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Seven Hundred Septembers

Musings on the façade of Seville Cathedral

How patiently they suffer, these old saints!
Their sandstone features, crumbled, vague,
some noses gone (some medieval ague,
or Time's cruel drip?) they offer no complaints.

Stranded seven centuries on this reef,
they bake, and wait resignedly, begowned,
for bell-tower shade slowly to inch around.
Do bas-reliefs experience relief?

This church was once a mosque. In point of fact,
the holy ancient venerable Gothic pile
(and here one struggles to suppress a smile)
has relatively recently been sacked,

and only lately put to Christian use.
These saintly faces, preternaturally mild -
do they still fret? Or are they reconciled
to slow decay, as hand or ear works loose?

And do they savour time as you or I,
observing how, below them in the street,
perukes give way to pony-tails and pleats?
Or do, for them, Septembers flicker by

like squandered seconds? Do they muse on Fate
and Destiny? What if my youth has gone?
What if this woman keeps me hanging on?
They also serve who only stand and wait.

Mujhsa Pareshan Aadmi

Behad manhoos sa aur aam aadmi
Kabhi dekha hai mujhsa pareshan aadmi?

Jeene ki chaah liye zindagi se haara jo,
Zindagi ke falsafe se anjaan aadmi.

Ishq ko kahe Khuda, ishq mein haara hua,
Ishq mein jo ho gaya nakaam aadmi.

Jiske chaaron or tha shor bas bheed ka,
Ab reh gaya wo khaali sa makaan aadmi.

Auron ki zaruraton mein ho gaya kharch jo,
Kabhi dekha hai kya aisa beimaan aadmi?

Manzilon par pahunch kar manzilon ko dhoondhta,
Jeetkar haara jo, aisa nakaam aadmi.

Kyun kisse koi farak pare

Shayari bunne waali zubaan,
Ab formulas ratte hain.
Kaagazon mein apna dil behlaane waale haath,
Ab projects likhte hain.
Jo dill azzad udd, kitaabe likhte the,
Aaj wahi kitaabon ke bojh tale dabe hain.
Jo aankhein sapne dekhna ko bane the,
Ab raat raat undekhe sapnon ke liye jaagte hain.
Jo pair duniyaa dekhne ko taraste the,
Ab classes se tuitions tak ke chakkar kaantein hain.
Fankaar toh kayi aaye aur chale gaye
Kayi sayariyaan suni unsuni reh gayi
Kayi kahaaniyan kahi unkahi reh gayu
Kayi gaane apni awaaj tak naa dhoond paaye.
Kuch samaajh ke bojh tale dab gaye
Kuch kitaabon ke bojh tale.
Par bhala kyun kisse koi farak pare
Fankaaron ki kadra kyun kare,
Akhir...
"Sharma ji ke bete ko 98% aaye hain"
Bas yuhi sapne dab gaye
Yuhi zindagiyaan katt gayi.
Kayi baatein unkahi reh gayi
Kayi sapne undekhe reh gaye.
Sarkaari naukari ka zamana hain sahab,
Yaha dil ki baatein nahi, dil ka ilaaj hota hain.
Amirron ka zamana hain, meri jaan,
Yaha sapnon ke peeche nahi bhaagte,
sapne khareede jaate hain.
Bhalaa kyun kisse koi farak pare
Fankaaron ki kadra kyun kare

Sun

                  Bas ek pal 

Let me steal your identity from you,
Let me openly show the sight of our lips to everyone.
Just give me one moment, and I'll dedicate tomorrow's light, tomorrow's gift, to you.


My deepest lovely
**Wife Vaishali Bhaskarn**


With love all 
Jagdish bajantri (mhabharamnad)

Kya keemat hai khushi ki

Kya keemat hai khushi ki, kabhi socha hai tumne?
Ek muskurahat ke peeche kitni tooti hui ummeedein hoti hain.
Ek pal ki roshni ke liye,
Kayi andheron se guzarna padta hai.

Khushi milti hai...
Magar muft nahi.
Kabhi apni khamoshi bechni padti hai,
Kabhi kisi apne ki yaad mein raat bhar ro kar
Subah ek jhooti hasi pehnni padti hai.

Zindagi ke bazaar mein,
Jahaan har jazba bikta hai,
Wahan khushi bhi ek sauda hai
Jis mein dil ka sukoon reh jaata hai rehnuma ke bagair.

Log kehte hain —
"Khush raho, khud pe fakhr karo!"
Par kaise bataun,
Main har din thoda thoda bikta hoon
Apno ki khushi ke liye...
Aur apni khushi kho deta hoon.

Aankhon mein chamak ho ya dil mein toofan,
Dono ka hissab nahi hota.
Khushi ka hisaab koi nahi rakhta,
Bas dard ginna aasan hota hai.

