Frustration Poems

“Upset you may be, please come to me even if for hurting me again” says the first line of this famous gazal.  This lovely gazal has been sung equally beautifully by Mehdi Hassan, Rajiv Krishna Saxena  रंजिश ही सही रंजिश ही सही, दिल ही दुखाने के लिये आ आ फिर …

Here is an excerpt from a famous poem of Dr. Dharmvir Bharti written at the time of Jai Prakash Narain’s movement of 1974. This sounds so apt in today’s scenario when Anna Hazare is leading a mass anti-corruption movement that seems to have mesmerized the people of India. Rajiv Krishna …

Perhaps we all live two lives. One that is real and the other that we wish we had lived. Our childhood ambitions may not have been realized but while going through the trials and tribulations of the real life, we often think how different the life could have been. Many …

We work so hard in life. Running tirelessly here and there, always busy, as if we are daily wage labourers hired by some master. What is the compulsion? Who is that master? Kunwar Narayan asks in this lovely poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena काँधे धरी यह पालकी काँधे धरी यह पालकी, …

Here is a famous original poem of Sahir Ludhianvi that in a modified form was recited by Amitabh Bachchan in a video. There are many difficult Urdu words for which I have provided meanings. Please check the meanings of these words to fully understand this beautiful expression of sense of …

As the life draws to a close, a feeling of detachment must arise towards all that was done or achieved, as it is time to go. Here is a moving poem by Raj Kumar Ji about this feeling. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हो चुका खेल हो चुका खेल थक गए पांव …

Simple folks are more sincere, more caring and more human. Simple folks live in villages. In large cities, people are selfish and self centered. This is a general feeling all of us have. Here is a poem depicting just that. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गाँव की तरफ कुछ कह रहे हैं …

Life seems absurd and there seems no rhyme and reason for why things happen. Where would it all end? From birth to death, time just drifts away. Rajiv Krishna Saxena एक सीढ़ी और एक सीढ़ी और चढ़ आया समय इस साल जाने छत कहाँ है। प्राण तो हैं प्राण जिनको …

Social norms and society itself is changing so fast today that it bewilders the observer. There is a sense of loss and nostalgia. Here is a nice poem by Budhinath Mishra. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जिंदगी जिंदगी अभिशाप भी, वरदान भी जिंदगी दुख में पला अरमान भी क़र्ज साँसों का चुकाती …

This early classic from Raj Kapoor’s movie “Phir Subah Hogi” is an evergreen number penned by Sahir Ludhiyanvi. The way desperation and hope have been depicted in this song, is unparalleled. You could listen to this song on the link at the end of the poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena वो …