Kurush  Mama, gifted a cute little baby to Shez, that's you , my bundle of joy.

For me it was a promotion big, when in my arms I received the precious most toy.

Every one came to visit you immediately, long past mid night; this cute baby boy.

Rati Mami, was with me through out,  (you were born at  1.25 am  early morn).

Nurgesh Aunty on a wheelchair; n Nivi Mami came straight from a  party, when you were born.

All the Motashaws visited you at 3 am, in silence,  no music, just the car horn.

Delzu dolly, Burzee  Mama just to have a peek, even said, your siblings they were.  

Mami, Mama were  ever so helpful; n Navaz Mami,  cuddled you n you just loved her.

Wonderful it would be if  bless you could, your revered great grandparents Keki n Jer.

May  Ahura bless you with His blessings choicest n  all our dear departed ones too.

May you,  my lil champ, rise n shine to heights great; but remember to practise Parsipanu.

May you be the pride n joy of our family, the entire community n country too.

Loads of love n blessings from
Dae  Ma, Mummy,  Daddy.  Zoish

મુરઝાયલો છોડ

અરેરે, તું પણ મારી માફક મુરઝાઈ ગયો, અધ મુવો થઈ ગયો છે !

પાણી સિચ્યું, માટી ખણી, ખાતર પણ આપ્યું તને, તો પણ ક-વેળાએ મુરઝાઈ ગયો

તારાં પીળા, ખરતાં સૂકા પાન, જેવું જ છે, હવે ઝૂમાયલું મારુ પણ મન

તારી ઝૂકેલી ડાળીઓ જેમ જ છે ઝૂકેલું, મારું મન, દિલ, અને તન

નીરસ જીવન, હજી કેટલું જીવવું પડશે એની સતત ચિંતા સતાવે છે

બેસહાય રીતે, બીજાને આધીન જીવવું પડશે, સ્વીકારી લેવું મુશ્કિલ છે

સ્વાધીનતા આપોઆપ ખોવાઈ ગઈ; અચાનક જાણે ક્યાંક વહી ગઈ

આવી તે કેવી વિવશતા, આં તે કેવું અંધકારમય દિશાહીન ભાવિ

મારા મૃદુ, સંવેદનશીલ સ્વભાવ પાર મારુ ભવિષ્ય થઈ રહ્યું છે હાવી.

ઉખાડી તને પણ કદાચ પાછો રોપીયો હશે કોઈકે, એટલેજ બગાડ્યું તારું ભાવિ.

આપણા બંનેની દશા એક સરખી જ છે, પારકી જમીન આપણા નસીબે આવી.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Better to a good human be, and good things in others, try and see.

Men, squeeze want to another; befriend them to their own work get done;

Use n create relationships for their own advantage; and then discard them off;

This world has extremely selfish become, relationships n feelings are important not.

Let's do, let's practice goodness, it will make a change; at least a small one in our family and Circle ; n others follow this may.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

બુઢાપા નો આનંદ

જેમ જેમ થઈએ આપણે વૃદ્ધ, તેમ થાય આપણી વૃદ્ધિ.

દાદા દાદી, નાના નાની બનીએ એજ સાચી સમૃદ્ધિ.

સાચું સુખ એટલે, આં નાનાં ભૂલકાંઓ સાથે વિતાવે લો સમય અનમોલ.

રોકડા કરતાં વ્યાજ વહાલું; જીવનમાં આં સુખનો મળે ન કોઈ તોલ.

માલિક તારી ગજબ ની મેહેરબાની, આં ભેટ છે હીરા થી અનમોલ

ભૂલકાં મારા, જીવન માં ફૈલાવે આનંદ, જેનો કેમ થાય મોલ.

બસ હાથ જોડી માનું આભાર તારો, કરું દંડવત પ્રણામ.

ગાઉં તારા ગીત અને ગુણગાન, રાત દિવસ લઈ તારું નામ.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Happy Ram Navmi

R... Ram lives within n us and so does Ravan, says Anar;

A...Alongside both dwell; but depends on you, whom will you encourage?

M...Manthras alone won't help; but along with it, our good mentality definitely does.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Dark, scary and very lonely is this night

Peace and happiness seem far away from my sight

O Mazda kind, pleeeeeease throw some light.

Foreboding is the future; waning is my strength to fight

A miracle perform, come comfort me with warmth n light.

You all who loved me, have now become stars bright;

Lonely, miserable I am, blurred is my sight

Pray to Thee O Ahura I do, with all my might.

