App ka Sahara

Har lamha, har pal
Har ghum, har khushi
Teray saat
Teray saharay se
Zindaghi khil thi rahi

Har lamha Har pal
Har ghum Har Khushi
Teray bin
Tera sahara na raha
Zindaghi bar tanhai rahi

Ya koi mazaak nahi
Isko kehtay hai zindaghi
Kuch kehna chahtay hai
maghar awaaz nikalti hi nahi
Thoray Ghum
Thoray Khushyan
Har pal Uskay yaad main bheeth jati hai

Aaj nai tho kal
Sab acha lagnay lagay ga
Dunya walain bhi yahi kahaingay
Dil se maano, phir dekhna
Yaqeenan unka sahara
zindaghi bhar rahay ga

Victims of War

The wails
The Screams
My ears can no longer take the pain

The bullet wound on my shoulder
unable to heal
My destiny lies with the roar
of guns and bombs
A hundred dead

Who will put a stop to this violence
In our rememberance
you spend a moment in silence
That puts no stop to this beast

They call it a war
I call it a beast
This remains our home no more

Behind me stands a man
thirsty for blood
I put my pen down surrendering to the beast
It's taken my friends and family
My chastity and dignity

With one shot
My blood stains the land
You may see it as the end
I know it as my beginning

Feb - 2007

The Roads to Peace

The Roads to Peace

The roads to peace are paths of war
The gentle dove will leave her scar
The moral men to say the least
will kill us all to get their peace
The roads that lead to victories gained
are filled with people full of pain
Only our creator knew
we'd kill so many to save so few.

(Imam Zaid Shakir - Scattered Pictures)

Phir ya Intizaar Kisliye?

Rang har taraf, rang chahhi hoi
Paayal ki shoor har taraf chah gayee
intizaar, phir ya intizaar kisliye?
ghungkat kay parday kay peechay
chuppi hoi ek ghulaab
Rangay hoa haat
Haat kay kangan ki shoor se koi chutkara hi nai
aansoon, phir ya aansoon kisliye?

Ghar main chahi hoi dhoom aur shoor
Hasmuk main ya gham kaisay?
Gham, phir ya Gham kisliye?
Bindiya ki chamak se kamra roshan hogaya
Rang har taraf, bas rang hi raha

Magar gajray kay phool dheeray dheeray ghirnay lagay
Mujray hoa phool, mujri hoi muskurahat
Ishi shoor main androoni khamoshi chahnay laghi
Khamoshi, phir ya khamoshi kisliya?

Rangay hoa haat
Intizaar, Phir ya intizaar kisliya?
bas, inhi lamho main intizaar
na koi jawaab, bas intizaar
Har ghum, har khushi.. har pal bas intizaar

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

this is not what I need
please just smile and agree with me

I work not for this dunya
I work for what I believe
Support me
Please just smile and agree with me

Tears may shed, people maybe harmed
One day I'll die and see the fruits
it was tough, but we made it to hear such a sweet sound

I'm attached, I can't let go
I don't want to hurt you
but I need to know
Am I making a mistake
draining the river as with water it flowed
to please and put you at ease
A step I may have to take, actions may lessen
intentions growing - the light may darken

Maybe I'll see the fruits
Maybe I'll bite off a juicy apple
for a sacrifice which put a smile on your face
You'll remember me with an ounce of success, far from disgrace

Maybe I'll take the highway
Park miles away
close my eyes letting the wind be my guide
bump into a humbled tree, draining out the pride
Falling back into my dreams, as if in a deep sleep
awakening to reality, yearning to jump high and beyond
out of this world, into eternal happiness
Still in this dream, jumping high to find my self back on the ground
covered in dirt and dust, my true identity
putting things back into place, for a sacrifice I'm ready

Take a deep breath, look deep inside
No smiles, No agreements
tears and laughter fading, hiding inside
A smile on your face is worth any sacrifice
I'm ready....
Pulling back from the driver's seat..
Take care, be happy, drive nice and steady.

1/29/07
9:55 pm