આવી પાનખર

પત્તા ઝળવા લાગિયા, આવી જીવન ની પાનખર

કૂણાં પાન, હતાં લીલાં છમ, નાના બાળકો હોય જેવા;

વૃક્ષ થયું ઘટાદાર, જાણે આવ્યું હોય એને યોવન, ફળદ્રુપ એવા.

પક્ષીઓ આવ્યા હવે રેહવા, કોયલ કરે અહીં મીઠા ટહુકા

કળીઓ ખીલી, ફૂલો થયા, માનો પુષ્પ ની ઓઢણી ઓઢેલી નવોઢા !

વસંત ગઈ, સાવન ગયો; હવે આવી પાનખર, એના જીવન માં.

અંગ અંગ દુખવા લાગ્યું, આંખો થઈ ધુંદલી, કમી આવી યોવન માં.

પક્ષીઓ પોતાનો માળો છોડી, ઉડી ગયા દૂર દૂર, પરદેશ.

વૃક્ષ નું બદલાઈ ગયું સ્વરૂપ, કોઈ ને ગમતો નથી આં પહેરવેશ.

એકલું અટૂલું પડી ગયું હવે એ, ન પક્ષી, ન ફૂલ ન પાન

હવે તો જોખમ માં છે એનું અસ્તિત્વ, એનો જાન.

કહે બાપડું મન માં, આવી લાગી મુજ જીવન માં, પાનખર.

હવે ન સાથી ન સંગી, ન બાલુડા, ન ભાઈ બહેન કે વર.

એકલે હાથે તય કરવી પડશે મને હવે, જીવન ની આં ડગર.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

LORD O LORD !

Lord to You I fervently pray for everyone;  "may living here, never be a curse"

Please hold our hand Lord, always be our guide, our doctor, our nurse

Be it for big, small, influential, rich, or even for people, who have an empty purse.

Man often loses his self-control, misbehaves, even goes out of his mind;

In spite of man's behaviour, please Lord, be kind to the entire mankind

Karma leaves no one; but please guide us how to with good Karma bind

THANK YOU LORD

Armin Dutia  Motashaw

PEACE OR PIECES

IF AS A SOUL, I STILL THIS LIFE REMEMBER, SEEK I SHALL ONLY PEACE;

AND NOT A LIFE, THAT CUTS ONE, INTO MANY A PIECE.

IF ANGELS OBLIGE, TO PASS ON MY MESSAGE TO THE LORD,
REQUEST I TOO WILL HIM.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Machines have to be regularly used, so also our bodies.

Some time or the other, a machine wears out, so does our body

A machine needs regular maintainance, so also does our body.

Remember this is a must; be it a Maruti, an Audi or our body.

Anar

🫢

नकाब

बच्चपनमे,सरकस में हमने देखा ही है, जोकरों को; लगाते है वो ढ़ेर सारे नकाब ।

और बच्चों को उनकी करामात प्रदशित कर के, उत्पन करते हैं उनमें अनगिनत ख्वाब ।

पर हमारे निजी जीवन में भी, हमारे असली चेहरे पर होते है, दो या तीन नकाब ।

असली चेहरा हमारा, हम छुपा के रखते है, पर दिख जाती है कभी कभार, हमारी असली झलक !

बाहरवाले देखते है हमारा नकाब, जो पहनके, उन्हे हम दिखाना चाहते है, एक जूठी झलक।

इंसान कितने भी चेहरे  मोहरे बदले; सच्चाई देख सकता है हमारा रब, क्योंकि विशाल है फलक।

लाख छुपाएं हम अपनी असलियत, वो तो देख ही लेता है, भांप ही लेता है हमारी असलियत।

पर्दा कितना भी कीमती और हसीन क्यों न हो, पर रबकी आंखे है तीक्ष्ण, देख लेती है हर किसी की असलियत ।

तो फिर हम इंसान, क्यों पहनते है यह नकाब? शायद दूसरों को पता नहीं चल सके हमारी असलियत ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

AS GOES MY CHAMP FOR HIS NATIONALS....

Darling Fre, wish you we, all the very best;

With hard work n perseverance, your energy you always did invest;

That's why, may you with a gold medal, pass the test.

Work hard, do your best n to Ahura leave the rest.

Pray for you we will, my fledgling, from our nest.

Know we, your 100 pc you will give, doing your very best.

Loads of love, blessings and all good wishes,
From Ma, Dae, Mum, Dad n Zoish.

