The Whispers Of My Heart

While rummaging through my old books today, I found another composition of mine written about a year ago. As I would be celebrating my fiftieth birthday in the next month of August, I have today written the last stanza of the composition and made it मुकम्मल (complete). Hope you like it. (1) जब से उनसे मुहब्बत हो गई है यह फिज़ा नई नई सी हो गई है (2) गोरे रुख़सार पे सियह ज़ुल्फें कड़कती धूप में रात हो गई है (3) उम्मीदों, जुस्तुजूों से जुदा होकर आसान राह-ए-मंजिल हो गई है (4) किससे गिला रखें, क्यों रखें जब किस्मत ही बाग़ी हो गई है (5) दिल में ख़लिश है ना दिन की तपिश यकीनन जिंदगी की शाम हो गई है Meaning of Urdu words : फिज़ा : the whole environment, milieu, रुख़सार : cheeks, सियह : dark black, जुस्तुजू : desires, गिला : blame, बाग़ी :rebel, ख़लिश : pain in the heart due to unrequited love, तपिश : heat, यकीनन :certainly Translation : (1) As I have fallen in love with her, my whole perspective has changed. The whole milieu now looks fresh, new to me. (2) Jet black h...

For some time, my Urdu loving friends have been requesting to share another "ghazal" of mine. Well, the following composition was written some time back. But it is still one of my favorite compositions. For my English speaking friends and relatives, I have translated the "ghazal". Hope you like it. (1) फूल ही फूल खिल गए दिल के तहख़ाने में आपके आने से बहार आ गई मेरे वीराने में (2) रंज-ओ-ग़म, अदावत से भरे इस जहां में तुम्हें खुलूस, सुकून तो मिलेगा सिर्फ मयख़ानें में (3) बात बने ना बने, बात दिल की कह ही डालो वक्त नहीं लगता है हवाओं को बदल जाने में (4) कहीं दौलत के दीवानें, कहीं शमा के परवानें सब के सब हैं मुफ़लिस इस मोहताज-खा़नें में (5) ना कोई यहाँ रकीब है, ना कोई दिल के करीब है ना जाने क्यों जी नहीं लगता है नए ज़माने में Meaning of Urdu words: रंज-ओ-गम़ : griefs and sorrows, अदावत : enmity, खुलूस : warmth, सुकून : peace, मयख़ानें : pub, मुफलिस : poor, मोहताज-ख़ाना : house of beggars, रकीब : enemy. (1) With your coming, flowers bloom in the cor...

Contrary to the popular opinion, I have come to the conclusion that "Emptiness" is more valuable than "Fullness". I totally disagree with the western saying that an empty brain is the devil's workshop. I strongly believe that a brain at work, full of ideas, will only bring miseries, disasters. The brain has produced ultra sophisticated weapons that can annihilate the whole creation within few minutes. Infact, even the so called "good things" that have grown out of brain are ultimately useless, dangerous. Air conditioners, fuel driven vehicles seemingly have made the human life comfortable. But these have caused innumerable lifestyle diseases, tremendously increased the global temperature, contributed towards the elimination of various medicinal plants and animal species. It has now been conclusively proved that radiations from mobiles, electric bulbs, microwave ovens cause many deadly diseases including cancer. Better medical facilities leading ...

A  thing may be small in stature or status, it's no less in significance. Every thing or being, seen around has its utility, has a predefined role to play in the inscrutable design of the Almighty. One must never underestimate the importance of any being. If one harms other creatures then one is doing so only at one's own peril. Mobile radiations, imposing, innumerable human dwellings are making sparrows extinct. God forbid, if all the beautiful birds become extinct, we would no longer be able to listen to their melodious chirpings that provide much needed delight and relaxation from the monotony of daily grind. The mere sight of peacocks, parrots uplifts even the most lugubrious soul. If चंदा मामा (moon) goes on a prolonged "strike", there would be no more sea waves. Marine life, medicinal sea plants would be adversely affected. Also, there would be no fruits, vegetables as according to the Ayurveda, beams of the moon are responsible for imbuing fruits and veg...