When the Candle Burns.
It Burns.

Tujh ko wafa ki raah mein chalna nahi aaya...
Do roz bhi tu haath ko thaam na paaya...

(You could not learn the art of walking the faithful route...
You could not even hold my hand for a couple of days....)

Meri kahi baaton ko tu sun hi nahi paaya
Teri kahi baaton pe yaqeen bhi nahi aaya

(You could never hear the things I spoke to you....
I could never believe the things that you spoke about..)

Mujh ko nahi hai gham ke tera ishq na paaya...
Gham hai ke ishq dil ko tere chuu hi na paaya...

(I do not regret that I could not have your love....
I regret that love could never touch your heart...)

Khudsaari mein kyun kar ** tumhein kuch nazar aaya
Deed e nazar tha surat e zaati mein samaya

(From amongst your self involvement how could you have been able to see anything...
The vision of your eyes was completely encompassed by self imagery..)

Baaton pe pad gaya hai kyun sannate ka saaya...
Zabaan ko bhi zaayka e alfaaz na aaya...

(Why have the talks now been covered with the shadows of silence...??
Even the tongue could not taste the flavor of words...)

Baksha nahi rehem to tujhe bhi nahi aaya
Aankhon ko meri tune bhi hai kitna rulaya

(You didn’t spare me either and even you could not have mercy on me.....
Even You have made my eyes cry so much)

Har baat par tune berukhi ko hai apnaya...
Har baar maine rishte pe malham hai lagaya

(For everything you resorted to callousness...
Every time I have been putting the bandage to our relationship...)

Dekho tumhe yeh ishq hai kis mod pe laaya...
“Ain” ab to chalo dhal gaya jo tha bas ek saaya...

(Just see at which junction has your love brought me...
Let’s now go”Ain” as that which was just a shadow has set away...)

External Conflicts can still be solved...
Internals may take a lifetime or more....

The more I Learn
The more I Burn

“Social media is taking over our lives,”
she tweeted angrily.

Ab Yeh Sangeen Sa Sawaal
Phir Sai Kar Raha Hai Bhawaal
Aaakhir Mai Kaun Hu ||

Kya Hu Mai Ek Hawa Ka Jhaukha
Yaa Bas Woh Mitti Ka Anmol Tukda ||

Kya Hu Mai Woh Nadi Ka Paani
Yaa Bas Woh Wruksh Ki Sansaani.

Kya Hu Mai Woh Na Bujti Roshini
Yaaa Bas Woh Kaunai Ki Andheri.

Aaakhir Mai Kaun Hu ||