रास्ते कहानियां वादियां और तुम
समंदर बातें गोवा और तुम
कश्तियाँ आसमान नज़ारे और तुम
रेहमत जज़्बात सुर्खियां और
और तुम

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कल आना आँखों में इंतज़ार ले के
बीते हुए आज की बात करेंगे

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When the sky is calm and the winds are kind,
When joy drips slow like honey from time,
I smile, but still
I go back and write.

When the storms won’t end and the nights stretch thin,
When I drown in noise that screams within,
I break, and yet
I go back and write.

When love knocks once and leaves no trace,
When memory blooms in an empty space,
I ache, and still
I go back and write.

Not for applause, not for light,
Not for the ones who say they might
Feel what I feel.
They don’t.
But still
I go back and write.

Because it’s the only way I know how to speak.
And the only way
no one ever hears me.

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कश्तियाँ संभाल लेना ईश,
इस बार मैं समंदर भर ले जाऊंगा

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I equally accept the lamp and the shadows
I equally accept you and all your hues

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इस दफा गुब्बारों ने खिड़कियाँ खटखटायी हैं
बरसो से खाली चौबारों ने आवाज़ लगायी है
सब्र की हुई इन्तेहाँ बहौत
चल
एक छलांग में भर ले आसमान
के इस बार,
इस बार तेरी बारी आयी है !

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I am not scared to say "I am scared"
I don't shy away from saying "I am appalled"
I tell them who fuel my smiles
I appreciate where appreciation is due
I am being more me
by being me

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Each chime a promise,
each echo divine
A bond eternal,
Yours and mine!

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One day
I will be gone
till then
I will be
adamantine
by your side
#ThanksForBeing

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Pure bliss: When your smile smiles at you
Purgatory: When you smile forgets to smile back at you!

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