31 May, 2013

In Search Of The One

It’s been an year, since my phone last rang
to tell me you have something to say
Your last one, had ended with a goodbye
it was the first goodbye you said to me
and I knew it would be the last one

One year later, I think
I feel the emptiness in my heart
I know you will never come back,
we have been through that road
I wonder if anyone ever will
to fill the hole you made
to stay in the place I made for you

I wonder if there is someone alive
on the face of the planet today
whose face will mean what yours did
Seeing whose smile, there would be tears of joy in my eyes
Someone, who would throw her weight against me
knowing, she will always find support in me
Someone, who would lean against me
finding my arms fastening her close to me
Someone, whose eyes will lit up
when she walks towards me
Someone, who’d hug me everytime she saw me
Someone, with whom I’d want to spend my life

I wonder if she’s always in the wrong time zone
I wonder if fate’s waiting for the right time
I wonder if I’ll ever find her
I wonder, if I’ve already seen her somewhere
Someone, who could lie back and watch the stars with me
Someone, who’d not be afraid to name our children
Someone, whose presence, will not leave space for any other desire
Someone, whose kiss will light up my fire

I know now with you, I were never meant to be
it was life’s lesson, before I found my destiny
I wonder how many more lessons will I have to go through
I wish you were the last, I wish I find my love soon

Or perhaps there is no such thing as the one
perhaps we are meant to learn to love someone we happen to find
Perhaps destiny has no role to play
perhaps, love is about staying strong and staying together
If love is about this, then we failed love
but I know I will not fail it again
Having learnt my lesson, when I find love again
She will stay, and we will survive
‘coz love isn’t about finding the right person
it’s about living the right life with someone

Or if I don’t find someone till mid-life
Maybe I will bring home a daughter
Shower her, with all the love I have
see her grow, calling me Dad
Her eyes will say I am her king
her first love, her protector, her father
In whom she could confide, all her problems
whom she could trust, with her little secrets
Whom she can hug, when she is in sorrow
or even when elated with some great bliss
Whose hand she’d hold, when she learns to walk
whose hand she’d leave, when comes her time to walk away…

Perhaps, I have not bathed in love yet
but I know, I will not die without the rain

- Vishal Gupta

April 15th, 2013

22 May, 2013

बारिश कुछ कहती है

ठंडी हवा के झोंको संग, जब बूंदे दिल पे पड़ती हैं
ऐसा लगता है मानो, ये बारिश कुछ कहती है

कहती है बरस जा, या इंतज़ार को त्यागने को कहती है
कभी गिर के टूट जाने को, तो कभी भागने को कहती है

कभी लगता है खुदको भुला के, किसी के प्रेम में नाचने को कहती है
कभी काले मौसम में, पलके भिगोने को कहती है

कभी कहती है अब ग्रीष्म टल गया, और उम्मीदें नयी उत्पन्न हुई हैं
कभी कहती है अब शीत आने को है, और सुविधायें शन हुई हैं

पर जब ये बरसे, बोले, बात करे
कुछ सीख दे जाती है
आसमाँ की उँचाइयों से बरसी इसकी बोली
देवोँ का संदेश सुनती है

ये कहती है जब प्रतिशोध के बादल बरस जायें,
फिर रुकने की भी आवश्यकता है
केवल उसके लिए नही जिसने तुम्हे पूर्व शति पहुँचाई
पर चूँकि ये तुम्हारे चित्त की अपेक्षा है
बरसात केवल काले बादल करा करते हैं
पर बरसात के पश्चात वही मेघ चमकते हैं
कालातीत काले अभ्रों का स्वागत कोई करता है
गुज़रती घटा से आशा कोई रखता है

बादल जीवन जीने का राज़ भी समझाते हैं
और वर्षा रूपी शब्दों में जीवन के दो नियम बतलाते हैं
अर्ध जीवन व्यतीत होता है पूंजी के संग्रह मैं
जो पूंजी जीवन जीने को वजह दे, उस उद्देश्य के अन्वेषण में
वो एक पूंजी, जो मानव प्राण प्रतिष्ठा की अधिकारी है
वो मकसद, जिसके समक्ष स्वजीवन निरर्थकारी है
आधा जीवन इस पूंजी की अमानत है
बाकी आधा, इसकी मुक्ति का पाठ

