Echoing A Shadow Soniya Kanchan
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I am Soniya Kanchan, a poet. I have recently published a collection of my poems called Echoing A Shadow available on Flipkart and Amazon. I write in both Hindi and English.
In this podcast, I will be reciting my poems in both Hindi and English.
If you enjoy poetry, you can purchase my book here-
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Lqh43s
Flipkart: http://bit.ly/3hKFPUl
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Jaam
Chalo aaj kuch kahaniya bunnte hai
Alfaaz hai, ehsaas hai
Phir Uss mulaakat mein bhi kuch baat hai
Har zikar mein ek raaz
Woh kal bhi mera aaj hai
Sach ki toh sirf yeh siyahi hi ek gawaah hai
Kya yeh iss jaam ka kamal hai?
Aaj bas unn kahaniyo k naam hai. -
Sama
Yeh raat ka sama hai
Jo tujh se juda hai
Khamoshi hai magar
Tere mere beech ki
Woh baatien sunai de rahi
Na bhule hai hum tujhe
Na bhula yeh raasta hai
Sheher hai yeh tera
Par mujhe pukar raha
Tu jo nhi
Phir woh baat kahan
Raahien Wahi sahi
Jaam toh naya hai
Na bhule hai hum tujhe
Na bhula sama hai -
Kahan
Rahat kahan, chahat kahan
Dil mein dhakan hai magar ibadat kahan
Zinda hai lekin jeete nahi
Sochte hai lekin karte nahi
Woh junoon kahan, woh sukoon kahan
Jasbaat hai magar woh jazbaa kahan -
Guftagu
Shaam se thodi
Zara guftagu kr lijiye
Apne ishq ka kya pata
Woh raaz khol de
Unn khatto ka woh
Izhaar kr de
Boli thi hume
Har roz likhti rahi
Uss ikraar mein
Kabhi peeli hui
Kabhi gulabi hui
Har rang se hume
Lubhati rhi
Uske dard pe bhi zara
Gaur farmaiye
Milke bhi woh usse
Mil na saki
Woh dhal si gayi
Aur woh theher na saka
Boli thi hume
Har din ki ek nayi shaam hai
Ek naya izhaar hai
Ek naya inkaar hai -
Kya kahe
Kya kahe
Kya na kahe
Iss soch mein hi reh gaye
Jo lavz thee zabaan mein
Woh muskurahaton mein kho gaye
Sheher bhi jo tham gaya
Unn palon mein kuch toh baat thi
Raakh ban k reh gayi
Dil mein woh jo bhi aag thi
Kya kahe
Kya na kahe
Hosh bhi raha nahi
Toh ab Kaagazo mein kaid ki
Zakhm se likhi hui
Taqdeer ki yeh shayari -
Sawal jawab
Kitna ghira hue hai tu apne khyalo mein
Unn aaj aur kal
Ke sawalo mein
Kab tak khud pe taras khaega
Kab ateet ke parde hataega
Kab tu unn sooraj ki kirno ko
Apne aaj se wakhiif karaega
Bandisho se thoda toh rukh mod
Yeh jasbat hai bade anmol
Inko jag se na tu chod
Khudse nazar mila
Thoda jasba dikha
Maan le bas ek baat
Tu hi hai sansar
Tu hi sur aur tal
Tu hi hai sawal
Tu hi jawab