Bloody Soul

I heard a soul crying out loud

On an empty road

With the winter moon behind a cloud.

I kept on walking but once again it tried, 

"This is not your dream.

No one else could hear my scream.

Please help me, I don't want to die.
Can't you feel my gasps?"

and the storm breathed a sigh.

Hence, frightened I, 

"Who are you at 3:00 am lonely night?

Don't hide from me, please come in the light.

I promise I'll save you.

No one will dare to hurt you."

"Either come to me following my voice,

Or run away making a coward's choice."

Yes! I decided to follow the voice,

Opting a heroic choice.

There stood it, shining, at the end of the road.

Looking at it, my heartbeat slowed.

It was a huge mirror which showed my soul.

I, myself was the murderer and the victim was in my control.

Theme of the poem: In our life we all have some dreams. Most of us stop listening to our heart and restrict our inner voices. This way we forget who we really are and who we wanted to become. We start living a fake life, always influenced by others. Thus, we kill our soul and make ourselves tamable.

Burns

Have you ever got burned?

In the rage of fire not just your skin but also your soul.

The flame flowing in your veins, searing every nerve and every cell.

You cry, you wail, you moan,

And mocking you the sparks groan.

Just when your soul tries running away from your roasted flesh,

the inferno grows strong and you look like a captive in hell.

The body had done nothing wrong,

It was your spirit which had to be taught to become strong.

When the level ascends very high, greater than a 3rd degree fry,

you suffer a lot more than what they call a "hypovolemic shock".

You had never imagined such a pain,
like an unbearable concussion hits your brain;

All the blood flows in your heart, thinking it as a way to escape,

Your heart inflates, swells, aches and bursts.

Gradually the pain dissolves and the threshold appears.

Now it is on your soul to give up or strive

They say most of the spirits yield and they eternally die,

But those who survive are the ones to fly.

Waqt Ki Kitaab (The Book Of Time)

Kahaan behne laga hoon mai? ye waqt ki kitaab haathon me liye.

Ek kashti si behti jaa rahi hai ye zindagi waqt ke is dariya me.

Kabhi waqt ke saath chalta hoon, toh kabhi beetein palon me khone ko jee karta hai.

Jab bhi puraane lamhe yaad aate hain, toh khaali aasmaan ko dekhta rehta hoon.

Sochta hoon ki ye chaand bhi kitna puraana hai,

Raat ki aghosh me kabhi chup jaata hai toh kabhi laut aata hai.

Kya pata kitne nagme khil uthe honge is chaand ki roshni me

Kya pata kitne dil aaj bhi tute honge is chaand ki roshni me.

Waqt ki kitaab me ek ye hi toh hai jo hamesha reh jaata hai

Hum toh insaan hain, waqt ke dariya me toh khuda bhi beh jaata hai.

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Tasveerein (When the old photographs take us to the past and we realize how everything change)

Tasveerein hain beete dinon ki, jo puraani ho rahi hain.

Tasveerein hain rang se bhare palon ki, jinke rang ud chale hain.

Un raaston ki hai tasveerein jahaan hum saath chala karte the,

ab un raahon me pairon ke nishaan bhit mit chuke hain.

Un lamhon ki hai tasveerein jab nazrein mila karti thi aur lab muskuraaya karte the,

ab un lamhon ko nazrein dhundhti hain, 

us muskaan ko lab taraste hain.

Is pal kitne door hain hum, ye tasveerein bata rahi hai.

Na jaane ye waqt apno se hume kitna door le jaa rahi hai.

Yun toh humne socha tha kuch nahi badlega,

par ab toh "tasveerein" bhi badal jaa rahi hain.

Soulmate Of Star -When love becomes Immortal

ये सवाल मुझे कुछ दिनों से बहूत परेशान कर रहा था, "लोग मरने के बाद कहाँ जाते हैं ?"

मैंने कई लोगों से सुना है , "वो तारे बन जाते हैं" । 

मुझे भी ऐसा ही लगता है , "जब कोई मरता है, तो वो तारा बन जाता है" । 

"पर वो वहाँ क्या करता है ?"

शायद वो आसमाँ से हर वक़्त धरती को देखता रहता है और अपने "soulmate" को ढूंढता रहता है । जिस दिन उसे उसकी soulmate दिख जाती है, उस दिन वो आसमाँ से जुदा होने की ज़िद करता है । 

आसमाँ उसे समझाता है की उसकी ज़गह धरती पे नहीं आसमाँ मे है । वो उसे बार बार कहता है: "अगर तुम धरती पे वापस गए तो तुम्हारा अस्तित्व नहीं  बचेगा, तुम जल के राख हो जाओगे ।"

ये सुन के तारा आसमाँ से कहता है : "इश्क़ से भी बड़ि कोई आग है क्या ?"