On Children 's Day

Our children are truly our strength.
They are our actual, our real wealth.
Wish them I, a good physical n emotional health.

Every child is like soft, wet clay.
Carefully, painstakingly with them, we must play.
Inculcating habits good in them; which life long stay.

Carry they will, your dreams n aspirations.
Teach them to build n  respect relations.
Into citizens n humans useful should be their transition.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

OUR AIR INDIA

A beautiful, wealthy, sleek, famous and most precious lady,  kidnapped was

Sadly, her importance, her popularity, her profitability was the cause.

On this occasion, her father, her creator, mentor , absolutely shocked and shattered was

So were all his colleagues, his employees; they all had a deep grouse;

But today very pleased must be our revered JRD; and so also, his pretty spouse

Thank you respected  Ratan, you our joy, expectations, verve n enthusiasm did arouse

Happy are we all that the kidnapped beauty is now safe n in the hands of a great person where she belonged.

To see this happy, satisfying, exuberating  day I dreamt and had earnestly longed;

May my Air India always prosper, may she again be at the very top ; for that's where she always belonged.

HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS RATAN. WE LOVE YOU n ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Why do people callously, others hurt ?
Why are they so rude, crude and curt ?
It is indeed sad, to see people being treated as dirt.

Wish the world, more understanding was.
Wish of hurting beloveds, one was not the cause.
Before hurting someone, shouldn't we pause !

Armin Dutia Motashaw

IF I WERE

IF I were a  squirrel,  bury I would, varied n many a seed.

As a human  being,  a lot we can do to plant trees,  indeed!!!

If I were a butterfly,  cross pollination would be my deed ;

If I were a crow  many  Banyan n Peepal trees I would sow.

Or in some way,  along the coast, all the way,  coconut palms grow

If I were the PM, all along,  every road, trees would be grown in many a row.

Every MP, MLA, tycoon, beaurocrat, should follow suit

No one allowed is, to fell trees, our environment destroy or loot.

Builders destroy trees,  compel them I would, to transplant

Wouldn't it wonderful be, If every man responsibility takes, to trees plant ?

No one ever hungry would remain,  fruits,  vegetables n herbs abundant will be

Wow ! Just Imagine! What a wonderful country ours will, then be!!!

Armin Dutia Motashaw

नैना

सपनों से भरे थे यह सुंदर, सपनो से भरे नैना

कैसे बयां करू मैं, न शब्द है, न सुझे कोई बैना ;

पर सपने सारे हो गए हैं चूर, खो गया है मन का चैना

अब जागती हूं मैं, सारा दिन और सारी सारी रैना

चुपके चुपके, रोते हैं यह एक बार के हस्ते हुए नैना ;

हुआ करते थे कभी यह एक खूबसूरत चेहरे का गेहना ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

दीपावली

दिल जले तो धुवा दिखता नहीं, होता है, चहूं ओर अंधेरा ही;
दिया जले तो धुआ भले हो, वोह फैलाता है, प्रकाश भी।
चलो बंध करे, जलाना अपना जिया;
और दिल का अंधेरा दूर करे, जलाए एक दिया।

दीपावली में, दुर करे दिल, घर, और देश का अंधेरा
बहुत सालोसे बैठा है ये दिल में, बनके गेहरा।
मिटा दो इसे हमेशा के लिए, दिलसे कर दो इसे दुर
रात को बदल दो भोर में, हो सकता है यह दीपावली की रोशनी में, जरूर ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

H2O

Scientists call it H2O, we call it water, some even call it Adam's Ale

Nature us had given it in plenty n free; but today it's on sale

A sincere request I make,  a plea; waste water not; available it isn't in large scale

Everyone can prevent leaking taps; n surely run less water, without fail;

Care we must to collect discarded water from ROs, ACs, (to water plants) in a pail

Or reuse it, to wash vessels or swab floors; this of course is at a small scale.

Wash- machines a huge quantum use; this can be used, to flush a toilet tank;

Mandatory this should be made by GOI; or no loans to be given by any bank.

Between roads n footpaths, at the edges, grass can be grown; that makes it, a ground storage of rank!

