Nazaakat

Ghata ban ke aayi — barsna bhool gayi Na zameen se mili, na aasmaan ne poocha Kabhi kabhi barse to gulshanon ka muqaddar sanwar jaaye Aur na barse to ye tishnagi hi meri ibaadat ban jaaye She came as a cloud — forgot to rain Earth didn't meet her, sky didn't ask If she rains sometimes, the fate of gardens transforms And if she doesn't — this thirst becomes my prayer बारिश माँगने वाले को बारिश नहीं मिलती वो तो सिर्फ भीগने का अंदाज़ा सीख लेता है तुमने कुछ अलग किया — पहली बार छत की जगह आसमान दिख गया Baarish maangne waale ko baarish nahi milti Wo to sirf bheegne ka andaaza seekh leta hai Tumne kuch alag kiya — Pehli baar chhat ki jagah aasmaan dikh gaya Those who ask for rain never receive it They only learn the approximate shape of getting wet You did something different — For the first time, instead of a ceiling, I saw the sky শরীর যা জানে মন ভুলে যায় কোথাও একটা শিকড় রয়ে গেছে কতদূর এলাম — তবু মাটির গন্ধ বুকের ভেতর এখনো বাড়ি আছে The body knows what the mind forgets Somewhere a root has remained However far I've come — still the smell of soil Inside the chest, home still lives Kal aur aayenge nagmon ki kaliyan chunne waale Humse behtar kehne waale Tumse behtar sunne waale Tomorrow others will come to gather the budding melodies... Those who speak better than I, Those who listen better than you. -dg