Pleeeeeease o pleeeeeease show me that warm n soothing light.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

LOVE'S BRIGHT LIGHT

A man tall, black n handsome, fell in love with a girl white

He followed her all around and wouldn't let her out of his sight

The girl too attracted was towards him, specially his eyes bright

Soon in passionate love they were; n love culminated at its height

A beautiful baby born was, but like the father black with eyes bright

Her mother love her could not; she couldn't even stand her sight

Though her dad loved her, he couldn't stand those daily fights

Soon he left home; a thread separated was from a flying kite

She lay hungry, *****, wailing, crying for milk; pitiable was her plight

Lorn n neglected she grew up, all alone in an orphanage, under supervision tight

Working n studying hard shone out she; powerful like the Sun, a shining, shimmering star bright

Built a home beautiful for herself she did, besides a lake, on a hillock; grand was that site

Name n fame she had now; hence to inaugurate a home for the aged, came an invite

When with applause greeted she was, a frail old figure came to sight

Her heart went out to the elderly lady; so she gave her a hug tight

Spontaneously she knew this was someone her own; n she was right

For the elderly lady was her mother own, who had left her to her plight

Recognised her she through feelings, as if through an insight

The kind girl, in her arms held the figure frail, taking her home that night

"Love me you didn't Mom, but all my life I yearned for my parents, praying with all my might"

Tears streamed down from her mother's pale cheeks, as she held her tight

Relieved they both felt; love is truly beautiful, love is a shining bright light.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

RATAN THE TRUE JEWEL OF INDIA;

A DAZZLING KOHINOOR, NOT A MERE "DIYA"

THE WORTHY SON OF BHARAT MATA

OUR DEAREST,  MOST REVERED  RATAN  TATA.

MAY AHURA SHOWER HIS CHOICEST BLESSINGS UPON YOU AND THE TATAS

Armin Dutia Motashaw

सपनो के सौदागर है हम

सपनोको, ख्वाहिशों को, कहां होती है लगाम ?

देखने वालों पर होता नहीं कोई इल्जाम ।

सपने देखते हैं हम दिन में, बिन पिए जाम ।

काश सूरत होती मधुबाला जैसी, नहीं ऐसी आम ।

और गीत संगीत में होता हमारा लताजी जैसा नाम।

काश हमभी गुलज़ार जैसी कविता लिख लेते सुबह शाम ।

मिल जाए काश हमें भी अपनी सपनों की मंज़िल, और मुकाम।

दुआ करो यारो हमारे लिए, हो जाए हमारा काम ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

VERBAL DIARRHOEA

Oh the poor soul, he always tried, to her hurt ;

With his verbal diarrhoea, as he often did blurt !

Honestly I wonder, how can one be so rude n  curt !

How can someone treat another so shabbily, like dirt !

Seems he had a collection huge under his girth;

Or off his pocket pulled out words rude, from his shirt.

A maiden sweet she was, kind, loving n affectionate.

Friendly and cute, the one anyone would love to date.

But today, see her if you do, she is in a pathetic state.

Happiness one cannot anymore see on her face, albeit !

Rude people crush can, a tender loving person's heart n fate.

Please help her to bring back her happiness n change her fate.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Someone, once said, " I will just remember 12Jan, you remember the rest".
He actually put my memory to test, which for him was the deal best.

Sadly now, all birthdays n even this date he has forgotten;
Now, remembers he, not even me; the idea turned rotten.

Wonder I, in this way, how can someone so easily relations, sever.
Just because they are scared, or dominated by someone shrewd n clever ?

Sad it is, that relations beautiful are ruthlessly put to an ugly end.
For some selfish reasons, destroyed they are. How can you, your dear ones offend ?

Armin Dutia Motashaw.

एक मासूम सी कली

मुर्झा रही है एक नन्हीं सी नाजुक सी, खुशबुदार कली;
खिझा के रूखेपन से, बागबान  की बेरुखी से, वोह जली ।

निष्ठुर तूफ़ान आंधि ने झुकाया उसे बेरहमी से;
कुचला उसे, उसके अपनो ने, बड़ी बेशर्मी से

खिल न सकी वोह, खिलखिलाती थी जो, हर घड़ी ।
समय से पहले मुरझाई,  फूल न बन पाई वोह, हो के बड़ी ।


मुर्झा गई एक मासूम सी, नन्ही सी प्यारी कली बिचारी ।
वक़्त के हाथो, ठोकर खाकर, बेमौत, जिंदा जली ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

जन्म दिन मुबारक हो आपको

चलो, नेताजी सुभाष को याद करें हम ।

इस शूरवीर में भरपूर था दम ।

ताकतवर ब्रिटिश सरकार को हिला दिया था; क्या यह बात है कम ?

