Tera intezaar

Subha se kar rahe the tera intezaar
Chai ke saath
Dost ke saath
Shaayari ke saath
Baadal bhi utsaahit ho rahe the 
Teri ek jhalak ke liye

Havaa bhi betaab ho rahi thi 

Tere saath jhoom ne ke liye
Shaayad tu aaj hume milegi nahi 
Humpe apna jaadoo barsaayegi nahi
Lekin tune humaari umeed nahi todi 
Thodi der lagaadi par tu ayi to sahi 
Itni barsaati hui aayi 

Kitni saari baatein karti hui aayi
Tip tip tip tip tip
Jharmar jharmar
Voh meethi khushboo le aayi 
Khubsurat jaga ko aur madhur bana diya
Teri boondon ki aahat ne 
Mehfil ko roshan kar diya 
Dil khol diya 
Mann bhar diya 
Mausam badal diya 
Aur phir teri khaatir humein 
  yeh kavita likhni padi 

A rainy day at the Boston public library 

Recital at the Kabir festival

What an honor to perform at the Kabir festival. Was immensely grateful for the opportunity to take the stage among wonderful singers, musicians and poets celebrating that beautiful light of Sant Kabir Das 💕

Here’s to Love and Light, and the Truth within.

Ek jaan pehchaan si lagti hai

Ek jaan pehchaan si lagti hai

Par aap to kitni alag si duniya se hai

Ek jaan pehchaan si lagti hai

Par aap to humaare sheher se kitne duur rehte hai

Ek jaan pehchaan si lagti hai

Par aapki kahaani humaari kahaani se kitni anjaani si hai

Ek jaan pehchaan si lagti hai

Par hum dono ki zubaan aur sanskruti kabhi ek nahi ho sakte hai

Ek jaan pehchaan si lagti hai 

Par humaare dharam aur karam kabhi mil jhul nahi sakte hai

Phir bhi ek jaan pehchaan si lagti hai

Vo dil ka safar 

Vo khud ki khoj

Vo sach ki khoj

Vo bechaini

Vo apno se duuri 

Vo judaai ka dard

Vo bichdi hui yaadein

Vo akele mein rona 

Vo seemaon ko par karna 

Duniya ghoomna

Anokhein logo se milna 

Anokhein anubhav karna

Samaaj ki samaj se baahar

Zanjeero ko todna 

Vo likhi hui takdir ko badalna 

Khud ko paar karna

Kala ko apnaana 

Khud ki raaha par chalna 

Dil ki raaha par chalna 

Haan

Ek jaan pehchaan si lagti hai