WOH HEI EK GULAAB KI TARAH
HE IS LIKE A ROSE

Woh hei ek gulaab ki tarah

Hraday hei komal pankhdinyo ki tarah

 

Muskurata hei kaanto mein reh kar

Apnaya hei kaanto ko bhi apno ki tarah

 

Upvan mein jabh akela khil-khilata hei

Lagta hei maasum, shaayar ki kalpana ki tarah

 

Surkh labbo sei jabh koi geet gun-gunnata hei

Lagta hei sargam kei roop ki tarah

 

Aankhon mein uski kuch ish tarah tez hei

Lagta hei subah ki pehli kiran ki tarah

 

Palko sei jabh mujhei voh saraahta hei

Lagta hei khusinyo sei bhare aangan ki tarah

 

Jabh holey sei voh muskuraaya karta hei

Lagta hei nav shishu ki maasumiyat ki tarah

 

Aankhein mundei jabh nazar aata hei

Mann karta hei dekhti rahu ushei chakor ki tarah

He is like a rose

His heart soft as its petal

 

Amidst the thorns even he smiles

He has accepted thorns like a family member

 

In the garden when he smiles alone

He seems like a sweet dream of a poet

 

When he sings a song with his red lips

He seems like divine rhythm of the music

 

His eyes have sparkle

Seems like the first ray of the morning

 

When he praises me through his eyes

He seems like arena filled with happiness

 

When he smiles very softly

He seems like new born innocent child

 

When he appears with closed eyes

I feel I should not remove my eyes and keep looking at him.


~Ritu~


 

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