Friday, April 8, 2011

Mir-Taqi-Mir

Ashk aankh mien kab nahi aata,

Lahoo aata hai jab nahi aata

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

BharatVarsh

kisi sagar ke tat per
ek parvat kee oat mien
koi chota saa gaon basa tha
aur gaon se gujarti thee woh ek nadi

chanchal, chapal, atrapt, anchooi
sakhiyon sang jhoomti, amrit barsati
parvat peeta ke seene pe khelti
aur sagar ke hridya se ja milti

asankhya kadamon kee taal thee
aseemit jeevan ke sur the
har bhor, prkriti kee good mein jaagti
her raat, sapnaon mein kho jaati

kuch aisa tha yeh gaon
kisi kamal mein soi himgiri sa
ya koi seep mein chupa moti
kuch aisa tha yeh gaon

kheton mein log shradha bote the
akaash ummeed barsata
jeevan ke ankur phoothte
aur sasoon ko tript karte

ek oar kanak kee hariyali thee
to ek oar sarsoon kee lalima
khushaali charoon taraf lehlahati thee.............



us varsh bhee, badalon ka jamghat laga
jhinguron ne wohi raag gaye
per waqt mein sab parinit hai
akaash poora saal soona raha

jeevan kee ek matr aasha thee
woh simatati ja rahi jeevan dhaara
bhook aur majboori ke tale dabi
bhawnayein karwat badal chuki thee

sawarg ko insaan
bhookhandon mein bantne ja raha tha
bandhnein ja raha tha
swachand amrit dhaara ko

adrishya karnon, aur vikrit sidhaanton ke liye
ek oar hara, aur ek oar peela aakash baant liye gaye
baant lee gayi saagar kee ret, baant lee gayi parvat kee chaon
aur baandh diya gaya, vistaar annpoorna ka................



bhatki hui bhawnayien, badhti rahi
rishtoon ke bandhan, charmrate rahe
jakhmon se lahoo rista raha
samay ka ajgar phonkarta raha

aur dheere dheere dono oar kee faslein
us nadi ko bhulaati chali gayi
sankshipt vichaar, vyavharon mein badle
aur vyavhaar, vichaardhaaraon mien

aab, vartmaan kee karmbhoomi thee
aur itihaas ka gyaan
aab vishwaas tha parvat sa aatal
aab nishchay tha sagar se vishaal

aur the swapn....
aashcharya ko bhi aachambhit karne ke

nitye se hatne ke liye
rooyi ke khet banaye gaye
kapaas kee safed koplein
mann ko anaandit karne lagi

samay badal raha tha
sanskriti badalne lagi

per samay kee kokh
kuch aur hee dabay thee
kapaas peeli padne lagi
dharti ke pyaase hoonth phatne lage

shaktiheen jism tootate ja rahe the
nirakaar hoti aashayien dam todne ko thee................



jeevan kee jhalak bas sagaar mein dikhti thee
uski laal garbh mien bhavishya ke sapne chupe the
uski oonchi uthti lehroon mien
oosi laalima ka tej tha, bhor ka prakaash tha

shaant evam vitrit,
poora gagan ek sa tha
matmaila per pavitr

woh sagar kee lehrein
woh vicharoon kee aandhi
dono kee disha
samay ke saath badal gayi

raqtranjit aashayien
phir se besahara thee
kamzoor bhawnayien
baandh ke sahare khadi thee......................



ek aatish phir jali
umeed phir jaagi
sarsoon ke peele khet
phir se lehlahane lage

podhoon ke oat mien
podhe badhte rahe
sarsoon ke boote pedon
ka bhi paani pee gaye

hari ghaas tak peeli pad gayi
surya adivtya tej per tha
atrapt nadi, aant tak
chapatati rahi, simatati rahi

us gaon ke nishaan
baandh ke paas pade hien
samay kee ret se aaj bhi
us swarg kee gandh aati hai

parvat aaj bhi mook kkhada hai
saagar raah dekhta hai

sab prashnoon se agrim
aaj yeh yeh sab prashn karte hien
sab aashaon se uper

aaj yeh sab hamse aasha karte hien......................

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Blue Moon

Blue moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Scream!!!!!!!!!!!

a long winding road
crossed by few
thoughts in mind ??

sea splashing its wings
on a rocky beach
to break free, to die ??

sunrise on ice, eternity
the sheets show him his face
for him to face, reality ??

the god, creates me
for my absurd existence
to award, to avenge ??

arise, awake ohhh glory
and reveal once again
that you obliterate !!!

challenge my thoughts,
my freedom, my reality
or annihilate my existence !!!

to decease, to burnout
i opt over
the wait to be passed over !!!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Women's Reservation Bill

Women's reservation bill: As if we need any....

1. The head of the ruling party is a Lady (Naturalized Indian)
2. The head of opposition party
3. The Lok Sabha Speaker
4. The Persident
5. 59 Women in the 15th Lok Sabha

Well at this rate, men would need a reservation bill. Jokes aside here is my take on this stupid reservation bill. And I am more than confident that any sensible woman will agree to what I have to say:

Primarily, its a top down approach of the government for women empowerment. Govt largely asumes that when more women will be in lok sabha, more women freindly laws will be formulated. Now I doubt that:

1. The bill ensures a certain constituencies reserved for women. Which may mean that existing MP's will just let thier wifes/sisters/daughters/daughter-in-laws contest in elections. Hence more than 30% our lok sabha will be just dummy candidates. Which adds to the horror of decision making. Since every decision has to suit the person who's actually calling the political shots. Isnt it more harmful than the existing situation.

2. Atleast government should be an equal opportunity employer. This bill garuntees that even the highest office in the country will not be on merit. And politicians are arguing whether there should still be reservation for lower castes within this reservation.

3. The most important by accepting this reservation bill women accept that they have a minority / inferior status and that's why they need this reservation to compete.


I strongly argue that we should rather apply bottom to top approach. With the emancipation of women at the lowest strata of social pyramid. I will support panchayat reservations, would also support 50% delegation to girls only schools, colleges, medical schools (i know its going to raise some eyebrows, but in our rigid patriarchal society we need women doctors more than men)etc etc.

Shantanu

A couplet

kabhi kisi ko muquamal jahan nahi milta
kahin jameen to kahin aasman nahi milta

Tere Jahaan mien aisa nahi ke pyaar na ho
Jahan umeed ho uski wahan nahi milta

Nida Fazli

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Ardh Satya

Chakravyuh mein ghusne se pehle,
kaun tha mein aur kaisa tha,
yeh mujhe yaad hi na rahega.
Chakravyuh mein ghusne ke baad,
mere aur chakravyuh ke beech,
sirf ek jaanleva nikat’ta thi,
iska mujhe pata hi na chalega.
Chakravyuh se nikalne ke baad,
main mukt ho jaoon bhale hi,
phir bhi chakravyuh ki rachna mein
farq hi na padega.
Marun ya maarun,
maara jaoon ya jaan se maardun.
iska faisla kabhi na ho paayega.
Soya hua aadmi jab
neend se uthkar chalna shuru karta hai,
tab sapnon ka sansar use,
dobara dikh hi na paayega.
Us roshni mein jo nirnay ki roshni hai
sab kuchh s’maan hoga kya?
Ek palde mein napunsakta,
ek palde mein paurush,
aur theek taraazu ke kaante par
ardh satya.