Fir Haar gaye hum sab

Dedicated to the girl who fought against all odds, endured infinite pain and finally let go .............................. to be with the Angels

Some call here Amanat, some Damini and some call her Indias daughter .... shes is really a true Braveheart
A few lines ...

Haar gayee zindagi,
Fir Haar gaye hum sab

Kuch keh na sake,
Kuch kar na sake,
Bas dekhte reh gaye hum sab

Halaat ki zanjeeron mein,
Insaan ki haiwaaniyat mein,
Ulajh ke reh gaye hum sab

Ek naye subah aayegi
Poore desh ko jagayegi
Yehi umeed kar sakte hai abb

Haar gayee zindagi,
Fir Haar gaye hum sab


Written by: Nipun Jaiswal

phir dil ne

Aaj phir dil ne ek tamanna kee,
Aaj phir dil ne ek tamanna kee,

aaj phir dil ko humne samjhaaya
aaj phir dil ko ... humne samjhaaya

In the arms of the Angel

Let me be empty and weightless
and maybe
I will find some peace tonight
In the arms of the angel
Fly away from here

Moments Fade away but they leave behind ...

Ek Baar waqt se lamha gira kahin,
wahaan dastaan mili ... lamha kahin nahi,
Thoda sa hasaa ke,
Thoda sa rulaa ke,
pal yeh bhi jaane waala hai !!

[Absolutely Blissful lyrics]
[By : Sampooran Singh Kalra, aka Gulzar]

Aaj jaane ki zidd na karo ...

Waqt ki qaid mein zindagi hai magar
chand ghadiya yahin hai jo aazad hai

Shaam bhi thi dhuan dhuan
Ishq bhi tha udaas udaas,
Dil ko kayi kahaniyaan yaad si aakar reh gayi 

-- Firaq Gorakhpuri

Salvation

Jugni dig payee vich roi
Othay ro ro kamli hoi
Oddi vaath naye lainda koi
Tey kalmay binna nai mildi toi

- Paki Folk song -- Jugni Jii
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Translation -

So absorbed was the creation that she stumbled into a ditch
There she wailed relentlessly
But there was no one who enquired about her
Remember, there is no salvation for anyone without remembering your creator

To love or not to love -- In retrospect

Kya khata thi ishq karne waale ki
Ya khata thi uski jo samajh na saka
Jo agar dewaana begaana hee rehta
To kya khabar hoti shama ko parwaane ki

Written by: Nipun Jaiswal

Kabhi Kabhi

Yeh teergi jo meri zeest ka muqaddar hai
le jaati hai mujhe anjaani rahguzaaron se

Muheeb saaye meri simt badhte aate hai
Hayaat-o-maut ke pur-haul khaar-zaaron se

Na koi raah na manzil na roshani ka suraag
Bhatak rahi hai khalaaon mein zindagi meri
Inheen khalaaon mein rah jaoonga kabhi khokar

Ajab na hota ke main begaana-e-alam rehta
Aur na Pukaarteen mujhe yeh talkhiyan zamane ki
yun hee kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai

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Teergi - Darkness
Rahguzaaron - Paths

Muheeb - Dreadful
Simt - Direction
Hayaat-o-maut - Life and death
Pur-haul - Full of terror
khaar-zaaron - Small trees with many thorns

khalaon - vaccum

Begana-e-alam - Alien to sadness/grief
Talkhiyan – Bitterness’s


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-- A 'remix' rendition of a Sahir Ludhianvi masterpiece -- "Kabhi Kabhi" (From the original nazm)
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Where am i ?

Perhaps, in the farthest corner of an unknown realm,

Where there is no corner,
Where there is no boundary,
and where there is no end,
I ask myself that could it be more scorner ?
Could it be a fortunate mystery ?
Or is it something that i should dread ?

Yet, I stand there at the helm,
Languishing .... languishing in all my glory !

--Nipun Jaiswal

Time to fly

Its time for me to fly
Rise up real high
And kiss the bright blue sky

After a long year of jostling and jest
Its time for me to embark upon a new quest
Its an arduous journey and a tortuous test
Will need all my zeal and all my zest

For ... its miles to go before i rest

--Nipun Jaiswal

Yeh halaat

Zaalim hai yeh haalat
Zaalim hai yeh zamaana
Zaalim hai yeh udaasi
Aur zaalim hai unka muskarana


Koi zaraa us zaalim ko yeh batlanaa
aur nahi seh payega yeh deewana !!