Rain harvest today, an absolute necessity is; earlier, because of mud, water into the Earth sank;

Also it was water from lakes, ponds n rivers, that people then drank;

Now it is upto you to act, I have shared with you readers, my opinion n suggestions frank

Armin Dutia Motashaw

TALK TO AHURA

After we pray, we must talk to Ahura, privately, in silence deep

Also, time this is correct, to contemplate n within, deeply peep

Do properly check; have  any vices like ego, anger within us seeped

If they have, quickly analyze how n why into you, they have heaped

Teach us O Adhura, prayers to overcome vices these, that have seeped

Remove them let us, with the power of prayer, once we have within, peeped.

An action quick n timely, help us will, to away these vices keep

Our prayers, to our subconscious mind, an alarm sounds; that does beep.

That's why after we daily pray; we must, for a minute, within peep.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

માતૃભાષા

છોડીયું વતન ઈરાન, અને છોડવી પડી આપણી ફારસી ભાષા

અપનાવ્યુ હિંદ અને શીખી ગયા એક નવી, ગુજરાતી ભાષા.

પછી તો બની ગયા આપણે પાક્કા અંગ્રેજ, અપનાવી એ નવી ભાષા

ભલે અપનાવી, પણ શા માટે ત્યાગવી જોઈએ આપરે આપરી ગુજરાતી ભાષા ?

માતૃભાષા જોડી રાખે છે આપણને, આપના  પોતાના જડો સાથે

માતૃભાષા જોડી રાખે છે આપણને, આપણા સંસ્કારો સાથે

માતૃભાષા ની એક ખુમારી છે, જે સદા ચાલે છે આપણી
સાથે

માતૃભાષામાં એક તાકાત છે, જે સદૈવ આપણી બની, ચાલે છે આપણી સાથે.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ढलती जवानी

गम न कर, ढलती जवानी का ।

है यह सत्य, तेरी और मेरी कहानी का ।

बुद्धापा देख के गभराना मत तु ;

यही जीवन की रीत है, यह समज लेना तु ।

आंखे धुंधली हो जाएगी तेरी, डरना नहीं तु ;

कम सुनाई दे, तो भी गम करना नहीं तु ।

बूढ़ी हड्डियां भी देगी तकलीफ, सेह लेना तु ।

काम जो पल भर में कर लेता था तू ;

वहीं काम से अब थक जाएगा तू ।

समज शक्ति तेरी कम हो जाए तो, गम न करना तु।

प्रभुमय होके अब शेष जीवन बिताना तु ।

वह ही सहारा है, जब तक छूट जाए यह लरी,

देंगे वो सहारा तुझे, हर वक़्त, हर घड़ी ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

That day, three hundred and twenty nine precious, hopeful, innocent lives we lost

Passengers and crew all; an aircraft entire; unaccountable, was the cost

O Ahura bless those souls and their families to this irreparable loss bear.

Even today, sad I feel when visualize I, those crying relatives; their hope mixed with that scare.

What a drastic, horrible result it was, due to some people who were grossly mislead.

Happens this often, when illogical, lies, fear and hatred to weak minded people is fed.

Those who do these crimes heinous, prepared must be, for consequences dire

Burn have to in hell, all those people who misuse and play with ammunition and fire.

The theory of KARMA,  understand must, these misled individuals; use they must their mind.

Aware must be all those leaders, who inculcate such crimes n vulnerable poor find.

Ahura, bless every individual with Beh-man, the good mind, so all things, we do right.

Help the misled ones with a good, kind, compassionate mind, with Your divine light.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

MEMORIES WE LOVINGLY TREASURE.....

HAPPY EASTER

Ever dearest Grandma, Leena and Arlene, my most beloved people from the city of Niagara falls

Every single day, through all these years, remember you I, at all daybreaks n as each night falls

Come Easter, and gush those  beautiful warm n tender memories; it's then we  desperately miss you all.

This relationship so deep n loving, is from some life past, or it would not have into our life, ever occur

These incidences rare,  happen do not in one's daily life; they are predestined n do not often reoccur.

Anyone, who so ever has heard our story, would about this, most definitely authenticate, validate and concur.

It's almost a miracle the way we met; it was of course the Lord's plan; and definitely not just a mere coincidence

Our shivering in that bitter cold, Leena's passing by, our requesting a lift; her taking us around the falls, was a miraculous incidence.

Then meeting dearest Grandma;  her instantaneously loving n cuddling us, n above all, in her life, giving us precedence

Endless was the showering of love, gifts, blessings n beautiful compliments, it deeply touched my heart

Of her huge joint-family of seventy-two, turning it to seventy-five, making us now an important part.

