roots down to the heart

No blood connectionNo gene in commonYet the thread of loveAnd their brotherly loveBonded them togetherTo share the wavesAnd the heatThey lived a life under different breedIn sorrow and in painThey helped each otherWithout thinking about the gainsNo hatred could lure themNo wind blew their loveThey lived in peaceThey were two neighbors

In order to achieve thatThey take no rebateThe worst among the means is a viceIt is the evil’s best priceNobody knows the consequenceWhat they gain and what they loosesUnfair means are no game plannerUse handicaps if you are smarterDo not become the foolish sinnerthe game is not always won by the winnerControl your thoughts and…

To many creaturesIs quiet from outsideAnd in the middle of itUnder a banyan treeA monk is meditatingDeep in thoughtsSaturated with prayersOpen his eyes of wisdomTo share with this world and he said;‘The more you speak the more you propagate lies’In a battle with selfHe saw a lawyer who knew the art of communicationAnd to defend…

leading to chaos andthin line separates love with hate.

Maqsood mera tameer hua hai jiske maqsad peKyun mai raaston se ghabra ke manzil se door rahoonChattane rok nahi sakti raasta deewanon kaParwane jalte rehte hain phir bhi mastane hain.Milti gayi mohlat, luft hum uthate gayeJab waqt ne khichi dori, mitti ankhon mein gayi.

in competition

The flames grow thick leaving behind the smoke and dustFragrance is spread by those who keep check on their desires

clouds moving across

in languid water

It could not bear the heat of summerNor the heat of burning desiresHeart revolt with materialistic headLove eventually evaporated to skyClouds could not bear the pressureAnd cracked with thundering soundTo wipe the guilt and soothe the egoTime playing its flute with tidesWashing away the dust and dirtWith sweet notes of cuckoo in bushWith preening peacock…

Prophet by birthSuch was Isa'(Pbuh) the blessed oneHealed the leppersOppressed and dead to lifeBy the permission of AlmightyHe was sent as a mercy to thePeople of Jerusalem with HolyBook called BibleWe believe him as messenger of GodAnd the messages he brought.He will come back againTo guide the world.

Our deeds make them to ring louderOthers wonder why some bells are so loudThe good we do to othersRing back to us with multifoldWe hope to cure the pains of many suffering soulsBy our kind words, helping hand and being humanLet the better sense prevail in this worldAnd let the bells of happiness ring forever…

lips does the talking

एक निश्वर शरीर में मेरे तुमने ही दीप जलाया हैऔर लेकर के फिर इसकोतूफानों में चलने का हुक्म बताया हैकब तलक चलता रहूँ मै इन साँसों के सहारेये ज़िन्दगी मै जी रहा हूँ, लेकिन है ये नाम तुम्हारेक्या बताऊँ, क्या छुपाऊं,कुछ भी तो नहीं है बस में मेरेख्याल भी जो आये, उसे जानते हो तुमऑंखें…

When life sucks from every emotion I carryTo them what remains, matter nothingLife’s goal is in the hand of my dreamsTo them what time reveals, matter nothingNow mirror scares me time and againTo them my images, matter nothingIn all the circumstances, I must keep patience ‘Ashi’To them what I carry, matters nothing.

Are for youBarren and uncoveredThis silver moon keeps silenceAnd never reveals to anyoneUnless you do no wrongOr transgress the limits setBy the darkness, the stars, the firefly’sAnd the wandering wind blindedBy the dewdrops and thick cloudsO my love if you are pure, trueAnd faithful then enjoy the charmOf the night without being fearfulAnd if you…

फिर भी ख्यालों में आ जाता हूँ अक्सरवरना फासले है कई दरमियान हमारेगुम सुम जब भी होती हो तुममैं होता हूँ संग तुम्हारेऔर कुछ हो न होइतना बाकी प्यार है दरमियान हमारेन किताब न कोई कलाम छोडे जाऊँगाजब जाऊँगा तब फ़क़त नाम छोडे जाऊँगामिल जायेगा बदन ख़ाक में मेरा एक दिनइश्क़ हूँ मैं आशिक़ की…

Nobody knows which way it will fallWho tossed it and for whom?A million dollar question,Flying up like a balloonCertainly life, blames fateAnd fate curses, deathIn-between we areSilently waiting for the fall….

चमकती थी रौशनी बन, आँखों के दायरों मेंआज छोड़ गयी वो मुझे, इन वीरान सफर की राहों मेंकिस लिए चलाती थी मुझे, किसके लिए चलती थी?कैसा ये सफर था, कौन सी मंज़िल थी?कुछ अधूरे सवालों को दिए हाथो में मेरेआज गयी वो छोड़ कर मुझे, लड़ने अपने ख्यालों सेमिली रही मुझ से इतना फिर क्यों…

जो मुड़कर देखु पीछे तो लगे हैकल ही छुआ है इसने मुझेहवा कुछ बदली सी लगे हैमौसम भी कुछ कहे हैपल छूट गए राह में कहींबीत गया एक ज़माना जाने कहींवो वादियां, वो फ़िज़ा वो नदियां है अब कहाँआईना भी दिखा रहा है चेहरे पर झुर्रियांवक़्तहै कि बस दौड़ रहा हैदिल है केयादों के मोती…

countless errors seen

समुंदर में उठती लहरेंपत्तों से गुज़रती हवाएंपहाड़ों से गुज़रते पंछीतुम मेरी बाँहों में इस तरह से समाती हो जैसेतालाब में मछलियांकाँटों पे फूलदातों के बीच ज़बानऔर हम साथ साथ ऐसेहैं जैसेज़मीनऔर आसमानरेत और रेगिस्तानऔर हमारी ज़िन्दगी ऐसी है जैसेदो जिस्म और एक जानसिर्फ तुम और मैThis is a translation of the poemI Reside Between Your…

Like clouds you float on airJust look for mountain and bewareSo long you are dry you shall float in skyWith heaviness you will fallYour fate will be decided by airWhether to take you to the farmland or to any wetland,Remember dry earth will absorb you,mountain will slide youWith river you will lose identity,If you are…

She was cool as cucumberNever ever shoutedNor did she punish any studentsShe always encouraged being creativeShe taught us Hindi and SanskritHer way was unique since she was pursuingHer master’s degree and I rememberHer rendition of one small poem on nature“ Bason ka jhurmut, Sandhya ka chut put,Hain chehak rahi chidiya, Tvt Tut tut Tvt tut…