Toh poochta hoon tumse —
Kya hai khushi ki keemat?
Ek wafadar dost?
Ek sachha pyaar?
Ya sirf ek lamha jahan tum
Apne hone ka matlab mehsoos karo?

Main toh ab bhi talaash mein hoon...
Na kisi dukaan mein mili,
Na kisi dua mein...
Par har aansu ke peeche
Ek chhoti si umeed chhupi rehti hai—
Ke shaayad kal... khushi sasti mil jaaye.

Yesterday

"Yesterday, seems so far away"
and so different from today
As we look in rose-colored mist
where memories fondly exist
Alas, the truth so often lies
Hidden deeply in clouded skies
Or, painted as a golden leaf
A somewhat truth in Bas Relief

Itni si hain ye dua

"Aankhein aesi, jaise aakash ganga mein behte taarein.
(Eyes rivalling the river of stars in the sky)
 Muskaan aesi, maano suraj ki kirano ko bunn ke banaye.
(A smile spun from the rays of the sun) 
Aawaj aesi jaise tarakhti dhoop mein chhaaon mein chalti hawaayein.
(A voice as soothing as a breeze in scorching summer)  
Tera saath aesa, jaise andheri raahon mein chand ki halki roshni ka sahara.
(Presence reminding of the gentle moon light, guiding through dark routes) 
Tera choo jana manno rab ki duayein" 
(Your touch, so divine/ your touch feels like a blessing from the divine)
Teri gair maijudgi karde mujhe bheer mein akela
(Your absence makes me feel alone in the crowd) 
Tera rona karde mere dill ko beshara
(Your tears hits me with a wave of helplessness)
Zindagi meri rahe ya na rahe...bas tu mere saath rahe
(Cant translate this one. Sorry)
Bas itni si hain is dill ki ye dua
Bas itni si hain is dill ki ye dua...

Tumhare Baare Me

Tumhare baare mein har baat jaanne ka junoon sa tha,
Aaj tumhari bohot aadate meri aadaton ka hissa hai jisme ek sukoon sa hai.
Achha batao na, ab bhi kuch janana baaki hai kya?
Ya phir jo jaana hai, bas itna hi kaafi hai kya?
Suno na, kuch kehna tha... chhodo, rehne do,
Tum to ho hi ziddi, chalo fir bataata hoon ||

Har ek baatein tumhari har pal apnapan sa laati hain,
Jaise pichle janmon ke kuch khaas rishton ki yaadein jagati hain.
Cuteness ka jaadu to hai hi tum me, par pata hai alag kya hai wo hai thodi sanjeedgi ke saath,
Ab agar ye tulna kia jaye to ye aise hai jaise chaand ki alta aur suraj ki baat ||

Apne kaam se jo lagan tum dikhati ho,
Pata hai tum hai na zindagi ko apni tariko aur saleekho ke sath sajati ho.
Chhoti se chhoti baat bhi yaad rakh leti ho,
Achha sach sach batana kya tum use dil ke panne par likhti ho.
Last aur ek bat batata hu jis tarah tumhara andaaz sabse juda hai,
Tumhari baatein bhi khud mein hi khuda hai ||

Smitten Kitten

To seem more relevant
maybe to appeal to the
needs of so many
sort the best
from the rest
some they don't get any
all for me
and none for you
thats aint nice
or cool
Share the stakes
eat the steaks
thats the golden rule.
Fiddle dancing
Horns for romancing
a groove bas
keeps the singer in tune
modest background singing
Ah question
ah ring and
maybe a sultry honeymoon
aint no question
maybe I'm guessing
we should be amused
I'll call you Honey
a lovely day
it's sunny
tonight our
Honeymoon
Blackberry and Champenge Drink
with sugar or honey
champenge and
rosemary spriggs

The Final Sentence

The final sentence that I wrote –
Ragged words I could not speak – 
And so the sentence for me spoke 
The letters written on the sheet –

The words I wrote but could not speak
Read my sentence back to me
Like shards of glass in bas relief
Spoken there for me to hear –

It read my sentence word for word
I dared not breathe – I could not speak –
‘Twas worse than I had ever heard
The words I’d written on the sheet

And though I wrote what now I heard
– The sentence and the words it spoke –
I could not take it at its word –
I took the sentence that I wrote

And dashed it on the rocks! The words,
The letters, fell – the sentence broke
And as it broke my spirit stirred
And something pure – in me – awoke –

For you, I shall

For your sake, this heart that isn't even close to me, I shall make it yours.  
If you come and reside within me, I shall turn that very heart into a temple.  
Weaving a swing from your dreams, I shall rock you upon it from dawn to dusk.  
But who am I in front of you? For you, I shall lose myself completely.  
If the stars refuse to befriend me, I shall steal them from the moon and name them after you.  
Even if you wish to walk upon a withered graveyard, I shall bloom into flowers along your path.  
And if you wish to sleep but find no cover, I shall spread my body as the softest blanket for you.



