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Monday, July 10, 2000
Zakhm
By- Subhashini Saxena

Subhashini is doing her post graduate diploma in TV production and presentation. She is an exponent of bharatnatyam and is presently learning odissi. . Dancing is a passion with her and writing poetry is her second love. She loves listening to and singing variety of light and light classical music. She had also written a literary piece on environment (DHARTI KAL AAJ AUR KAL), which was staged as a dance ballet at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi. In Subhashini’s words, my poems are an expression of the intensity of my feelings, emotions and sensibilities that I experience in my own life and the life around me.

har mod par zakhm khati hai zindagi,
kabhie dard se karah uthati hai,
kabhie ansoo pee jaati hai,
har zakhm se kuch seekh jaati hai zindagi

kabhie har saans bojh lagti hai,
har aas tootne lagti hai,
ek veeran khandar sey yeh zindagi
amavaas ki kaali raat lagne lagti hai
inn haalatoin se jhoojhati hai yeh zindagi
yeh zakhm sah jaati hai zindagi
kabhie dard sey karah uthati hai
kabhie ansoo pee jaati hai
har mod par zakhm khaati hai zindagi
har zakhm sey kuch seekh jaati hai zindagi

kabhie apne saath nahin dete hain,
paraye bhi jeene nahin dete hain
bejaan see iss zindagi ka bojh bhi uthane nahin dete hain
inn haalatoin sey jhoojhati hai yeh zindagi
yeh zakhm seh jaati hai zindagi
kabhie dard sey karah uthati hai,
kabhie ansoo pee jaati hai
har mod par zakhm khaati hai zindagi
har zakhm sey kuch seekh jaati hai zindagi

umra key har padaav par kitni thokarein khati hai yeh
meri,tumhari zindagi
sabse jhoojhti hai,
phir bhi muskuraati hai zindagi

har mod par zakhm khaati hai yeh zindagi
har zakhm sey kuch seekh jaati hai yeh zindagi.....




Porthos comments :

Gamon ke bojh tale na daba isko
bhaar waise hi kai uthane parte hain.
Ashkon ke ghoont na pila isko
aansoo waise hi kai bahane parte hain.

Naummedgee ka choga na pahna isko
chehre waise hi kai lagane parte hain.
Thokren aur bhi tu na dena isko
kadam waise bhi to ladkhadate hain.

Kar le hausla buland tu apna
sar utha ke to zara chal.
Dil ko apne mazbut tu bana
bhool ja tu beete hue kal.

Kar le deedaar sunhare kal ka
dhoond le tu bhi apni dagar.
Jab pakka hoga irada dil ka
kitna aasan hoga yeh safar.


"Pankaj" comments :

Gham-e-zakhm ek hissa hai zindagi ka
Gham-e-zakhm ek tukra hai dillagi ka

Keh gaye hain “Ghalib” ye khud

gham agarche jaan gusil hai
pe kahan bachein ke dil hai Gham-e ish gar na hota gham-e rozgaar hota

Arz kiya hai

Who mehfil hi kya jismein
shama na ho
Who dil hi kya jismein
yaad no ho
Who masjid hi kya jismein
Khuda na ho
Who savera hi kya jismein
Aaftaab ki lali na ho
Who suhaani raat hi kya jismein
Maahtaab ki chandni na ho
Woh Zindagi hi kya jismein
Kisi ke diye zakhm na hon

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