On 2nd Dec 1984
Occurred
World’s worst industrial disaster,
“The Bhopal gas tragedy”
Leaving thousands dead,
Children orphaned and many people with disabilities for life.

Following day,
Cries of help were heard
Amongst the dead,
Lay few children alive
Shone bright, a ray of hope,
Miraculously the deadly effects
Of the gas they could cope.

Taken under the caring wings of an NGO,
With Medical aid administered
And the vital  support to grow.

Amongst the children
There was a girl named Ganga
And a boy named Ravi,
together with other such children,
they grew up,
Finding solace in each other’s
Company.

When reached teenage,
the girls had to be moved in a women’s hostel.
Distanced made them closer to each other,
And, the love grew stronger.

Ganga always dreamt of riding pillion on a bike with Ravi .
Ravi, the crazy boy,
sold his house (compensation by govt.)
And fulfilled her desire,
Often they went for long rides.

In the following years,
The love bloomed,
And
With blessings and love,
their marriage was solemnised
By the NGO.

All the women from the hostel
Joined the wedding ceremony,
Bollywood songs were played loudly,
The Haldi, Sangeet and Mehendi
ceremony made it more lively

On the wedding day,
Ganga attired in traditional weaves
And bridal make up,
A beautiful bride she looked
The hostel warden and her spouse
did her “Kanyadan”.

Fortunate was I to bear
the testimony of the union,
As I stayed in the working women’s hostel then.
Ganga moved in to her house
with Ravi to welcome a life anew.

भटकते रहते आशिकी में
दोनों ही बंजारे हैं
ओ चाँद तुम और मैं!

कभी चमकते कभी छुप जाते
दोनों ही आवारा हैं
ओ चाँद तुम और मैं!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wandering in love,
Nomads we are,
O moon! Both you and me...

Hide and shine,
Loafers we are,
O moon! Both you and me...

Use your heart less,
But don't be heartless!

Use your mind more,
But don't mind more!

The child, dormant inside~

Wants to be~
Pampered
Nourished

By~
Simplicity
Spontaneity

And­
Ice cream
Chocolates

With~
Careless singing
Freestyle dancing

And little bit of~
Innocence
Ignorance

Let's~
Demand
Command

This from~
The God
The Divinity...

**As we are the beloved children of The God

How the moments,
passed in the moments,
spoil these moments?

Disease~

Spread by virus,
Diagnosed by symptoms,
Addressed by medicine.

☺☺☺☺☺☺

Happiness~

Spread by love,
Diagnosed by smiles,
Ditches the medicine

☺☺☺☺☺☺

Happiness and disease both are~

Contagious...
Infectious...
Disastrous...

☺☺☺☺☺☺

Be a~

Source...
Carrier...
Medium...

☺☺☺☺☺☺

To spread the happiness~

By love
To put smile on faces
To ditch the medicines

☺☺☺☺☺☺

*Note:-  Smile often, it costs nothing.

All those reading this please note:-

**1. You are pure and beautiful souls, have chosen this life path.
2. You are blessed with this life, to spread love, laughter and joy.
3. You are loved by God.
4. Happiness is a choice in your hands.
5. Please exercise the power to make others happy.

"ऐ पागल दिल!
चल हट! भुला दे सब क़िस्से!"
हम ने कई बार कहा दिल से।

पर ये पागल दिल
भुला न सका उसे, बोला
"तू बोल कभी ये दिल से!!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'
"O crazy heart!
Forget it all! Let go!"
I said to heart many times.

But the crazy heart,
forgets it not, Utters,
"Say it from heart sometimes!"

जिंदगी बनी इक मायूसी
काफ़िले में भी तन्हा हम मग़र,
ख़्वाहिशें ही बन गयी गुनाह
अंतहीन है ये लंबा सफ़र...

Life is a melancholy
With caravan but lonely,
Desires, turned mistake,
Endless is this long journey...

Jugnu-the firefly May 29
मेरे चाँद! तुम और मैं!
तोड़कर रिवाजों को, थाम लें परवाज़ों को,
चलो संग आज़ाद हो जाएँ,
ओ मेरे चाँद! तुम और मैं!

छोड़कर क़ाफ़िलों को, बढ़ चलें मंज़िलों को,
चलो संग आबाद हो जाएँ,
ओ मेरे चाँद! तुम और मैं!

चीरकर ये मायूसी, तन्हाई और बेबसी,
चलो संग बर्बाद हो जाएँ,
ओ मेरे चाँद! तुम और मैं!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Todkar riwazon ko tham le parwazon ko,
Chalo sang azad ** jaye,
Mere chand! Tum aur mai!

Chhodkar kafilon ko, sang badhen manzilo ko,
Chalo sang abad ** jaye,
Mere chand! Tum aur mai!

Chirkar ye mayusi, tanhai aur bebasi,
Chalo sang barbad ** jaye,
Mere chand! Tum aur mai!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Break the boundaries, let's have wings,
Let's liberate together,
O my moon! You and me!

Leaving the caravan and destination,
Let's evolve together,
O my moon! You and me!

Ripping the glum, loneliness, helplessness,
Let's dissolve together
O my moon! You and me!

पूनम का चाँद, बिल्कुल आप जैसा चमकीला है हुज़ूर!

