Monday, October 6, 2008

Gham! (Despair)






Mere gham se roshan hai ye chiraag andheron ke,

dil ka sooraj ab doob gaya karte intezaar saveron ke,

aur ab aansoon ka chaand falak mein kayam hai.


Farishton ne bhi umeed ka dhaagaa hai kheech liya,

ab majhdhaar mein doob rahi hai meri naav,

to apno ne bhi hai muh pher liya,

Ab tanha iss safar mein kuch nahin hai mere haath,

bas ek toota sitara hoon main.

--Vineet Aggarwal "The Bard"