कर मेरे सितमगर पे रहम, मुझसे ये सवाल न पूछ
मुझे आदत है सच बोलने की, तू मेरा हाल न पूछ
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तमाशा-ए-अहल-ए-करम देखते हैं
ये अफ़्सुर्दगी ज़माने की कोई नयी बात नहीं
हम सब का मुस्कुराना भी रोज़ की बात है
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उस 'क्लासिक' नॉवल
में लगा बुकमार्क
बरसों से वहीं है।
न मुझे फ़ुर्सत है इतनी
कि उस तरफ़
पलट कर देखूँ,
और
ना ही वो अफ़साना
ख़ुद आगे बढ़कर
मुझको गले लगता है।
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दो गुनाहों की इजाज़त मिली थी ख़ुदा से
एक से तुझे याद किया, एक से भुला दिया
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Shruti doesn't write much. She remains busy living, observing and gathering experiences rather than creating works of pure fiction. And this distinguishes her from a lot of other people on yourquote.
I once described her as a 'saint in a cubicle' because she earns her livelihood just like the rest of us, but there is always a part of hers which is busy asking the meaning of life. You can sense that in her writings as well.
She is a terrific human being which is the prerequisite for being a good writer. And she also has a beating heart which makes writing easy. Read her poems and prose and get ready to look within yourself while you do that.-
Can you feel
The soaring temperature?
Can you hear
The sobbing Nature?
Can you foresee
Our pitch-dark future?
No you won't care,
And will be pretending
Not to have a clue
As long as the pictures
Taken from the satellites
Keep appearing blue.
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शहर के मलबे में धड़कती जान मिल जाये
इस राख को टटोलो, शायद इंसान मिल जाये
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