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 Everything to Me

You are the light when there is no sun.
You are the rainbow after the rain is done.
You are the star that twinkles in the night.
You are the moon that glows so bright.
You are the wind that whistles my name.
You are the love when the world is the same.
You are the flowers the bee's never miss.
You are the beach the warm sun kisses

                                                               MAN PROPOSES GOD DISPOSES !! 

                                             All my female  readers here  would agree that once you are out of your cocoon YOU  get proposed by ALL SORTS OF MUGS...There have been an architect , doctor , C.A.,Engineer  , guys from Armed forces , jeweler ,  executives , Businessman  , scientist , Artist , I.A.S  --  you name it and they were there!!

But like they say --'Man proposes God disposes' .

You don't always have to be a beauty to strike the fancy of  a  guy.How,when,why Cupid strikes that God alone can answer .

Love is a strange thing ,it has done insane things to most sensible people.Once it strikes a respondent chord in ones heart that person loses ones head.

     Now once  there was this nice , good looking , well qualified Kashmiri Doctor who happen to cross paths with me in an Exhibition where I was working .The cupid struck him and lo and behold he got crazy and just would not see sense. He would bring cards , letters ,flowers ,chocolates in the exhibition to my embarrassment . When the exhibition closed and he failed to get the address , he started sending love filled epistles and cards to the radio station where I was working as a casual Artist.Now here one of his cards and a letter fell into the hands of a senior ,very talented artist with whom I was presenting a youth programme on AIR and lo and behold impromptu words flew from his pen and this beautiful  ghazal - WO-KHAT  was born and since we were in the studio he  adorned it  with music as well :

           

                                      WOH KHAT 

                               Mere Mehboob , mei'n wo khat nahi'n ban na chahta .  
                              Wo jo khat pyar mei'n likha tha kiseene tujhko ,
                              Teri ankho'n se kabhi uthi thi palko'n ki naqab
                              Wo tarasta hi raha ek tabassum ke liye , 
                              Aaj tak jisne nahi'n paya tumse koi jawab ,
                              Aise aashiq   ki mei'n turbat nahin ban na chahta
                              Mere meboob mei'n wo khat nahi 'n ban na chahta.

                             
                              Naam sunkar kabhi ankho'n mei'n bhar aaye aansu
                             Jiski naqami pe  sab gham ke ye  mare royei'n ..
                             Aasmaa'n siske , zami'n khud hi tadpane lag jaye ,
                             Yaad kar ke jise - ye chand sitare royei'n ,
                             Aisi ujadi hui ulfat nahi'n ban na chahta
                             Mere mehboob mei'n wo khat nahi'n ban na chahta.   
       

                           Mere seene mei'n bhi ek dil hi dhadkta hai sanam ,
                           Kaat ta hai jo har ek pal tujhe sajda karke ,
                          Ye mere geet , mere khwab khareedenge kabhi ,
                           Daad denge mujhe aur tumse hi juda karke
                           Aisi duniya ki mei'n izzat nahi'n ban na chahta
                           Mere mehboob mei'n wo khat nahi'n ban na chahta



                                                  वो खत    
                              मेरे  मेहबूब  , मैं  वो  खत नहीं  बनना  चाहता  . 
                              वो  जो  खत  प्यार  में   लिखा  था   किसीने  तुझको  ,
                              तेरी  आँखों  से  कभी  उठी   थी  पलकों  की  नक़ाब
                              वो  तरसता  ही  रहा  एक  तबस्सुम  के  लिए  ,
                              आज  तक  जिसने  नहीं  पाया  तुमसे  कोई  जवाब 
                              ऐसे  आशिक़  की मैं  तुर्बत  नहीं  बनना   चाहता
                              मेरे  मेहबूब  मैं  वो  खत  नहीं   बनना  चाहता ..
                       
                              नाम  सुनकर  कभी  आँखों  मे भर  आये  आंसू
                             जिसकी  नाकामी  पे  सब  ग़म  के  ये   मारे  रोयें  ..
                             आसमान  सिसके  , ज़मीं  खुद  ही  तड़पने  लग  जाये  ,
                             याद  कर  के  जिसे  - ये  चाँद  सितारे  रोयें  ,
                             ऐसी  उजड़ी  हुई  उल्फत  नहीं बनना  चाहता
                             मेरे  मेहबूब  मैं  वो  खत  नहीं   बनना  चाहता ..

                            मेरे  सीने   में भी  एक  दिल  ही  धड़कता  है  सनम  ,
                            काटता  है  जो  हर  एक  पल  तुझे  सजदा  करके  ,
                            ये  मेरे  गीत  , मेरे  ख्वाब  खरीदेंगे  कभी  ,
                            दाद  देंगे  मुझे  और  तुमसे  ही  जुदा  करके
                            ऐसी  दुनिया  की  मैं   इज़्ज़त  नहीं   बनना  चाहता
                            मेरे  मेहबूब  मैं  वो  खत  नहीं   बनना  चाहता ...

                               
                        

OmiGod it's raining , raining ..and lightening..thunder !!..Is it the effect of global warming ??
Reading " Lamha Lamha " ( Deepti Naval )
Very beautiful lines ..

Utaar lo ghantia sabhi
Girjo se mandiro'n se
Khuda ka naam to rat te hai'n
Khuda ka paas nahi'n .

Bund karei'n azaa'n
Ye kahdo masjid walo'n se
Wasle khudabund
Ye inke bas ki baat nahin
Insaa'n tak pahunchenge jis roz

KHUDA ke qareeb honge ! 

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Oh how much fun Life would be If placid & as this calm
But this pitter patter.. the Rain which is falling now ... has its own charm !!

                                      

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Rain ..Rain ..had ventured out in the morning ......and now again tip -tip-tap..tip tap ... The rain falls steady pitter patter
Down upon the concrete wall 
 And thunder shakes the hall
Pitter patter ..this untimely rain
Has cleansed the earth , the flowers, the wall !

LIFE is a Song !! People say sing it in tune, I say hang the tune ..... KEEP SINGING !!!!
  Some beautiful numbers from a long lost Friend , who is a Gem but as Crazy as ever ..!!
Foot tapping music to set your toes tapping !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZvKGXNEI0Y&index=3&list=PLuN4HLFPl75fDO9xzkRU1FxqnMio9oasD

ENCHANTING RAJASTHAN !!

ENCHANTING RAJASTHAN !!

 ENCHANTING RAJASTHAN & ITS MUSIC AS MESMERIZING AS THE LAND :

                                                                        

                                                                 
                                                    

CELEBRATE * Y*O* U * !
'You are worth celebrating. You are worth everything. You are unique. In the whole world, there is only one * You *.
There is only one person with your talents, your experiences, your gifts.'
'You are You, and that is all you need to be. You are temporary. Here today and gone tomorrow.
But today - Today can be a new beginning. A new thing, a new life. You can deserve this new life. It is given freely.
That is the MIRACLE CALLED GOD
SO CELEBRATE THE MIRACLE AND '
CELEBRATE * YOU * !

You are * You * !!!!
That is truer than true!
There is no one alive who is You-er than * You * !!! :))