To HK

I received my permanent HK ID card today...its been 7 long years since I started off here..unbelievable ! I still remember the first day I landed here as a summer intern...literally chanting hanuman chalisa as HK was struck with SARS then !! But the stay here has outlived my fears...and I suppose I do have some sense of belonging now...heres to HK

The city speaks..

A million faces blend to form my skyline,
Some call me fast-paced, even greedy-
A shadow at best...
But if you look long enough
you will see
I am not a maze of money, but
of sweat and dreams....
And if your wings are strong enough
I will let you soar above the million faces...

Dawn

Early morning lightplaying with her hair
I see the corners of her mouth curling up
to form a lovely smile
Look its now spreading across the face
Lingering in her eyes.
My daughter lazily looks up
To meet my gaze,
And I am ready to face the world again

on taliban

mazhab se mohabbat ka vasta de ke

log kyun khoon bahate hein?

miya ishq mein saari duniya

jaan deti to hein, par leti nahi !

Happiness

When your face is smiling
But your eyes are crying
When your body's moving
But your heart is dying

Take a step back
Look around the world,
stars and flowers, open skies
Birds out singing loud

Take your worries in your stride
life is but a bumpy ride
smile your way throughout
that what it hink happiness is about !

On Loneliness

Mein kabhi akeli nahi rehti...
kyunki mere saath humesha tanhai rehti hein.

on sorrow and pain

ek din, maine hriday se poocha
agar mein aakhein na kholun to
kya samay ko behka paungi?
dukh ke palo ko kya undekha hi
aage bada paungi ?
hriday ne kaha aakhein kholo..
kasht ke kan bhi kartar ke krit hein
dukh ke suron mein adbhoot sangeet hein
khojo to inmein bhi anand se bahut gehra
saundarya aur samman hein
yehi maanav jati ki pehchan hein

on faith

I dont know if God exists but faith makes me a stronger person... below are mini-bhajan type lines that i suddenly started humming one day...

ram naam bhajne se sab bhay bhag jaate hein

nirbal to bal raamji de jaate hein

ramji ke charno mein aakhe band kar so jao

bhakton ke dukh ramji nahi seh paate hein...