ऐसे नेताओं की आज कमी है, यह बात का है गम ।

करें श्रद्धांजलि अर्पण इस महा योद्धा को हम ।

चलो आज करें उन्हें कोटि कोटि प्रणाम हम ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

STAY MAY I

Abandon me do not ever, O Ahura, my kind Lord.

Strong, very strong should be the connecting umbilical cord.

Your love, blessings and protection always upon me accord.

Children naughty n angry may become,  but pl do not use a rod.

Stay may I, strongly n firmly attached to the umbilical cord.

Grant me faith deep n keep me totally attuned with You, O Lord.

Peace, happiness and satisfaction on me, kindly accord.

Aedoon baad

Armin Dutia Motashaw

तेरे बगैर काली अमावस्या की रात है इतनी लंबी और गहरी

दिपावलीके दीप भी रोशन कर न सके उसे, इतनी गहरी

Armin

गुजरे हुए जमाने

आए याद मुझे, वोह सुनहरे बीते दिन

अब जीना कितना मुश्किल हे उन बिन !!!

नदी किनारे, ठंडी हवा में बालकनी में बैठना,

स्टीरियो से, पुराने संगीत के मझे लूटना

लताजी की मीठी तान पे हो जाना दिल का कुर्बान;

जुथिका रॉय, जगनमोहन के गीत छु लेते हैं दिलो जान !!!

तलत, मुकेश, मन्ना दा, हेमंत के नगमे है सुरीले और दिलजीत

और क्या कहने जलोताजी के; प्यारे लगते हैं मोहमद, चित्रा और जगजीत ।

कुछ अंग्रेजी नगर्मे भी छु लेते हैं दिल को, वो भी है मुझे प्यारे ।

कितना सुंदर मेरा कुपर मेनशन था, बिल्कुल नदी के किनारे;

खुला आसमान, डूबता सूरज, खिला हुआ चन्द्र, बड़े दिलकश थे नज़ारे

काश आ जाते फिर से एक बार, वो गुजरे हुए जमाने !!!

Armin Dutia Motashaw

માઁ

માઁ, ભરાઈ જાય છે હૈયુ મારુ, આવે છે જ્યારે તારી યાદ;

જેમ બેબી બોલાવતી તું મને, તેવો જ પાછો, આપને એ સાદ.

એટલી જલદી તને બોલાવી લેવાની, રહેશે અહુરા સામે ફરિયાદ.

પણ પ્રેમ માત પિતાનો લખલૂંટ પામવા માટે, આપું છું હું, અહુરા ને દાદ

કદી ન તેં ધમકાવી હતી, શાંતિથી સમજાવતી હતી, એ છે યાદ

નિખાલસ પ્રેમ આપવા માટે માનુ છું હું તારો ખૂબ ખૂબ આભાર

ડેડ અને તેં આપીયો હતો હર ચીજ માં અમને, બેહદ સહારો અને આધાર

આજે ત્રીસ વર્ષ વીતી ગયાં, તારા વિયોગમાં, છતાં વહે છે, અશ્રુ ની ધાર

જ્યારે અશ્રુ ભરી આંખોથી તને આપી હતી વિદાય, વેદના થઈ હતી અપાર

યાદ છે એ દિવસ, જ્યારે  ડેડ એ કહ્યું હતું, "આજથી હું તમારો ડેડ અને મૌમ, તમારો આધાર."

દુઆ માંગુ છું હાથ ઉઠાવી, રાખે તમને બંન્નેને દાદાર એમની બાંહોમાં સદા.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A DANCING SPRING

Jumping like a spring, was this spring, n around it, created it, a permanent spring, green.

This little dancing brook, made the atmosphere around it, magical n yet so serene

Created it a musical spell, with sounds of rolling pebbles n its water so cool, clear n clean

What a wonderful way to relax here it is; no need there was, for any tannin or caffeine.

Those cold water droplets spraying on my face; staying here, happiness I glean

With its splashing water, soaking wet were my clothes, my T-shirt n my jeans

Learnt I from this little dancing spring, inspite of a life rough, how to joy n freshness glean.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Birthday wishes to the great Revered SWAMI VIVEKANANDA , who did us Indians proud with his wonderful speech at Chicago.

May you again be reborn n help us Indians to enrich our culture.

Also kudos to Jamshedji TATA for seeking n following SW. Vivekananda's advise.
Om Shanti

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Eating a Passion

Eat do not, like there is no tomorrow.
If persist we, it will only bring us sorrow.
Learn to balance , so that we enjoy the 'morrow.

