Tag: lady

Keh bhi do kabhi

Tumhari aankhon se itna to Zahir hai
Ki dil me tumhare muddatein beet gayi hain
Par hamare dil tak uski hawa se ab tak sirf patte hi ud rahe hain
Ab keh bhi do lafzon me
Ki dil se sare armaan ujad rahe hain

Darte ho tum, ye khata hai tumhari
Are puch to lo ek baar
Manenge nahi
Par inkaar bhi nahi kar paenge
Ki thoda sa to ho gaya hai
Ye ishq jo tumse hi to seekha hai
Ki lakh baatein keh jayein aankhein
Majal hai jo zaban se ek lafz bhi nikla hai

Kaho na kaho
Apna kya lena dena
Aaj ho, kal to Zahir hai
Nahi hoge
Aaj samne bitha k ke khamoshi sahi hai
Kal dooriyon me bhi fasla rakhoge

Jitne ho, utna samet liya
Kal ka kya hai
Apna saaman sametenge
Aur sath tumhari yaadein liye
Chal denge…

Ye zindagi itni lambi bhi nahi
Jitni tumhe lagti hai dost
Tum palkein jhukaoge
Aur ye waqt beet jaega
Sapna hi to hai ye bhi
Tum kahoge
To ek aur saj jaega..
Khatam to har kahani ko hona hi hai ek din,
Hamari aaj ho jaye to kya hi ho jaega…
Jo shuru hi nahi hua kabhi
Wo khatam ho jaye
To kya hi farq pad jaega..



The lady in white

To the lady in white scarf and an old saree,
From humble beginnings you seem
With the glow of a day’s hard work you gleam
We are walking on the same path
And you see me walking behind
You step aside
Far towards my right
I couldn’t understand
And soon realised…

I just want you to know that
You don’t need to step aside
For me to walk
Because I have worn clothes that look expensive
And my beginnings not so humble
I have worked hard today
So that I can make a living
So have you
So that you can have food on your plate
We share the same hard work’s sweat
You definitely more than me
No, you don’t need to step aside
For me to walk
You are a human
And so am I
The land we walk on
Is both of ours
Regardless of our ends
Regardless of our beginnings…