From Ghalib’s Tomb

pas-e-manzar mein jal raha jigar, wo poochhte hain yeh dhuaan kya hai? kahein to bay zook, na kahein to ajnabee, koi bataaye humein yeh imtehaan kya hai? kaun kehta hai ghalib ko guzre zamaana ho gaya, roz ishq-e-samandar mein guzarta yeh insaan kya hai? ————– loose translation: while a heart burns in the background, they [...]

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The Special Mirror

Every human’s running – A deer searching for musk. An elusive sense of bliss Hunted from dawn to dusk. Your special way to love, Sounds of silence, bonds so free. You remind me of the best That lies inside of me. ——–

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Time to Merge

Waves over the deepest lake – something trembles within my heart. A leap of joy tides over and over, And you pass above like a cloud. Deep in a forest, a fire begins. A nimbus is about to burst. Sparks from soul, drops of love. Thirsts are quenched, deeds purged. From different worlds, two paths [...]

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Let’s Keep Our Lips for More

——- Whisper, and hug me, dear Like the breeze to a petal – Saying, yet not saying, Touching, yet not… ——- Let’s keep our lips for more, dear, Let heartbeats converse today. Let passions be the currents, dear Let caution but submerge today… ——- This dark night, on lonely streets, don’t look for me; for [...]

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When Verses Flow…

throw away the canvas, dearthe creation of an imagewill imprison my boundless dream Let me run away from words today.They will make it a feeling,wrap it in to an expression,and camouflage it for you. Listen to my silences,talk to my eyes,Ask me not, to speak, dear.Let the scent of this heart not be scatteredin to [...]

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Train of Thought

On a dark night,when silence is filled by raindrops,I wait for a trainat a lonely station A sudden breezelifts up strands of goldfrom a distant bench a face turnsas slowly as earth rotates,red lips color all time. eyebrows are lifted,oh, so gently,as thunder roars in clouds. from a corner of her eyeshe looks at me,ah, [...]

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Lyrics of a frequent Playlist number

——————————————- tu bin bataye mujhe le chal kaheenjahan tu muskuraye meri manzil wahin tu bin bataye mujhe le chal kaheenjahan tu muskuraye meri manzil wahin meethi lagi, chakh ke dekhi abhimishri ki dali, zindagi ho chalijahan hain teri baahein mera sahil wahintu bin bataye mujhe le chal kaheenjahan tu muskuraye meri manzil wahin mann ki [...]

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unrequited love

unrequited loveis like a wound unhealed– a return toucheswith unbearable pain, while continued absenceleaves a silent scar. both of theselast eternally. 16 nov, 2007 inspiration: neruda

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twilight couplets

|वो शराब इस जहाँ में, सौ जहानों में कहाँ,जो नशा आपकी आंखों में है, वो मैखानों में कहाँ? – dedicated to a friend who’s question inspired the lines (Sept 08, 2007).| Yeah, it’s been a long time. I know…

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Emptiness Can Mean Different Things

today, I can’t hearmy heart-beat;the sound of painhas vanishedin to an unknown universe. today, I don’t seea facein the moon. the wind doesn’t whisper,memories don’t cry. the picture of a smileis no more visiblewith closed eyes but even the worldof open eyeshas dimmed in to a dropletof rain -seen, and yet unseen. tell me… if [...]

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