What kind of a life is that?

You are not what you pretend to be.
You dont believe in what you are doing.
You do what you dont believe in
You cant get what you want
You get what you didnt ask for

And to top it all you dont know what you’re doing and how long this phase will last.

Laaga chunari mein daag…

Manwa mein meri aandhi hai uthi
par stabhdh khadi hun main
sanson mein baandh apni hi saans
nishabd khadi hoon main
duniya se jeet jeeti khud se haar
bas dhwast khadi hun main
aaina main aur aks main
madhmast khadi hun main

Laaga chunari mein daag chupaoon kaise
laaga chunari mein daag
chunari mein daag chupaoon kaise
ghar ja-oon kaise
laaga chunari mein daag

Cham cham cham cham cham jhan jhawaat
antar mein goonje diwas raat
ek shoonya shoonya tapti vishal
maaya ka madhyam mantra jaal
mann ki dasha se ladti main phirti
vishwast khadi hoon main
meri laaj main hoon,
chunar bhi main hoon,
chunar pe daag bhi main

ho gayi maili mori chunariya
kore badan si kori chunariya
jaake babul se nazre mila-oon kaise
ghar ja-oon kaise
laaga chunari mein daag
chupaoon kaise
laaga chunari mein daag chupaoon kaise

main dhwast dhwast main nasht bhasm
main saral virral main ati vishisht
hain shyam shwet badal mere
nirjhar si jhari hoon main
andhiyari raat deepak ki baati
swapnil si khadi hoon main
kanchan ki kaya apna hi saaya
bas unse darri hoon main
lakdi main geeli thodi seeli seeli
thak thak ke jali hoon main
main maaya maaya
main chhaaya chhaya
aatma aur kaaya main
nistabdh khadi hoon main
nishabd khadi hoon main
vishwast khadi hoon main
sarvadra khadi hoon main

Akhir kyon?

Beetey lamhe kyon har pal yaad aate hai
yaad aa aa kar phir humein kyon is tarah sataate hai
kyon ek insaan ek aisi chaap chod jaata hai
jo chah kar bhi yeh dil mita nahi paata hai
kyon yeh aansu thamne ka naam nahi lete
us ajnabi ki raah ko takte hai rehte
kyon yeh dil bas ek zid kare baitha hai
us sangdil ke pyar ki aas lagaye baitha hai
kyon yeh mausam itna haseen ho chala hai
pal pal saath bitaye lamho ka saaz ched chala hai
kyon is dard se har pal meri jaan chali jaati hai
har dhadkan ek hi fariyaad kare jaati hai
kyon pyar mein dard ka saath zaroor milta hai
ankhein band to jannat, khulne par khaakh hi milta hai
kyon zameer kisi ka awaaz nahi deta
kisi ke matam pe khushiya hai saja deta
kyon tanhaiyan is mod pe raas nahi aati
ujaale ke lauv se andheron mein hai le aati
kyon is dil ke tootne par koi awaaz nahi hai
ya zamana shayad aaj behra ho chala hai
kyon is dil ki dastak aaj ansuni ho gayi
woh chalta chala gaya, aur main yahi reh gayi

Ke bin tere jeena nahi…

Bheed mein bhi hum tanha rahe
Tere gum ne yeh halat kar di
Kabhi khud ke liye kuch soch sake
Itni bhi nahi fursat di

Aankhon ke talash jo hai
Woh hai tera chehra
Dhadkan dil ke paas to hai
Lekin hai bewajah
Mein hoon shaakh se ab koi patta toota hua
Mujhko yeh hawaein bulaati re har jagah

Ke bin tere jeena nahi
Haan bin tere jeena nahi
Na bin tere jeena nahi
Ja bin tere jeena nahi

Chahe jitne bhi aanson bahe
Saansein seene mein chubhti rahe
Muskura kar har gum sahe
Dil se ho kam kabhi na yeh dard tera
Phool jaisa lage har zakhm tera
Ek mujhko to jeena nahi
Ke bin tere jeena nahi

Teri yaadon mein har pal kate
Khud se teri hi baatein karein
Dil ek gaon sa banjar rahe
Humko manzoor hai har sitam tera
Berukhi bhi teri bewafapan tera
Jaam kushiyon ka peena nahi
Ke bin tere jeena nahi

Awesome work by Sayeed Quadri in the movie Aggar

What will letting go mean?

Found some idea online and worked on it.

Letting go will not mean that I stop caring
it would just be that I would stop showing
Letting go will not lead to me cutting myself off from you
its just the realisation that I cant control your feelings
Letting go would mean learning from the reality
even when its pretty late in the day
Letting go will mean accepting the supreme power’s verdict
realising that the outcomes were never in my hands anyways
Letting go will not mean that I would change myself
it would be me trying to make the most of myself
Letting go will not mean that I would leave it all on destiny
infact it will allow me to find mine with the passage of time
Letting go will not mean that I would judge the person
but I will create space for the other to face reality
Letting go will not mean that I would point fingers
but instead, I would do my soul searching
Letting go will not mean that I would deny the reality
but I would accept it and try to become what I dream I can be
Letting go will not mean that I regret the past
instead that I cherish it but live in the future

How bad is it?

How bad is it to have a strong personality? Having certain opinions, having surety in what you want, what you need, or knowing where you are heading?

And mind you here I am not referring to a person being aggressive or adamant with it.

Then why is it that people are intimidated by those who have strong personalities? Why is it a person having a comparative stronger personality labelled as a person who can overpower the other? Who can impose and be adamant with his/her beliefs/ opinions in future? Why is adamancy considered synonymous or atleast a great feature of a person with a strong personality??

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Kaash…

Funny, today I am using the ending to remember the beginning.

Me: I have slowed my thoughts down…(justifying my silence)
X: You still think with the same speed, its just that you’ve started speaking slowly.
Me: … smiles …

dil ne chaha aaj yeh paimana chalak jaaye
yeh raigistan hai kambakht tu yeh kaise bhool gaya