और वो आसमाँ से टूट के निकल पड़ता है धरती की ओर.....

बस फिर कुछ नहीं बचता, सिर्फ उसकी रौशनी बचती है कुछ पल के लिए । सारी दुनिया उसे जलते हुए देखती है, और वो जलते हुए अपने soulmate के पास कहीं धरती पे गिर के ख़त्म हो जाता है । 

पर उसका जलना बेकार नहीं जाता, पता है क्युँ ?

क्यूंकि उस टूटते हुए तारे को देख के कोई भी मन्नत मांगो तो वो पूरी हो जाती है । 

Meri Aashiqui Ab Tum Hi Ho

Wo kehti hai, "Tum kitne door ho mujhse"

Mai kehta hoon, "Kahaan koi doorie hai! Khud se puch ke dekho, khayalon me mai tumhaare paas hi rehta hoon"

Wo kehti hai, "Na jaane kab tumse milna hoga"

Mai kehta hoon, "Wo pal hi nahi hai meri zindagi me, jo tumse mulaakat nahi hoti"

Wo kehti hai, "Haqeeqat me jiya karo Ankit! Sapno se mujhe dar lagta hai, sapne sach nahi hote"

Mai kehta hoon, "Wo sapne toh mere liye haqeeqat hi hote hain, unme tum jo hoti ho"

Wo kehti hai, "Baaton me mai tumse jeet nahi sakti"

Mai kehta hoon, "Mera jeetna toh lazmi hai, meri baaton me tum jo hoti ho"

Aksar meri in baaton me kho ke wo thoda muskuraati hai, thoda sharmaati hai...

Uski har wo muskaan mujhse bas itna hi keh jaati hai "Meri Aashiqui Ab Tum Hi Ho..."

Pari (When an angel comes down to earth to fall in love with an ordinary guy)

Agar wo kahe toh keh dun is jahaan se

Ek pari aasmaan se utar kar jameen pe aayi hai

Kya pata usse kya rishta hai mera

Na jaane kyun mere sapno me rehne aayi hai

Mili thi wo mujhe ek shaam suni raahon pe

Mujhse kehti hai meri zindagi me rang bharne aayi hai

Pehle toh laga ki ye mahaz band aankhon ka kissa hai

Par wo ek haqeeqat hai

Kehte hain khuda ne pehli baar aisi rehmat barsaayi hai

Baat hai us raat ki jab ek taara dharti ke sabse kareeb aaya tha

Uske aane ka paigham ek toofan laaya tha

Mai baitha tha samundra ke kinaare

Jab saat rang paani ki lahron me nazar aaya tha

Use swarg se utarte sirf maine dekha tha

Lahron pe chal ke jab wo mere kareeb aayi thi

Uski aankhen, uska chehra, uske pankh in labzon me bayaan nahi kar sakta

Kaise bataun uski khoobsurti ne, us shaam kya gazab dhayi thi

Rehti hai wo mere paas hi meri rooh ban kar

Maano saath jeene, saath marne aayi hai

Shayad ab toh khuda bhi mujhse jal raha hoga

Apne noor ke didaar ko taras raha hoga

Bas isliye kehta hun use "Tu chali jaa waapas apne jahaan me"

Toh muskuraa ke mujhse kehti hai "Tere bin akele kahin nahi jaungi, bas ek tera saath ho toh hi us rab ko paungi"

Registaan Me (Quenching the thirst of a desert)

Guzre kai lamhe guzre ek pyase registaan me

Lamhon ke saath hum bhi guzre us jalte jahaan me

Tapte suraj ki aag me pighal raha tha wo

Baarishon ke intezaar me jal raha tha wo

Hua daakhil mai us sehra me, socha mere ashq kuch kaam aa jae

Apne ashqon se bhiga dun use, shayad uski thodi pyas kam ho jae

Tabhi us bichaare ne mujhse kaha "Mat aa mere paas... Jalna toh mera naseeb hai!!"

Mujhe rokne ki lakh koshishen karne laga...

Kehne laga "Ae musafir tu bhi jal jaega... Mujh sang ruk mat... Chalna tera naseeb hai!!"

Mere dil ne uski ek na maani

Pahunch gaya uska saath nibhaane

Jab kadam mere ruke wahaan tab uske tadap se rubaroo hua

Uski aag me jalna jab mera bhi naseeb hua

Jud gaya jab uske saath toh mere ashq bhi sukh gaye

Khod ko kho ke bhi kuch na kar saka

Bas isi tarah us ret ke sang sadiyon guzar gaye...

