A song — ~ No More ~

A song — ~ No More ~

Baby … how I tell you

How much I miss you

They say it is day and,

All I see is dark, only dark ..

Your eyes were my sea,

So blue, how so deep,

Now where do I go?

Looking into them is no more … no more

Baby … How I tell you

How much I miss you

We wanted to explore,

So much together — You & I

The heights of cliffs, and

Depths of our love … of our love

Now where do I go?

When that spirit is no more … no more

Tell me, how I tell you,

How much I miss you

You were my melody,

Your voice my song … my song

Now where do I go?

When my soul-song is no more … no more

Baby, how would I tell you?

How much I miss you,

I’d push you away, so far,

Now I blink endless times,

But you’d not come … would not come

There is nowhere to go, baby

When my heart beats no more … no more … no more …

~ ‘Bygone’ you see … ~

~ ‘Bygone’ you see … ~

Beheld, to what his fair finger pointed,

Drank the brook of & from his blonde eyes,

Mosses became my nerves,

I gathered and held to him —

As mine, howbeit mine — bold trunk,

Liverwort my quintessence —

So tiny, thus paltry, hence lost …

Love logs nurtured the lichens,

Lichens — my desires, his wants,

Trampled the forever boggy floor,

Swinging arms, hopes, for support ..

Planted — Nurtured — Embowered …

So, you see, I was happy, I laughed,

I laughed till the spring was gone,

Gone were the rains, the moisture,

The moistness of his honeyed tongue

Zephyr, lovely breeze, that I longed,

Was also gone, to become ‘Bygone’,

Then, so hefty as you know of him,

With his famous burnished barnet(hair),

Cradling the hot wind, knife sharp,

He whispered the words, cutting me

‘Let Bygones be Bygones, Da’ling ..

To high flames, what we ever had!’

So, you see, to his merry fire it went,

It went, howsoever I wished, for NOT …

In orange daffodil trumpets tinge

Lo! Behold! My love smoldered …

Turned, burned, into ashes and soot,

Of million hues, of million hues ..

My FOREVER ablaze in million hues ….

To zilch — a color of zillion blacks ..

Now … ‘Bygone’ … You see?

~ Dekhiye ek baar .. ~ / ~ Would you see .. ~

~ Dekhiye ek baar .. ~

Ashq e arma'n, riste hain ab, dekhiye ek baar,

Kaste dhaage, hansti hun jab, dekhiye ek baar ..

Girhen do sau, bandhi thin jo, zuba'n ki nok pe,

Jur'at e jumbish, surkhroo lab, dekhiye ek baar ..

Tarz e ufaan e samandar, nache fena, doobe beda,

Daldal e taqdeer, gayi aarzo dab, dekhiye ek baar ..

Bay-tadbeer mila, tafreeh main guzri saari shaam,

Rukhsat e roshni, ta'assubi shab, dekhiye ek baar ..

Yun ahiste, anch e ishq main, jalna jo nagawar,

Haya jhulsana, palkhon ka tab, dekhiye ek baar ..

Puche 'ainy', kholun bahen, par bana lun 'gar,

Parwaz e khwaishat, tark kab, dekhiye ek baar ...

Dekhiye na .. ek baar .....

~ Would you see .. ~

Tears of desire, leaking from her eyes, would you see?

Tensed wires, birthing from her smiles, would you see?

Tip of her tongue, twisted and tied, into hundred knots,

Brilliant lips, daring to rhyme unrhyme, would you see?

On the rhythm of angry sea, dances foam, a boat sinks,

Quagmire of fate, sucking in the desires, would you see?

Improvidence gifted, wasted till the last peck of twilight,

Light abandoned sky, biased is the night, would you see?

To smolder in love, smother herself, what if undesired,

Coyness aflame, her poised eyelashes, would you see?

If opening her arms into wings, she’d sought, ‘ainy’ asks,

Desires once to the winds, never forsaken, should you see!

So .. should you see ……

Ainy

See her thou,

 Where she stand ..

 Begin her thou,

 Whilst she end ..

 Find her thou,

 Lost is her land ..

 Walk her, would thou?

 'Ainy' look for her 'and' ...

Kuch yun hi ... :) :)

~ Kaisi girho'n main uljhe jaati hain, ye surkh palkhen tumhari,
Kastoori dhoondte ho, ya bhula de usse phir, aisi khumaari?