जब पा लो उसे, तब ये भूलना
के नित्य नही है, उसका जीवन में ठहरना
जीवन, स्वयं स्थायी होने का आश्वासन तक नही देता
तो जीवन में उसकी समक्षता के स्थिर होने का प्रश्न ही नही होता
तुम्हारा प्रेम अनित्य है, वो तुम्हारे उपरांत जीवंत रहेगा
पर प्रेमी, प्रेरि आने वाले कल में बचेगा
जीवन में यह जाना आवश्यक है, कि त्याग भी प्रेम का ही भाव है
विनयशीलता से किसिको छोड़ देना, प्रेम का संकेत महान है
अवश्य, वो घड़ी सरल नही होती, पर प्रेम की परीक्षा केवल पाने में तो नही
प्रेम की सच्ची परीक्षा तब ली जाती है, जब जीवन के आधार को छोड़ने का समय आता है
तब वर्षा होती है, कभी शांतिपूर्व, कभी विनाश-संग लिए होती है
पर पानी अवश्य छूटता है, चूँकि श्रिश्टी को परिवर्तन की आवयशकता होती है

बादल जीवन जीने का राज़ भी समझाते हैं
और वर्षा रूपी शब्दों में जीवन के दो नियम बतलाते हैं
आधा जीवन व्यतीत होता है पूंजी के संग्रह में
और आधा उसे विनयपूर्वक छोड़ने में

 - विशाल गुप्ता
19 मई 2013

19 May, 2013

Ashes Of The Phoenix

From the scorching winds of the South
will resurrect the one who lamented the wise
Dark, crimson, ember tails
tears which heal all wails

This is the one truth and none else
whenever evil rises beyond measure
a fire shall rise from the ashes of truth
to re-establish the lost faith

This power immortal, this power invincible
this power stems from neither fear nor revenge
This power exists for those who trust
for there is no vicious motivator than love

And once the purpose is met
once peace is brought back after terrible war
the force returns to chasms strange
only to return, when a worthy needs is felt

From the scorching winds of the South
will resurrect the one who lamented the wise
A fire shall rise from the ashes of truth
and again, shall the Phoenix fly

- Vishal Gupta
April 9th, 2013

11 May, 2013

कुछ और


कुछ और मर्तबा जी लेगी ये ज़िंदगी
जो गम तुमने दिए हैं, पी लेगी ये ज़िंदगी
माना कि तुमने इसे है दिया छोड
पर अभी तुम्हे नही छोड़ पाई है ये ज़िंदगी

जाने किस बात कि उम्मीद बाकी है रह गयी
जाने कौन सी वो बात है जो कहने को रह गयी
शायद कुछ अनकहे लवज़ो की चाहत दिल में बाकी है
शायद तुम्हे पाने कि आस दिल में बाकी है

शायद तुम्हे वापिस करनी है कुछ तस्वीरें
जिनमे तुम्हारी मुस्कान खिलखिलती है
शायद तुम्हे वापिस करनी हैं वो यादें
जो तुम्हारी मेरे पास रह गयी हैं

जानता हूँ, तुम्हे बहुत दुख दिए हैं मैने
तुम्हे प्यार कर, कई शिग्वे किए हैं मैने
पर अगर इस जुर्म के लिए मुझे शर्मिंदा ही रहना है
तो तुमसे प्यार है मुझे, दोबारा ये कहना है

इन शब्दो पर अब कलम रखता हूँ
तुम खुश रहो, एक यही दुआ करता हूँ
तुम्हारी शक्ल अब जब भी दिखे, होठों पर मुस्कान हो
आँखों में न हो गम की बूंदे, न ज़हन में मेरी याद हो