Thank you dearest Grandma, Leena n Arlene for the immense love and joy you gave us. We shall always endearingly carry it in our hearts

LOVE NEVER DIES

Happy Easter to all of you in Heaven

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Aapru Jam-e, may you live to a thousand be.

There's always something interesting, in there, to see.

Some things that we read, sorrow bring and some glee.

What ever is printed, by and large; we love Thee.

Happy birthday today; n many many more we wish to see.

Viraf Dutia and
Armin Dutia Motashaw

A cute little girl, like this, into our life 7 years ago, came.
Anytime, to tease n pranks play, she is game.
Not to study, ready there are always excuses lame.
And after that, poor bro is available to blame.
But she is a doll, an absolute sweetheart; this I claim.
Wish her we good luck, success, happiness n fame.

ZOI WE LOVE YOU.

Dae n Ma

SCARS

In  life,  there is a lot of strife and scars left are plenty;

Some  people have hundreds, lucky ones perhaps suffer few.

Scars emotional, easily affect people, who are very senti.

Scars rarely clean are, like the surgical ones; with  a  scalpel sharp.

Often life gives us shocks rude; n leaves scars  lacerated.

Our jealousy, ego, anger etc give n create mental scars, amongst n within.

Some wounds hidden are,  those we suffer in silence, d conteused ones.  

When dear ones part,  lesions those most painful are, compared to others.

Help us O Kind Ahura to completely heal; may every scar entirely seal.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DEAREST DAD.

A legal luminary, a great human you were.

To many you were a boss n very many addressed you as Sir;

But for us you were our ever -loving Dad, a wonderful father.

Try I to follow your great values n that of our Darling Mother.

May Ahura keep you all in His ever loving arms, always.

We love you'll and seek your blessings every day, always.

Your children n Grandchildren who adore you.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

OUR PICNIC

Good fun, at yesterday's picnic had we.

Loved we Ketu's poro pau n the hot tea

Adalaj vaw because of steps many, I didn't see.

Shantini Ketan, was spotlessly clean.
There was peace and all was serene.

There was a lot of space, with swings n the lawn emerald green.

Played games, sang n ate a sumptuous meal  we.

Thank dear Meher Aunty, Ketu, Minnie Aunty, with all our hearts, we.

For this enjoyable day, when freak out like youngsters could we.

A BIG THANK YOU
From
Viraf n Armin

Lord Kind,

Ensure please, let not any human, bird, beast or tree die of thirst;

Before the grass burns and things scorch, to help, be the first.

Before happens this, see that a few dark clouds into rain burst.

Know I, it's our fault, we humans very callous are, I admit.

But help us to become careful n conscientious, which us befits

O humans, let us help Nature, our Mother Earth, bit by bit.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

For OUR SELVES N OUR CHILDREN......

Closer to Nature we must try and live, in a concrete jungle, a corner green build

As huge trees chopped off are, my heart in pain reels

There is so much plastic all around us, can we make OUR BOMBAY N COUNTRY MORE BEAUTIFUL N GREENER

Making holes at the base of plastic containers n bottles, let us grow small plants, put them on our balconies, on staircases n request our young ones to them water.

Bamboo, Money plants grow in water, just change the water every week.

Waste water from Aqua guard R/O can be used this way.

Please involve our children n grandchildren, so that they  come close to Nature and enjoy a sense of pride when they see a life taking shape

Please try and help God, by helping Nature.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

राम नवमी

जन्म दिन की शुभ कामनाएं आपको, हे राम

सदा भजे हम आपका और सीताजी का नाम ।

घर घर में हो आप जैसा पुत्र, अमर रहे आपका नाम ।

पर दुख हो रहा है, आप हो रहे हो बदनाम

एक तरफ, जग करता है आप की अर्चना  पूजा,

लेते हैं आप से सीख और ऊर्जा;

दूसरी ओर आप के नाम से मचा रहे हैं हल्ला, चलाते हैं आरी;

जब आप तो थे शांति प्रिय, प्रेम पुजारी; पुत्र थे एक आज्ञाकारी

रामजी हमें आप के पद चिन्हों पे चलने की दिखाओ राह

हमारे कारण, निकले न किसी के आंसु और  आह ।

भारत वर्ष का हो संसार में ऊंचा नाम;