वो ही सुरूर,
वो ही फितूर
वो ही नूर,
वो ही गुरूर,

और वैसे ही....... आप की तरह दूर।

Full moon...vibrant...exactly like you!

Same passion..
Same obsession..
Same radiance..
Same arrogance..

and
same way..... distant.....like you!

मत पूछ ऐ चांद हमसे यूँ सारी रात जागने की वजह,
इक तेरा ही हमशक्ल है जिसकी याद हमें सोने नहीं देती।।

Moon o moon! Don't ask me
the reason for sleepless nights,
Remembrance of your alike,
doesn't let me sleep!!

Come into my life,
If you are cosier than
my solitude..

For
The nights are darker enough
to let me unfold my untold,
Stars are shiny enough
to uplift my mood,

Moon is blue enough
to dissolve my blues,
Ink is flowy enough
to open my truth,

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Come into my life,
If you harmonize with me
more than the nature.**

For
The water is fluid enough
to let me flow,
The sky is bright enough
to let me glow,

The winds are strong enough
to help me fly,
The mountains are mighty enough
to give me high,

इश्क़ का मंज़र तो देखिये ज़नाब!
दिल में आग लगी है,
दिमाग पे पाला पड़ा है,
और आँखों से ख्वाहिशे बरस रही हैं.

Enjoy the scenery in love my dear!
Heart is set on fire,
Mind is frosted,
and Eyes raining desire.

My words,
still intoxicated with you,
losing balance and falling on paper from my heart!!

Decorate this Diwali
with the depth of relations,
Not with the height of
decibels in explosions.

Let's spread the fragrance
of mutual joy and laughter,
It's unfair to pollute with
the smoke of *******.

Let's make noise together
when our country shines,
Let's not annoy the neighbors
with the unwanted sounds.

Let's scatter the light
of love and care,
Let's illuminate the heart's
with concern and share!

Let's respect the five
valuable gifts of nature,
Freely available are fire-
water-earth-space-air!

Volunteer for safety
health and friendliess,
In this way "HAPPY DIWALI"
makes a true sense!

The melancholy
masked in the daylight,
The smiling face lies!

Tears of helplessness
release at late night,
The fake smile dies!

The painful heart
bleeds words as poems,
The yearning soul cries!

Media can make you smile
when you are sad,
Poetry can bring the life back
when you are dead!

Who says nothing is returned?
Priceless is the lesson learned?

The hope
Like a dope

The additive pill
Gives thrill
                                    
A Weak rope
Steep *****

                            Fragile in a way
                            Crashes oneday

And it

K
         I
             L
                 L
                     S**
Eventually!

Pull me up and hold when I fall
When you are down give me a call
For few moments together, let's pause
Let's talk opening up our heart

Ups-downs and highs-lows
Sail together in same boat
In this stream of time floaty
Let's flow together smoothly

Frustration charm and madness
Such is the path of togetherness
Be there always with me
From you I want this much only

Moving ahead persistently
Maybe fast or slowly
Always be my co-traveler
When weary wait for each other

Maybe uplifts or setbacks
Face together let's not give up
Many challenges to meet
Let's share by joining the feet

There may come one day
From the nest, chicks fly away
Both of us will be here
At the end for each other

Share the full moon/no-moon nights
Also the dusks and twilights
Be it a shiny or cloudy
In all weather I need you only

**I need you as you are
I need you as you are

.....................A silent scar
................................A mirage afar
.........................................A shooting star
.................................A mission
......................A delusion
........A confusion
....................is
.......................this
....­..........................life!

"Akelaapan" v/s"Aikaant" - from the Holy Gita :-

Here goes a humble translation......

Loneliness v/s Solitude

●"अकेलापन'"इस संसार में सबसे बड़ी सज़ा है.!
                 और "'एकांत"
   इस संसार में सबसे बड़ा वरदान.!!

Loneliness is the biggest punishment in this world!
And
Solitude is the biggest gift/blessing!!

      ● ये दो समानार्थी दिखने वाले
               शब्दों के अर्थ में
    आकाश पाताल का अंतर है।

These two words appear so similar, yet cannot be more apart, like heaven and hell !

      ● "अकेलेपन"में छटपटाहट है
         तो "एकांत"में आराम है।

Loneliness is suffering, and Solitude is relaxing!

        ● "अकेलेपन" में घबराहट है
             तो "एकांत" में शांति।

Loneliness is fear and solitude is Shanti/peace!

         ●  जब तक हमारी नज़र
     बाहरकी ओर है तब तक हम.
    "अकेलापन" महसूस करते हैं

Till we look for solace in the outer world we will experience Loneliness!

                       और
  ● जैसे ही नज़र भीतर की ओर मुड़ी
   तो "एकांत"अनुभव होने लगता है।

But when you look for it within you, you start experiencing solitude!

        ●  ये जीवन और कुछ नहीं
                     वस्तुतः
      "अकेलेपन" से "एकांत" की ओर
              एक यात्रा ही है.!!

This life is nothing but a journey from loneliness to solitude!

           ●   ऐसी "यात्रा" जिसमें
    रास्ता भी हम हैं, "राही" भी हम हैं
    और "मंज़िल"भी हम ही हैं.!!

**A journey, in which the path is us, the traveller is also us and so is the destination!