When I go… I hope you remember the moments we spent, And regret the moments we couldn’t. I hope you wish I could stay a little longer, But know in your heart that it’s not possible. I hope your heart aches for the sorrow, Of knowing I won’t be here with you, tomorrow. I hope your eyes shed a tear or two, When I have to finally bid adieu. … And till that time comes, I promise, I won’t go, I won’t go. ...
At one point you were the toast of my life, We were to live together, together we were to die. But as it happens, life took you away from life, It felt my arteries were getting sliced off by a knife. And then you moved on somewhere, Only sometimes I called your number. You had made new pals there, Me, You forgot to remember. But I can’t really blame you, You were scaling new highs. And I felt jealous and lonely, As I fought just so as to survive. ...
यूं तो बरकत भी है और शोहरत भी, साथ कुदरत भी है, ‘उसकी’ मेहरत भी , यूं तो है चार पल की फुर्सत भी, पर तुम नहीं, पर तुम नहीं… यूं तो ज़िन्दगी भी है और साँसे भी, कहने को मंजिलें भी हैं और राहें भी, यूं तो बारिशें भी हैं और पनाहें भी , पर तुम नहीं, पर तुम नहीं… यूं तो ख़ुशी भी है और हंसी भी, दिकत्तों की नहीं कोई कमी भी, यूं तो मैं कल भी था यहीं, और आज भी, पर तुम नहीं, पर तुम नहीं… ...
शुक्र मना जो तू मिलने से पहले बिछड़ गया, मिलकर बिछड़ने को कहता, तो अंजाम बहुत बुरा होता। ~रबी [ Praise the lord, that you got separated even before we met, If you would have asked for separation afterwards, consequences would have been very bad. ]
तो क्या हुआ, जो तुम आज इतने बदल गए, तो क्या हुआ, जो तुम बहुत दूर निकल गए, मेरी यादों की सलाखें बहुत मजबूत है, परख़ लो, नामुमकिन है, जो तुम्हें यहाँ से ज़मानत मिल पाए। ~रबी [ So what, if you have changed a lot, So what, if you have gone so far, The bars of my memories are very strong, It’s impossible, that you can bail out from here. ] ...
जो नाम मुझमें शामिल था, वो नाम कहीं दूर निकल गया। जिस नाम से साँसे चलती थी, वो नाम अब कातिल बन गया। जिस नाम पर लगते थे जलसे मेरे शहर में, उस नाम पर कोलाहल मच गया। जो नाम पहुंचा था साहिल से शिखर तक, वो नाम आज धू-मिल गया। ~रबी [ The name which was inside me, That name has gone far away. The name for which I used to breathe, That name has become a killer today. ...
And tomorrow, if you hear that your friend has died, Don’t believe what the world says, they are true lies, I may not be with you tonight, but… Believe in me and my 9 words… “I am Alive, I am Alive, I am Alive”. ~RavS
To separate you from myself, Tell me how’s that even possible? But I will do if you insist, Just tell me one thing first, That where do I end and where you begin? When you are the extension of my very existence… ~RavS
आज दिल कर रहा है रोने को, आँसुओं, कुछ देर मुझसे दोस्ती कर लो… ~रबी [ Today this heart wants to cry, Tears, befriend me at least for today… ]
The air is the same, and so is luminosity, The energy is the same, and so is curiosity, But… I can feel something is amiss, Yes.. Yes, it’s your companionship… ~RavS