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Whispers From My Heart

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

कोई ढूंढे भला ...



ये बात है उस ज़माने की ,

जब हर सुबह चेहरे पे एक मुस्कुराहट सज जाती थी.

और बाहे फेलाए,

एक ज़िन्दगी हमारा इंतज़ार करती थी.


कहती थी , “चल चले मुसाफिर , इस हसीन सफ़र पर ”

हम भी खिलखिला उठते थे ,

चल पड़ते थे ,

हर नए दिन को जीने ,

जीवन रस को पीने .


रंग इतने रंगीन लगते थे ,

नज़ारे इतने हसीन .

बिन कुछ कहे हस पड़ते थे ,

आँखों में एक चमक रहती थी


अब हर सुबह उठते है ,

तैयार तो होते है सर से पाँव तक ,

बस इस चेहरे ने पहनी नहीं होती ,

उस गुज़रे ज़माने की मुस्कराहट


जीवन रस का घड़ा ,

शायद हो गया खाली.

अब तोह इन् कडवे जाम के प्यालो मे,

ढुंते है जिंदगानी


क्या हुआ उस ज़माने का ,

किसे पता ?

उस हसीन ज़िन्दगी को ,

कोई ढूंढे भला ...


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Back to Life


A cloudy day was here,

It’s the weather of nostalgia, they say.

It reversed time and took you back,

To those feelings, to her and to those days.


The memories were back with the wind chime ringing,

Bringing back those hidden smiles.

The drizzle brought in some more memories,

Resurrecting those feelings back to life.


It was time to go out,

And live this revived life.

An old window had opened up,

Filling the darkness inside.


The umbrella was forgotten,

Those memories kept me safe today.

And with my eyes closed,

I could somehow see her face.


Out in the bliss I finally was,

Looking up with eyes shut.

I splashed some water with a kick,

And started running as fast as I could.


At that deserted sidewalk,

There was she.

Long hair hiding the familiar face,

I could still see.


I ran to her,

Wiping my eyes.

Soon she was,

Right by my side.


She smiled at me,

Just like she used to.

A smile I’d lost,

Somewhere back in time.


Was the smile a light?

Or just a reflection ?

Of a love which had survived,

Through the times ?


It was just me,

And a stubborn little heart of mine.

We had brought her memory,

Back to life.


Moments later,

She was walking away.

With the raindrops washing tears,

Off my eyes.


So I was there,

All alone again.

And a part of me,

Had died again.


[ Image courtesy- http://bit.ly/GOdsfS]

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

कुछ लिखना चाहा



आज फिर कलम
उठाया
कुछ लिखना चाहा
पर दिल की आवाज़ को
शांत मैंने पाया

एक दिल की पुकार को
अनसुना कर देती है दुनिया
और हिम्मत हार कर
ये चुप हो जाता है हर बार
अज्नाबीयो की बसती मैं
तनहा रह जाता है हर बार
तब इस अंदरूनी सरनाटऐ मैं
छुप जाता है इंतज़ार

एक खोये हुए चेहरे की तरह
कुछ खोयी हुई उमीदो की तरह
ये दिल भी अपना अस्तित्व खो देता है
और अचानक इसे एहसास होता है
की ये कितना अकेला है ...

आज फिर कलम उठाया
कुछ लिखना चाहा
पर दिल की आवाज़ को
शांत मैंने पाया

Friday, February 17, 2012

Empty



It’s weird how you enter my life,

And then become a part of it.

After consoling my loneliness,

Very soon you go away.


After you depart,

The loneliness hurts even more,

Like an old and dried wound.

Has been scraped out once more.


I and my loneliness feel uneasy for a while,

But a little later we’re alright.

That’s when you call out to me,

And I find a shelter in your eyes.


There’s a sense of security,

For my cold being.

And I’m engulfed inside,

A dream you show me.


I wonder how things change,

As even a little longer,

A season stays.

But I helplessly watch,

The dream vanishing,

As you go away.


That’s when I realize,

How I don’t feel,

This broken heart of mine.

But a shattered dream,

Keeps haunting my empty life.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Tears Never Flow





Every day,
I want to cry.
But the tears have dried up,
through the times.

Every moment,
I'm looking for something.
Something I've left behind,
In a distant memory, in my mind.

My thoughts are hazy,
My eyes are numb.
I've forgotten what I was looking for,
and that certain someone.

A pain pierces my heart,
And thoughts haunt my mind.
But the tears never flow,
And I don't know why...


Sunday, November 6, 2011

इंतज़ार में ....



जो चले जाते है
फिर कहाँ वापस आते है
आँखें ढूँढती रहती है
फासले मिट न पाते है

रात की तनहइयो में
अँधेरा जब छाता है
खयालो के आँगन में
दस्तक कोई दे जाता है

याद आते है वोह पल
जब तुम साथ थे
मै तोह अभी भी वहीँ हु
इंतज़ार में ....

[ Image courtesy - http://bit.ly/uaYRmX ]

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Ocean









Within me lies an ocean,

Clueless and confused.

Each passing day bringing in,

Something new.



There's no plan to follow,

No move to make.

Just new days,

Welcoming a continuous change.



Every moment is a mystery,

Every day is a possibility,

Unlike those,

Who're living a stagnancy,

Who've shut the doors of their lives,

To wonder and surprise.



The ocean may not know,

Where it wants to go.

But it finds joy,

in the unknown.





[Image source- http://bit.ly/u4FPi0 ]