Nayi dosti

फिर अजनबी हैं
मुलाक़ात का
मौक़ा ढूँढेंगे
जान पहचान का
बहाना ढूँढेंगे
वो सहमी नज़र,
उस मुस्कराहट का
इशारा ढूँढेंगे
नयी दोस्ती है
मोहब्बत का नया
फ़साना ढूँढेंगे

The string full of memories

There must be a memory
which you don’t remember
There must be a ‘present’ in the past
That you never lived

They lie there
Beyond your reach
In the opposite direction
Of the arrow of time

But this step
Is where you stand
Real and now
Is where the moment waits

The stairs go up
to the stars in your eyes
C’mon take the step
And pick up the stride

Yes it’s within reach
Just need to jump and grab
There no other moment than this one
Where there is a full life to be lived

The life lived
Is a string of memories
I am making a necklace
Will not miss a single pearl

The keyboard of life

WordPress pictures

Each press of finger
Puts a letter on screen
On their own they are just a sound
Together they make sense
The letters make sound

Some words are small
Easy to spell and simple
Some are long and complicated
Tongue twisters and sophisticated
The words make meaning

Each having a same purpose
To convey a meaning
As a string in the sentence
That’s part of the larger story
The sentence make statements

Like the letter needs a word
words needs a sentence
The sentence is not in isolation
It also needs a story
Sentences string up story

In the book they all live
Each at their own place
Ignored individually
Collectively remembered
Story lives in a book

Each of us are just a key
On a keyboard of life
appearing in different words
Making meaning in being together
We live in our relationships

Rules of the game (Dharma)

Every game has a rule
If you decide to play the game
You must follow
That is the rule

Rules decides who wins
And who loses
You must accept the results
That is how it works

The rules form the matrix
Over which the game is played
Game cannot exist without it
The rule is the root

The rule connects the players
In the game, each one is equal
Each player is a mere thread
That is the crux

The rule is supreme
You made the choice to play
It’s your game now
it’s your sacred rule

I will live my life tomorrow

Weary eyes squint
after an uneasy night
as the unfaithful curtains let in the unforgiving sunlight,
sips from the bitter cup of coffee
push the dreams to the fringe
ushering in, the real world
fast enough to make you cringe,
Lets get up and run
there's a lot to be done
Today, there’s a schedule to follow
Wait,
I’ll live my life tomorrow
Hurried footsteps over the grass
Fail to notice the drops of dew,
shed by the trampled blade of grass
over the polished shoe
merging into the milling crowd
losing identity like the flake in the snow
Saying yes
When at times I should’ve said No
Today this bitter pill
I need to swallow
Wait,
I’ll live my life tomorrow
In the everyday din
Unheard goes the soul as it screams
Running after the aspirations
we race the clock, forgetting our dreams
So many tasks
so many biddings to be done
Before I think of myself
there are so many accolades to be won
Today let me make a fortune
to save my tomorrow
Wait,
I’ll live my life tomorrow
Deceitful mirror be blamed
for my face that did fade
Hidden in the shadows
of the roles that I’ve played
Tired body rebels
and the weary limbs ache
but its not over yet
there is so much at stake
looking at the closing clock
I wish a moment I could borrow
But I am tired and I must sleep now,
Wait,
I’ll live my life tomorrow

Tumhare liye ab bhi wahin hoon

तुम वहीं हो
मेरे लिए
अब भी वही हो

बड़ी हो गयी हो
मेरे लिए
अब भी वही हो

हर वक्त इस दहलीज़ पे मिलूँगा
तुम्हारे लिए
अब भी वहीं हूँ

चाहे जहां भी हो
मेरा अंश हो, मुझसे
अब भी जुड़ी हो

Tumse main hoon

तुम अलग नहीं
तुम मुझमें हो
आपस में कोई
फ़ासला नहीं

एक मुलाक़ात
बरसों पहले हुई थी
पहली मुलाक़ात
बादलों में हुई कभी

सफ़र सदियों का है
राह साथ गुज़ारी है
ज़िंदगी की रेत पर
कदमों के निशान दो नहीं

साथ जो गुज़रा
हर लम्हा बेमिसाल
असल में या ख़्वाबों में
तुम्हारे बिना कोई पल नहीं

नाम जुड़ गया है
ख़्वाब और उम्मीदें जुड़ गयीं हैं
एक हस्ती है
मेरी अलग कोई पहचान नहीं

तुम अलग नहीं हो
कोई और नहीं
मुझसे तुम हो
तुमसे में हूँ