Dhanshak our weakness, evidently is;
But eat let us, a small portion please.
Or we may, because of it, som eday cease.

Fresh fruits, nuts healthy definitely are.
Chutney of mint, coconut n corriander from a jar;
Or even salads some, with lime sqeezed, are at par.

Butter milk, curds enjoy we can, along with lime juice.
Have you ever tried, to carrots n oranges fuse?
Boiled  peas, beans yummy are; why them, refuse?

Vegetables for Bawajis should be a must.
Every day eat we cannot puddings , pies or its crust.
Or we soon, certainly n surely will burst.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

FRE N ZRE

Of joy great, you two are my bundle.
You both, I love to kiss and cuddle.
That's the place, where I don't like any hurdle.

Love I do to become your pillow instead;
When, on my tummy, you rest your head.
Enjoy this shortage of space, I actually do, on the bed.

Love, always in the heart, seeks a space.
Around the heart, weaves it, a delicate lace.
Then, inside the heart, it settles, with Ahura's grace.

May our love forever live and thrive.
May it also, through many other hearts, dance n jive.
May it for ever and ever survive.

Aedoon baad.

Lovingly yours
Ma

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A BATTERED SPIRIT

How casually n indifferently we say, "there was yet another
**** ;

Without feeling the pain, we just make a casual statement on tape.

Unbothered  we are, because our own are safe n in a good shape;

Imagine can you,  if someone your daughter,  tries to undrape !

It tears apart not just a girl's body; but shatters her mind n spirit into bits.

Flogged the culprits should be; a death sentence them truly befits;

For nothing less than that,  these rich,  powerful monsters would hit.

This heinous crime they commit n with their power n money a false story knit.


When this happens, it adds insult to injury n under an excruciating pain she reels

That's  why this a woman's spirit shatters n batters; to die would be better,  she feels.

Unable to bear this humiliation,  she herself into self imprisonment seals.

Her tattered body, mind n spirit with this harsh reality, seldom positively deals.


I implore,  every Mother her son should teach,  to a girl respect.

It is an absolute must to have a correct mindset on this aspect.

And teach we must all,  our daughters about its horrible impact.

How to safeguard themselves, be they of any age, or belong they may to any sect .

LET'S PRAY THE LORD IN US GOOD SENSE INSTILS.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

DECIDE RIGHT NOW

DECIDE whether you wish or not, to protect this planet,  our Earth ??

The result will be, anoxia, polydipsia, starvation or sheer mirth.

It's entirely your choice, your decision, your Karma.

But your progeny will suffer grossly if you fail in your Dharma.

We can make our Earth cool, green, filled with flowers, fruits n vegetables

Or a dry desert, without oxygen, water n food on your tables.

However modern and contemporary things may become

Will you carry oxygen cylinders or for it, to hospitals come???

Armin Dutia Motashaw

तेरी अनार की सुनी कलाइयां

तेरी दी हुई असंख्य चूड़ियों के बिना, कलाइयां पड़ गई है सुनी और लगने लगी है श्याम;

तेरे प्यार बिना, तेरी हस्ती बिना, हैयाती बिना, यही तो होना था इनका अंजाम

पैमाना छलकते हुए लगता है दिलकश; बेजान लगता है जब नही होती है उसमे जाम ।

अब सुनी और बेजान इन कलाईयों का नहीं कोई दाम, नहीं कोई काम ।

इन सुनी कलाईयों को क्या दु मैं नाम, अब तो दर्द भरी आहें और आँसूंओ के साथ गुज़रती है हर शाम

Anar

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY

Anyone who has taught me something or the other is my TEACHER.

So here is wishing all such greats a happy Teacher's Day.

Thank You Mum, Dad, my Grandparents, uncles and aunts; specially Dosu Pappa n Nahna.

Then I thank all my teachers at school n college, Docs n bosses at work.

Nurgesh Aunty, I learnt a lot, because of you n your colleagues.

My most sincere thanks to my Jer Mummy, who was my soulmate, who encouraged me to start writing.

To Bhupendra Sir, Tehmi Mum n MannaDa who blessed me with music lessons n the love for music.

To Ramiyar, my friend, philosopher n guide

And to each n every one who taught me something or the other, specially all who encourage me , with my writing.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

O Armaiti divine, in Your safe hands, You, this world lovingly hold.

Protecting us from all extremes, be it torrential rain, heat or bitter cold.

