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Intazaar

Friday, November 9th, 2007

tere intazaar mein hum so na sake
raat gahri the phir bhi so na sake

kitne vaadoun tale hum dafn ho chuke the
khwaboun ke sahaare hum uth na sake

phkirr rahti thi raat bhar tere bare mein
teri mehfuz zindagi mein izhaar kar na sake

aaj phir tanha raat guzar rahi hai
bechen taare phir so na sake

9 Nov 2007
Shalin Jain

A Kiss

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Been a
long while
even
the night
is tired
waiting

your
wet lips
and miraculous
touch

I have
waited
for too long

come by
soon
I miss
your kiss

15 oct 2007

Shab Hone Par

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Ab rote hai shab hone par
Dard mein chur tumhe khone par

Kamzor nahi be-bas hai hum
Tere pyaar se zinda rehne par

Kyon naraaz se khoye rehte ho
Hum naadan se hai tere hone par

Aaj na jaao shab hone par
Mar jayenge tumhe khone par

15 Oct 2007

Being poet

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

I am no poet.

I sit
across my desk
wondering
what I could
recite to you

I wish
I were a poet
and could write
my own
beautiful verses

I wish
I could write
at least a couplet
that would tell you
how i feel;

You sometimes
make me feel
like a poet
and I really wish
I were one.

August 3, 2007
Shalin Jain

Die Dunkle Welt

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Ich sitze
am Fenster
und sehe
die Welt;

so viele Leute
so viele Meinungen
striet mit ein andren
kampf und chaos

so viele Gebäude
so viele Auto
laufen mit ein andren
verruckt und endlos

Wir gehen zu schnell
das is nicht richtig;
Wir bringgen unseren
kinder in die
dunkle Welt.

20 March 2007
Shalin Jain

uski behrukhi

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

mein kaatil nahi mujhe sazaa na do
uski yeh berukhi mujhe khuda na do

kashtiya gum gastah hai berehm samandar mein
naadaan yeh bhi hai, inhe toofan na do

janaazah roz dekhu mere marhoom dil ka
zindah hu phir bhi aisi zindagi na do

askh behte rahe saari raat bhar
uski yeh berukhi mujhe khuda na do

18 Jan 2007
Shalin Jain

Ek kahaani

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Ek kahaani adhoori reh gayi
najaane dil me kitni tamanaye reh gayi

dilasaa dhundne nikle hai hum
chalo aaj naseeb se hi baate karlenge

ab shikwah kare to kis se kare
aaeneh me hum akele nazar aate hai

mukamal to honi hai zindagi
chalo kisi aur sire se sahi

17 Jan 2007
Shalin Jain

mein doob na jaau

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

tere khayaal me mein doob na jaau
hum tehrahk to nahi, kahin mar na jaau

dekhte ho tum mujhe in gehri aankoun se
kitne khat likhte ho, tum meri in aankoun ko

khwabon mein tum aksar mila karte ho
subhah ki dhoop mein phir ghul jaate ho

itna sochte hain yeh pal tumhare bare mein
waqt to dariya hai, mein kahi doob na jaau

tera intazaar

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

do roz lage mujhe umr ki tarah
behtha hai lamha asir ki tarah

paresha shab ne khudkhusi karli
dekhte rahe hum logo ki tarah

tere intzaar mein malool yeh aankein
har raah lage mujhe raaz ki tarah

karu kis kadar kis par bharosaa ab
bikte hai vaadein yahan khilono ki tarah

14 Jan 2007
Shalin Jain

Sirf Aaj

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

Teri aagosh mein samaah jane de aaj
phir tanhai ko bhi rafeeq bana lenge

kuch lamhe zindagi ke jene de aaj
phir maut ko bhi gale laga denge

tere zulfoun ki narmi mein gum hone de aaj
waqt se hisaab kisi aur din kar lenge

chandini ki chaadar oodh sone de aaj
phir kwaab samajh bhula denge

7 January 2007
Shalin Jain