They said I am a poet. I used to take that as a compliment. But now I understand, it’s a responsibility. A responsibility to tell the story that was left unsaid, To unearth the emotions that were left unfelt, To force the nature to do things that were left undone. Up until now I never quite understood how a pen could be mightier than a sword. But now I know. A sword can only kill, Words can both kill and save someone. ...
I always thought being a poet meant having an extraordinary vocabulary, an incredible imagination and a knack of finding the right words for the right situation. But now I know, it’s all bollocks. To be a poet, at least in my eyes, you just need two things - a madly vulnerable heart and a courage to rip it apart. ~RavS
मैं शायर हूँ, मुझे बदनामी का डर नहीं, पर ऐ बदनाम करने वाले, मुझे बदनामी की वजह तो बता सही, अक्सर बदनाम वो ही करते हैं मुझे, जिन्हें मेरी शायरी समझ में आती ही नहीं। ~रबी [ I am a poet, I don’t fear being ridiculed, But hey you, making fun of me, Tell me why you are ridiculing, Because mostly only those laugh at me, Who don’t understand a word, and that’s the irony. ] ...
क्यों शायर को बेवजह बदनाम करते हो, रबी, प्यार के सिवा उसने न कुछ दिया है, इन्तेकाम के सिवा उसने न कुछ लिया है, और ज़िल्लत के सिवा उसे न कुछ मिला है। ~रबी [ Why do you defame a poet without any reason? He has never given anything but love, He has never taken anything but revenge, And he never got anything but ridicule. ]