Dua

Kehta hun khuda se, main apni dua main
har khushi mile use , apni jindagi main
aur karta hun iltja ki ab aur koi chah na ho mujhe
gar woh khush hain, toh yeh sansen chalti rehengi.

Jaahir si baat

Jaahir si baat thi, jaahir na hui kabhi
Hothon pe thehri thi, par lafz mukammal na hue
Pata unko bhi tha, pata humko bhi tha
Pata tha duniya ko bhi, lekin milna mumkin na hua.
Thode se hum jijh-key, thode se woh jijh-key
Isi jijhak main duriyan ban gayi
Phir mile woh humse, phir jaahir na hui.
Jaahir kya kar paate hum?
Ab woh...... kisi aur ke the.

Dil ki ek baat

Humne kaha ki duniya jeet jayenge agar tum haath thaam lo,
hume kahan elm tha ki pairon main zanjeer lipat jayegi

chahte the udna panchiyon ki tarah gagan main,
tumne dor baandh kar patang kar diya

socha tha ki har bandhan khul jayega,
pata na tha ki uska bhi ek dayara hai

kabhi sochte hain ki tum badal jaoge,
ya phir hum hi badal jayenge
bus yeh nahi soch paate ki, dono akhir kya ho jayenge

Kuch Zulfein

Kuch Zulfein toh baagi bhi honi chahiye
jo hawa ke saath behna jaanti hon
aapas main ulajhti hon, toot-ti hon
saath rehkar bhi juda hon
chehre pe lipatne ki himakat karein
nazaron ki beadabi ko dhank dein,
ya phir sirf nazar ko chod kar chupa dein chehre ko
dewane ko karein bekaraar
Kuch Zulfein toh baagi bhi honi chahiye,
hawa ka rukh jaan-ney ke liye...

Dancing to life

She was born to dance.... to herself
It made her happy, Made her sad,
It made her a sinner and a saint
She would be the queen
she would be the slave;
she was everything in the world
and its emptiness too,
It made her reach high and low both in one go;
she performed for others , but danced for herself more
she ruled the world with no control;
she inspired madness which made sense to her;
she chose to be still in the rhythm and move without music around;
Everyone could see but it was still unseen
Someone could guess that she made a mess, but the glow on her face made it worth it
when there was no one around and she become a seductress,
When crowds were looking she became an actress
The 'know- it- all' who knows that she knows not. She moves with confidence into the unknown;
Sure that she’ll get up even if she falls. That at the end of the day,
it is what who she is that counts and not what people think she is.

Free....

She knows she is not free,
Chained by the shackles of society who made those for security,
She is afraid of herself…if only she knew
That the only duty that she has was to be happy with herself
She knows that she is not free,
Falling and falling everyday from the her own eyes
Cause she can’t decide, what does she want
Cos she does not know, wht is right and what is wrong
For her and for others
Why is it fair, and why it isn’t…
She knows she is not free,
But she needs to try, try as long as she can cause then it will give what she wants,
love, happiness and peace
but it’s a long road…an arduous task
the enemy inside is hard to fight..harder to identify
it sometimes defines you…can she lose this definition
does she want to??
She is not free…not yet…but she will be
Hope survives…

a few thoughts when i came to mumbai last year..

Bombay
new experience
new way of life
a lot of help
a lot of independence
a lot to learn
a lot to observe
feeling like a fool
determined to make a mark & a need to be resilient


Strangers
a new way to trust strangers
a new way to mistrust too!
people helping/harming without reason, as long as their work is done


Getting to know me &
getting to know you
perpetual competition & dependence,
you know its there
i know it too!

Life is teaching you
No time to miss anybody but time enough to get lost
no time to care but time to realize
its time to grow up, even though you despise
grow into a new you, grow up urself
be a part of the crowed & still be myself
the fragrance is you & not the perfume
the breeze is your smile, not what they assume
be kind all the time but be careful too
for kindness is not demanded but earned

Past
Clear your soul
Clear your mind
Leave what was,
put everything behind

Mumbai Local
For a new day, new pastures
new truths & new ventures
live with purpose, live life as it comes
i know its like a paradox, but life is a bunch of contradictions!!
so..focus on the destination, but enjoy your journey..just like mumbai local


Just be
Know that ur the best,
you gotta be,
for you know that its a test,
but you are happy.