ऐसा कुछ कीजिए, हे दशरथ पुत्र, श्री राम ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Changed a meeting, between Vivekananda n Tata, the future of our country.
Great minds, where ever they are, even during a travel, never remain sedentary.
Tata steel born was as the after effects of this meeting.
This Industrial revolution, self sufficiency gave Brits a beating.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

दिल की लगी

दिल की लगी , लगी थी पहले लोगोंको एक बचपनकी दिल्लगी

पर थी वो बहुत ही गहरी; थी वो एक खाई जैसी, कुछ अधिक ही गहरी

वो चोट इतनी थी गहरी की दिल पर ही नहीं, दिलकी गहराइयों तक थी लगी

बचपन की मुहोबत थी वो, मेरा पहला प्यार थी वो; पर मेरी पुकार शायद थी न इतनी गहरी;

इस लिए, सुनी नहीं तूने मेरी दर्दभरी आवाज, मेरे गीतों में सुनी न मेरी फरियाद

क्यों गिरिधर; सारी दुनियाके रखवाले होकर, तूने इस मीरा को ही क्यों ठुकराया

Armin Dutia Motashaw

આદર્યાન સાહેબ ને
સાળગ્રેહ મુબારક.

સદા જ્વલંત રેહજો, જલ્હળતા કાયમ.

આપજો રોશની સુખદાયક, મુલાયમ.

આશિષ તમારા કરે કોમ ને આબાદ.

અંદર ને બહારથી કોશિશ થાય છે, કરવા એને બરબાદ.

બનાવજો  બાળકો ને ડાહ્યા, શ્યાના અને સદગુણી.

થાય પારસીઓ ની આબાદી ચૌગુણી.

Aedoon baad.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ધરતી કરે પુકાર

ધરતી બિચારી રાડો પાડીને કરે છે પુકાર,

ઉપકાર નો બદલો, કદી ના હોય અપકાર

સુધાર જલ્દી થી તારી રીતભાત, તારા સંસ્કાર.

ઓ માનવ કર એટલો મુજ પર ઉપકાર

આટલું બધું તું આપ  ન મને કષ્ટ

આં ઘા ખમી ખમી ને થઈ ગઈ છું હું ત્રસ્ત

શીદ કરે છે તું આં સ્વર્ગ જેવી ધરા ને નષ્ટ

મારા ઝાડ પાન, પર્વત નદીઓ ને કરે છે ભ્રષ્ટ.

આમ દુઃખી અને કદરૂપી કર ન મને સાવ

લીલોત્રી તારે માટે છે જરૂરી, ઝાડ પાન વાવ

ઝાડ હશે તો જ તું વરસાદ ને કહી શકશે, "આવ"

ઝાડ આપે તને પ્રાણવાયુ, છાયડો, ખોરાક; એમને આપ ન ઘાવ.

ઓ માનવ સંભાળ મને, તો જ પામશે તું જીવન

ઉજાડશે આમ તું વૃક્ષ તો વધશે તાપ અને ધરા બનશે રણ

વૃક્ષ રોપણ કરી, રણ ને પરિવર્તિત કરી, બનાવ વન

તો સફળ થશે તારું અને તારા બાળકો નું જીવન.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

THANK YOU O MAZDA

Wish I do not, to eat delicacies, on a gold or  silver platter;

It will perhaps make me egoistic,  proud or at least, make me fatter

Thank you I most sincerely  O Mazda,  for the rice, dough n batter.

Happy I am indeed with the goodies granted, n of course my bread, jam n butter.

Foodies we are, n granted us You have aplenty; nothing there  is to  complaine or mutter.

A sincere request I make to people like me; waste food do not, let it not go into a gutter.

Food, water n clean air, O Ahura, are Your precious gifts unto us mankind

Eat, enjoy and a little share we must, with others; this always must be on our mind.

Learn we  must, to inculcate n incorporate Your attributes; n to be grateful n kind.

A wee bit of effort on our part can save a lot of water n food,  which we willingly must.

Wish I could afford to refrigerators install, where people, the extra food could deposit;

May I kindly request RESTAURANT n HOTEL OWNERS to help out n do their bit.

The needy could use it, to their hunger eliminate; fill up their burning empty pit.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

😡

અગ્નિ વર્ષા

માનવની મૂર્ખતાને લીધે, આગ વરસાવી રહ્યું છે ગગન

પોતાના સ્વાર્થ માટે, લોભ, લાલચ માટે, એને ઉજાડ્યું આ સોહામણું ચમન


મૂર્ખ માનવે જો સાચવી હતે લીલોતરી, તો એને આજે દઝાડતે નહીં, આં અગન

શા કાજ, આટલું સ્વાર્થી અને ચંચળ બનાવ્યું છે ઓ દાતા તેં, આં માનવ મન ?

