It was just a tear drop

Laughing, giggling, playing, teasing and it appears
And then falls and submerges in a placid pool
The blue waters, so serene, carry it away in such peace
Or it gets whisked off by harsh freezing winds. Where did it go?
Snowflakes blind me for a minute and its all but gone for ever.
I didnt hear it go, but do I even know its sound.
Or the harsh, dry sun, burns it off quickly on my face.
That was too soon, I barely even felt it.
Songs always see it fall quietly through the notes
seeping away hidden in crescendo, decrescendo.

Memories, yes what about them
They do make it appear
But its learnt how to go from them now too.
It wasnt easy to drag my lashes out of my heart
but one drop at a time is my rule, so no more
But what of the daily rites and the rituals
And my comings and goings and all the in between
How do I explain it between them all?
I barely notice where it goes then at times.
But I smile, And I smile, it was just a tear drop.

Na hua par na hua

Woh gallian theen, woh raahein thi apni
Gulon mein dhaki chatt, os se atti ghas
Na hua par na hua kuch apna, na sahi
Woh subhein aateen theen dheere
Motia ki mehek, girti padti kirnein
Na hua par na hua kuch apna, na sahi
Woh dupeherein, jo lambi ummer talak na katte
Saroo ki sargoshi, amrood ki chilti shaakh
Na hua par na hua kuch apna, na sahi
Woh shaamein, dhalta sooraj , kheera aankhein
Duur talak jaati parindoon ke uunchi dorein
Na hua par na hua kuch apna, na sahi
Woh raatein, kabhi tapish aatish ki, aur moongphali
Ya phir chaand aur sargoshi hawa ki
Na hua par na hua kuch apna, na sahi

Ahista Ahista

Mitt'ti ja rahi hai jaan tumhari, ahista ahista
Gard udd rahi hai, pair dhans rahe hain
Ruuh kheenchi bhi jachuki
Dhadhkan saakit bhi hochuki
Par kuch hai abhi baaki
Keh chalta hai waqt ahista
Keh azziatt ka kaam hain kheenchana
Keh dard ka maksad hai todna
Keh jab tak na nikle damm, ranj rehta hai
Keh jab tak na nikle jaan, soz badhta hai

Bohot hua tau aik lamha phir dejaana
Aik jhalak, aik lams, aik saaya sa dejaana
Safar hoga lamba, hai aag sa bhi ik darya
Woh jhalak saath chali tau bepayan na hoga
Woh lams thaam ke katwaiee gi mera safar
Woh saaya dhaanp ke rakhe ka har pal
Na karna der itni ke saakit ho jaye
Jaane bina phir jaan tumhari reh jaye
Na karna der itni ke bemarham reh jaye
Marhamgar si woh jaan tumhari yuunhi teher jaye

Dil ke konay mein

Dil ke konay mein kya baitha hai koi chupke se
Na hai laghzish, na hai jumbish, na hi saya hai koi
Khamoshi ka intizaar karti hai par aahat uski
Dabi dabi si leher, phailti jaati hai phir uski
Kabhi dhundlake mein rok leti hai kadam
Yaklakht saya sa jaise gher leta hai koi
Dagmagati hui jaan sambhalti hai phir mushkil se
Ruuh ki kheech jaati hai badi mushkilon se phir
Ladhkharahat kyun hai, kapkapi kyun hai, jaan jaati kyun hai
Na hai laghzish, na hai jumbish, na hi saya hai koi

Ab ka sawan

Aankhon ki baat duub gaye

Jahan sehraoon ka samandar tha

Ab keh aaya sawan hai

Kuch taana baana

Kuch lamhon ka taana baana

Kuch saath ka udharna bunana

Ik aahat, ik saaya, ik lams, ik muskurahat

Ik harf, ik baat, ik yaad, ik khwab

Sab shab samet legi, subah roshan kardegi

Not anymore

I don't need to write you a love letter anymore

Just read my face

The look in my eyes has enough emotion

The touch of my hand has enough words

The smile says it all

The kiss has it all

My scent is the same

You brought it's trail with you

My soul is the same

You had kept it with you

I don't need it from you too, you see

I just read your face

The look in your eyes is my own

The touch of your hand is my own

The pain says it all

The tone says it all

Your shadow is my own

I've carried it with mine

Your life is my own

I live it with mine