--Nipun Jaiswal

Dard

Jab jab dard ka baadal chaaya
Jab gham ka saaya lehraaya
Jab aasun palkon tak aaya
Jab yeh tanha dil ghabraaya

Humne dil ko yeh samjhaaya
Dil aakhir tu kyun rota hai
Duniya mein yuun hee hota hai

Yeh jo gehre sannate hai
Waqt ne sabko hee bante hai
Thoda gham hai sabka kissa
Thodi dhoop hai sabka hissa

Aankh teri bekaar he namm hai
Har pal ek naya mausam hai
kyun tu aise pal khota hai
Dil aakhir tu kyun rota hai

-- [Javed Akhtar]

Afsaane

Is khamoshi mein bhi ek shor hai,
sehraaon ki aandhiyon ka rukh teri ore hai,
tujhko pukaarti vo bhor hai .....

kaanton ne jo tere raaste sil diye hai,
tujhse vaabasta ho .. afsaane likh diye hai

[Written by: Nipun Jaiswal]

Dars-e-Dubai

Flashback -- This is an old blog that i wrote when i arrived in Dubai on 16th April 2011 to start my MBA.
Most importantly, i wrote it for a special friend, whose blogs i absolutely love !

Arrived here in Dubai today ........... when i looked down from the plane .... i saw vast stretches of sand and limitless desert ... something i hadnt seen before. As the plane descended on this seaside kingdom in the arab empire, the memories started flashing in my mind ( i became dreamy bean for a while :P ) ..... i thought of the white snow covered scandinavia , where you only get to see the sun once in a blue moon, the beautiful & colorful central Europe, whose scenic beauty is unsurpassed, the damp , dim and mystical scotland and UK, the cold, wet and very very green Ireland , and here i am ... in the sands of time .... the Persian Empire !!

I arrived late in the evening and the sun had just set. (I am writing this now on what can be called as my first "arabian night" !! :))

So, as soon as i got out of the airport, i took a deep breath to smell the air, I felt a strong wind blowing, showing signs of an impending downpour, as if the land was thirsty for water, but was very pleasant nevertheless. On my way to the Hostel , i noticed that its quite a unique city , in the sense that its a blend of uber modern and tradition arabic architecture, on one hand i could see the burj khalifa(tallest building in the world) and on the other hand i saw traditional homes and buildings which looked as if they were carved in sand by most sublime artists of the historic era. And the best part , Petrol is dirt cheap here (the driver was quite excited to share this with me, he had a glint in the eyes). And what more , there is no tax levied on your income.

So the first impression was good. And the things have started rolling now and met a few nice ppl after arriving.

vi vivus Veitnam vici

I recently went on a trip to Vietnam.
Had a memorable experience there which i am sharing.

In Ho chi Min city( formerly Saigon) Vietnam , there are what are known as the cu chi tunnels ! (they are not as cute as they sound !!)

These were used by the Vietnamese guerrillas during the Vietnamese war to drive out the Americans.
Now, This is the last place in the world u wud wanna go if u have claustrophobia !!! believe me when i say that !!

My first look at the tunnels ... the boards outside warn u that u enter at ur own risk ... and that it prohibits ppl with heart problems, claustrophobia, etc etc from entering. The tunnels are deep under the earth and u have to go down the stairs. Some of my friends backed out as it looked daunting. But i decided to take the plunge thinking that it wud be adventure and fun. And once u enter ... there is no going back.

As i entered i soon realized that there was not even enough space for u to crawl on ur knees ... and the tunnels are dark from inside ... u feel as if u are literally a rat going down a hole.. i kept crawling in an awkward way as i couldnt crawl on my knees so kind of squatted and crawled on my feet. Soon i realized that there was no one in front of me or even at my back .. i was all alone with my heart beat increasing every second. i kept going thinking that the tunnel wouldnt be that long ... but i was perhaps half way through when i really started panicking.

Fear gripped me completely and i started thinking of all the negatives that what if i am not able to make through, there was no network on the mobile, i could not even call for help, there was no one in the front or back , it was completely dark ...i feared whether i was taking the right path or not .. what if i got lost ... and most of all ... i was in a hole ... i could not even stand up ... even flex my legs or arms ... u cant turn around and go back ... cuz there is not enough space to do that ... and if u try doing it then perhaps u wud get entangled and stuck and that would really be a nightmare !! .... i started sweating like a pig and was exhausted !
....... all i wanted was to see some light .... Meanwhile, the feeling of "what if i get lost or stuck here" had almost taken over me ...... u can imagine the fear gripping me and sweat running down my spine ... but i kept going ...

finally i shouted out as to "where is the way out " ... "where is the way out" ... and i heard a voice from a little far saying "its here" ... now that was a real lifeline for me ... suddenly there was a spring in my step and i rushed towards the voice .... and after a few minutes .... Voila !!! ... i could see a ray of light coming down !!! :) :) :) ......... cant tell u how happy i was !!