- विशाल गुप्ता
जनवरी 4, 2013

01 May, 2013

All You Need, Is Love

All you need, is love
is for someone to hold you near, and say it’s all okay
someone, whose hand you hold, and find strength to fight the world
someone, who is the first name on your mind
in times of glee and gloom alike
Someone, who has travelled through time with you
making you better, teaching, learning and living the experience of life
Someone, lets you sleep on her lap
gently stroking your hair,
as if saying, that this is all there is to the world
this is where all happiness lies
Someone, who rests her head on your shoulder
to seek comfort, from the demons within
to find a moment of refuge, from the thoughts in her own mind

to forget anything else even exists, other than you
And lets you embrace her, telling her that she’s protected
that you’ll defend her, from all troubles
that she need not have any worries, for you’re there for her
and that you’ll always be there for her, till death and beyond

All you need, is love
For someone to hold you close, in her embrace
for someone who believes, that you’ll never let her go
even if she leaves, you’ll always call her back
For someone who believes, you won’t let her fall
that she can depend on you, entirely, forgetting self
for you shall support her, come what may
for you are there, her wall, her guide, her friend
for you shall never, lead her astray
for if she ever goes, you shall come in the way
For you are the one, who walks beside her in every road of life
‘lest she goes downhill, then you walk ahead
You need someone, to hear her breath
to hear your name, in the rhythms of her heart
To see your soul, in the depth of her eyes
to find courage, in the sound of her voice
You need to hold her close, to feel her soul
you need to earn her trust, to let her see yours

All you need, is love
to have a face to see every night before you sleep
to know she will light up your day, when the Sun rises again
to believe starting the day with her face, brings all the luck you need
to know you have someone to hold, if you see a bad dream
For sometimes all you need, is to fall asleep in someone’s arms
finding peace, between your bane and her care
knowing, that you’re never alone, as she’s there
sharing, a moment which belongs to you two, which cannot be shared

All you need, is love
to have someone sitting beside you
holding hands, saying nothing
listening, to the quiet
You both look up, to the stars
mystified, by the splendour of the night sky
yet knowing, you have someone more beautiful by your side
You try to look for your destiny, in case it’s written between the stars
you try to read if she is with you, in the life to come
You feel the grip on your hand tighten, you know she thinks so too
you look into her eyes, for words are not needed between you two
She sits closer by, trying to find comfort in your presence
you draw her close, because you just want her near you
You wonder if you should say, that her face outshines the moon
that her eyes, are the windows to her soul
where you see love, for yourself
you see fear, for she’s afraid if you ever get separated
You bring her closer, letting her know you’ll never let her go
you don’t realise, when you two come so close
perhaps she came forward, maybe you, you don’t know
but you know you want to be a part of her, you want to know her more
you wish for nothing, to come between the two of you
You feel her, in your soul, in your blood
you’re afraid to open your eyes, ‘lest she sees the fear in them
but you know you don’t need to be afraid, for you are with her

All you need, is love
for one day when the rain pours down
you will not be afraid to go out into it
you know you have her hand to hold
to go out, and feel every drop pouring down
You know the shower is a rare moment for you to share
you wish to go out, hold her in your arms
and dance, slowly leading her, being led by her
You know you can’t dance, but you know it doesn’t matter
for all you want, is to share this moment with her
to feel blessed, for having her to share it with
to know, she feels exactly the way you do
To know, she smiles for your happiness
To know, you’re satisfied because she smiles
You need this to share this moment with her
because you know without her, the rain would be incomplete

All you need, is love
for the day she leaves you, to go on leaving you behind
in a different world, vowing never to speak to you again
you’ll need her memories, to stay alive
You’ll know, your life is indebted to her love
and it was the love for her, which made you who you are
All you wish for now, is her happiness, wherever she is
is for her to smile, with her eyes as she once did
you hope to see her again, in this life or in another
you spend your days looking, at the gifts you never got a chance to give her
You regret not telling her, how much she meant to you
maybe you didn’t tell her right, that you can’t help loving her
and her going away would not change that

A day comes, when she goes on a different path
leaving you to continue without her
and all you are left with
is love

- Vishal Gupta
March 8th, 2013