પોતાનો ફાયદો થાય જ્યાં, ત્યાં માનવ ભૂલી જાય છે, ધરતીને સાચવવાનું, તને દીધેલું વચન

પણ ભગવંત, દાઝે છે ગરીબના પગો, એને તો આપજે થોડી ઠંડક, ભલે હોય એ ક્ષણ બે  ક્ષણ !

અમને આપજે સદ બુદ્ધિ, વાવીએ ઝાડો અસંખ્ય; કોઈ એક વાવે, તો કોઈ ડઝન બે ડઝન.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A little madness

Sometimes it's good to be a little mad.
Sing a song or dance when you are sad.
But remember, never to be angry; that's really bad.

I seeds collect, scatter and sow;
Sometimes, them I just fling or throw;
With a hope, they will perhaps grow.

Silly it may look, but I show love, to a pup;
Offering him a little milk, in an old cup.
Or some warm soup, that he can gulp.

Give an old blanket to an old shivering man.
I pack my leftovers and distribute, if I can.
You can do more; Madness does not have a ban.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

प्यासी धरती करे पुकार

धूपमें तप के हो गई हूं मैं, जलता हुआ अंगार; कहे बिचारि यह धरा

चाहिए अब मुझे ठंडी ठंडी बौछार, और श्रृंगार सुंदर और हरा

नदियाँ हो रही है मेरी खाली, और सागर  पानी से खूब है उभरा

सालभरकी प्यास बुझाने मेघराजको मैंने है, किया पुकार

आकाशको की है मिन्नतें हज़ार, जी भरके खोल दे आज तेरे द्वार

जी भर के मुझपे बरसना आज, सुन ले, इस धरतिने है तुझे पुकारा

ऐ हवा, लाना तू  बदरीयां काली, ओ बदरी बरसा जा जल की धारा

आत्मा है मेरी प्यासी, तृप्त कर दे तू मुझे आज, कर दे मुझे हरा, ओ मेरे यारा

झूम झूमके बरस, प्यासी धरती आज करती है तुझे अंतरमनसे पुकार

बरसना होगा अब तुझे, तन मन है मेरा प्यासा, निभाना होगा तुझे वादा-ए- प्यार

मेरा अंतर है प्यासा, तुझे बरसना होगा यहाँ, निभाना चाहती हूं मैं यह व्यवहार

याद रखना सदा यह बात, प्यार तो आखीर प्यार है, नही कोई व्यापार ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

સમતા

જેમ ભરતી પછી આવે છે ઓટ; તેમ જીવનમાં આવે છે સુખ પછી દુઃખ

જીવનમાં અમને દુઃખ ખમવાની, આપજે તું તાકત, સદા રહેજે સનમુખ

જીવન ન જાણે ક્યારે બદલે સ્વરૂપ, હવાઓ ક્યારે બદલી નાખે પોતાનું રૂખ

જોજે, ઘભરાઈ નહીં જઈએ, થઈ જઈએ ન અમે શોકમાં ડૂબીને ગમગીન

તેમજ જ્યારે સુખ આવે ત્યારે છલકાઈ ન જઈએ, થઈ ન જઈએ રંગીન.

થઈ જઈએ ન મગરૂર અને બીજાઓ તરફ ન થઈ જઈએ ભાવહીન

રહે તારું માર્ગદર્શન સદા અમારી સાથે, તો જ જીવનમાં અમારા રહેશે સમતા

તારો માયાળુ હાથ રહે માથે અમારે, જીવનમાં ને જીવન પછી પણ, રહે તારી મમતા.


Armin Dutia Motashaw

SPARE PARTS.

As a vehicle is used and gets old, there is wear and tear.

So if our body parts disfunction, as we age, it's natural n fair.

After all, our body, in these years, has to many  burdens bear.

As our vehicles we painstakingly clean and care;
Let us our own mind and body to our vehicle compare.

Hence, let us this  very sentiment for our body also share.

Have plenty of water, cool but not cold, from an earthen ***.

Try to have greenery around; n this fresh air breathe, so your lungs don't rot.

Eat plenty of vegetables daily n add fruits to this lot.

