रब (My first Romantic attempt)

मेरी ख़ामोशी की है वो आवाज़,

बिखरे सुरों को जोड़े जो साज़,

इश्क़ के सवेरे से ना अनजान हूँ मैं अब,

जब से बना वो इबादत मेरी,

वो ही हैं मज़हब अब वो ही हैं रब

हैरान हुई यह निगाहें जब यह समां देखा,

रोशन हुई राहों पर चल रहा कारवां देखा,

न जाने हैं ये खुशनसीबी या फकीरी,

पर अब ज़िन्दगी हैं वो मेरी,

दूर होके भी लगे वो हरदम  है पास,

मेरी हर दुआ का असर हैं वो, वो ही हैं  आस

अब जाना मैंने उन ख्वाबों का मतलब 

जब से बना वो इबादत मेरी,

वो ही हैं मज़हब अब वो ही हैं रब

रूह को  मिला सुकून हैं जैसे,

जैसे पूरी हुई मेरी हर मन्नत

वो हमनवां, वो हैं हमसफ़र,

अब वो हैं जहाँ हैं वही जन्नत

मेरी शोहरत, मेरी दौलत,

मेरी बरकत, मेरी इबादत

वो ही है मज़हब अब वो ही हैं रब

Someday...!!!

Someday I shall soar high,
Fly up near the blue sky,
Someday I shall break myself free from the shackles,
When the wall between expectation and reality crumbles
That day, I shall be “Me” again,
That day, I shall live again,

Someday I will have the strength to fight
As I shall stand up for what's right,
Someday I shall not be scared to fall down,
Not care if I slip or even look like a clown
Some day the voices in my head will stop their scream,
The day when wings of fire shall alight upon my dream
That day everything shall be figured out,
That day I shall put to rest, every single doubt
Someday I’ll dance like no one’s watching,
And sing like no one’s listening,
Someday I will be ready to play this game,
Someday I’ll be tough enough to endure the pain 
Someday I shall get rid of false impressions the world has made,
Someday my flaws, mistakes and sins shall be embraced,
The day when I destroy the poisoned shafts of falsehood,
That will be the day when I shall be understood.

So now,
Sitting next to the graveyard, I cry hard,
And hold my soul, Believing my coffin of hope
Shall turn into staircase to heaven someday,
Someday when I will be “Me” again,
Someday when I will live again,
And Hence, I get up, determined,
To start the journey to Someday, Today.

ज़िंदगी

नींद ना जाने क्यों आज आँखों को अलविदा कह गई,
जाने क्यूँ याद आई ज़िंदगी में जो कमी रह गई 

शोहरत के मुकाम पर जो मिला सरहाया उसने मेरे हासिल-ए-बुलंदी को,
कैसे दिखायें उन्हें वो कसक जो दिल की दिल में दबी रह गई

क्या अदावतें, रंजिशें थी वो जिसने तालुकात को कुछ यूँ कहा अलविदा,
कि रेत पर लिखी वो अनसुनी ग़ज़ल लहरों संग बह गई

ज़िंदगी से मोहब्बत हमें भी थी, पर ना जाने कैसी शाम थी वो,
की धुप-छाँव में खेलती ये ज़िंदगी अँधेरे में बिखर कर रह गई

ख्वाबों से भरे इस चेहरे को हकीकत ने आइना कुछ ऐसा दिखाया कि,
महसूस हुआ कैसी तलाश-ए-जन्नत की आरज़ू में मैं बटी रह गई

उन निग़ाहों ने आने वाले कल के गम को बड़ी आसानी से पड़ लिया,
पर आज की बेबसी को ना जाने क्यूँ नज़रअंदाज़ कर गई

अलहदा हुई उन ख्वाइशों को आज जब दिल ने दोहराया,
सीली-सीली दिवारों के जैसे मेरी पलकों पे थोड़ी नमी रह गई  

नींद ना जाने क्यों आज आँखों को अलविदा कह गई,
जाने क्यूँ याद आई ज़िंदगी में जो कमी रह गई 

Conversation with her Shadow

Sitting on the rock by the side of the road ,
She looked quite, but her heart screams
Isolated and deserted, she sought shelter
In her own, self-crafted world of dreams