Wherefore, thy weary eyes hath entangled, to lose their sheen,
Searching for thy musk, or to forget it, an intoxication so keen? ~

~ Kaash, ki ye pur’tapish saans, hui hoti naseem,

Kaash, ‘gar jo ho paati main, tujh se, marasim …

If only, this charred breathe, could become breezy,

If only, to woo you till I breath my last, was easy … ~

~ Shadeed sunne waale qayaam kiye, par Gul murjhaya be-awaaz hi,

Bhanw’re be-araam jo aaj hain, kyon Guncha masail e bazaar ho?

Flower wilted without a moan, howsoever keen ears homed around,

If, Bumblebees drone today aloud, why should a Bloom astound? ~

~ Kaash, ki khuda kare, barkaraar rahe ye silsila yun hi,

Aap udhar jalte raho, hum idhar musalsal, sulagte rahen ..

Muhabbat main, jismon ka mil jaana hi, mayaar to’ nahi,

Roohen chuyen, aur tasavvur rava’ni se, dhadhagte rahen .. ~

~ Teri do ankhen, us khuld ki pehredaar,

Piyen, goya lahaasil, adab e taabdaar,

Musalsal sargoshiyon main ye labrez,

Khuloos e tarkash e nigah, dhaardar!

Gate to an eternal paradise, your eyes,

Lost in luminous literature, your eyes

Doused in whispers such, they’d sigh,

Sharp arrow in pure quiver, your eyes! ~

~ Ufaq pe me’hboob, tera basera,

Wasl pe bhi, dooriyon ka pehra,

Kaise karoon taw’af, zameen se?

Surkh labon ka, sawal ye gehra!

So would you dwell the horizon, love,

Tryst of hearts, much entangled, love,

How should the betwixted be kissed?

My ruby lips, etching the query, love! ~

~ Kundi nahin kholi usne, darwaaze ki,

 Raat saari roti rahi, sone ke bahane se ..

 Doors, were so kept bolted, the past night,

 Behind closed lids, cried she, the last night! ~

~ Shab e vasl kareeb, mujhe tujhe, chaen kahan,

 'Garche aa jaye, toh wo namurad e ishq kahan! ~

~ Be-amad O raft nahin chorha koi do-raha ghair ke shahar ka,

Banjar hua hai dil, nahin raha aasra tere kisi saraab e nahar ka,

Na-qabil e tahseen gali-kuchon ko phir jhuk-jhuk ke kiya salam,

Musht-e-Ghubaar hua kohsar, ho ke janib isi farayb e pahar ka! 

*** Be-Amad O Raft – Untrodden/unwalked

Saraab – Mirage 

Na-Qabil e Tahseen – not worthy of praise/ unappreciated

Musht-e-Ghubaar – Handful of dust

Kohsar – Mountain

Not any lane on strangers’ land, hath been left untrodden,

Barrened heart, no longer yearn for mirage of thine, hence,

Lowly alleys, unpraised nooks, so thus are now bowed to,

Time lending fibs, a handful of dust for pawned mountain! ~

~ Nazar e poshid'gi se alahaidgi ka farmaan,

 Ghair ke husn e zan ko shingaar ka samaan,

 Munaasib ho na 'gar itni sakht-kalaami bhi,

 Mere lahoo se surkhroo kar tere ye armaan! ~

~ Bahanon bahanon main, ki dekh,

Guftugu ye kahan talak pohnchi,

‘gar  jo hans de, toh meri wah wah,

Jo tu ruthe, toh hogi ‘Uski’ marzi … ~

~ Majboori ka yun ‘gar naam khuda,

Woh jo tode, kisi se bhi jude kahan?

Dil aajazi, uff, ‘Ye’ zaalim kaam juda,

Phate, kate, jale, fir se seele wahan! ~

~ How tender and sweet, her pink bounty laughs,

Plucking on my heart, those swinging boughs! ~

~ Jis thor main kar thehrun, jis bhi aur fir chalun,

 Meri muqadas jagah, paaktareen gosha, sirf tu! ~

~ Raabta bewaj'h, ehbab itne kyon?

 Faqat ishq, jism O jild se ho kyon?