Because of  our vices, our mind and body has to suffer.

An alcoholic destroys his liver; n   ruins his lungs, a puffer.

A drug addict abuses it; and we obese people have fat as buffer.

Docs, commercial have become, ever ready to a spare part change.

To get quick money, these days, doctors have a real long range.

To avoid this, look after yourself; as Bawajis, look after their vehicle.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

My Mithra

After your prayers, become a person, bit better

By doing this you will definitely become a trendsetter.

Throw away anger, meanness, jealousy, ego n pride

See and ascertain that because of your behavior, no one has cried.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Loved you I, when you were my Bombay.
Loved I, every moment of that stay.
Today, it doesn't my own feel.
Why have things changed; it's now difficult to deal !
Wish I that beautiful Bombay of yore.
I loved it to the core.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

STATUS SYMBOL

Believe me, today to lead a simple life, needs real courage.
There is so much pressure, pomp and show, expectations from the family and outsiders, that one tends to beg borrow and maintain status. May I ask what status ? These people will always remain unsatisfied n grumble behind your back or sometimes even tell you on your face.

Is it worth spending huge amounts for  Navjots, Weddings, Anniversaries; sometimes even taking loans???

These days, it's a prestige issue to have a lavish lifestyle. Big flats, ACs, huge TVs in every room, etc. One keeps paying some loan or the other.

Just think about this. Whom are we trying to impress and satisfy ? Our own Ego ? Or the world ?
Then we constantly worry about loan repayments.
I prefer to have everything necessary but not to compete with relatives and friends. For e.g. A Nano is more useful (these days), than a Merk, it saves petrol and can easily be parked and maintained, unless one has to travel long distances out of town.

Please do think and give your valuable suggestions.

Armin Dutia Motashaw.

SHARE

People so easily share happiness, joy, fun with a friend or a host

But when it comes to sharing pain of another, only very few can boast

Insensitive or busy we become, always running short of time

Believe me, this indifferent attitude of ours is almost a crime.

A call or two we definitely make, on hearing about death, disease or illness

But do we help out? reach out to them? to share pain n ensure their wellness

Do think, a formality so different is, from genuine care n concern about someone

Duty-bound people may go a step further n help offer; but there is care little or none

Let us genuinely reach out to people in pain, like a few good friends of mine did, in my hour of need

Children n grandchildren are rock like support, even morsels of food, us they feed.

A big THANK YOU to all my dear ones, my Freyu, family and friends who stood by me

Freyu if it were not for your unconditional love n support, to go through this, able I wouldn't be.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Wishing Shastriji a happy birthday

Small in stature, big in determination you were.
For  "jai jawan jai Kisan "; hats off to you Sir.
Holds this true even today; in the present culture.

A true son of Mother India you were; n always will be so.
Your death, for India's development , was a big blow.
In your presence, different would have been the flow.

Respects deep, pay you I, o  revered Lal Bahadur ;
For this determined answer to the enemy , you proved to be Bahadur.
This entire country salute you should, o  great son-Lal Bahadur.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

लोग कहते हैं, जीवन है एक बहुमूल्य वरदान ।

तूने, हर मानव को दिया है, यह दान।

पर पुछु तुझे, यह कैसा वरदान ?

मै तो जी रही हूं यहां, बनके बेजान ।

जीवन की वज़ह न जानूं, क्यों कहते है लोग इसे महान?

न इसमें कोई अपनापन है;  ना ही, स्वाभिमान ।

फिर भी लोग कहते हैं, जीवन है एक बहुमूल्य वरदान ।

क्यों ?

Armin Dutia Motashaw

On this International Women's Day, I write about a simple unknown personality, whom I luckily happen to know very closely ......

MY WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

Achievers there are hundreds, doctors, engineers, astronauts, chartered accountants et al

But the woman of substance I admire most is, my very own Austi Jerbanu

A great person, a dedicated teacher, who actually lived by the principles she taught

A teacher who just didn't teach; she actually practised every word that she preached

Life tough was when suddenly at a tender age of six, from rich she became very poor

She lost her father; and the family its riches, within months, almost simultaneously

Kids had to go to orphanages, she went to Avabai Petit as Maayji couldn't their fees afford

Clever n outstanding in Studies, they sponsored college which she graciously declined, due to responsibilities at home

Did her teacher's training, remained unmarried to bear the responsibilities of mother n her grandma

Once an accomplished teacher; she brought a niece n nephew to this city, for education better

Along side, she knitted Kusti, n woolies, embroidered sari borders, to well educate the kids

Gave tutions to only two as per rule; but taught a dozen or so kids free

Educated her niece to a prominent surgeon become; n her nephew to a MBA become.

