I wish they had the jargon
for those unspeakable fights
where one feels neglected
while the other one never tries.

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The kind of love you need,
but the kind of love you get
that makes you to sleep
alone in your bed.

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To the human lying next to me,
you deserve to know that
YOU ARE LOVED,
in poems, in dances,
in rain, and in glances,
...
in dark, in bright,
in bus, and in flight,
...
in skiing, in driving,
in walking, and in hiking,
...
in baking, in frying,
in laughing, and in crying
...
in helping, in chanting,
in fasting, and in praying.

To the human lying next to me,
you deserve to know that
YOU ARE EXTREMELY LOVED.

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मेज़बान उनकी आँखे कुछ कह गई इस दफ़ा
शायर ना होकर काश आशिक होता
तो कसीदे ना पढ़ता इस तरह ||

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Under shadows, they sworn
certain unspeakable promises.
For some they kept forever, others
only felt on the skin like
romantic voices.

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And then there were two sillies,
who fought at everything. In the end,
they fought harder, for
every night, love just had a way to win.

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अब ना बांट पाएंगे तुम्हे,
जो इतने करीब आ चुके हो ||

अब क्या बांट पाएंगे तुम्हे?
जो नज़दीकी इतनी बढ़ा चुके हो ||

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मजाल है कि दिन निकल जाए
तेरी मुस्कुराहट देखे बिना ...
कुछ दवा तो होती ही है
करार देने के लिए ना ||

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हाँ, तकिये पर सर रख
नींद बड़ी अच्छी आती हैं।
मगर तकिया तुम्हारा कांधा हो तो
कपास रूठ जाती हैं||

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नज़रों का क्या हैं ?
ये फिसलती हैं हर दफ़ा ...
जब- जब निभाये मोहब्बत
वो ज़ालिम बेपनाह ||

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