Zarquon is not very punctual

Even prophets don’t have a sense of proportion

akelA


Mai akelA hi chalA thA janib-e-manzil magar,
log sAth Ate gaye kArawA.n banatA gayA.

(By Majrooh SultanPuri, I guess, somebody confirm)
(Image: Prasoon in Goa, 2002)

Filed under: Friends, Gazal and Poetry, Images — nikhilesh.ghushe at 1:11 pm on Saturday, April 23, 2005

Ankho mei.n to dam hai


go hAth ko jumbish nahee.n Ankho mei.n to dam hai
rahane do abhee sAGar-o-meenA mere Age
[jumbish = motion/energy] [sAGar-o-meenA = glass of wine]

(By Ghalib)
(Image: From one of my birthday treats, probably 2002, in SP Powai)

Filed under: Friends, Gazal and Poetry, Images, Ghalib — nikhilesh.ghushe at 9:19 am on Wednesday, April 20, 2005

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 uska kuchh liye chale.

(By Bhagwaticharan Verma)
(Image - from a party in my hostel room - dont ask me who’s that guy)

Filed under: Friends, Gazal and Poetry, Images — nikhilesh.ghushe at 4:23 pm on Monday, February 14, 2005

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