Meaning unfolds in the caption below...

-

ना अब सजते है कोई मीठे ख़्वाब,
ना आँखों को मिलती सुकून भरी नींद की रात,
तकिये में उतर गए कुछ बिन कहे आँसू,
और बाकी दे गए दिल पर, दर्द की सौगात...!!

-

Dawn awakens with a silver sigh,
A hush of promise beneath the sky.
Life, too, begins with tender flame,
Fragile and new, yet calling our name..!

The morning grows with a radiant fire,
A child of wonder, a heart’s desire.
Like youth, it soars, it dares, it sings,
Unfurling the world on luminous wings..!

But shadows tilt as the hours lean,
Life gathers wisdom, calm and serene.
Evening’s hush is not despair,
But soft completion, a gentle prayer..!

So morning is life, its rise, its song,
Brief as a whisper, yet vibrant and strong.
And just as the day dissolves in night,
Life, too, yields to a softer light..!!

-

चाँदनी भले ही सफ़ेद चादर ओढ़ ले,
उसके दामन में भी दाग़ छुपे रहते हैं..!
हक़ीक़त की तस्वीरें यही बतलाती हैं,
हर चमक के पीछे साये खड़े रहते हैं..!!

सनम का एतबार भी हवाओं जैसा,
कभी सुकून, कभी तूफ़ाँ बदलते चेहरे..!
दिल की दुनिया में कुछ बाक़ी नहीं रहता,
हर मोहब्बत अपने मौसम में ढलती रहती है..!!

फिर भी निगाहें उसी उजाले को तलाशती हैं,
जो राह दिखाने के बजाय भटका देता है..!
शायद इसी फ़रेब का नाम मोहब्बत है,
जो तोड़कर भी हमें जीना सिखा देता है..!!

-

Kiss me with the silence of the stars,
where no words are needed,
only the language of hearts...!!

Kiss me with the fire of dawn,
burn away the shadows,
until only love remains..!!

Kiss me with the patience of the ocean,
endless, unwavering,
a tide that never turns away..!!

Kiss me with the innocence of rain,
soft, unafraid,
washing away the weight of time.!!

Kiss me with eternity itself,
so that in your lips,
I forget the world
and remember only us..!!

-

तेरी गलियों में अब भी उतरता है अंधेरा,
मानो कोई पुराना राग गुनगुना रहा हो..!

बिखरे पड़े खत, जो लिखे थे तेरे नाम,
आज भी हवा उन्हें पढ़कर रो लेती है..!

दीवारों पर ठहरी छाया पूछती है मुझसे,
क्या मोहब्बत यूँ ही राख बन जाती है?

लफ़्ज़ जो कभी फूल बनकर खिले थे,
अब धूल में दबे काँटों से चुभते हैं..!

फिर भी उस धड़कन से रिश्ता टूटता नहीं,
क्योंकि तेरी याद, अंधेरे में भी उजाला कर जाती है..!!

-

I stretched my palms across the night,
through glass, towards that borrowed light.
I swore the moon was mine alone,
a secret flame, my heart’s own throne.

Yet veils of shadow dimmed its face,
it vanished swift without a trace.
And in that silence, truth was spun,
the sky owes nothing, not to one.

The moon is not a prize to claim,
nor captive bound by tender name.
It drifts, it gleams, a distant dove,
unowned forever, yet meant to love.

So let it haunt, so let it soar,
a phantom glow I can’t implore.
For beauty lives in what must part,
a fleeting lantern for the heart.

-

You love to play, don’t you?
Come, let’s test fate once more,
You’re used to breaking hearts too,
Come, let’s love like before.

This time, it won’t be you who plays,
I’ll change the rules and ways.
The arrows you shot that broke my heart,
Now I’ll make sure you feel the pain’s blaze.

That smile which once stole in so sly,
In lonely nights will fade and die.
Your game will turn against your own,
A tale you too will hear with a sigh.

When tears fall like gentle rain,
Your dreams will soak in silent pain.
In the deserted corners of the heart,
Even your hopes will never remain.

Love’s a game, strange and unknown,
Every move by fate is sown.
This time the loss you find so cruel,
Is but the shadow of my victory grown.

-

“True players are often deceived by the experienced but they don’t retreat to the pavilion, they learn to defend, to grow, and to turn betrayal into their strongest stroke.”

-

It was my mistake to offer love as a gift,
but your opportunity to consume it without care.

-