26 January, 2018

• हम बुलबुलें हैं इसकी


उम्मीद कि अब न बहलेगा अवाम, चंद खारी बूँद-ए-ख़ास से,
जो कतराती हैं शहीद के अपनों के तसव्वुर में भी आने से,
उन बूँदों का भी हो ज़िक्र, महफ़ूज़ आम-ए-वतन हर जिनसे,
तवाज़ो हो लहू-ए-जिगर की भी, रंगा ज़मीं का ज़र्रा-ज़र्रा जिससे.

महज़ आँकड़ों से बहलाया जाता चमन को, वहाँ बेहोश बाज़ार सारे,
सदियाँ बीत गईं कम्बख़्त सुनते, झूठे वादों के नग़्मात सारे,
जाने कब हो आरज़ू-ए-इन्साफ़ पूरी, ख़त्म हों इंतिज़ार वह सारे,
डाल-डाल बसेरा सोने की चिड़िया का, हों अरमान-ए-अवाम पूरे.

(Select lines from my Hindi-Urdu poetry book)

(१-tears of distinguished, २-imagination, ३-common citizen, ४-respect, ५-garden, ६-unfortunate, ७-desire of justice, ८-earnest hopes of citizens)

01 January, 2018

• Ctrl + Alt + Delete


Plenty we write bold or small, our beginnings are so undefined,
Save we many, erase we some, but only a few get underlined,
We keep adding para and sub, oblivious of the destined,
Box of emotions, bordered by hope, doesn’t let us be undermined.

We search so desperately, to get the link desired,
We bear the loading patiently, never ever feel tired,
Often, we connect, though distant, at times link shows expired,
Refreshing site, sight we gain, ready to get again wired.

Portray we relations ample, put them in landscape view,
Some of them save the screen, while remain in background a few,
The moment we minimise our frame, we perceive the old as new,
Scroll we frantically then, to return to full screen view.

Sometimes we download folders, beautiful & fragrant,
Upload in return we then, views & thoughts pleasant,
Often emotionally hacked, we receive updates poignant,
Our eyes reload in quiet, to unload the tears stagnant.

Highlight some, colour some, we try to bookmark the dear,
But a few files become corrupt, leave us blank with fear,
Hidden receipts, shifting replies, create then a picture clear,
Dejected lone we feel, in the world of attachments mere.

Control we accept, everyone thinks, easy to mute we are,
Alter we pick, world believes, we can be managed by ajar,
Delete we prefer, volumes get raised, arrogant labelled we are,
A lesson learnt, we select restart, to rush back home afar.

Control we must, to reset them all, recycle those who mistreat,
Enter we should, fresh & new domain, alter our ways to treat,
Shall anything corrupt our lives, we shouldn’t hesitate to delete,
To Reboot we first need to opt for all three, Control, Alter, Delete.

(Select lines from my English poetry book)
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