Woh Raastey Hamarey

(My first attempt at Urdu Shairee! Somehow the emotions were'nt getting through in English!)

Yun baras ye beet gaye

Kuch sochtey kuch jaantey

Khwab they ankhon main woh

Jo neendh ke mehmaan they…

Hum chal rahey they saath saath

Go raastey anjaan they

Meree bhi khwahishen thein kuch

Terey bhi kuch armaan they…

Thein muskurahaten bahot

Ansoo bhi imtihaan ke

Umeed ke sailaab main

Behtey they kamraan se…

Kuch zindagee ki luzzat

Kuch husraton ki chahat

Kuch jeet ki tamanna

Kuch haar se bhaghawat…

Kis kushmakush main they hum

Kis bojh ko uthaye

Ke parh na paye woh thukkun

Lambey they jis ke saaye…

Uss aik pal main jaisey

Har baat ho gayee gumm

Na roshni subah ki

Na chandni qaba ki…

Woh jisko hum ne chaha

Khwabon ki chashni main

Duniya wohi thee saari

Manzil thee woh hamaree…

Kya luzzaton ka mutlab

Kya khwahishon ke maa’ni

Woh raastey hamarey

Veeran they bin tumharey…

Naughty Haadi

I wrote my first poem at the age of 10 titled "Memories". Today my son Haadi wrote his first poem at the age of 7! His general aptitude to question every rule and refusal to accept imposed learning quite evidently flows through! And he derives the most innocent solution to all his problems at the end! I love my Fighter Boy!

I am Haadi

I make a mess,

I don’t do my laundry

I never do my test!

I have a property

Of being bad,

But when I get scolded

I get mad!

I don’t follow rules in the class

My friends trouble me

I go home and break a glass

So I just want to sleep!

1^st June 2012