Tere khatir yeh dil jo mere hi kareeb nahi, use bhi apna loon
Tu jo aake bas jaye mujhme, ussi dil ko mandir bana loon
Khwabon ke tere jhoola bana kar, sawere shaam tujhe uspe jhula doon
Khair tere saamne main hoon bhi kya, tere khatir main khud ko gawa doon
Taare jo naa dost ho mere, chaand se unhe chura ke tere naam kar doon
Murjhe kabristan pe tu chalna bhi chaahe, toh main tere raaston main phool ban jaun
Tu sona chahe agar aur chadar na mile kahi, mere jism se tujhe narm chadar bichaa jaun

Har haal mein hum behaal rahe

Har haal mein hum behaal rahe  
Gham-e-jaan se har dam ndhaal rahe  

Tumhari chahat ki rahguzar mein  
Kabhi khaak, kabhi paimaal rahe  

Na khwab bane, na taabeer mili  
Bas azaab hi azaab ke hamaal rahe  

Dhoop sehte guzargayi sadiyaan  
Shab-e-hijr ke hi sawaal rahe  

Mohabbat ke saahil bhi door the  
Aur dil ke toofaan be-zawaal rahe  

Shajar-e-umeed ka saaya na mila  
Hum faseel-e-gham ke kamaal rahe  

Jo charaagh jalaye the aarzu ke  
Wahi aandhiyon mein bemisaal rahe  

Rah-e-wafa mein the zakhm beshumaar  
Phir bhi hanste rahe, lajawab rahe  

Humne socha tha dil ka dard sunayein  
Magar lab pe qufl, aur sawaal rahe  

Har shaam ne tanhai ka zehar diya  
Har raat ke geet bhi malaal rahe

Ye Dard-e-be-dawa Hai Aur Main Hoon

ye dard-e-be-dawa hai aur main hoon
magar ye dil-kusha hai aur main hoon

museebat aur lambi zindagaani
buzurgon kii dua hai aur main hoon

dayaar-e-ishq mein hoon aur labon par
tera hi tazkira hai aur main hoon

muqaddar ne nigaahen fer li hain
dukhon ka silsila hai aur main hoon

udhar to naam tera chal raha hai
idhar zikr-e-wafa hai aur main hoon

ghazal likhne chala furqat pe apni
radif-o-qaafiya hai aur main hoon

sunaau ehtishaam apni kahaani
yahan bas aaina hai aur main hoon

Anjaan

Tumse anjaan toh nahi, par pehchaan itni mukammal bhi nahi.
Tumse har lamha juda hai, par kahani-e-safar itna saral bhi nahi.
Tere lafzon ki khamoshi, kuch raaz chhupati hai.
Main samajhna toh chaahun, par lafz kahan ban paati hai.

Tum jo ho, woh shayad waqt ka ek haseen ishara ho.
Par mera haal-e-dil, ab tak khud se bhi pyaara ho.
Tumse itni waqif bhi nahi ki har raaz khol doon.
Par itna ajnabi bhi nahi jo har jazbaat tol doon.

Kaise kahoon mera haal-e-dil?
Har khwaab mein tera hi manzar mile.
Chaahun bayaan karna, magar lafz kho jaayein.
Tere bina yeh daastaan adhoori reh jaaye.

Tu jo hai, duaon ka asar lagta hai.
Teri har muskaan mein sehar lagta hai.
Khamoshiyon mein bhi teri baatein sunoon.
Tere saath har dard ko hanskar banoon.

Tumse ajnabi nahi, par waqif bhi poori tarah nahi.
Teri har yaad mein kuch adhoora sa basta kahin.
Safar-e-kahani, tujhse hi roshan hai.
Tere bina yeh safar bas ek dhokha sa dhundhla pal hai.

Nazm

Tu nazm banke sang chalna
Main shabd banke tujhme utaroon.
Shabdon ki dori banke tu, jehan mein utarna
Main bol banke tujhme samaoon.

Nazm jaise rag rag mein bas jaoon
Geet banke saavan jaise bahaaroon.
Tu sawal banke mujhe karna rubaru
Main jawab banke tujhme samet jaoon.

Tu raag jaise nazm ko tarashna
Main shringaar banke nazm shringaaroon.
Donon milke vaaky banayein
Har geet ko madhur sajayein.

Nazm ke bina feeka ho yeh jeevan
Ah bina kaise ho sangam.
Aao milke mitaayein jeevan se gham
Har pal nau rason se karke sansar ka beejan.

                                                                   ~Shruti

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