remember that part

one day
it maybe so
bitterness will cloud your heart
some laugh will hurt
pierce deep will a re mark
a story, will make you start

them faces will turn colors
the heart will be frost
it will feel lost
that day
remember them heart
that which touched a corner
or stirred some part

I remind myself
the stillness of that lake
the lush green grass
that mountain's gaze
that rushing creek and the children's play
the wonder of that child
seeking a friendly part

- time pass

walk to the sea

we stared at the vacancy
my heart and I
what good it be
I said to me
a long walk to the sea
O the gutsy waves!
hear their rush
they will hit the shore
and once more
and once more

The Land Spoke

Who heard her
we do not know
but thus spoke the land
when life lay low
"torn apart by this endless war
I bring myself to your altar!
my words have no power
my voice is faint
but arms are flail
did you see my heart
or did you hear my wail?"

The captain's call

the ship was a sinkin
and the horizon wasn't avail
thus given the sail
the captain climbed aloft and uttered
"my crew!
we may perish, flounder, or prevail
but let it not be said
that mighty wasn't our heart
you may be thinkin
the ship's sinking
what use is this
I say to you my fellows
with whom I have seen grief and joy
let a moment not be passing by
for we cannot die
until we are alive
so take hold of your posts
man the wheel,
and steady the sail!"

kankar

faiz nadiya ret kankar
pani bahta jaye
bahta jaye

Light

the stars are visible
but far apart
sometimes it's the earthern lamp
who may light your heart

Hear me Wanderer

restless in heart
I do my part
the shoulders are heavy
and the head runs low
I dove deep
now I don't know how
to go back high

O wanderer,
speak thy heart
for the world is forlorn
when love runs dry

Are stars your language
or the night sky?
O wanderer
speak thy heart
for lines are deep
on the faces of passers by

(Searched all his life
the bard
with all his might
to find the solace
of the wanderers light)

Are words your wisdom
or the mountain high
O wanderer
speak thy part
for there's no comfort
in the homeless heart

aimless heart

aimless heart
the streets I wandered
I followed the faces
of passer bys

the roads I turned
the time I squandered
aimless heart
I wondered why
they were there
and here was I

mitti

lau jale maddham
deepak lau jale maddham

tapi woh mitti
jali woh mitti
barse baadal
gili mitti

lau jale maddham
deepak lau jale maddham

jami woh mitti
thani woh mitti
barse badal
bahi woh mitti

lau jale maddham
deepak lau jale maddham

main woh mitti
tu woh mitti
barse badal
maadho mitti

lau jale maddham
deepak lau jale maddham

peepal panchi

sanjh bhayi gaye saaye re
peepal panchi aaye re

woh peepal baithe panchi re
chah chah karte panchi re
jahan peepal dal phailaye re
wahin chain bas aaye re

sanjh bhayi gaye saaye re
peepal panchi aaye re

monsoon wind

main chatakhni kholiyaan
bhini bhini hawa re aayi
main sab bhuliyaan
saans rangon rang purvayi

chatakhni=the window knob
kholiyaan=opened
purvayi=wind from the east?

sikta bhutta

dab tap badal girti baarish
chat chat koyle sikta bhutta
dab tap
chat chat

badal ne
thani aaj hai manmaani
thani aaj hai manmaani
girta paani
girta paani

ruka jo paani
thama jo pani
phir chat chat koyle sikta bhutta
chat chat
chat chat

- random tp. Am trying to depict a passage of time, hope it makes sense. if doesn't, oh well :)

chaah

faiz ki chaukhat par
raat ki sigdi yun jale
yaadon ke mehfil jame
armaanon ki baat chale

raat kalikh gahraye
aangaron ki aanch badhe
faiz gaaye, taan lagaye
man ki saanch rah jaye
baki sab beh jaye

monsoon

faiz jab boonda-baandi aaye
niche ped khada ho jaye
aur amma ki yaad lagaaye
"beta chatri phir ghar bhool aaye"

- zok tha vi

ibadat

jis maidan ke chor
kai lambe ped hai badhe
yaar tu milna kabhi
wahin kisi chanv ke tale

tu bahti dhara milna
tu toot-ta tara milna
faiz jo hum bande milenge
phir ik choti si ibadat kahenge

chal mere sang

madhham hawa main patte yun lehraye
laga jindagi humse kah rahi
chal beh mere sang
main jindagi beh rahi
main jindagi beh rahi

patte = leaves
lehraye = wave
sang = with
beh = flow

dhun

chahakti lau ne mujhse kaha
tu mujhmain hai
main tujhhmain hoon

mehakti mitti ne mujhse kaha
tu mujhmain hai
main tujhmain hoon

main dhuni sunta raha
main dhuni sunta raha

- late night sillyness

lau=flame
chahakti=chirpy,moving
mehakti=fragrant
dhun=passion?

