Nasha

27 01 2010

Mein kaun hoon?
Yeh bata do mujhay

Ik khilta gulab…
Sukarta hua?

Ik banta sapna…
Bikharta hua?

Ik ubharta khayal…
Dubta hua?

Ik jalta chiragh…
Bujhta hua?

Ik charhta sooraj…
Dhalta hua?

Ik chalta musafir…
Rukta hua?

Ik jeeta insaan…
Marta hua?

Main koi nahin…
Kuch bana do mujhay!

English Translation





Addiction (Nasha)

27 01 2010

Who am I?
Tell me that…

A blossoming rose?
Beginning to shrink…

A dream in the making?
Beginning to scatter…

A developing thought?
Being suppressed…

A burning lamp?
Being put out…

A rising sun?
Beginning to set…

A traveller on the move?
Beginning to stop…

A living human?
Beginning to die…

I am no one…
Make me something.

Original Poem