Piya Baawri

आपको  याद  करके  कभी  अपना  चेहरा  देख  लेते  हैं ,

आखिर  इस  चेहरे  में  अक्स  तो   आपका  ही  है .

कभी  तन्हाई  में  बैठके  दिल  की  धड़कन  सुन  लिया  करते  हैं .

आखिर  ये  दिल  भी  तो  आपका  ही  है .

अपनी  हर  करवट को  बड़े  प्यार  से  भरा  करते  हैं 

आखिर  आपकी  याद  में  जो  तडपाती  है .

हर  सांस  को  गिन  गिन  कर  लिया  करते  हैं 

आपसे  मिलने  का  हिसाब  जो  बाकी  है .

आँख  की  कोर  से  बहता   हर  आंसू 

चेहरे  पर  एक  मुस्कान  छोङ  जाता  है .

हर  दर्द  मेरा  इस  बात  का  साक्षी  है 

की  अब  तो  ये  रूह  भी  आपकी  दीवानी  है .

ये  जिस्म  आपकी  अमानत ,

जान  आपकी  अनुरागी  है .

मेरी  मोहोब्बत  की  कीमत 

सिर्फ  आप  ही  ने  जानी  है .

Aapko yaad karke kabhi apna chehra dekh lete hain,

aakhir is chehre mein aks toh aapka hi hai.

Kabhi tanhai mein baithke dil ki dhadkan sun liya karte hain.

Aakhir ye dil bhi toh aapka hi hai.

Apni har karvat ko bade pyaar se bhara karte hain

Aakhir aapki yaad mein jo tadpaati hai.

Har saans ko gin gin kar liya karte hain

Aapse milne ka hisaab jo baaki hai.

Aankh ki kor se behta har aansu

Chehre par ek muskaan chhor jata hai.

Har dard mera iss baat ka Sakshi hai

Ki ab toh ye rooh bhi aapki deewani hai.

Ye jism aapki amanat,

jaan aapki anuraagi hai.

Meri mohobbat ki keemat

Sirf aap hi ne jaani hai.

The Pawn Shop

I saw you kissing that lady in the club,

And I know she's not the only one.

I've washed too many lipstick stains,

But now I've had enough.

So I sold your love at that shady pawn shop

And I got a gun in exchange.

Coz baby I dun need yer love.

And this gun is pretty long range.

I've heard this game is mighty fun

But I bent the rules for your sake.

Its Russian Roulette with a bottle of rum,

And more than just 'un bullet.

You told me you like feisty girls

Then why are you so afraid?

It'll all be over in a single shot,

Sure hurts less than being betrayed.

At last I will stuff your head with feather

And hang it like a centerpiece.

For you were such a rotten chicken,

Couldn't just be honest with me.

Kaash aisa hota

काश  ऐसा  होता ...

तुम्हारा  हर  शब्द  मेरा  होता 

हर  बात  मेरे  लिए  होती 

हर  फ़साना  मेरा  होता .

मैं  दिन  भर  तुम्हे  सुनती  रहती 

कभी  शर्माती , इठलाती 

हर  नग्मा   मेरा  होता 

तुम्हारा  सपना  मेरा  होता .

काश  ऐसा  होता ..

तुम्हारे  हर  पल में  मैं  होती 

जैसे  दिए  की  जलती  ज्योति .

कोई  हमको  जुदा  क्या  करता .

नूर  रौशनी  बिना  न  होता .

काश  ऐसा  होता ..

ये  जानती  हूँ  मैं  भी 

यूं  जीना  आसान  न  होता .

दूरी  दरमियान  न  होगी 

तोह  प्यार  गहरा  क्या  होगा .

पर  काश  ऐसा  होता 

वो  सिर्फ  मेरा  होता ..

Kaash aisa hota...

Tumhara har shabd mera hota

Har baad mere liye hoti

Har fasana mera hota.

Main din bhar tumhe sunti rehti

Kabhi sharmaati, ithlaati

Har naghma mera hota

Tumhari sapna mera hota.

Kaash aisa hota..

Tumhare har pal mein main hoti

Jaise diye ki jalti jyoti.

Koi hamko juda kya karta.

Noor roshni bina na hota.

Kaash aisa hota..

Ye jaanti hoon main bhi

Yoon jeena aasaan na hota.

Doori darmiyaan na hogi

Toh pyaar gehra kya hoga.

Par kaash aisa hota

Wo sirf mera hota..

Meri Kitab

तुम  आये  थे  मेरी  ज़िन्दगी  में 

एक  सुनेहरा  मौसम  बन  कर 

और  निपट  गए 

किताब  का  एक  पन्ना  बन  कर .

हर  बात , रात , तुम्हारा  साथ 

मेरी  किताब  में  कैद  है 

तुम्हे  चाहने  की  फ़रियाद , खोने  का  ग़म 

गुलाब  की  पंखुड़ी  संग  कैद  है .