 Mujhe dhoonde hai jo tu, sab main,

 Khaas 'gar, yun aam fir hon kyon? ~

~ Adab nargisi, hai khoob hazar boo-e-gulaab si,

 Shabnam-e-'ainy' thehri, jab tak rahi hatheli par .. ~

~ Hai ittefaq ki hum donon ke khayalat kitne milte hain,

 Maine tujh ko hai chaha, tune bhi khud ko hi chaha... ~

~ Raaten siah, la tadaad sansen, kuch ek adhoore khawaab,

 Maahol O waqia tha intiqal e muhabbat, ye warasat mila! ~

~ Ji .. hai 'hasad' aap se, aur ho bhi toh kyon na?

 Baittefaqan, ishq main choor, hum sa jo mil gaya! ~

~ Ghairon se ki tasdeeq, na usse tu ne poocha,

Unn jaison ko toh lagta, ye bawaal acha hai .. ~

~ Dushwar hua hai … ~

~ Dushwar hua hai … ~

Labon ka yun kholna dushwar hua hai,

Dilon ka bhi ab  jodna dushwar hua hai ..

Baaten teri Kitni rezon jaisi hoti hain,

Ki unko sacha tolna dushwar hua hai ..

Rooh main utaar doon main khud ko,

Par tujh main gholna dushwar hua hai ..

Zuban par rayt se dheele hain ye kisse,

Ab munh bhi kholna dushwar hua hai ..

Jamti jaye kayi si seene ki gehrai main,

Tujhse ‘na’ yun bolna dushwar hua hai …

~ Sadia

Apki tang-dili ka andaaza yun hua,

Woh barhena chahat, chithde hua dil ..

Kal shikasta tha jo apke qadmon tale,

Sisak raha hai aaj bhi peband main!

O’ Miser you’re,

Bygone, never gone —

My naked love,

Heart once frayed,

Treaded upon,

By your velvety feet,

Meanly, then,

Are shabby, ragged,

Still, oh, still!  

~Sadia

~ Kashmakash ~

~ Kashmakash ~

Pata hai,

Woh jo meri wali deewar par,

Ek lakdi ki khidki hai,

Muskurati hawa,

Khilkhilati barish,

Sharmati dhoop,

Uss ko paar kar,

Mujhe choone aate they ..

Ek halki bhoori chidaiya bhi aati thi,

Usko main haath se daana chugati thi ...

Woh nanhi chidaiya yakayak gayab ho gayi ek roz,

Ab na dhoop, barish, na hi hawa mujhse milte hain,

Jaane kyon naraaz hain …

Uss lakdi ki khidki ki,

Lohe ki salakhon main zang lag raha hai ab ..

Jo bhi us ko choota guzarta hai woh zeher ho jata hai,

Maine kayi baar chakhi hai,

Zubaan par tezi uski ..

Uska toota paina kaanch,

Halaq main chubh jata hai jab kabhi,

Saans bhi nai nigali jati fir …

Ab —

Deewar tod doon,

Ya, saanson se naata,

Badi ‘kashmakash’ main hoon …

~ Majnun to Laila ~/ ~ Laila ko Majnun ka ~

~ Majnun to Laila ~

To wind’s ear, Majnun did whisper, longingly for only his Laila,

Wind, impatient, mindless, spilled the message, in the gush of air ..

Flecks of sand imbued, devotion of Majnun dribbling from them,

Two strings percolating his words, resound in surroundings afar..

‘What doth East, West would signify, North, South, much a lie,

Thy footprints in the direction I trace, on that trail I Prostrate’ …

~ Laila ko Majnun ka ~

Majnun ne Laila ke liye hawa ke kaan main kuch kaha,

Hawa ne nasamjhi main peghaam chaar su bikhra diya ..

Rayt ka resha resha bheega hai ab Majnun ke alfazon se,

Do dori se bandhe lafz, goonjhte hain yun fizaaon main ..

‘Mashriq kya, Maghrib kya, Shamal, Janoob, se kya khaiz,

Nishan tere paon ke pade jahan, Sijda mera zaroori wahan’ … 

~ I Wish ~

~ I Wish ~

Free, let me be,

I wanna feel the wind on my face ..

Fly, please may I?

Wanting my wings lash my sides ..

Swim, oh, I can,

Holding my sail, lone wanna be I ..

Diving, isn’t it fun!

Let me dive, free of ropes ‘n hooks ..

Life, but how to live?

A smile to each fall, alive be shall I …