Light

My window overlooks a crescent moon There are stars shimmering and Twinkling, I peep into the glory of these scintillation A churlish child’s unfettered smile, egged my eyes, it was me- a coltish child. I swam again deeper into the alabastrine star, flabbergasted by the nightingale’s welcome Trees with outstretched hand hugging me, “Oh! sweet

Urdu Nazm with recitation

Chale hum paimano ko chor char ke Nibhali hi bahut fehrishto ki batein Hum nahi hai woh jo tum smajh rahe ho Hum nahi hai lehron se behne wale. Kash tumhe bhi samjh aa jaye kuch nutfe Qaasid nahi aa rahe ab batane waste Falak tak toh main pachuch jao ga (Insha Allah) Awaz phir

Haiku

Life progress ahead Mauve sheets dribble hues of blues Stories get unfold. She brings bright gospels Her fingers sparkle glitters Spring trailing behind. Love died when she died, She grew flowers and branches, Preyed upon by some foes. Sun shines but doesn’t smile, His moon eclipsed forever Sky shatters on ground. ©Aquib

I am blue

There is this room that is painted blue, And there are bloodstains on the walls, I have been to a lot these days. The marble tiles are withering slowly too, But the color of the wall ain’t. It’s as fresh as the fruits. The painter had took all the pains To mix everything to emboss

She ( 3)

Each day I yearn to see her,On the same platform where she left me.I see her caricature exactly  Below this lamp-postUntil the tangerine sunsetgets enveloped by the darkness of the night. Like the relinquished king I still waveLike how I bid her adios the last time.Her  smuged memoriesoverpowering me at timesHave taken from methe overwhelming

WHO? (Bilingual) Urdu ghazal- Aquib Khan

Kis  kis  ko   sunata    raho     adhori   kahaniyan, Mad   mast   insaan   hai   koi  sunne  wale  kaha. To whom should I narrate my incomplete stories People are drawn into intoxication and will be listen by whom. Ishq  kia   bil   khuloos   nibhaya   dil  o   jaan  se Zamane 

Wo pass hai (She is near) (Bilingual) – Urdu Ghazal- Aquib khan

GlossaryTaaruf- introductionTareef- appreciationQalb- e veran – lonely heartMakhsus – reserved chosenBebaha- preciousKhayanat –Faraaz- zenithRakh e zeb – ashes of her Elegancesunahra- shiny hujhoom- group Dur ho Kar bhi woh mujhse bahut pass hai,Tumhe Kya gumaan hai kitni wo pass hai.Although she is afar yet she is very closeSo close that I can’t describe how closeLikh

Poem- #love

I stand on the precipice of life Seeing down below moments flashing to and fro in a jiffy. Waiting for my dried tears to flow. But it won’t, it’s so used to it. I have given you all I have. This predicament is not The thing of yesterday . I was such a fool and

Voices

Oh dear! Stay there, I am Vexed by excruciating thoughts I see lies and lie in the abysmal clamoring silence, Don’t cometh, don’t call, Don’t come near me to save Let me crawl up from the dungeon. I hear voices from the balcony of my heart, I hear them again and again These voices make

Ashes

I had only meagre affection left. That too I have used in, building a home for you for us. Alas! Which had no foundation. Eventually, I saw its annihilation. This tacit heart of mine, Stoic like a soldier is not strong enough. To prevent that collapse. Wish I can give my heart Where I once