एक  उम्र  की  याद 

अपनी  किताब  में  संभाले  बैठी  हूँ .

कोरे  कागज़  में  नाम  तुम्हारा , छुपाये  बैठी  हूँ .

तुम्हारी  हर  याद  सीने  से  लगाए  बैठी  हूँ .

अपने  साथ  चांदनी  का  नूर  ले  गए  तुम .

पतझड़  की  मीठी  सुगंध  ले  गए  तुम .

तुम्हारे  मिलने  की  अब  आस  न  बाकी  है .

तुम्हारी  तस्वीर  मैंने  किताब  में  उतारी  है .

Tum aaye the meri zindagi mein

Ek sunehra mausam ban kar

Aur nipat gaye

Kitab ka ek panna ban kar.

Har baat, raat, tumhara saath

Meri kitaab mein kaid hai

Tumhe chaahne ki fariyaad, khone ka gham

Gulaab ki pankhudi sang kaid hai.

Ek umar ki yaad

Apni kitab mein sambhale baithi hoon.

Kore kaagaz mein naam tumhara, ghupaye baithi hoon.

Tumhari har yaad seene se lagaaye baithi hoon.

Apne saath chaandni ka noor le gaye tum.

Patjhad ki meethi sugandh le gaye tum.

Tumhare milne ki ab aas na baaki hai.

Tumhaari tasveer maine kitab mein utaari hai.

Yaadein

वो  कैसी  याद  है  जो  सताती न  हो .

बरसो  आती  न  हो ,

और  आ  जाए  तोह  जाती  न  हो .

वो  कैसी  याद  है  जो  रुलाती  न हो .

बीती  बातों के  सपने  दिखाती न  हो .

कभी  समय  का  सच  बताती  न  हो .

वो  कैसी  याद  है  जो  प्यार  आज़माती  न  हो .

हसीं  किस्से  दिल  में  दोहराती  न  हो .

दो  पल  होठों  पे  मुस्कान  दे  जाती  न  हो .

वो  कैसी  याद  है  जो  आती  न  हो ..

Wo kaisi yaad hai jo satati na ho.

Barso aati na ho,

Aur aa jaaye toh jaati na ho.

Wo kaisi yaad hai jo rulati na ho.

Beeti baaton ke sapne dikhati na ho.

Kabhi samay ka sach batati na ho.

Wo kaisi yaad hai jo pyaar aazmaati na ho.

Haseen kisse dil mein dohrati na ho.

Do pal hothon pe muskaan de jaati na ho.

Wo kaisi yaad hai jo aati na ho..

Swabhimaan

Just something that popped into my head while working.

मेरी  याद  भी मैं  हूँ ,

मेरी  फ़रियाद  भी  मैं  हूँ 

वो  टूटे  दिल  के  तान  भी  मैं  हूँ 

क्या  पूछेंगे  वो  दुनिया  से 

अपना  नफ़ा -नुक्सान  भी  मैं  हूँ .

न  कहती  मैं  तो  न  सुनते  वो 

न  चाहती  मैं  तो न  आते  वो 

न  जाते  वो  और  न  रोती  मैं 

अपनी  खोई  हुई  आवाज़  भी  मैं  हूँ .

कुछ  दिल  को  नाज़ुक  समझा  मैंने 

किसी  और  का  सहारा  माँगा  मैंने .

कभी मन  की  थोड़ी  सुन  लेती  गर ..

अपने  जूनून  की  आग  भी  मैं  हूँ .

अपनी  हिम्मत  आप  हूँ  मैं 

मैं  अपना  संसार हूँ मैं 

मैं  अपना  अभिमान  हूँ मैं 

मैं  अपनी  पहचान  हूँ मैं .

Meri yaad bhi main hoon,

Meri fariyaad bhi main hoon

Wo toote dil ke taan bhi main hoon.

Kya poochenge wo duniya se

Apna nafa-nuksaan bhi main hoon.

Na kehti main toh na sunte wo

Na chahti main toh na aate wo

Na jaate wo aur na roti main

Apni khoi hui aawaaz bhi main hoon.

Kuch dil ko naazuk samjha maine

Kisi aur ka sahara maanga maine.

Kabhi mann ki thodi sun leti gar..

Apne junoon ki aag bhi main hoon.

Apni himmat aap hoon main

Main apna sansaar hoon main

Main apna abhimaan hoon main

Main apni pehchaan hoon main.

I made love to the Silent Night

I made love to the silent night..

Writhing on the ground

As my chest heaved high and low

My hair lay lazily on my back

Tingling splendidly as the wind blow.

I made love to the dark night..

Sounds of civilization at a distance, afar.

Making music to my ears.

Singing merciful psalms

Causing sears to my fragile heart.

I gave in to the mighty night..

My soul in its hand

Like a molten rock

Burning the night as much as I burned

A slave to the lonesome Earth.

I was spent to the enigmatic night...

