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Thursday, May 31, 2018

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

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

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

Monday, May 28, 2018

gul kardo ii

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

Sunday, May 27, 2018

gul kardo i

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

Saturday, May 26, 2018

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

Friday, May 25, 2018

even keel

dreams
sub for
escape
        self delusion
for even keel

Thursday, May 24, 2018

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

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

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

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

ardor iv

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

Monday, May 21, 2018

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 

Sunday, May 20, 2018

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

Saturday, May 19, 2018

ardor i

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


Friday, May 18, 2018

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

Thursday, May 17, 2018

perpetual

soul
      and words
perpetual
      i
temporal

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

rumi-nation

rumi-nation

will you forgive
will He forgive
will i forget

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

the quest

the quest
for self
is ceaseless

Monday, May 14, 2018

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

Sunday, May 13, 2018

politics

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

Saturday, May 12, 2018

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


o
w
n

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

but her tears  flowed
unabated for the tree.

Friday, May 11, 2018

tajas'soos

woh mila
woh gaya
sarab thaa
haqeeqat
ya weh'm

Thursday, May 10, 2018

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

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

degrees of intimacy

how many 
degrees
exist

mother
lover
friend
vicarious idol

is the moon
or the tide
aware if it

Tuesday, May 08, 2018

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



Monday, May 07, 2018

taa'qoob

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

Sunday, May 06, 2018

chasing shadows

wish
had known
the futility
of chasing shadows
earlier

Saturday, May 05, 2018

saraab

saraab haiN kisi gum gushta dunya kay musafir
aap aur hum

Friday, May 04, 2018

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...

Thursday, May 03, 2018

north or south

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

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

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

Tuesday, May 01, 2018

khud kalami

khud kalami kaun ho kahaaN ho boltay kyuN nahiN bolo jawab do warna log tumhari khaamoshi ka badla mujh se laiNgay