Composed two different couplets today ... so posting them together

Woh ek alfaaz kehti hain
To hum ek afsaana likthe hain
Woh ek jhalak jo dikhade
To hum sijdah hote hain

and

Hum tumhe apne aaghosh mein
Aise sama le
Ki na tum tum raho
Na hum hum rahe

Alam bekhudi ka is kadar chaaya
Ki humpar hamara ikhtiyar na raha

Unse ruswa hokar bhi na muh mod paaye
Ki yeh farebi dil ab hamara na raha

An unfulfilled longing

So enchanting was your sight, that
My self was simply pulled away from me.

Such effulgence that I had to bow,
Paying my token of love did I kneel.

I worshipped you with such fervor,
Your divinity - even the world had to see.

So much have I now longed for you,
Tears of blood have filled the sea.

I pray for your eternal happiness,
This world of shattered dreams is not for me

Let not your sight rekindle my hopes,
Hence I slip away without taking your leave.


Movie Name: Bazaar (1982)
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Khaiyaam
Lyrics: Mir Taqi Mir

Dikhayi Diye Yoon Ke Bekhudh Kiya
Humein Aapse Bhi Judaa Kar Chale

Jabhi Sajda Karte Hi karte Gayi -2
Haq-E-Bandigi Hum Adaa Kar Chale

Dikhayi Diye Yoon.....

Parastish Kiya Tak Ke Aye But Tujhe -2
Nazar Mein Sabonki Khuda Kar Gaye

Dikhayi Diye Yoon.....

Bahut Arzoo Thi Gali Ki Teri -2
So Ya Se Lahoo Mein Naha Kar Chale

Dikhayi Diye Yoon.....

Fakirana Ae Sada Kar Chale
Miya Khush Raho Hum Dua Kar Chale

Jo Tujh Bin Na Jeene Ka Kehte Hum
So Us Ahad Ko Ab Wafa Kar Chale

Koi Na Umeed Na Karte Nigahen
So Tum Humse Munh Bhi Chhupa Kar Chale

The Best Thing

Growing up one comes across
many who have accomplished quite a lot.
The feeling emerges that one must
try to emulate them in nature and deed.

But as one grows, only one conclusion
does come out naturally.
That the best thing is not to be like some great man,
but the best, one possibly can be.

The lady with the candle

The desolate wildnerness
of life stretching out for miles
Where I wandered completely lost,
defeated by Fate's guiles

Fierce winds chilled me to the bones
Blowing away even my inner warmth
On such cold lonely wintry nights
A candle in hand, she brought light

That shaky flame of the candle
which lit up her face serene
A cozy warmth then seeped inside
and thawed my frozen within

Not a penny did this beggar have,
No water to quench my own thirst
Yet enriched with affection for her
My heart overflowing with love burst

The more experienced one becomes, the more difficult it becomes not to be decisive.

Eventually Hades

Every rose shall wither
Every fallen leaf fades

Everything that grows
Eventually goes to Hades