Please listen to my prayers, and plea; my hands, unto You, I reverently fold

Know I, mankind has become callous, selfish, jealous, most cruel n cold;

displayed this is, very obviously in their attitude brazen, so bold.

Generously give us You, water, food, crude oil, iron, minerals, metals other like gold.

Ungrateful we are to  You, our conscience is Dead; to the satan, it we have sold.

Several times through Your actions mild or wild, this to us, You have told;

Even with Your actions, You punish us severely or sometimes gently scold.

Forgive us, n on this day auspicious, I beg You, to now keep us lovingly, in Your fold.  

Armin Dutia Motashaw

TENANT

Live we in a rented home, our body, it we call.

Our soul, into our body, God does stall.

Released our soul is, when our body does fall.

This departure or transition, death, we call.

When our body, our home, so lovingly we nurture;

Why can't look after our soul we; n it's future?

Our soul, a diamond is; our most important n real future.

Decorating body parts is like buying expensive
furniture.

Tenancy rights, try to hold we should never.

Think of ourselves we must as souls divine, not bodies clever.

Know we must that our soul from our body, can anytime sever.

Merge it must with the Almighty, for ever and ever.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

On Valentine's Day it is only love, love n more love. Yet it is indeed very difficult to define love. Here is an attempt to do so. I was inspired from a Gujarati article that I read sometime ago....

LOVE IS understanding
'' '' accepting as he/she is.
'' '' compassion
'' '' never hurting
'' '' always forgiving
'' '' happily sacrificing
'' '' not being selfish - (mer mit na)
'' '' adoring, worshiping - (ebaadat)
'' '' a madness that one enjoys - (ghelchha)
'' '' unconditional... without any expectation.
(Yet I guess, secretly every lover wishes to be loved back, at least I desire this.)

Armin Dutia Motashaw.

Wish the heart logical would be;

Wish it could worldly logic see !!

Knows the heart, at stake is joy n glee;

But sadly it cannot away from love flee.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

KHORDAD SAL MUBARAK TO ALL DEAR ONES.

Indeed happy was the Earth, bloomed flowers everywhere ; it was spring.
With flora and fauna, Geush Urvan celebrated the joy ; your arrival would soon bring.
For now with Your presence divine, Ahreman out you would fling.
Then, about this great religion, convince You would, Vistasp, the King.

Ahreman wicked; his very best tried he , to finish and **** you;
But so very special You were ;after all Ahura's protection was with You.
Even though, rough was the road n obstacles many, faced You.
After struggles many, eventually You got the respect n love due.

O Vakshur-e-Vakshuran, need we, Your blessings today.
Desperately need we Your help, to here survive and stay.
Guide us, rekindle the faith in us ; need this we, every day.
Help us please, to prosper, multiply and here stay.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

PRACTISE N PREACH

Help me  Ahura to practise whatever I preach;

Help my kids n readers to understand what I am trying to teach.

No point absolutely there is,  if  we our teachings, just screech;

Or on opponents yours , under some pretext charges,  impeach.

Ahura, help me please to spread implicit faith, love and care.

Parsipanu pulsate should, in each little Rathestar, everywhere.

Ervads preach should religious values n tarikats with care

Every Rathestar has responsibilities grave, practise we must, our share.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

अरे ओ कागा

बर्गदके पेड़ की तेहनीपे बैठ कर, शोर मचाये जा रहा है, एक कागा

जब अम्बवाक़े पेड़ पर, काली कोयल का, अभी अभी मीठा सुर है लागा

मेरी अटरियापे दाना-पानी रखके दोनों को कहा है मैंने, "यहाँ आ"

काग तू भले न गाये मीठे गीत, मेरे पिया का संदेश तो ले कर  तू आ

जिया तरसे, नैना बरसे, पिया जबसे है सिधारे; उनकी कोई तो खबर ला

भले तुझे कोई न बुलाये, मेरी अटरियापे, मोरे पिया का संदेश देने तू आ

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Happy Birthday, my dearest Melody Queen;

Millions of hearts, Lataji, ruling you have been.

Always a pleasure it is, listening to your lilting melodies, evergreen.

Lucky are those people, who have met you n you personally seen.

To meet you is my dream, await it I eagerly; n am ever so keen.

May God bless you and may you always reign as our Queen.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

પીળા પાંદડાની પીડા

શાખ કહે....

"પાંદડું લીલું ને રંગ રાતો", તું તો કંઈક એવું ગાતું હતું, શાખે કટાક્ષ કરતાં કહ્યું;

પણ તને તો માનો પીળ્યો ન થયો હોય, તેમ તું તો, આજે થર થર કાંપી રહ્યું છે

તેંતો નાની ઉંમરમાંજ વર્ષા, ઠંડી, ગરમીની ઋતુ અધિક માત્રામાં સહી છે".

