Category Archives: Poetry

जैसे क्षितिज की चाह सूरज से मिले मेरे साये ने कहा आज मुझ से मिले मेरा शोर है उत्सुक मेरे मौन से मिले मेरी प्रार्थना की प्रीत कि प्रभु से मिले

I am looking out from behind bars All that seems free… is also in shackles Tied down, weighed down, anchored… Where is the freedom I was promised – And then I look out to the horizon The mighty ocean also yearning The darkness has lingered too long… Where is the dawn I was promised –Continue reading “Where are you”

Like a mirror…. Quiet….Clear. Make me that. Or pour me the raging river…. we are old friends….

The cloud that makes the sky a canvas The drop that makes the water an ocean The believer that makes the stone a God The light that makes the diya a devotion

अगर खोया है तू कि कोई ढूँढे तुझे तो ले निकला हूँ मैं तेरी खोज में अगर खोया है तू कि ख़ुद को ढूँढ सके तो ले मैं यहीं बैठा हूँ तेरे सदके ~ और जब मिल जाये अपना पता और निशान तो चले आना बताने, बन फ़ुरसत-ए-मेहमान कि वो जो तुझ को मिला औरContinue reading “खोया है तू”

Don’t break my heart That it shatters my center Break it just enough So the light may enter

I came in search of silence I came in search of You You dropped all veils right here As if searching for me too

मेले में ख़ामोशीऔर अकेले में शोरमुझ में ख़ुदाऔर ख़ुदा में कोई औरक्या ढूँढते होकहाँ उलझी है डोरक़ाबा खड़ा हैतेरे सजदों की ओर

To the long dark nights For they are the keeper of dawn To the winter northern lights For they are the keeper of spring I raise a glass – To the sighs of strife For they are the keeper of success To the hours of life For they are the keeper of death I raiseContinue reading “I raise a glass”

The sun has barely asked For permission to move away Just for a little while, he says I know you will surely be okay – The birds have only just started Having thoughts of flying south Still enjoying the crisp dawns Having done feeding the tiny mouths – The earth is still debating If toContinue reading “I am done”