gul kardo i-iv

gul kardo i

sharqi tehzeeb
gharbi san'at
musjid, maikadah
mahal, khanqah
                  ta'lub 
sanad kay pyasoN ki
gul kardo, gul kardo

gul kardo ii

yeh roshni kahaaN
hay ujalay ka faraib
taa'ss'oob ka pardah
ehsaas ka dhoka
gul kardo, gul kardo

gul kardo iii

a'jub ujala hay is roshni ka

her sheh per hay sab't qeemat

ma'saway haq per...

gul kardo, gul kardo

gul kardo iv

gul kardo, gul kardo

chaa ja'aye her sheh per

tariki yaksaniyat say

aur niklay phir ik kiran

justujoo e haq ki

sada jo banay hum raq's

gul kardo iv

gul kardo, gul kardo
chaa ja'aye her sheh per
tariki yaksaniyat say
aur niklay phir ik kiran
justujoo e haq ki
sada jo banay hum raq's

gul kardo iii

a'jub ujala hay is roshni ka
her sheh per hay sab't qeemat
ma'saway haq per...
gul kardo, gul kardo

gul kardo ii

yeh roshni kahaaN
hay ujalay ka faraib
taa'ss'oob ka pardah
ehsaas ka dhoka
gul kardo, gul kardo

gul kardo i

sharqi tehzeeb

gharbi san'at

musjid, maikadah

mahal, khanqah

                  ta'lub 

sanad kay pyasoN ki

gul kardo, gul kardo

unfinished journey

wheels revolve
            faster and faster
landscape changes
            stops come and go
from windscreen 
            to rear view mirror
                         to oblivion
the destination
elusive as ever

even keel

dreams
sub for
escape
        self delusion
for even keel

safar e na mukammil

saf'r e na mukammil
pahiouN ki gardish
badaltay kinaray
dhundh ya kabhi baarish
n'janay manzil kyuN
khailti hay aank micholi

ardor i-iv

ardor i

eyes coruscating
hands gesticulating
brouhaha over 
mast snapping words
hurled with frenzy

ardor ii

kya tum ab bhee humaiN 
waisay hee chahtay ho?


do you still love me
with the same fervor?
words implode with whims
shaken, un-stirred

ardor iii

eyes coruscating
hands gesticulating
brouhaha over
mast snapping words
hurled with frenzy

jazbaat ki aa'maizish kay saath
kaisa hay yeh ehsaas e dar'd 

ardor iv

with passion aroused
caresses followed
one fell into calm sleep
the other stayed awake
till the birds chirped

ardor iv

with passion aroused
caresses followed
one fell into calm sleep
the other stayed awake
till the birds chirped

ardor iii

eyes coruscating
hands gesticulating
brouhaha over 
mast snapping words
hurled with frenzy

jazbaat ki aa'maizish kay saath
kaisa hay yeh ehsaas e dar'd 

ardor ii

kya tum ab bhee humaiN 
waisay hee chahtay ho?


do you still love me
with the same fervor?
words implode with whims
shaken, un-stirred

ardor i

eyes coruscating
hands gesticulating
brouhaha over 
mast snapping words
hurled with frenzy

human woes

with prajna*
gathered over millennia
we should be prepared 
to deal with nature 
but we do not learn 
even from the ant
such are our woes

* pure and unqualified knowledge

perpetual

soul
      and words
perpetual
      i
temporal

rumi-nation

rumi-nation

will you forgive
will He forgive
will i forget

the quest

the quest
for self
is ceaseless

momentary distractions

the promises
of fluttering butterflies
of flowing flowers
of spring in the air
of glowing faces
fail to overcome
the torments of the past
waiting for miracles

politics

spring
is in the air
       once again
but not 
in the body

colorado spruce

in the yard
the colorado spruce 
stood - a tall landmark
succumbed to winds
unparalleled

standing near
she saw the tree
s l o w l y
f
a
l 
l

d 
o
w
n

and started sobbing
i tried to console
thanking the lord 
for sparing her

but her tears  flowed
unabated for the tree.

tajas'soos

woh mila
woh gaya
sarab thaa
haqeeqat
ya weh'm

bey-ghar

ghar say jo bey-ghar hu'aye
n'janay kitnay shabistanouN maiN
guzari haiN raataiN
ghar tou hay m'gar woh manzil kahaaN
ab tou safar hee maiN aakhirat hay

degrees of intimacy

how many 
degrees
exist

mother
lover
friend
vicarious idol

is the moon
or the tide
aware if it

do'or buhat do'or

baad'louN say jhalakta hu'a chaand
aur jhil-mil kerti hui lehraiN
aur paar unkay
       do'or buhat do'or
           tujh say bhee do'or
             ik basti hay
                jo zaalimouN kay hisaar maiN hay

taa'qoob

ger pehlay il'm ho jata
sa'yaay kay taa'qoob maiN
                        waq't 
itna raigaaN na kertay

chasing shadows

wish
had known
the futility
of chasing shadows
earlier

saraab

saraab haiN kisi gum gushta dunya kay musafir
aap aur hum

lehrouN ka taj

lehrouN ka taj jhaag lamhay bhar maiN ubharta, sanwarta, bichaRta
jhaag lehrouN ka taj kahani humari kuch issi maanind hay lamhay bhar maiN...

north or south

north or south freedom a mirage wrapped in silken democracy and fed incessantly to the hungry gullible

dreamin'

dreamin'

friend asks what is he dreamin' of disheveled tired hungry cold if i were a betting person would say he'd be dreaming of aloo paratha

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

What Sort of Home Does a Homeless Man Sees in His Dreams?

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