પાનદડું કહે......

"હા, હતો મને પોતાના ઉપર અને તારી ઉપર ભરોસો, તું ઠીક કહી રહી છે"

"પણ સમજમાં આવી છે મને આં વાત, નદીનાં નીરની જેમ આયુષ્ય વહયું જાય છે"

હવે તારાથી બહુ દૂર મને હવા લઈ જશે ઉડાડીને, વાયરો આજે જોરમાં વાય છે;

જીવનમાં વસંત ટૂંકી અને પતઝડ લાંબી હોય છે; અને ખરી પડવાનું પણ નાક્કીજ હોય છે."

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Sava varas, (One year n 3 months) ,and yet acceptance hasn't come; am I going crazy ?
When will I start accepting this bitter fact,  is something wrong with my thinking ?

People  move out, start a normal life, their previously set routine, then why can't I ?

Help me out, teach me how to live without you, and that too a normal life.

People have taken it so casually , little does your absence or presence matter

But for me it's a standstill,  this vacuum,  this gap cannot be filled

Give me please, a lessons few, to reach normalcy, so that I too can live, as people expect of me

JOISSH MY DARLING,

J for Jabru, that's exactly what you are !!!

In the race long, you can really reach far.

In this you get marks full; a full five star !

Poor Freyu, is no class; no where at par;

When angry you can easily scratch and scar.

But you are the sweetest Jabru, as sweet as honey.

Your laughter rings in my ears; it's infectious n very funny

You are loving, caring, ever smiling, my sweet cuddly Bunny !

Precious most... More than gold, diamonds or  money.

Just a  loving hug n kiss from you, makes my day Sunny.

You are my Sunshine n my Moonlight.

Your ever loving
Ma

Armin Dutia Motashaw

હસતું રમતું જીવન, લાગવા માંડ્યું છે એક ભારી ભરખમ બોજ

ચાલી ગયો નીલ ગગનમાં, મને એકલી મૂકીને, દૂર કહીંક, મારો એ દિલસોઝ

ભીડમાં એકલવાયું જીવન થઈ ગયું છે; ભરી મહેફિલમાં અંધારું છવાયું છે

આપણે જે ગીત બીજાઓ માટે ગાતાં, તે આજે આપણે માટે ગવાયું છે

"ઓ નીલ ગગનના પંખેરુ તું કાં ન પાછો આવે....... મને તારી યાદ સતાવે....."

તું કેવો છે, ક્યાં છે, કોઈ તો મને અણસારો આપે, કાંઈક તો બતાવે.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Lord,
Today ashamed You must be, of Your very own creation.

Men who are suffering from such wicked, brutal, inhuman fixation.

This heartless, headless human, cannot Your creation be;

You O Lord, full of wisdom, love and compassion are; how can there, a relation be.

All we can do is to request You to intervene, and this madness stop.

They just cannot endlessly people ******; like butchers they chop.

Help O Lord the dear ones of every victim, injured or dead.

Their loss irreparable is, but You I kindly request to heal their heart n head.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

પતઝડ માં ખડિયૂ રે પાન

વસંતએ પિરસિયા હતાં જેને જિવદાયક ખાનપાન

વર્ષા એ પ્રેમથી, અનેક વાર એને કરાવિયું હતું સ્નાન

ડાળીથી થઈ અલગ , પતઝડ માં ખડિયૂ રે, એ પાન

થોડા જ દિવસ પહેલા, સુંદર અને ચમકીલો હતો એનો વાણ

એના રૂપનું પણ હતું એને, થોડુ થોડુ ગુમાન, અભિમાન

પણ તેજ હવાઓની થાપટ ખાઇ, વળિયૉ એનો ઘાણ

હવે એક હળવા ઝોંકાથિ ખડી પડીયું આં પતઝડમાં પાન

બસ આમજ માનવ બી કરે છે જવાનિમા રુપ નું ગુમાન;

કરે છે મૌજ મસ્તી, તોફાન, બની બેસે છે અણજાણ

મથે છે મેળવવા કિર્તિ, પૈસો, પ્રથીશ્ટા  અને સનમાન

વૃદ્ધાવસ્તા આવતાજ થઈ જાય છે નિર્બળ, રુપ વિહોણો, બેજાન .

