फिर भी

बोलियाँ, भाषाए भले  है अनेक हमारी, फिर भी हम, एक है ।

मज़हब और  जात पात भले हो अनेक , फिर भी हम एक हैं ।

पोशाक अलग, पगड़ी अनेक, कंहि  साडी, कंहि सलवार, फिर भी हम एक हैं

मराठी, पंजाबी, मद्रासी, गुजराती, पर हम सारे हिन्दुस्तानी एक है ।

कहीँ भंग्डा, कहीं भरतनात्यम , गरबा,लावणी, बिहू, पर हम, एक
हैं ।

संगीत भी अनेक, भजन, गजल, कव्वाली या शास्त्रीय,पर हम तो एक है ।

रसोई, व्यंजन अलग, तरह तरह के; यह सब एक ही माता देती है; इस लीये हम एक हैं।

राष्ट्र पिता महात्मा गांधी ने हमें एक रहने का आदेश दिया है, क्यूँ की हम एक है ।

कितना अच्छा होता, अगर नेता, मुल्ला, पंडित यह सच बताते, के हम सब एक है ।

चलो गाये, " मज़्हब नहीं सिखाता आपस में बैर रखना, हिंदी है हम, हिन्दोस्ताँ हमारा "।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

MY VIVID IMAGINATION

Lemon seeds few I throw, n grow from them should umpteen lemon trees

Similarly Mango, Chiku, guava, drumstick,  orange trees should increase.

May coconut palms plenty flourish, swaying gracefully along with sea breeze.

Date palms, so very many,  should grow, turning into oasis, the dry desert sands.

How very beautiful will our  Earth look, imagine Her I; as if,  like a bride she stands.

No poor, hungry will go, when filled with  veggies n fruits will be our lands.

Happy beyond words I be will, if on every road n highway happen this really  would;

If every man plant trees few could; this Earth like paradise, surely look would

if instructions given can be, our doongerwadis, Baugs, like orchards look would.

O  Ahura,  silly sound to many it could,  but You can, my imagination easily fulfil.

May my vivid imagination come true. May  Amardad  Ameshaspand n Spenta  Armaiti also, this will;

May the rich selflessly look into this, n green become our land; every dale n hill.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A BIT OF UNDERSTANDING

Only if all of us, diligently practised this,

The entire world would be at peace.

Let's not tear apart this beautiful Earth into pieces

With wicked, mean, selfish ways,  man, it fleeces

A wee bit of understanding,  can  spread mirth n peace.

Selfish a man is born,  but understanding powers are his.;

If this he uses well,  difficulties would certainly cease.

LET'S AWAKEN OUR CONSCIENCE.  GREAT UNDERSTANDING IT WILL RELEASE.

WITH IT, LET'S WORK TOWARDS SPREADING HAPPPPPPINESSSS n PEACE.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

O SEERS

A common man is mostly interested in living a happy peaceful life.

Fed up he is with this, never  ending,  continuous day to day strife

Over worked he is and drained off, by the taxes he has to pay.

But the poor man,  in any such matter, sadly doesn't have a say.

Taxed heavily,  directly and indirectly by these taxes, crushed he is.

The helpless elders, after slogging all life long,  cannot live in peace.

Unfortunately the government or  religious heads bothered aren't about his life or him.

Scope of his happiness has  diminished; it's rather dying ! almost dim.

Request I these politicians, so called religious leaders to look within ;

Karma,  does not leave anyone, we all pay back have to,  for every sin.

Therefore peep within,  awaken your almost  comatosed conscience.

Stir up, fight the devil,  let us people; the  common man live in peace with confidence.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

THIS DIWALI

Please add do not more pollution,  instead grow a tree.

It is through them, that God has given us oxygen free.

Oxygen to four supplies a lush green tree;

Duty it is ours, to keep ourselves covid free.

To a small indoor plant at home, pl. Agree

Armin Dutia Motashaw

AFTER ME

Even after I am gone,  may many people,  my work carefully read.

On understanding it, may parents n grandparents better kids breed.

With everyone growing trees n plants, the environment will be fresh indeed !

With my constant prodding, with this green, may pure air people breathe.

May peace and prosperity prevail n no one under terror  does seethe.

Wish I, every child loves and diligently practises our religion n increases our creed.

Parsipanu n the great values of our ancestors flourish abundantly may.

Write I, with all my heart, and with conviction full, I pray;

"Hope Every Parsi Puthra believes (n works too) that PARSIS ARE HERE TO STAY".

Armin Dutia Motashaw

IF PEOPLE TREAT YOU SHABBILY

Easy it is not, but upset please do not be .

Perhaps, your image wrongly they conceive or see.

Karma leaves no one, it charges its own penalty or fee

So  bother do  not about this  behaviour; just live in glee.

Armin Dutia Motashaw