Poem and Translation:
Naa dard hai
Na gham tere
na ishq hai na teri
wo chahte
There’s no pain here,
Nor is there any anguish…
There’s no love here…
Neither any desire in-between.
Haan khush hoon main..
tere bina
na mujhme bachi
teri… wo aadate
Yes, happy I am,
without you along…
There isn’t any of your
influence now
that is still left in me.
Hai fir kyun aankho me nami
Kyu main rota hoon aaj bhi
Kya khalti teri hai kami
Kyu main rota hoon aaj bhi
Yet, why the hell
are these eyes brimming?
How come I grieve still?
What is about this void, so unsettling?
Why do I grieve still?
Tumne kaha tha saath jeeyenge
Honge juda
na hum kabhi
Haath main thaame,
chalti rahungi
Waqt ye le jaaye kahin.
You promised to me
we will stick together…
Won’t apart,
no matter what we face…
Holding my hands,
you will continue to
take the steps
no matter where life may take.
Jhoothi hai ye saari kasmein…
saray wade pyar ke…
Dafan main unko hoon kar aaya…
jashan me apni haar ke…
Lies are those promises,
love’s empty assurances.
I have dug them myself deep someplace,
in celebration of my defeat.
Hai fir kyun aankho me nami
Kyu main rota hoon aaj bhi
Kya khalti teri hai kami
Kyu main rota hoon aaj bhi
Yet, why the hell
are these eyes brimming?
How come I grieve still?
What is about this void, so unsettling?
Why do I grieve still?
— Dedicated to those still grieving often…
Is it the loss, or is it the regret somewhere of what could’ve been?
Should both would have tried (in the love, for the love) to put up with one more thing…
We hear this often, as they say, the world’s massive and there’s more life pending – As in one will have more time to make new connections and new relations – It’s okay if something didn’t work out the way we imagined. This is very true. Hope should never be let go of.
But once in a while, the situation can’t be further far from it. Once in a while, you manage to build a connection that’s beyond probabilities. Hence, can’t be left betting on the chances.
Nobody mentions the fact that rare connections, deep associations — where people have the same values, level of thirst and satiation, inclination to build something together, the chemistry to comprehend not just what’s said but also what’s unsaid, and a similar pace to grow and learn from each other — is damn hard to come by easily – it’s so rare to come by even if you have the whole world and many years of life at your disposal. For those one-of-a-kind relations, by no means, one should take them or treat them casually. It’s easy to be apart, and it’s hard to sustain, but imagine what people build together when such rare combos happen…
Serenades of a dreamer... 