anubhooti

faiz be-baat hi
jo nain bhar aaye
phir kya apne
kya paraye

nain = eyes
anubhooti = experience

ganga-tat

faiz palaken band kiye
har dua mang aaye
shayad bhule se hi
tujhe ek lag jaye

woh

bahti hawa hai
jo darwaze par khadkhadaye
aapne aap aaye
aapne aap jaye

girti baarish hai
jo patre par tadtadaye
aapne aap aaye
aapne aap jaye

yaad main hai
har ek fariyaad main hai
woh apne aap aaye
aapne aap jaye

aankhon ki nami hai
sanson ki thami hai
aapne aap aaye
aapne aap jaye

-okay. we are just getting lofty hear..
-and "apne aap aaye/jaye" seems heard somewhere, can't recollect where. shubha mudgal song maybe..

rang bhar

kai auron ki tasveeren bani hain
tere rangon se
faiz tu jindagi rang bhar
ke tere rangon se
kai aankhen saji hain

kai=many

oh well

Past few months there have been times when I've felt I have grown old. Occasionally I fantasize a retirement. It would be nice to retire to a quiet place where there is a flowing river. A convertible for an occasional get out would be nice, but I wouldn't mind if it's not there. Would be good if there are wise people to sit with. People who can tell stories of the days gone by, and the times to come.

oh well

I listen to radio on my cell these days when I return from work. Today I had just got into the auto, I put my earphones back on and suddenly a tune played that I haven't heard in a while. jai ho. Stirred the inside for a few secs, felt the hollow in the stomach. Came home and ate a lot, stuffed myself up. heh.

tera falak

faiz utha nazar
ji bhar ke dekh
tu tanha nahi
ke falak tere saath hai

falak=star,sky

in that moment

That strip of sky, and those few stars, how far did they carry Gora today from the accusstomed world of his everyday life, and from the well-known round of his daily work! They had watched for ages the rise and fall of countless dynasties, the prayers and efforts of unnumbered centuries; and yet, at the call of one human heart to another from the fathomless depths of life, those stars and that sky seemed to vibrate with some speechless hankering from the verge of the world!

- in "Gora", by Tagore

yahin tak

faiz dekhe tasveeren jage
jo jindagi kabhi apni thi
ab anjani lage

shoot me a star

it's a pretty night tonight
I play a game with the sky
dare you
shoot a star past me by

bheetar

faiz pooche ghalib se
jis-se roshan jindagi har bashinde ki
phadphadati wahi lou tujhmain bhi
aur mujhmain bhi?

bheetar=inside
bashinda=inhabitant
phadphadati=flicker

- I kno it's nonsense :)

us din

shaam dhali hi thi
ki barbast hawa tez chali
tadtadati baarish patre par padi
dil ke kisi kone main
bachpan ki sigdi phir jali

aven hi

tu jaan le jahan
main je karan, main je kahan
thora buzdil hai
magar saacha mera dil hai

- to the world, just like that

banjara

bazar khada faiz muskaraye
jindagi ne kai shahar ghumaye
har shahar se nikale gaye
kabhi apne haathon
kabhi paraye

par kahte hai faiz ka koi ek thikana nahi hai
faiz kai shaharon main basta hai
har bazar main jab mela lagta hai
wahin kahin kisi kone main
faiz phir khada hasta hai

har bazar main jab mela lagta hai
faiz phir khada hasta hai

faith in free air

when dawn broke with fanfare
this I said to the free air
I'll keep my heart
and you keep them fair

soon it was noon and the sun was unfair
but this I said to the free air
I'll hold my heart
and you help my despair

unexpected twilight brought the night
and this I said to the free air
it's dark and I've lost my sight
but you keep my heart
and I'll keep me fair

- random lines after watching dead poet's society

Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love

- Yann Martel, Life of Pi

They say

by sharing you multiply the blessing, so here we go:

I wish both of you a great life together
together, may you have a life full of love and laughter and content

in living
may you share your happiness
and bring joy and warmth to your loved ones
may you rise to your aspirations
be prosperous and healthy
and may you enjoy the small and grand things alike
of this wonderful earth

in times weary
may the friends and family always surround
and may the heart guide you
may you be each other's strength
and may you find care

in life
may you find good company
and there be music, there be dance
may sunshine always grace your home
the night always bring you comfort
and the morning hope

may others be done good by you
may others be good unto you
may you live a life fulfilled

that and all the much more
with all my heart I wish both of you
a beautiful life together

kaafir musafir

maula koi mazar toh bula
ke matha tek aaon
main kaafir hi sahi
par tu chahe toh main sadke jaon

I just wanted to compose something and this is the best I could do. Dont know what it means. Anyways, it's headache time again and I am going to sleep.

summer of 69

A couple of minutes ago it played in some cubicle

"I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played 'til my fingers bled
It was summer of '69

Me and some guys from school
Had a Band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Joey got married
Shoulda known we'd never get far

Oh when I look back now
The summer seems to last forever
And if I had the choice
Ya - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life"

I listened carefully. Until someone picked up their phone.

3:00am

and I can't sleep, so I am trying to understand the purpose of life, the universe and my existence. Good idea eh?

After a lot confusion a consensus has emerged. The purpose of life is do something, the universe to help it do something, and my existence is to do something with it. I tell you all this nonsense is a conspiracy by the neighboring nation. That is why I've decided to give them a show cause notice, and wait for their response before I deal with this further.

haar

aisa kyun hai
ki jeet toh sabki hai
haar bas apni hai?