"Hey you", she heard a voice and looked around,
But to her dismay, not a soul was found
 “Hey look down, its me, your Shadow”
Shocked, she look at her silhouette on the ground

“Listen”, the shadow continued,
 “Its time, We need to have a conversation,
About something I have been holding back,
Something that has crossed my limits of toleration

I have been wondering where have you lost
What happened to you,
Where is that girl gone, Yes, Yes… that one,
The one who was as fresh as the morning dew

The girl who feared no one,
The one who rarely frowned
Courageous, Determined, Gracious
The one whose smile was her crown

Why have you turned so silent,
When you got so much to say,
Why do live in that shell of yours,
Why are you scared to touch the bay.

Girl, Let go of your fears,
Before it gets too late,
You’ve carried enough weight on those shoulders,
Its time to re-write your fate

Don’t be afraid of making mistakes,
Guess what..it’s okay to be insane,
Remember you are just another human,
Its time to unlock the chain

No mountains or sea, for you, Sky is the limit
Explore the horizons, unleash your incredible worth,
Discover, Reveal, please don’t conceal,
Hiding is not why you took birth.

For once, listen to your heartbeats, 
With your warmth you can melt that frozen wall,
For once, just take a leap and jump,
Haven’t you heard of ‘freefall’ ?

You can grow you’re wings on the way down,
Travel the world, design new plans
Don’t be scared of being alone,
Grab all that comes with open hands.

You’ll never be alone,
I’ll always be there a partner in your ride
Through the rocky surfaces, to greener lanes,
I will always be by your side……”

Soon, the shadow merged with darkness,
And The girl on the rock was not the same,
She was ready to dance, to sing , to fly,
To play the so-called “life’s game”.

Though it was dark, she could still sense her shadow,
This night was her dawn, a light only she could see,
She knew it’s time to move on, follow her dreams,
Unlock, Step-out, let it go and Break-free

Love..!!

Those crystals on the tip of leaf,

Force me get out of my bed,

To write new memories...And to

Put the haunted ones out of my head

I walk through the garden

Gazing at the morning sun rising above,

There’s something mystic about atmosphere

Something that reminds me of YOU..Love

Love is special key of incredible worth

Fit to unlock your heart and soul

Melting all gold on earth

It mends every single hole

Love is like a season

Which demands a tight hold to stay

Caring and nourishing is what it needs

Else like a dream, it fades away.

Love is a promise..

A promise that holds two souls together,
When life gets hard, when it gets tough,

They defeat it taking every measure

This is the love I hope to have,

Not a fairytale waiting to unwind,

Just a Love..that doesnot alter,

...When an alteration it find..

खामोशी

अजब सी है ये खामोशी,

हर सैलाब, हर तूफान,

हर शोर पर छाई है यह खामोशी

खामोशी..जो कहती है बहुत कुछ,

कभी चिलाती हैं तो कभी

सहमे अल्फासों में कुछ जाती हैं

खामोशी..बयान करती हैं बहुत कुछ,

गीले जो हैं खुदी से,

फ़ासले जो अब हैं ज़िंदगी से

खामोशी...सीखा जाती हैं बहुत कुछ,

गिरकर संभालने की हिम्मत देती हैं,

हर घड़ी आगे चलने की ताकत देती हैं

 

बड़ी अजब सी है यह खामोशी,

हर शोर पर छाई है ये खामोशी

Closed

They Say I have Changed,

They Say I am not the same..

I wonder why they think so...May be as

I refuse to keep hanging like a game.

I was stupid, I was mad..

That was the advantage the world had

I believed, trusted and loved them.

Only to realise..I was back stabbed.

Through all the lies and fakeness,

I kept crumbling like a pack of cards,

I was fragile , frail and weak

Every stroke broke my heart

O yes..I am a stone now,

A precious one, a jewel,

The beauty I have is so intrigue that

You are just not allowed to dwell.

I believe I have changed,

Since i am no longer the headline..

I believe the time has come,

For you...to live by my guidelines.

To the world where my feelings,

Turn into subject for Jokes,

...I am Lost and..

The Roads to me are forever closed.