Monthly Archives for February 2005
gark-e-dariya
hui mar ke hum jo rusva, hue kyon na gark-e-dariya na kabhi janaazaa uthta, na kahin mazaar hota. [rusva==infamous, gark-e-dariya==grit of a river] (By Ghaalib) (Image: sand bed of river ganga at rishikesh, 2003)
Freedom from the known
I miss a place where I’ve never been, and I don’t know where it is. I miss a person I’ve never met. (By anonymous, I took this one from some orkut profile, I dont know whom to thank for this) … Continue reading
shabnam …
partav-e-khur se hai shabnam ko fanaa ki taaleem maiN bhee hooN ik inaayat ki nazar hone tak [partav-e-khur = sun's reflection, shabnam = dew, fanaa = mortality, inaayat = favour ] GHam-e-hastee ka Asad kis-se ho juz-marg ilaaz shammaa har … Continue reading
masti ka aalam …
hum deevaano ki kya hasti, hai aaj yaahan kal wahaan chale, masti ka aalam saath chale, hum dhool udaate jahaan chale. kis aor chale yeh mat poochho, chalana hai bas isliye chale, jag ko apanaa kucch diye chale, jag se … Continue reading
dhoop ka tukDa
jaaDe ke dino me dhoop ka ek tukDa aataa hai mere aangan me naTkhaT bacche sa. ek kone se doosre kone tak, reshami vastra sa sarakataa hua, dauDataa hai. khijataa hai. sukhaane ko daali gayi cheezon ko sarkaate, THanD se … Continue reading
Jhanjhaavaat
deh par adhikaar haare, vivashataa me par pasaare, karun rav-rat pakshiyon ki aa rahi hai paant saathi, prabal jhanjhaavaat saathi. (By Bachchan) (Image – a lazy evening on Powai lake)
ik shamma hai…
zulmat kade me ab mere shab-e-gham ka josh hai, ik shamma hai daleel-e-sahar woh bhi khamosh hai (By Ghalib) (Image – self photograph during a power-cut in Delhi)