ખડી પડે છે બની એક સુકું બેજાન, પતઝડ નું પાન

આં જ છે માનવનું,  આં રંગ બદલતિ દુનિયામાં સાચું સ્થાન

Armin  Dutia  Motashaw

A gesture filled with loads of love,  wrapped in colourful threads;

Wishing, my brothers always upon  a flying carpet tred.

Sending you my  RAKHEE,  with lots of love n wishes good

Tie it in person I would, with lots of  love, if I only could

Sad I feel and lonely too, on this day, to be without you;

But pray I for your good health,  wealth n prosperity too.

May Ahura grant you a long,  happy and healthy life.

May increase your prosperity n decrease all your strife.

With prayers these,  my love and wishes good,  I send.

May Ahura be with you,  at every stage,  at every bend.

Your everloving sis,
Armin

Proud of you, young man we are.

May your goals be high n you reach far.

May your good wishes n desies be fulfilled.

And your life, with goodness n peace be filled

एक शायर में होती है शम्मा की आग

और परवानेकी तरह वो जलके हो जाता है खाक

दिल होता है उसका मोम जैसा, पिघल जाता है पल भर में

आंसु उसकी आंखों से बहते है गैरोका दुख देख कर, पल मे

कोमल ह्रदय और बेहती आंखे होती है एक शायार् की निशानी

और बड़ी मधुर और रस्प्रद होती है उसकी वाणी

एक कवि की कल्पना होती है बड़ी रंगीन, हसीन और काल्पनिक

रसीले वर्णन करते हुए थकती नहीं कभी भी एक कवि की कलम

Armin Dutia Motashaw

बोली

बोली ऐसी बोलिए के सुनने वाले को मिले शांति

चलो शुरू करें आजसे क्यों, अभिसे ही यह क्रांति

सोचिए , जरा मनमंथन कीजिए, क्या पसंद करते हैं आप ?

कोयल की कूक मन को लुभाती है ; और कौएकी बोली लगे श्राप।

बोली हो इतनी प्यारी और मधुर, जैसे हो कोई सुरीला गीत

श्रोता के कर्णपट को लगे यह मधुर भक्तिस्वरूप संगीत ।

मीठी बोली देती है मनको शांति और दिल को सुकून

"बस मीठा ही बोलिए"; काश मैं बना पाती ऐसा एक कानून ।

भले नहीं है ऐसा कोई कानून, कोशिश जरूर कीजिए;

फिर आपभी श्रोता बनके लुफ्त इस मधुर बोलीका लीजिए ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw बोली

MANGO, THE KING OF FRUITS & HAFOOS/ALPHANSO  IS THE EMPEROR.

Sweet as sugar,  luscious, with a mouth watering taste n flavour; are insufficient words, to a Mango describe;

Sometimes tangy, sometimes sour, but when ripe, often sweet as sugar; can't describe a Mango aptly, this scribe.

As kids, we were often, this offered, as a reward/award or you may say, a lucrative bribe.

Summers scare most of us in the tropics; but jackfruit and mangoes lure us beyond this unbearable heat;

With "Aam panna, Baflo, lassi, chhash, nimbu-pani,"  one can somewhat, the summer heat beat.

If we have many many more Mango trees, an "Aambawadi", is actually a wonderful, a truly good retreat.

So let's not just enjoy the fruit, let's also plant its seed.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

જીવન ચક્ર

આવીયા બોખા, અને જવાના પણ બોખા, કદાચ બત્રીસી તુટીભાંગી સાથે હશે, આં છે જીવન ચક્ર;

માઁ-બાપ ઉપાડી ફરતાં, હાથ ઝાલી ચલાવતાં, હવે દીકરો-વહુ , દીકરી- જમાઈ પકડી ચલાવશે, આં છે જીવન ચક્ર

મળ-મૂત્ર પર એક જન્મજાત શિશુ ને અને બુઝરોગ ને ક્યાં કંટ્રોલ હોય છે, આખરે તો, આં જ છે જીવન ચક્ર

જેમ પેદા થઈએ છીએ, તેમ જવા પહેલા, બુઢાપામાં ફરી એક વાર, બધું પરિવર્તન થવાનું છે, આં જ છે જીવન ચક્ર.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

એક લાશ

જીવન આખું છે એક કઠિન, સૌથી મુશ્કિલમાં મુશ્કિલ અભ્યાસ.

ખાસ કરીને, જીવન જીવવાની જ્યારે ન રહે કોઈ પ્યાસ;

ન રહે જ્યારે જીવનમાં કોઈ હેતુ, ઉમંગ કે કોઈ આશ;

ત્યારે જીવન બનીને રહી જાય છે, મહજ નદીમાં વહેતી એક લાશ.

