary, some remain life-long. 

This is meant to stay forever!

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'!