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नींद


जब तुम्हारी थकी थकी पलकें
बंद होकर खुलती हैं
जैसे नींद ने चौकठ से आवाज़ दी हो
और तुम, वापिस आई हो
मुझे बुलाने के लिए, सपनो की उस दुनिया में


होठो पे हरकत करती वो मंद सी मुस्कान
खींच लेती है मुझे
जैसे वादा कर रही है मुझसे कोई
और तुम, मेरे काँधे पर हाथ रखती हो
मुझे बुलाने के लिए, सपनो की उस दुनिया में


अधूरी रह जाती है मेरी कहानी हर रोज़
एक बंद कलम, एक अधूरे काग़ज़ पर
जैसे अधूरा होता हूँ में तुम्हारे बिना
और तुम, लिख देती हो मेरे हाथ पर अपना नाम
मुझे बुलाने के लिए, सपनो की उस दुनिया में

I do Not Love You... By pablo neruda

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

that this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

--- pablo neruda

Love song (Supposedly)

every day
we keep drifting away
when you read a book
and i just strum my guitar
just not to speak
just not to stay
so baby lemme write a song for you
once again

i know
you got a job and a hefty pay
when my gig is still on the hook
and i just strum my guitar
just let me wait
its all i can do, (for now)
but baby lemme write a song for you
once again

i know
you got friends n what they say
but i remember that look
when i d strum my guitar
just to make you speak
just to make you stay
so baby lemme write a song for you
once again


Coz i cant talk much
and million things he can say
but baby words had no meaning
when i d strum my guitar
and i know its not my way
i just cant say i love you
but baby lemme sing it for you
the song i just wrote for you

Aadat...

teri hasi se judi hai saansein meri
tujhe aadat kahun ya mohabbat
dar iska nahi ke tu be-wafa hoga
dar hai ke wafa mein jal jaunga
na rok hi lun khudko had-e-shauq se pahle
ise himmat kahun ya fitrat
teri hasi se...

Quotes...

"If we all learned what we should learn, the first time round, we wouldn’t need love."

"Jealousy, like the flawed love that bears it, has no respect for time or space or wisely reasoned argument. Jealousy can raise the dead with a single, spiteful taunt, or hate a perfect stranger for nothing more than the sound of his name."

"...when we fall in love with someone our greatest fear is that they wont love us back,what we should fear instead is that we wont stop loving them.."

-- from Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts