Bida..

Here is a translation of one of my previous attempts on a poem, titled Letting Her Go, written my junior at college, Nikita

aansoon jo uski baraste rahe,

dheeme dheeme, andheron mein who taraste rahe,

daard uska sirf use dikha,

jo uski muhabat mein fana hua.

woh hasti thi,woh gati thi,

khil khilati thi woh roshiniyon mein,

jhoote un muskanon ke peeche,

chupi hui thi woh andheron mein.

kisi ko na dhikha uska daard,

keh te rahe khushiyon ki woh toli hai,

sun ke duniya walon ki woh tarife,

jeeti rahi woh mar mar ke.

raaton ke andheron mein naqaab jo usne utaraa,

deewana uska khada sirf dekh ta hi raha gaya,

basa liya use apni bahoon mein istaraha,

ki khamoshiyon mein bhi unho ne 

ek dusre ko sun liya.

bahon ke kaid se jo woh nikli,

fasala itna badh gaya,

ki khamoshiyan bhi cheekhne lagi,

jana tha jo usko hamesha hamesha ke liye

kaandhe par sar rakh kar,

jo woh roti rahi,

vida kar diya usko,

jo thi sirf meri.

shaadi ke jode mein jo woh thi khadi,

dikhi woh mujhe bheegi palkon se,

badhayiyan di usko tute hue dil se,

dhikha uska bhi daard un akiyan mein.

Happy Being Sad

He would wait for her to pass by him,
A nod of head, his gesture would be
And a heartwarming smile, hers.
Or he would walk down all the way
And stand by the tree, to catch a view,
His heart, skipping a beat, every time.
Things were more unsaid between them.
No letters were even exchanged.
Yet she managed to read his heart.
How much ever did he fake to prove stiff,
She unfolded the tender side in him.
She knew him, and all his inferiorities.
Nothing did she say, except that
I’ll be around when you’re down.
If having you by my side is
What I get for being sad,
I would forever be sad, and
Happy having you around me..
He whispered in her ears and
hand in hand, they walked forever.

The Visitor

An eternal wait for your arrival
The wait for you to take me then,
You kept on visiting me, and,
You brought no fruits, no sweets.
Every time I asked you to carry me,
With you, and make me yours,
You said, it’s not time yet,
And then you would leave,
Only to come back and smile at me again.
You stood by me in my pain,
You lend me your shoulders, yet
Your face, unseen and unknown.
And one sound night,
In my hour of bliss,
You came and called me out.

Sealed by your lips
I sweat to death
And your face so pale,
Grew bright with my blood,
And I saw you, for once, and all
Mortality, thy name.

Letting Her Go

Tears pouring down her eyes

Silently she wept in the dark

The pain in her heart

Let known to none but him

She smiled and spoke to people

Joy, her face had, in the light

Hidden behind the fake smiles,

She wept even in the light.

Nobody noticed; they said-

She is warm; lively

And with every word she heard

She cried even more.

In the hour of the dark

She removed her mask

He stood, watching her, in tears

He hugged her, no words did he utter.

A sea of silence echoed in between

She has to leave, and forever.

He has no questions to ask

For he knew, what even a pause meant

She wept on his shoulders

Drawn on his chest, in blood

The symbol of her love.

He kissed her away.

In her bridal attire she stood

He at far, eyes wet

Wished her luck and mourned deep

In her eyes, he read the pain

In her face, he saw the smile

The best gift, to her parents she gave

Sacrificing all her dream, all joy

And her happiness, her life.

At the price their smile

She left him forever

He understood, the deep pain in her

For, no other can ever do it, better.

Love

Dear love
burnt is the corpse
the soul remains.

eteral you're
though the body decays.

Where Words Wont Be Enough

No words do I have to tell you

Burning deep my skin, tears that you shed

Words, that left unsaid, and unheard

Nothing do I have to tell you now

I know, you won’t ever listen even if, I have

To shout,  or to yell at you. You’ve decided

Moving away from me, is your option

And to live without you, in pain.

To disguise as happy and calm

To weep and never to let you know

Life sure is, good indeed,
Except for all the pretensions.

Split Screen Sadness

He woke up to emptiness. His days will never be the same again. The vacuum started to surround him. Slowly, he started to choke and suffocate. He wanted to cry, he couldn’t. he want to rise and run away, he couldn’t. he wanted to escape. He failed. Bound by the memories, he lived, his life.

Title Credits : Shomoita Alam

He Kissed Her Away

all he wanted to do was gaze deep into her eyes and read all that she wanted to hide. all he wanted was to know how much she loved him, and all he saw was a drop of tear, and that was the answer for all his questions. he knew everything. he kissed her away.

Questions that he doesn't have Answers

She asked him a thousand questions.
He didn't have any answers.
She looked deep into his eyes.
All she could see was undying love for her.
They spoke, in the sound silence between them.
Finally she asked him, you understand me, na?
And he answered, in his broken voice
Who else will EVER baby ?