Friday, March 03, 2006

Bell Chacha - Happy Birthday

Today happens to be Alexander Graham Bell's Happy Birthday.

They say when Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it did not ring off the hook with calls from potential backers. After making a demonstration call, President Rutherford Hayes said, "That's an amazing Invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?"

Well, i am sure he is jumping in his grave at the present state of telecommunication technology.

Hail Bell Chacha!!!!

Here is one dedicated for u :)

gul teraa rang churaa laaye hain gul_zaaron men
jal rahaa huuN bharii barasaat kii bauchhaaron men

mujh se kataraa ke nikal jaa magar ai jaan-e-hayaa
dil kii lau dekh rahaa huuN tere ruKhasaaron men

husn-e-begaanaa-e-ehasaas-e-jamaal achchhaa hai
Gunche khilte hain to bik jaate hain baazaaron men

zikr karate hain teraa mujh se baa_unavaan-e-jafaa
chaaraagar phuul piro laaye hain talvaaron men

zaKhm chhup sakate hain lekin mujhe fan kii saugaundh
Gam kii daulat bhii hai shaamil mere shaahakaaron men

mujh ko nafarat se nahiin pyaar se masluub karo
main to shaamil huuN mohabbat ke gunaah_gaaron men

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

My romance with poetry continues

Itnaa to hua aye dil, ek shaksh kay jaanay say
Bichday huye miltay hain kuch dost puranay say

Ab mera safar tanhaa, ab uskee judaa manzil
poocho naa pataa uskaa, tum meray tthikaanay say

ruswaaii to wiasay bhee, taqdeer hai aashiq kee
zillat bhee milee hum ko, ulfat kay fasaanay say

raoshan huye veeranay, khush hoogayee dunyaa bhee
kuch hum bhee sukoon say hain, ghar apnaa jalaanay say