Tuesday 25 February 2014

नज़रो की कहानी

उनकी और हमारे नैन कुछ ऐसे मिले,
जैसे बंजर ज़मीन पर फूल हो खिले। 
कुछ उनकी नज़रो ने कहना चाहा,
और कुछ हमने सुनना चाहा।

क्या जाने की वह भी वाही सोच रहे थे,
जो हम चाहते थे वह हमसे कहें?
क्या वही दास्तान वह अपने मनन में लिख रहे थे,
जिसके हज़ारों पन्ने एक नज़र में हमने लिख दीये?

इस सोच में हम तब तक खोये रहे,
जब तक वह हमारी आँखों से ओझल  न हो गए।  

हमें लगा कि शायद यह एक शुरुआत है,
एक इशारा, जो ऊपरवाले की सौगात है। 

पर कहानी तो तभी ख़त्म हो गयी थी, 
जब उन्होंने अपनी आँखों पर चश्मे का पर्दा डाल लिया।

Sunday 2 February 2014

The Three Men at Percy Street

One day sitting by the window,
Something caught my eye; previously unknown.
Three smartly dressed men and their story,
Who stood in confidence on Percy Street, hoping to make history.
But before I could see what they were doing,
My mind over my senses started ruling.
And took me into this world I often go into,
Where my dreams and imagination belong to.

I started thinking of the three men and their lives,
Where do they live? Do they take the tube? Did they bring their wives?

I last visited this part of my world,
Six and a half years ago and these thoughts since were unheard.
But today again as I sit by the same window,
Something caught my eye; previously known.
Those three smartly dressed men and their story,
Still standing there, they did make history.