An explosion that rocked my deepest core

Encompassed by a blinding light

In a moment of ecstatic overjoy

I lost all my worldly might.

I made love to the powerful night.

An Ode to the Sun!

You go from mellow to blazing

In only a matter of minutes.

Make a full circle then back again.

Same story we hear.

And yet I am crazy for you

Follow you like my shadow

People say I am a goner,

Nobody understands my feelings for you.

You're lonely at the top

They don't realize that from

The angle they're at.

Your light brightens their lives

While you stay in the dark.

Some fear you, some respect.

Nobody offers their heart.

What use is all the praise

When you can't have what you want.

While the world overlooks your goodness

Shadowed by your immense power,

I stand before you

Offering you my heart.

Coz I am not afraid of getting hurt

Your fire makes me warm

And if I could,

I would gladly take you in my arms.

The Clearing

Taking you back into time when the world was more crowded by wilderness than by civilization. alternately, you can imagine the green here to be the grey of out modern life. This is something I wrote right before my jim Corbett trip.

From behind the think curtain

Of tall trees and dangling branches

I could see the faint hint

Of a wide, open sky.

An unbroken ray of determination

Called onto me, played tricks on my imagination.

I ran through the jungle

Making my way as I got nearer.

I wanted to see an open field

Somewhere in this unending sea of green.

I heard of an open sky

At night, you could see the starts fly.

A breeze so hard it blew you off your feet,

No diversion there to hinder your excursion

I wanted to explore that clearing

where the world would make more sense.

So I could see the clouds dancing

And those chirping birds prancing.

A place for me alone

And my mind finding serenity.

Safar, zindagi ka

मेले  में जवानी  के 

हर  किसी  का  आना -जाना  है 

कोई  हस्ता  है  कोई  रोता  है 

बस  जज़्बात  का  ज़माना  है .

साल  कभी  लगे  उम्र  सामान 

कभी  वक़्त  का  न  कोई  ठिकाना  है 

गिरते -डुलते  चल  ही  लेते  हैं 

ये  सफ़र  ही  इतना  सुहाना  है .

हस्ते -गाते  राह  से  इक  दिन 

हम  सबको  गुज़र  जाना  है .

कोई  दिलाये  आँखों  में  नमी 

किसी  को  इक  दिन  भूल  जाना  है .

Mele mein jawani ke

Har kisi ka aana-jaana hai

Koi hasta hai koi rota hai

Bas jazbaat ka zamana hai.

Saal kabhi lage umar samaan

Kabhi waqt ka na koi thikana hai

girte-dulte chal hi lete hain

Ye safar hi itna suhana hai.

Haste-gaate raah se ik din

Hum sabko guzar jaana hai.

Koi dillaye aankhon mein nami

Kisi ko ik din bhool jaana hai.

Betiyaan!

I don't know why, but I am a little embarrassed to share this piece with people so kindly be gentle. :)

Mitti se panapte paudhe ko 

jab dil se lagaya kirno ne

Kya samjha tha wo nanhi jaan

Ki jaan hai choti seene mein.

Jab kadam rakha iss duniya mein

Toh khabar na thi us chidiya ko

Ki aaj hai thaame haath jisne

Wo pankh laga ke udaa degi.

Jis beti ko kabhi Lakshmi kaha

Uski dharti nahi, na aasma hai

Ik din usko toh jaana hai

Ik anjaane ke raahon mein.

Maati ki banno kya jaane

Koi apna kahe toh wo maane.

Sab usko dharohar kehte hain,

Wo haath kisi ka kya thaame?

Mann mein sapno ki baati liye

Wo phirti hai har gaon mein

Koi toh bata de dagar use

Wo jag se parayi keh laye.

Ik reet purani kehte hain

Beti ko patang si kehte hain

Jab haath lage toh patjhad mein

patte ki tarah jhad jaati hai,

Wo sabse alag ho jaati hai.

How a Wanderer Found Home.

I traveled far too long.

From the land of gods, to

The underground dirty haunts.

And yet the wanderlust kept growing...

A minute longer than an hour and I'd go all wild.

Like someone possessed by a ghost,

Running back to the wilderness, 

Catching first flight.

I sure had a lovely little house

Full of sunshine & chatter of a crowd.

At the end of the day I would end up there

But with crack of the dawn I'd be off to somewhere.

With an empty heart

And a love for mother nature

I crossed rivers & oceans,

Climbed hills & mountains, in search for more.

And yet i knew something wasn't right.

The itch, the anticipation, an irritation to go anywhere

Searching for an enigma

in the middle of the night

Spotting Shining stars

In the early morning light.

Envisioning you in my dreams

With a heart that was never mine.

I would wake up all shaken

drenched in my own cold sweat

Jitters taken over my body

Only to realize i was just in my bed.

Until the very day

You fell into my life.

From that mango tree..

Which made for an amusing story.

The lust never halted

but something fundamental changed

While earlier i scooped for adventure outside,

With you my life was an adventure in its own right.