Ek mood, ek kaifiyat geet ka chehra hota hai..
Kuch sahi se lafz jad do, maujoon se dhun ki lakeerein kheench do..
To nagma sans lene lagta hai, jinda ho jata hai..
Itni si jaan hoti hai gane ki ek lamhe ki jitni..
Haan kuch lamhe barson jinda rehte hain..
Geet boodhe nahin hote unke chehre pe jhurriyan nahin girti..
Wo palte rehte hain chalte rehte hain..
Sune wale boodhe hojate hai to kehete hai -
“Hain … woh oos pahar ka tila jab badal se dhak jata hai to ek avaj sunai deti hai”

….. by Gulzar

Kemon holud hoye aachhe

rasta-r dui dhar.

Mone-mone bhabi - dekhechhe ki

ke-o holud angoor gachh?

Bhabi ! Gachhe thoka-ye thoka-ye jhulchhe

ya hawa-ye hawa-ye dulchhe tara.

Shundor bashonti rong tade-r gaye-r

ya - phanpha phanpha papri mela ango tader.

Dekhte  bhari moja-r lage.

Kemon holud hoye aachhe rasta-r dui dhar.

Yemon phor-chhe jhule yenka benka dal-er theke -

jeno bolche ” tule nite chao-ki amaye ? “

Kintu na - tul bo na …

angoor phol tok noye - bhari misti -

bhari misti dekhte

Kemon holud hoye achhe rasta-r dui dhar.

Dekhe jodi ke-o …. bhab-be thik ek bar

holud angoor ya shomrali phool gachh.

Kemon holud hoye achhe rasta-r dui dhar

Note: wrote this on 14th May 2003

BRISHTI-R CHAR DIN

(First part)

Khola janlar dhar-e boshe aanmi

Jhom-jhomi-ye brishti cholchhe,  shara-din shara-raat.

Dube jachchhe rasta, dube jachchhe lotano maath.

Janlar dhar-e lal rongona-r jhar,

Bhije hawa-r dola-ye , dulchhe  taar paapri daar phool-er thoka guli.

Gaaro-halka paata-r gaa beye - tip tip tope-ye porchhe brishti-r jol.

(second part)

Aaj rod uthechhe -

Khara lomba narkol gachh-er paata-ye

sonali rong chhori-ye gechhe resha-ye resha-ye.

Aakash neel no-ye kaalo O no-ye -

Sundor bohurupi hoye aachhe,

Kokho no megh kokho no shei sonali rong.

Jhol-mole aalo aashchhe khola janla diye -

tukro-tukro megh ur-e cholechhe neel aakashe.

Sharo-di-ya aakash bol-e loke

yei rod yei chhawan -

luko churi khelchhe jani na kar shathe.

Rongana ke ghi-re koto projapoti,

ye jhanke to ek bar o jhanke.

Kaalo-ye holud chaka, taad-er gaa-yer rong,

dui dana mele -

ye phool-e O phool-e ure cholechhe.

Khola janlar dhar-e boshe aami.

Written on 26th Sept.’07