No, my night. Please don't

My night, you are the succour to the tired

The bewitching goddess for the fatigued

Where the fake stars accept their sham at your altar

You, the calm witness to the struggles of the spirit

You, the bold company of the lonely souls

And you my night, why do you chase the Sun?

The lowly Sun that only bestows fake masks

The inhibitions of timidity are all what the Sun presents

Sun is a world different from yours

Curious you may be; but chasing the Sun for what?

What has the Sun got that completes the night?

The Sun is what devours your soul

Undoes every bit of peace you caressed

The breeze you tendered becomes a brickfielder

The shams you undressed again get decked up

Isn't it below your essence to chase such a fraudster?

The sinners of the day don’t deserve your love

The respect of your friends; does it count for nought

For, what is a night that surrenders to a day

Chase, if you must. Chase the depths of your soul

Where is your self-respect? My dear night.

My heart cries for you my night!

I Love You, my night

To the night I speak

What do you hide that I don't know?

I know your fears; I know your secrets

Your twinkling smile I ask

What do you conceal that I can't read?

I read your joys; I read your fun

In your silence I wonder

What sounds you suppress that I can't hear?

I hear your moods; hear your anger

In the thick of your presence

What is the darkness that I can't tame?

I tame your worries; channel your vices

In the depths of your stare

What do you want that I don't have?

I have the love; I have the eyes

Here I am, the cicada singing for you

That glow-worm is me tickling your gaze

I am also the wolf howl announcing your moods

Slithering snake for you protecting your honour

The mist is my sweat missing you as sun arrives

Moon, my dear Moon

I keep waiting for you to arrive 

Keep waiting through the day for the night to set in 

The clouds when in their playful mood blanket the Sun, I get excited you are about to appear 

I keep waiting for the Sun to depart


I keep waiting for you to arrive 

Keep waiting for the night to catch your gaze 

The stories in your absence; I keep framing how to tell you what events occurred 

I keep thinking of you, my dear Moon and what you will ask of me


When you do arrive; you come along with those twinkling stars 

And keep chatting with the stars; jesting, jostling with their tinsels 

I know, you are the heavenly moon; stars are your company in the sky 

Did you know, you are closer to me than to any of those fake twinklers


I get jealous of the stars and I did try for a while to twinkle like them 

But I am not a star, I am Earthy mortal with intense life 

And you are not a star either; shine you may but you are not a star 

And you know, I am closer to you than any of those fake twinklers can be

zaroorat nahi

mera dil mujhse kehta hai ki meri zaroorat nahi use

na mere fikr ki na mere khayal ki

hawa ka jhoka sa woh dhadakta hai 

mera fikr hawa ko chedta hai, mera khayal use baandhta hai

mera dil mujhse kehta hai meri zaroorat nahi use

na mere dakhal ki na mere byaan ki

sawaal-hajaar sa woh dhadakta hai

mera dakhal sawal ka nafrat, mere byan sawal ka ghontna

mera dil mujhse kehta hai meri zaroorat nahi use

na mere soorat ki na mere zubaan ki

parinde sa woh dhadakta hai

meri soorat zamin pe kheenche, meri zubaan pankh ko jakde

mera dil mujhse kehta hai meri zaroorat nahi use

na is zamane ki, na mere vajud ki

aazaad sa woh dhadakta hai

zamane yuhi takrata hai, meri vajud aise hi tok ta hai