play us a tune
O delightful playful woman;
your pose and your head turned in casual ease
and your shamisen held in theatrical style
all that spontaneity is itself a performance -
but still, play us a tune;
bring down your bachi and pluck at the three strings
and bring us from Japan distant
and Japan past
O bring us the delights of life
that exudes radiant on your face and limbs…
Play your shamisen;
begin, O delightful playful woman

UMMEED


Sach kahu to tabaah hu mai,
Tere jane ke baad khush kaha hu mai.

Arso ** gye tujhe chod ke gaye,
Fir bhi usi jagah ruka hu mai.

Tere laut aane ki ummeed mere aage badh jane se aachi hai,
Par tu nhi smjhegi ye baat tu to abhi bachi   hai .

Tu nahi aayegi ye khayal hi bahut darata hai,
Par tu jarur aayegi ye khayal dil me dugni ummeed jagata hai.

Kaash ke koi karishma ** jaye,
Tera mera milan iss martaba ** jaye.

Tu aaye mere jiwan me khushiyon ki saugaato ki tarah,
Or jo gira tha meri ummeedo ka mahal firse wo ek martaba khada ** jaye

Kaash ke koi karishma ** jaye.
                                              ~Tannu.

Kya kasoor hai un masoomon ka...
jinki jaan yoon bewajah lee jaati hai,
Khush naseeb hain shayad insaan...
Jinki rooh itne paapon ke baad bhi jee jaati hai,
Kehte hain ki saaf dil walein humesha thokar khatein hai...
Shayad isiliye inn bezuban janwaron ki hi bali di jaati hai.

Mann mein aata hai kabhi kabhi...
Kya haq nahi inhe bhi jeene ka,
Kyu nahi hota pachtava insaan ko...
Inn sab ke haq chheenne ka,

Sharm si aati hai apne insaan hone par...
Kyu ki insaaniyat toh insaan mein bachi nahi,
Galat the shayad humesha se hum...
Ki zindagi ki dor itni kachi nahi.

By Sanmeet K Sethi
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