નદીના વહેણ સાથે, બસ નીરસ રીતે વહેતી, એક જીવતી જાગતી લાશ.

છોડી જાય જ્યારે પોતાના, અથવા થઈ જાય એ પારકાં, ત્યારે ડગમગી જાય છે વિશ્વાસ

પહોંચે છે નાજુક દિલ ને ઠેસ, અને રૂંધાવા લાગે છે હર એક શ્વાસ.

સ્વજન ગુમાવીયાનો હોય છે એક ભયાનક આઘાત, એ સ્વીકાર કરવાનું હોતું નથી સહાસ;

ત્યારે બીજાં સ્નેહી- સંબંધીઓએ, આગળ આવી, ધ્યાન રાખવું જોઇએ ખાસ.

કદાચ આપણી અનુકંપાથી, સ્નેહથી, આપણા સાથથી, બચી જાય પેલી જીવતી લાશ.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

LET'S DO THIS RIGHT AWAY

Work not in haste;
water please do not waste.

Keep the flow slow;
consumption will hence be low .

Water very precious is,
use it carefully please.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

O  Ahura kind, in spite of our bad behaviour;

Grant us please, a very special favour.

Forgive us for our disobedience, and grave disrespect;

That we have been showing towards You and Nature in every aspect.

The poor,  their plight is  pitiable, perishing in thousands they are.

Homeless, people have become, because their villages are very far.

Starving they are,  without eating and drinking ; due to deficit money;

Also because of  chopped trees, barren roads are extremely hot and  sunny.

Answer please  to our ardent plea, grant us again, a healthy world.

Most people are already tired of sitting, in their cocoons curled.

AF Dastur

Dedicated to my dearest Jer Mummy

એક હતું પારેવડું નાનું, મઝાનું.

સાંભળો જરા ધ્યાનથી એક નાના પારેવડાં ની આં નાનકડી ટવવાર્તા.
જ્યારે  એને આવ્યા પંખ,  એ સમજવા લાગ્યું પોતાને, કરતા-ધરતા.

હતું એ જ્યારે નાનું, માતાએ ખવડાવ્યું પીવડાવ્યું, સહી તડકો છાયો.
પાંખો માં એને લપેટી રાખ્યું, વાયડો તોફાની જ્યારે વાયો.

હવે આવી એને પાંખો; અને સિખ્યુ એ ઉડવા, ખુલ્લા આકાશમાં.
લાગ્યું એ, ખુલ્લી પાંખો પસારી, ખુલ્લે મને ફરવા ઉજાશમાં.

ઉપર આકાશમાંથી જોઈ ધરા નીચે, થતું એ મગરૂર
એને લાગતું મારી આં નવી અદાઓ અને રંગોથી, છું હું મશહૂર.

માએ આપી શિખામણ કહ્યું, " આં તારી રીત છે ખતરનાક."
પારેવડું કહે, "જવા દેને, તું કરે છે સાવ ખોટી પંચાત, નાહક".

માતા નું કહયું ન માન્યું એને, તજી દીધી પાંખો હુંફાળી, તજી દીધો હુંફાળો માળો.
હવે એક દી, આકાશમાં અચાનક આવ્યો કાગડો કાળો;

ઝડપથી એને દબોચ્યું પારેવડું, હર્યા એના જવાન પ્રાણ.
માંની શિખામણ માની હતે તો આવતે નહિ આવું દર્દનાક તોફાન.

માત પિતા નું માને કહ્યું જે બાળક, આપે એમને જે માન;
થાય સુખી સદા એ, સુંદર હોય એ ને માટે, આં કુળ જહાન.

યાદ રાખજો આ વાર્તા નાનકડી, કરતાં નહિ અવહેલના કદી માં- બાપની.
એમના આશિષથી, સુધરી જશે સદાકાળ, જિંદગી હર સંતાનની.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HAPPINESSSSS TO FREYANUSH....

Happy happy happy birthday, my Lil Champ.
I know busy very you are at the skating camp.
Tired you must be getting; n your spirits may be damp.

Grow to be, may you like your great Grand-Pa, a human great;
Who in Ahura,  our religion n humanity, had a deep faith.
May wonderful, useful, healthy n happy be your fate.

Work hard n also enjoy life you may; always may you wine n dine.
But certainly grow up to be a Parsi pucca and a human fine.
You are the most beloved, little darling of mine.

With lots of love n all good wishes
from Dae, Ma, Shez, Phil and Zoi.
And loads n loads of love, kisses and hugs from Ma.

Armin Dutia Motashaw