bhasadalaya

Khuda

Posted in Uncategorized by Nitin Gupta on October 1, 2008

वो पूछते हैं, नादान्
बता तेरा खुदा है कहाँ!

चीज़ें मरघूब मिल जाती हैं
आशायें ना फल पाती हैं
आशायें पूरी हों कैसे,
आशायें खुद बदल जाती हैं
बेदाग लगे मिलने से पहले,
फिर कमियां नज़र आती हैं
अगर खुदा मिल जाते होते
कब तक खुदा कहलाते यहाँ?

पाने की आरज़ू हमेशा,
पर नहीं उम्मीद पाने की
ख्वाबों के किले में जहाँ!
मेरा खुदा महफ़ूज़, आज
कल से ज़्यादा अज़ीज़ वहाँ

Below is an almost literal translation of the above Urdu/Hindi text:

They ask me, O’ naive, where is your God?

Desired things are found, but hopes remain unfulfilled.
How can hopes be over, when the hopes themselves change?
(Things) appear spotless before they are found, but shortcomings appear afterwards.
If Gods were to be found, how long would they be able to maintain their name here?

There is a constant wish to meet, but no hope of meeting
where in the castle of dreams!
My God is secure there, closer to my heart today than yesterday.

4 Responses

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  1. Anonymous said, on October 16, 2008 at 4:59 am

    un arzoooye kay mayein kya hian,
    jahaan umeed nahi unhein paane ki.

    woh umeedein he kya jahaan,
    jahaan hasratein nahi paane ki

    Uss khoda ko khawaabo kay killo maine mehfooj he rehnay do,
    aise botto ki zarrorat nahi duniya ko,
    Jo sirf khwaab he dikha sake khuda bankay bhe …

  2. Anonymous said, on October 16, 2008 at 5:02 am

    :)

  3. Nitin Gupta said, on October 16, 2008 at 8:19 am

    :) I can totally understand your point. And my response to it is basically the second paragraph of the poem. May be it’s in our best interest that we cannot “meet” “God”!

  4. akhilesh said, on June 11, 2009 at 4:39 am

    awesome..
    the poem and the comment..


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