अतीत था वो
तुम नाखुश थे
बदलाव चाहा था
खुशी के लिए
वर्तमान है ये
तुम परेशां हो
चिंता में घिरे
बिना काम हो
पुराने दिन ही
थे बहुत अच्छे
जान गए हो
किधर जाना है तुमको
जा गए हो
पर कैसे जाओगे अब
अपने पीछे के सब रास्ते
तुम मिटा चुके हो

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I curse myself and my luck, I curse everyone and my kismet.
I lose hope and feel dejection.
Hopelessness envelopes me and I wallow in my miseries.

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that I greet myself and then complain about myself speaking loudly.

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possess every film of Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin and Tom and Jerry,




find time for myself, friends and family.

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I was a carefree fellow.





I became a worrier, always pondering upon something or the other.
My mind's always in conflict with justification of an idea or character or logic.

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the monkeys of Mondays are finally off the back and I can resume the week normally.

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Earth seems beautiful
Depravity beautified
God's camera smart

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क्या था हमारे पास
न पैसा बचा था न इज़्ज़त और न काम
न शिक्षा थी न विज्ञान
हम को खोखला कर दिया था विदेशी शासकों ने
धीरे धीरे हम सब उबर रहे थे सदमे से
और फिर अचानक धर्म की आड़ में
एक ऐसा दौर आया कि हम वापस
जहाँ से चले थे वहीं वापस आ गए

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"An idiot, a rhinoceros, were the words that crossed my mind when I first met you.
Your nose seemed so big and your laugh so loud, I was startled."

"And yet you were the first one to woo me"

"That's because I can see the future, and I knew that you would turn out to be a stunner and a heartthrob and a superb human being.
I saw in you my luck."

"Where do you hone this glib tongue of yours? "

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respect I have not got,
if compassion I'm bereft of,
if I care about myself only,
if status of a person I desire,
if outer beauty only I admire,

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