“Karoge yaad to har baat yaad aayegi, Guzarate waqt ki har mauj thehr jaayegi Ye chaand beete zamaanon kaa aaeenaa hoga, Bhatakte abr mein chehraa koi banaa hoga Udaas raah koi daastaan sunaaegi Gali ke mor par soona saa koi darwaazaa, Tarasti Aankhon se rastaa kissi ka dekhegaa Nigaah dur talak jaake laut aayegi” – …
Nasheman, the ayrie of love
“Iss mod se jaate hain Kuchh sust-kadm raste, kuchh tez-kadam raahen ..Patthar ki haveli ko, sheeshon ke gharondon mein, tinkon ke nasheman tak Iss mod se jaate hain” – Sampooran Singh “Gulzar” [Passing by this turn/juncture, egress Some leisurely-paced paths, a few fast-moving routes ..To the stone mansion, (through) nests of glass, (until those) abodes …
Timeless dialogue
“Mann lago yaar faqiri mein Aakhir yeh tann khaak milega kyun phirta maghroori mein Guru Gobind do-u khade kaa ke lagoon paaye Balihari Guru aapne Gobind diyo milaaye Maalaa kahe hai kaath ki tu kyaa phere mohe Mann ka mankaa pher de so turant milaa dun tohe” – Kabir [(My) being is engrossed in devotion …
Ma
“Maaye ni mein kehnoon aakhaan Dard vichhode daa haal…” – Shah Hussain [Mother, with whom (but you) can I share The pain of my separation] Ma, mum, mommy, mother, maadri, amma, om, umm – one does not need a label to define motherhood. When most vulnerable, one instinctively reaches out for the sanctuary of a …
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