Then came a Bombaite, pampered by her parents, to live with her, as her niece in law

Thus grew my relationship with her into a strong bond, making her my soulmate

Soon she became my very own Jer Mummy, my treasure trove, which she will eternally remain.

Learnt I, so many things from her, but most importantly, the true values of a simple life.

My Shez n I grew up under her wings; she groomed n blossomed us, into beautiful roses

She definitely is the one, n always will be, our all. The one we love, admire and passionately adore.

MY WOMAN OF THIS CENTURY, WHO INCULCATED SO MUCH, SO SELFLESSLY, WITH HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. "MA WE LOVE YOU".

Armin Dutia Motashaw

GRANT ME

Grant me boons, that help me to progress
With plentiful, I may unintentiinally regress.

Grant me success, which digest easily, I can.
For wish I, not to become a proud man.

Grant me food enough to life enjoy n satisfied remain.
Waste food, never should I, or richness feign.

Grant me, health, happiness, vigour and fitness good.
But, a shame it will be, if ridiculed I someone who didn't have this, as he should.

Grant me a home, comfortable with a compound small;
Where grow I can flowers and trees tall.

Grant me  gratitude, serenity and grace.
O Ahura kind, I don't want to be a part of the rat race.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

O AVAN ARDVISUR BANU

O Avan Ardvisur Banu, bless this World with your choicest blessings.

May the world, always in your praise, monajats sing.

Your kindness n blessings the world, desperately needs.

On your holy, clean n clear waters, all of us feed.

With your bountiful blessings, bless the Parsis with fertility.

And to love their religion, grant them the serenity n mentality.

May increase n prosper this clan once again.

May the Parsis strengthen their foothold, once again.

Aedoon baad.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

FUZZY  DARLING


Fuzzy Darling,

Indeed our best friend you are; n Zoish specially loves you

Freyu of Zoish's love for Fuzzy is jealous a wee bit;

So he teases Zoish, saying marry him you will, when you grow up

Amused he is about the kids if it happens; whether they will pups be or human?

Fuzzy, the kids have gone nuts over you and your cute lovable antics

Amuse them, you very much do, with your silly funny tactics

Your sense of smell, "wah wah ustaad", you know we are there from far away

Your wagging so inviting is; but your dangerous bark, a vagabond can shoo away

Without you Fuzzy, life so mundane would be, you are the reason we love to home rush

Cuddle you, tickle you, ****** you, even squeeze you whilst your fur we brush.

Love you we do, but know we, you love us a lot more; very high is the ratio n your score.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBBY DEAREST....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVER DEAREST VISPI....

Here is wishing you good health and lots n lots of happiness.

May you, with His choicest blessings,  Ahura alwayssssss bless.

Pray we all, that  good health be yours; and go away sooooon will all your stress.

At the moment you are fragile,  but  soooooon may you feel agile n fress(h).

Looking forward we are to see your quick recovery and  progress.

Lots of love,  all good wishes and a big  Ahura bless.

Yours Ever,
Anar, Shez, Phil, Freyu n Zoi

A Good Deed Daily

Thousands of containers are used daily to deliver food.

All one needs to do is to make a hole at the bottom, a handful of soil n a seed or a twig to grow small plants and help the Earth to rejuvenate.

Money plants can very easily be grown this way. Why not satisfy our soul this way.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

SAAYONAARA

As the year is about to end, n to it, saayonaara we say;

Request I every Parsi kid n youth to please daily pray.

15 minutes from 24hours we can surely spare to pray;

It will keep many problems, dangers n many an illness at bay.

New Year resolutions often broken are; but pl. do this every day.

For lack of faith n love for religion, gives Ahreman a chance to us flay.

Thus, spare a moments few and with all your heart, do pray.

Thank Ahura, speak to Him without fail, every single day

Armin Dutia Motashaw

સુખ જે આટલાં વર્ષોમાં ન શીખવાડી શક્યું, તે દુખ એક પળમાં શીખવાડી ગયું

કોણ આપણું કોણ પરાયુ, કોણ સાચું સ્નેહી અને કોણ તમારી સાથે રમત રમી ગયું

Armin Dutia Motashaw