Perception

Again I saw me alone on the street

Like a growing baby lost his support

Spotted by several eyes gazing @ me

Some are smiling in a cunning mean

As a tramp left lonely in a freezing dark

Some are blinking unexpectedly astonished

After perceiving ME turning into harsh

Some eyes are soft and filled with moan

Feeling my existence in the depth of heart

Some are strong and sensing them proudly

Like they crushed me as a being of art

But very few are sparkling with Life

Like they are giving me a reason to alive

They are partnering me like the moon and night

Eyes are shining for my soul

Like rays of mysterious and mounting light

Hopes

Dil se ek baar iqrar to kiya hota
Labon ne labon kaa dedar to kiya hota
Hum ho jatey diwane us zulfe pareshan ke
Bus ek baar hamari taraf rukhsar to kiya hota
Jahan mein aur bhi thein mastiyan tere bagair
Sirf tune wafa ka inkar to kiya hota
Chupa tha nasha nainon k us isharrey mein
tune us jam-e-mei ka talabgar to kiya hota
Chod aatey apni kashtiyon ko bhanvar mein phansa
Kabhi apni adaon ka gunehgar to kiya hota…
Jagey they raat bhar k tu aayege baad-e-saba bankar
Par tu kahan gayi e zindagi mera intezar to kiya hota

(Burhan Uddeen Shibli)

“You and I”

Here are hopes to glitter in the sky
There are limits to make her shy
Here is the approach to uncover the ambition
There is pledge even after incessant deny
Sparkling eyes all set to compete with wind
But blinking eyes asking me the reason to fly
Naughty moon smiling on my defeat
Crazy lips inspiring me to stand high
Early morning breeze asking me about the mid-night dream
Tears are falling into her lap to dry
Now, my surrendered soul is about to cry
She holds my hands, feeling that emotion of “I”.



(Burhan Uddeen Shibli)

When I woke-up in the Morning, I saw………

I just opened my eyes and found myself in the garden where flowers were wondering about my presence in the garden. I rubbed my hand and put them at my eyes to feel the true essence of nature. I just wondered that where was I? There were a number of things which were same as I usually see them but in a very strange way, I saw around myself .I saw a number of colors which were spreading the illumination in the world with their brightness. I saw the colors have got speaking power. Suddenly blue color called my name and asked about the goal of my life. “To be the richest person of the world,” I replied as soon as I can. Even if it is in my hand I could answer this question without even I have been asked for it. Blue color did not say anything to me. It got mixed with water running in the nearby lake. I thought perhaps Blue color was not satisfied with my answer and it was a warning to save water on earth. Then Red came to me and repeated the same question before me. To make my answer in a diplomatic manner, “I want to serve the people by becoming the richest person of the world”. The red became brighter and got mixed with sun light. After that Green came to me and repeated the same question even my answer was same and after a moment Green mixed itself with plants and trees which surrounded me.
Suddenly a sunflower fell into my lap and for my surprise my entire body turned yellowish. I felt my entire body was aching and it seemed to be a “no blood” body. There was no mean to move from there and if I want to move, it was not possible because the flow of blood in my body was clogged. I gathered my entire energy and enthusiasm to make myself stand but all my efforts were in vain, even I was not able to move a bit, to make myself stand and to walk was the matter of far away. I realized that I was helpless for a moment but the next moment was shocking to me. The banyan tree which was standing before me static and staring me constantly, all of a sudden started moving and now I could feel the breeze which was touching my body. That one puff of air for me was like a drop of water for a very thirsty man who is traveling in a desert area. I felt relaxation as the blood started flowing in my body and now I was able to move my body. But the story was not over, as I was thinking of taking a step towards my home, the wind changed its style and all colors returned back. All flowers were dancing before me even colors started crying and they were getting mixed with each other so rapidly that I could not able to discriminate between them. The wind became faster even I was not able to take care of my clothes to prevent myself from being naked. But my entire attempts to make myself covered with clothes were useless as my costume had been taken off by the mischievous wind and I was nude.
But it was not enough for the wind as it compelled me to fly without wearing any clothe and after shaking me badly it threw me into the ocean. The ocean was not ready to accept me and it dipped me into the depth where I met blue color who was replying me, “Learn from the depth of the ocean, it’s the richest one which provides you life and it has a number of secrets in itself. The silence of the ocean revealed that how could you be calm and down to earth in spite of being the huge one.” After that the ocean threw me in a desert where sun was shining on to my head and it was turning into red. I understood that it was Red color telling me, “Learn from the fire within the sun. In spite of being the hottest one, it has to set at the end of the day. Even If you are the richest person on earth, don’t forget that you have to die one day”.
My journey was not ended yet. I have reached to a palace where I was surrounded by ice and I could feel trembling of my entire body by cold. I saw white color saying, “It represents the symbol of peace and calm even it has to melt when there is fire. Peace can be easily cracked by fire which denotes envy and abhorrence within human heart.” After that I reached to the sky where I found a number of stars glittering and it seemed that every star has got speaking power. Perhaps they were trying to tell me something which was in the murmuring sound, but when I gathered these words to interpret them into meaningful terms, I found they were saying me,” Learn from us. We are very small when you see us from the earth, but you do not know we have a number of things in ourselves. We always stay in groups that show our unity. Come to us and you will come to know how wondrous we are. We are not only that picture which children draw on their sketch book, but we are beyond your wisdom. Even you can find us when you express yourself to others and your look will be bigger than any star in spite of being little as Moon did it.” Now I turned myself towards moon but I did not hear anything from it. But I thought the peace and calm of the moon was making me feel like cool sensation somewhere in my heart. The moon was discriminating itself from other stars neither its big one like sun, nor it is richest like the ocean but it has a heart that can feel the emotion of others, people can talk to it when they are alone even when it shines on its full charm people are forced to make love, affection, and so many feelings like that which touch the heart indirectly in the direct way…
Still I was trying to interact with the moon , but all of a sudden I found myself falling from the sky, I cried and scared when I open my eyes I realized that I was in my bed room and the alarm of the clock waking me up as it was 7,o clock in the morning. I thought when I woke-up in the morning, what I saw????? Nothing…..but a lot of questions to answer.

(Burhan Uddeen Shibli)

sumthing different

Rukh mod kar bola mujhe se mera chahne wala. Main ek dard hun tere dil ko dukhane wala. Aayina hun teri tasweer ki pemaish ka. raazdan hun tere gunahon ko chupane wala, ek aansun hun tere rukhsar pe aane wala. ek nasha hun tere hawason pe chane wala .....

(Burhan Uddeen Shibli)

couplets

Zarraah- Zarrah Tere aanchal ki panah mein aakar.Phool ban jaye kaliyon ke tabassum ki tarah

Hosh aa jaye baharon ko tere aaghosh mein aakar. Saaz ban jaye parindon ke tarannum ki tarah

seclusion

For the one who live in my eyes like a tear
Come on to glimpse the voice of my inner
The feeling that touches my soul
Sensation which reflects meanings of mirror
Expectations yield the sense of belongingness
Like stars in the sky when glitter
Desires which magnetize my thinking
Towards a silent observer of your picture
The breeze that pinch my lips
Like calm after the sunset of summer
Affection takes my emotions longer
Care which stay away from any type of fear
Love that describe you as my dear

(Burhan Uddeen Shibli)