Old footsteps get washed away
and new appear
on the ocean shore
The mighty waves
wash them all away
with one sweep
Violently, and
sometimes gently,
they hit the shore
bringing along
its tiny, beautiful
and colorful life.
Don’t say goodbye
My friend, today you are in a better place where pain does not exist, and I see you happy. Your body has left us but your love, the bond we shared lives within me and within everyone you loved so dearly. When I look at the rainbow I reach you as you watch the sun rise … Continue reading Don’t say goodbye
वीरानी
अब न रहा वो साज़ जो सात सुर बजायेगा टूट के निकलते हैं अल्फाज़ जुबाँ से मीठी बातों से अब ये दिल न बहल पायेगा पुराने किस्सों की मत करो बातें मुझसे दर्द जो छिपा रक्खा था, फिर उभर आयेगा मत दोहराओ चाँद के, तारों का किस्से जख्म अभी सूखा नहीं है; छेड़ोगे तो तड़प … Continue reading वीरानी
अब तो कोई आयेगा
घर की देवढी पर बैठी मैं कजरारे नैनों से ताकूं सारे रस्ते सगरी बस्ती सब सोते हैं, बस मैं जागूँ भोर भये मैं देखूँ सूरज शाम ढले मैं तारे बांचूँ क्या आओगे आप सवेरे या शाम चंदा के संग आँचल थामे ये बाट निहारूँ सूने आँगन धूप खिली फिर फूल सजे बगिया में मेरी छत … Continue reading अब तो कोई आयेगा
Dad’s fall and the hospital he was admitted to.
it was a regular Monday morning chaos till the time I received a call from Mom saying that Dad has fallen down the stairs and is not responding. Thing went from crazy chaos to urgency suddenly and we rushed, 10kms away, where they live. As we were driving, Tarique called Dr. Anup Marar, Director, Orange City … Continue reading Dad’s fall and the hospital he was admitted to.
15 years of motherhood
One of the best thing that has happened to me has been motherhood. I so vividly remember the day Aasim was born, it seems it all happend just yesterday. As a child came to us with clever one liners and sometimes very weird questions (he still does sometimes) and some of the things that he said … Continue reading 15 years of motherhood
As he turns 46 this day
In 2002, when Tarique turned 36, he wrote about counting milestones of age in decades at 6, 16, 26 and 36. So I thought on his 46th birthday I should document the last four decades, his 6th, 16th, 26th and 36th year in pictures. The photos are not of great quality, but then this post … Continue reading As he turns 46 this day
One.
The year was 1991, early June. We wanted to feel alive, what better way than go hang-gliding? He would pick me up at 4.30 AM and we would ride on his bike to the outskirts of the city to this adventure camp where we learnt hang-gliding. Years have passed us by but every time I … Continue reading One.
नील कमल
वो बूंद जो बादलों में खेलती थी आज तपती धरा की आग़ोश में समाने को बेचैन हो उठी पर फिर जब नील कमल को इठलाते देखा तो उसी की हो चली डूब गयी खो गयी सो गयी — स्वाति
एक ग़ज़ल
छोटी सी इक रात की ये मुख्तसर मुलाक़ात सितारे बिखरें हैं ज़मीं पे, मेरे घर में है काइनात रेशम के दुपट्टे से उसने यूँ लपेटे उँगलियों के तार किसी पुराने आशिक से मानों आज है मुलाक़ात रोज़ ही मिला करते थे जब मुफलिसी के दिन थे अब अच्छा वक्त है दोस्तों मग़र मस्रूफ दिन-रात बड़ी … Continue reading एक ग़ज़ल