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Aa Chal Mere Saath

Aa chal mere saath, ek jagah dikhaani hai
Jo badi rumaani hai...
Motor car se nahi, paidal hi chalenge
Kyunki raahen bhi suhaani hai...
Naram makhmal ke chaadar si patli sadak hai, jispe nange paaon hi chalenge
Pairon ke nishaan jo chod jaani hai

Saari raah hum tere haath ko thaam ke chalenge
Tujh sang wafaa jo nibhaani hai

Dekhna raaste ke chaaro or hariyali ke baadal Picasso ki painting ke jaise chaae honge
Jisme kai rang birange panchiyon ki likhi jaa rahi kahaani hai
Dekhna chaaro or hum jaise do panchi kitne saare honge
Unki sargoshee ke sang tujhe aashiqui ki dhun jo sunaani hai

Yun kuch thi raaste ki baat, ab teri mulaakat manzil se karaani hai

Raahen jab khatm hongi, toh ret pe humaare pair utrenge
Hawaaen badi tez hongi, teri khuli zulfon se jo khelenge

Saamne samundra ka kinaara hoga
Paar karne ko jise naw ka sahaara hoga
Le jaunga naw me baitha ke tujhko wahaan
Badi mushkil se milte hain koi heer-ranjha jahaan

Paani ki lahron ke saath behte chalenge
Khaamoshi ke saath hi teri nazron se kai baaten karte rahenge

Jab naw koi kinaara pakdega
Usi samay dheemi dheemi baarish hogi
Baarish me bheegte bheegte tere aankhon ko dhake hue ek gufa ke andar tujhko le jaunga

Teri aankhen band ho... mere kadmo ke sang tum ho...
Jab pahunch jayen hum wahaan toh apne haathon ko dheere se tere aankhon se hataaun...
Dheere se tu apni aankhen khole...

Chaaro or andhera... tu mujhe dekh nahi paa rahi hogi...
Tabhi tere bagal se ek glow-worm tim-timaate hue aaye
Fir ek ek karke us andhere me saare glow-worm chamak jaye

Nazaara hoga aisa tere saamne lagega pura aasman kareeb aa gaya...
Jispe chaaro or rangile taare chaa gaye

Itne sundar maahawl me tu zaroor muskuraegi
Jisko dekh ke meri aankhen khushi se bhar jaengi
Phir apne aansun poch ke khud ko tere saamne le aunga
Apni baahon me tujhko bhar ke tujh sang kahin gayab ho jaunga...

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Zindagi 2012 (End Of The World)

Ye sidhi sadhi zindagi chal rahi hai tedhe medhe raaston se
Kabhi thandi ped ki chaaon se toh kabhi kadi dhup ki baahon se
Kise pata kab tak chalegi ye zindagi
Ek din toh rukna hi hoga ise
Socho agar maya-sabhyata ki aakhri bhawishyawaani sach ho jae
Aur zindagi isi thand me tham jae
Uthe gaganchumbi lahren samundaro se aur zindagi inhi lahron me sama jae
Gunj uthe chaaro or humaari chikhen
Fir dheere dheere ye saara jahaan shaant ho jae

Ojhal ho jae haule se in kaanpti aankhon se saara nazaara
Tab ehsaas ho kitna sundar tha ye jahaan humara
Chut jaega fir saari yaadon ka bhi saath
Sirf reh jaega humara ye tan prakriti ke saath
Kuch pal me hi ye aatma is jahaan me vilin ho jae
Aur hum sab kahin kho jaen

Tabhi achanak kaano ko sunai de "ishq sufiana" ki dhun
Aur room-mate bole "oye 8 baj gaye alarm sun"
Hadbada ke ye aankh khule aur man me khayal aaye
"Zindagi toh abhi baaki hai, kyun na thoda aur so liya jae"


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Mere Joote Puchte Hain

Mere joote puchte hain, "Kitna aur chaloge?"

Mere joote puchte hain, "Kab tak is tapti dhup pe chaloge?"

Mere joote puchte hain, "Kab thandi aaraam-dayak raahen aengi?"

Mai kuch nahi kehta inse,

Bas apna muskuraata hua chehra dikha deta hun

Ye fir muhse puchte hain.... "Kab tak apne hoton pe jhuthi hansi le ke chaloge?"

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Tere Bina (Without You)

Kyun teri yaadein aati hain is tarah

Kyun meri aankhen bhar jaati hai bewajah

Gham hai ye kaisa, na dhalta ab ye samaa

Aahat bhi ab meri rehti hai bezubaan

Ab kaise mai jiyun is tarah...

Tere Bina...  Tere Bina...

Ae khuda agar tu hai kahin

Toh use bata de, "intezaar me uske mai hun yahin"

Khaali raahon me baitha hun manzil ke bina

Ab toh bas suna hai mera jahaan...

Tere Bina...  Tere Bina...

Na jaane kyun dil me ab bhi jagi ek aas hai

Fir milegi tu aur baat hogi wahi

Fir hoga wo jahaan... wo samaa...

Tab tak ek kasak hai zindagi...

Tere Bina...  Tere Bina...

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