10 Child commandments to Parents

- My hands are small; please don’t expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture or throw ball. My legs are short; please slow down so that I can keep up with you.

- My eyes have not seen the world as yours have; please don’t expect me to see things the way you do.

- I’m only little for a short time, please take time to explain things to me about this wonderful world.

- Don’t scold me for my inquisitiveness. Treat me as you would like to be treated.

- I am a special gift from God; please treasure me as God intended you to do, disciplining me in a loving manner.

- I need your encouragement to grow. You can criticize the things I do without criticizing me.

- Permit me to fail, so that I can learn from my mistakes.

- Please don’t do things over for me. And please don’t compare me to my brother or sister.

- Please don’t afraid to leave for a weekend together. Kids need vacation from parents, just as parents needs vacation from kids.

- Please set a good example for me to follow. I enjoy learning.

yeh maine nahi likha, maafi chahte hain pehle mention nahi kiya

The Sun

The glittering sun

With a wreath of clouds,

Peeps and shines in every house.

The glamorous sun in its glory rises,

And lustrously hues the world.

It glows with its glossy glimmer,

And sparkles in my room

With a sudden shimmer.

Like a blushing boy,

It hides behind the clouds,

And makes Nature

Obscure like a country mouse.

The laboring sun, toils and works,

And minimizes its radiance

With some exhaust.

With magical effects, the sun sets,

And delegates its work to the moon,

Nature falls into a slumber deep,

For,

To its weary nerves, the moon comes as a boon.

Free Birds

Alone in my room set,

Cherishing a portrait,

White-grey birds were they

Ample in numbers.

Quietly they set,

I wonder about their mood,

Gloomy? Angry? Joyful?

Frustrated were they I assumed

Caught in frame of a picture,

Still and tired.

I took out the photo

And let them fly,

Frozen smiles revived.

Wings fluttered

Necks turned.

From window they flew

With a thank you note,

But I could not say “welcome”.

buraa kya hai...

Dil-e- naadaan thujhe huaa kya hai

Aakhir iss dard kee davaa kya hai.

Hum hain mushtaaq aur woh bezaar

Ya ilahee yeh maajra kya hai.

Main bhi munh mein zabaan rakhtha hoon

Kaash poocho ke muddaa kya hai

Jab ke thujh bin naheen koi maujood

Phir yeh hangaama aye Khuda kya hai

Yeh paree chahra log kaise hain

Gamza wo ishwah wo adaa kya hai

Shikne zulfe anbareen kyun hain

Nigah chashme soorma sa kya hai

Sabza-wo-gul kahaan se aaye hain

Abr kyaa cheez hai, havaaa kya hai.

Hum ko un-se wafa kee haye ummeed

Jo naheen jaante wafa kya hai.

Haan bhala kar bhala hogaa

Aur darvaesh kee sadaa kya hai

Jaan tum par nissaar karta hoon

Main naheen jaanta duaa kya hai.

Main ne maana ke kuch naheen Ghalib

Mufth haath aaye to buraa kya hai.

- Mirza Ghalib

English Translation -

Innocent heart, to you what has happened

After all to this pain is there a remedy.

I am vivacious and she is sad

Oh God, what is this happening.

I too have a tongue placed in my mouth

Were you to ask me, what is stolen.

When nothing exists without you

Why this tumult about what is God.

Who this angel faced people are

What is this ogling, coquetry and acting.

Why wrinkled locks are ambergris

Why the slanting, sprinkling eyes appear filled with collegian (surmah).

From where the vegetation and flowers have come.

What is cloud, what is wind.

To me is the belief in her sincerity

Who do not know what is fidelity.

Do good, good things will happen to you.

What else do the mendicants ever say.

I sacrifice my life for you

I do not know what prayer is.

I agree that there is nothing Ghalib

If you get it free what is the harm.