There are some people in this world who bring out the best in you. And then there are those who bring out the worst. But there is a third type, the rare kind of person that is extremely hard to find. This is the kind of person that brings out the most in you, whether it be good or bad.

They make you cry at ten pm and then make you laugh hysterically at three am. They gingerly trail their thumb along yours while holding your hand and then stay horribly silent when they see tears tumbling down from your eyes.  They make you love the arguments, because everything they say is driven by ardor instead of acrimony. They make you begin to recognize the genuine affection that is hidden in the smallest of smirks.

They don't gently wipe away your tears and tell you it will be okay, but pick you up by the arm and tell you that yes, life will ******* over. Because they know that this is what is going to get you to finally stand up for yourself.  They tell you blatantly when your jokes ****, and insist on better ones. They make you feel so alive that you know you would follow them straight into hell if it means you can keep getting your fix. They cry easily, but due to the fact that they feel so much, and so much of it is for you.

They aren't your significant other, but they sure as hell give you a significant life.

Zindagi ne, is kaddar, kiya hai,  bas vaar
Bina koi,  churee,  ya koi,  talwaar

Ghaayal; dil ye hua,  baar, baar
Zindagi ne, di,  chotain hazaar

Gaye thay,  hum,  is tarah se,  bikhar
jooda na, paye thay phirse ye jigar

khaamoshi se, milta tha,  bas, karaar
tanhayeeon se , karte thay, iqraar

Jhanke, hum jab, dil ke, jo andar
Sach nikala, gehrayion se, baahar

Shikayat hai, ab na, koi takraar
karne lage hai, hum, khudse jo pyaar!



Translation in English

Self Love


Life has waged on me many a war
Without even a sword or a dagger so far

The heart was wounded time and again
Life hurt and caused me so much pain

My life was but thrown helter skelter
I could not piece my heart together

Silence was but my solace
Solitude was my only grace

When I dug deep within me
The truth I could clearly see

I have no grievances or complaints now
Having realized the importance of self-love

Shiddat se jise manga hai
Kya tum wohi **?


Jiski Shayaari mein **
ek meetha sa junoon
Kya tum wohi **?

Fitrat jiski ** Farishton si
Kya tum wohi **?

Innayat ** jisme ittar sa
Kya tum wohi **?


Nazron mein jiske **
sab bande  khuda ke
Kya tum wohi **?

Tarranum mein
talaasha jise
Kya tum wohi **?

Rooh mein bas jaaye jo
Kya tum wohi **?

Shiddat se jise manga hai
Kya tum wohi **?

Ek din ki hai, ye, dastaan
Bichad gaye, do dil, yahan- wahan

Karvate,  badal rahi thi, dharti
Angdaiyan, le raha tha, aasman

Idhar  ** gayee thi shaam
Udhar ** gaya tha savera

Idhar  jal raha tha diya
Udhar buj gayi thi baati

Idhar ro raha tha dil mera
Udhar nagin se mil raha tha sapera!

नन्हे कदमों से जब तू मेरे जीवन में आई
मेरे आँगन की हर कली मुस्कुराई
जब तूने माँ कह के पहली बार पुकारा था
वो हसीन पल भूल जाऊँ कैसे ?

तेरी किलकारी से गूँज उठा मेरा जीवन
तेरे नर्म हाथों का स्पर्श, तेरी चंचल चितवन
रातों को जाग के जब तुझे सुलाया था
वो लोरी अब दोहराऊं कैसे ?

तेरी आँखों में ख़्वाब सजने लगे थे
भरने को उड़ान पंख बढ़ने लगे थे
तुझे ऊँचा उड़ता देख जब मन हर्षाया था
वो खुशी सबको दिखाऊँ कैसे ?

काम में जब जब तू मेरा हाथ बटाती
मेरी खुशियाँ दोगुनी हो जातीं
जब बना कर हलवा तूने पहली बार खिलाया था
वो क्षण आँखों हटाऊँ कैसे ?

एक दिन तुझे डोली में बैठ अपने घर जाना है
अपनी नयी दुनिया, नया संसार बसाना है
ये ख़याल जब जब मन में आया था
उन सिसकियों की आवाज़ छुपाऊँ कैसे ?

आज तू घर से निकल कर जाती है
मेरा चैन, मेरी नींद मानो उड़ जाती है
पढ़ती हूँ खबरें अख़बारों में
डरता है दिल, रूह काँप जाती है
एक ओर देवी की पूजा करते हैं लोग
और वहीं एक नारी की इज़्ज़त हरते हैं लोग
सबकी आँखों में बसी दरिंदगी मिटाऊँ कैसे ?
बे-रहम इस दुनिया से तुझे दूर ले जाऊँ कैसे ?
हर माँ का दिल रो रो के कहता है
अपनी लाडो की लाज बचाऊँ कैसे ?
ये दुःख, ये पीड़ा ज़ुबाँ तक लाऊँ कैसे ?

bewildered that this text
this forgotten scribe
uplifts the feelings
i try so hard to bury inside

this scribbled stanza
relieves pressure and pain
slowly allowing me to
stop reliving the shame

words once read
in black and white
submerged in emotions
high, light, and bright

letting your painted face
in my memory vault fade
ebbing in the distance
while these words continue to invade

funny is that our feelings exist
so playful and irrational
yet followed zealously
feels greater than feels, professional

*s.q.

Unke, nigahon, se nikali, jo teer
Dil se, ** gaye, bas hum, fakir

Aasman mein, saje, kahkashan
Nek, iradon se, hua, phir nikaah

Khwab aur haqueekat, ki hui, takkar
Bechara, dil ka mausam, hua patjhar

Unke, zubaan se, ab, nikalte, hai  teer
Aur, ab,  ** gaye hai, hum,  jeb se fakir