Thursday, July 17, 2014

इबारतें (4)

इबारतें रोज़ दफन होती हैं
एक के बाद एक
हर रोज़ नयी इबादतें मयस्सर होती हैं

मेरे हज की गलियों के नक्श
कुछ पहचाने से नहीं जाते
और गलियां,
उनका तो नामो निशान भी मुश्किल है

पन्ने जोड़ने पड़ते हैं
बेशुमार सिलवटें बढ़ती जाती हैं
मगर ये डूबती उभरती इबारतें,
मुझे मेरे हज की गलियों की
याद दिलाती हैं

इबारतें दफन होती जाती हैं
मगर इबादतें हर रोज़ नित नए
फन उठाती हैं!!


Ibaratein part 4 is here- yet again it took me almost an year to continue the series!
Writing this series, keeping same words and rhythm in all the four creations till date - i also realized that even the same words can say a thousand different meanings, they can explain different situations, different turmoils, dilemmas and also different people. I am the only lover who is constant in all these but my love has changed - and you can judge it right well if you go through all four! 



इबारतें : Writing
इबादतें: Prayers
नक्श:Map
मयस्सर :Available 

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

अज़ार

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दरवाज़े कई तरह के देखे होंगे
कुछ पुरानी लकड़ी के,
कुछ संगेमरमर के,
कुछ खुले, कुछ सांकल लगे हुए,
कुछ बंद भी होते हैं
खटखटाये जाने के इंतज़ार में,
और कुछ होते हैं अज़ार;

आने जाने वालों की,
निपट खबर से परे,
न खुद की सुध, न ही चेष्टा,
मानो उन्हें कोई फर्क ही नहीं पड़ता,
क्युकी न तो वो बंद हैं, न ही खुले,
सांकल गर  हो भी तो वह भी सिर्फ दिखावे की,


काश मन भी ऐसा ही होता,
न मौसम से रोज़ सड़ती लकड़ी का,
न अपनी शोहरत के दिन याद करता संगेमरमर का,
न भीतर घुसने वालों का मोह,
न बाहर जातों का अफ़सोस,
बस यूँ ही होता,
अज़ार!

     

Monday, July 7, 2014

A real relationship is boring, real-life and stunningly ordinary

A real relationship is boring, real-life and stunningly ordinary!! Yes that is a fact!


I have been into a relationship with a simple and ordinary man for more than 5 years and we eventually plan to settle down together because we have already given in so many years settling down with each other.

We have been opposites, real opposites with the extremes of liking for clubs vs liking for a cheap drink at a dhaba with Kishore Kumar songs in the background evening; love for all sorts of art in the world around vs love for a subtle “Its good whatever it is” attitude; craving for a life like they show in films vs sticking to real ground basic realities kind of routine; adventure & excitement vs the ultimate comfort zone!! The list can go on but I have been telling myself that “opposites attract” and that’s why so many years!

Like every product has its own Product Life Cycle (management theory), I think it’s a universal law rather than just management studies. During teens, those butterflies in the stomach just on the mention of that someone were love? After then dealing with daily routine issues and counselling each other was so! In between all these years, accepting each other for what they are became the practice! You go through a lot you see, from being the bud to the blossom- not only your bosoms change but a whole lot ‘new’ creeps in too. After several years of courtship, I might make myself think it’s the “stagnation” phase of our product but then I couldn’t have kept those butterflies alive all this long too!

So finally you wonder whether it’s really love-love or it’s just a habit (read practice) of being with each other. Let’s be frank here, after all these years, smallest of daily rituals like a phone call also don’t really matter ( I mean it’s okay if you don’t talk on a daily basis or don’t reply to their texts – the other can assume you are busy and doesn’t give much thought to it) I might criticize him for not having that “excitement filled” relationship but – if you are an avid traveler too, wont you feel like getting home after a while? Or eating out together for several days in a row will definitely make you crave for home made dal- chaawal?  (at least I do)

I think this real, basic ground, no adventure but contentment- kind of life is more real!  This – I don’t care how you look- I just know that I like you as you are – is the kind of attitude which can take me further and let me not crib over every inch I gain in future! An evening at home with the television might sound extremely boring but hey, I can be in my pajamas with a face pack on and cuddle with him and not care about the damn world!! See, lot of pros here too.

The level of excitement for a relationship is not real, what matters more is making peace with it!!

PS- I don’t plan on being the boring kind of better half. :P





Friday, July 4, 2014

क्या है इश्क़

अरसे हो गए जब दुनिया को ऐलान करते
की हाँ इश्क़ में हैं हम,
आज सोचते हैं,
कमबख्त ये इश्क़ आखिर है क्या

कमसिन उम्र में,
जब पेट में तितलियाँ उड़ा करती थीं
उनके ज़िक्र के नाम से,
सोचते थे इश्क़ जो है यही है ;

जो थोड़ा होश संभाला
और जो खुद के गुनाहों का दौर आया
उन्होंने जो गुनाह नज़रअंदाज़ कर दिए,
सोचते थे इश्क़ जो है यही है;

जब इश्क़ भी इश्क़ के गुनाहों में संग गुनहगार हो गया,
और दोनों ने मिल के उसे दुनिया से छुपाया,
तब सोचा हो न हो, इश्क़ यही होगा;

मगर आज,
जब इश्क़ की आखिरी
मंज़िल पाने का मुकाम आया;
तब सोचते हैं,
कहीं ये महज़ सालों की आदत तो नहीं?

क्युकी तितलियाँ तो अब,
दूर दूर तक नहीं;
और गुनाह छुपाने का हुनर भी
खूब सीख गए हैं;

आज जब अरसे हो गए
उस ऐलान को ,
तब सोचते हैं,
कमबख्त ये इश्क़ आखिर है क्या!!