Takiye ka Geelapan (Wet pillows)

दर्द छिपाओगे तो,

कहीं तो निकलेगा 

पूछेंगे वो जो हाल,

तो क्या बतलाओगे?

——-

कहीं तो नज़र आयेगा

वो आँसू 

तकिये का गीलापन,

कैसे छिपाओगे?

—-

मान गए वो,

कहा करलो अपने मन की, 

सोच लो पूरी तरह से,

क्या फिर भी कर पाओगे ?

—-

क्यों रखी ऐसी फ़रियाद,

उनसे कौन पूछेगा

ता उम्र कोशिश करूँगा,

तुम इंतिज़ार कर पाओगे ?

it’s Heaven

Hey hey hey
Open your eyes
This is heaven 
It’s everything
That heaven can be
Fluffy clouds
Strumming harps
and some merry wine

I am happy
I am born in heaven 
Let’s have some fun
Till there is still time 

Winged angels
Are a myth
No better than 
Humming bee
Few things you pay for
Many a thing 
Are there for free

I am happy
I am born in heaven 
Let’s order some wine
Till it isn’t a crime

You get all 
That you wanted
You can order 
on a e-store
Delivered
On your doorstep
Everything is on offer
Whatever you need and more

I am happy
I am born in heaven 
Let’s go make some hay
Till you can see the sunshine 

What’s on your mind
Why try and run 
You look worried 
you spoil the fun
Where would you go
Other side is no hell
Wherever you go 
It’s all heaven

I am happy
I am born in heaven 
Let’s be happy till I die
Till the time, it ain’t my time

It’s heaven
Never hell
Who else to believe
Who else to tell 

Let’s order some wine
Till there is still time

Nothing like Lear

To do justice to an awesome play act Nothing Like Lear by Rajat Kapoor—performed (brilliantly) by Vinay Pathak

I needed a couple of Haiku

17 syllables were just ain’t enuf

so here it is…

Mixed in funny tears
Alas t’was ‘nothing like Lear’ 
We waited for Shakespeare 

Then it was revealed 
A magic trick so real
t’was Lear after all

a must see

I am learning still

Describe something you learned in high school.

what I learned

was not part of the books

I sat dreamy

looking more outside the window

than inside

The scratches of the chalk

and the shrill voice of the teacher

were sometimes a distraction

or sometime a bizarre music

there I learned to live in my head

and to screen out the world

Tying to keep the mind free

I tried

I am trying

Aa mujhse aake mil

तू धूप है, 
क्यों दूर है 
दोस्त हूँ तेरा, 
आ मुझसे आके मिल  

तेरी रोशनी 
तू कैसे छिपायेगा 
मुझमें है तू छिपा, 
आ मुझसे आके  मिल 

कल रात 
तू मिला नहीं
सोया नहीं मैं रात भर 
आ मुझ से आके मिल 

तुझसे है 
सब कुछ रोशन 
है मुझमें क्यों अँधेरा 
आ मुझसे आके मिल 

जल रहा है तू 
मैं जानता हूँ 
सुकून है मुझमें 
आ मुझसे आके मिल