POETRY/POLYGLOT

Birthday Reflection

All my life, I was walking on a path,
which had no destination!

Umar bhar chalte rahe un rahon pe hum jinki kabhi koi manzil hi na thi!

Image credit Tarun Author’s private album

In dhool se sanni ranho per, sochte thei ki hamare nishan toh reh jayenge!

Is raet se jo banate rahe
hum sapno ke nagar
Jante thei kya ke,
kal ki barish mei yeh mehal,
mitti ke
dhaer se
dheh jayenge!

Voh kahani jo sunani
kabhi mumkin hi na thi
Tumhe voh sunane ki
koshish karte karte,
na jane kya kya kisse
hum tum se keh jayenge!

Hum to qadmo ki aahat ke
nishan bhi nahi hei
is raet per,
ek bubude ki manind
gar aaj uthe hei toh,
ek raet kei dariya se
kal hum beh jayenge!!

Jin rasto per chal ke
kai karvan guzre,
unke to aaj mit bhi
gaye hein nishan,
Aur hum sochte thei
ki hum mei kuch…