ja, pooch usss Chaand se!

Woh intezaar nahi asaan, khatm jo na ho paye...

तुमसे दूर इस शक़्स का, ना पूछो क्या हाल है;
दर्द है, तड़प है, और हज़ारों सवाल है। 

कुछ ऐसे सवाल है, जिनके दर्दभरे जवाब है;
आरज़ू है तुम्हारी, पर हासिल सिर्फ ख़्वाब है।  

कल के चाँद से पूछो, हम रात भर जागते रहे;
तुम गहरी नींद में थे, पर हम तड़पते रहे। 

हाँ, पता है, सुबह होते, तुम इंतज़ार करोगे;
मेरे ना होने पर, परेशान से रहोगे। 

पर उस रात का क्या, जब दिल तरसते रह जायेगा,
तुम्हारा इंतज़ार करते, शायद थक भी जायेगा। 

वो इंतज़ार नहीं आसान, ख़त्म जो न हो पाए; 
वो इश्क़ नहीं आसान,मुमकिन जो न हो पाए।  


हाँ, पता है, सुबह होते, तुम इंतज़ार करोगे;
मेरे ना होने पर, परेशान से रहोगे। 

पर उस सुबह का क्या, जब तुम तलाशते रहो,
मगर पिछली रात ही, ये दिल धड़कना छोड़ दे?...

~ Ruu ~ 
17 November 2017

Talaashti nigaahey...

जिस राह पे है हम, ग़ज़ब की भीड़ है;
पर हम सबसे दूर, बस उनके कऱीब है... 
जिन्हें ढूँढ़ते हुआ अरसा, मगर वो दिखा नहीं,
फिर भी तलाशती रही, ये निगाहें भी अजीब है!

~Ruu 
14 November 2017

Tu...

झोपण्या आधी, उठल्यानंतर, 

फक्त तुझी आठवण असते, 

कधी स्वप्नात पाहते डोळे तुझे,

आणि त्यात माझी प्रतिमा दिसते.

~ Ruu ~
2 November 2017
Bangalore

Damn, that smile!

Tera jaana hi bahot hai,
Dil jalaane ke liye.
Teri muskaan hi kafi hai,
Fir mananey ke liye.

Ruu
26 Oct 2017
Bangalore

So Light... So Loved!

“Rhea, Rhea… Where are you?” 

Called her mom, for the 4th time; 

Only to be met by silence. 

Silence accompanied little Rhea.

Under the bed, in the darkest corner.

Sad, Scarred. 

Santa never shows up, she realized.

Crying in the verandah, late one night.

Shaken, Heartbroken!

Backbencher, Rebel, Loner, No-Good, 

In library, searching answers in books.

Wondering, Wandering.

“Fight, no flight, no freeze” she thought.

On the stage, pretending to the bravest.

“Fight, not flight”.

Love she loved, but wasn’t destined.

Lone on a bench, with loose wrist.

Drained, Drenched.

Couldn’t fit in. She wasn’t meant to be.

Kept working, to keep busy.

Busier than a bee.

Ya, she couldn’t fit in, but, hey, she tried. 

Weddings, kids, family, pets, cooking…

Sucked, Sulked. 

She loved rains, her eyes did too.

Insomniac, she rain-walked.

“So cold”, she cried.

Self travels, timeouts, all she’d do.

For her, there was someone too..

…Her Solo soul.

Her fragile heart that, beat her, beat last.

Atop mountains, at last, there she was.

So Light, So Loved. 

Ruu  …. 18 October 2017 ….

Cross forests, climb mountains, chase rainbows
It might be all worth, in the end, who knows?

Main Jogan...

Main jogan ban chali, Tere Khumaar mein;
Main fasaana ban chali, Tere qaraar mein...


Ishraaq se shab tak, tasawwur se lab tak;
Main nagmaa ban chali, Teri chaah mein...


Na chaahe fursat, bass ek muhobbat;
Main deewani ban chali, Teri talaash mein...


Phir na ho furqat, rahe sirf barqat;
Main zeba ban chali,  Teri widaad mein...


Akhaaz se abb tak, aur qazaa tak;
Main ibaadat ban chali, Teri muraad mein...



Ruu
12 October 2017
Sometimes we find our true selves, in "Me-time"!


*Khumaar: intoxication
*Qaraar: Satisfaction
*Isharaaq: Dawn
*Tasawwur: imagination
*Furqat: Separation
*Barqat: Abundance
*Zeba: Beautiful
*Widaad: Affection
*Akhaaz: The beginning 
*Qazaa: The lapse/death
*Ibaadat: Prayer
*Muraad: Desire

Sukoot-e-Shab

Sukoot-e-Shab mein bhi, Woh kahaa soti thi?

Ek puraane khalish se, Dil-Shikastah woh roti thi.

Iss Aalam ke tareeko ka, idraak usey tha kahaan?

Habeeb ki talab liye, woh rahti gum gashtah.

Kaafir, awaarah jaisey, ilzaamo pe woh hasti thi,
Ishtiyaaq wala dil liye, Maftoon woh chal padti thi.

Qudrat ki thi shafaaqat, Ya ibaadat me uske zor tha;

Ek Farishta ek khwaab sa, Uskey ab ru-ba-ru tha!

Sukoot-e-Shab mein abb, woh be-fikr soti hai;

Farishton ki koshish, Shayad ye hi hoti hai….

Ruu.
5 October 2017
Bangalore


Journey of finding ... Me

Wow! I'm confused!

When u care, you're a "care-taker"

When I care, I'm "dominating"?

When you say No, it's a "Hell, NO" 

When I say No, it's a "maybe"??

When you do nothing, you're unwinding:

When I do the same, I'm oh so lazy? 

When you help, you're considerate;

When I slog, it's my duty? 

When you yell, you're hurt; 
When I shout, I'm a bitch? 

When you're sad, you're just sad,

When I breakdown, I'm always a mess? 

When you succeed, it's your hard work. 

When I shine, it's your support? 

Wow! I'm confused!

~Ruu 

1 December 2016

Rahey hum ajnabi, Sirf ajnabi.

Thes pahunchane waley toh, humesha mere apne hi they,

Ab sochte hai, buss gairon se hi, Hoti Rahe mulaqaatey.

Ajnabi Rahey ajnabi, Na pehchaan agey badhey,
Dil ke Kareeb, Na hum bulaye, Na wo pahunchey. 

Na baatein ho zindagi ki, buss khamosh Rahe,
zakhm-e-zindagj, us khamoshi mein dafn Rahe.

Buss ho muskuraahate, jashn mein us pal ke.
Gham agar aana bhi chahe, to laut jaye palat ke. 

Baad is mulaqaat ke, tanhaai me laut aye.
Ek chaadar aisi odhe, ki sote rahe, buss sote Rahe. 

Ruu.
19 November 2016