Life And Time Poems

Some nice couplets from Hullad Muradabadi that remind us of some tough facts of life but nonetheless exhorts us to keep smiling. Rajiv Krishna Saxena. मुस्कुराने के लिए मसखरा मशहूर है, आँसू बहाने के लिए बाँटता है वो हँसी, सारे ज़माने के लिए। जख्म सबको मत दिखाओ, लोग छिड़केंगे नमक …

Does sympathy mean anything or do the kind words said in sympathy essentially lack any substance? Here Harivansh Rai Bachchan poses this rather uncomfortable question. Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या करूँ संवेदना ले कर तुम्हारी क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी? क्या करूँ? मैं दुखी जब-जब हुआ संवेदना तुमने दिखाई, मैं कृतज्ञ …

Omar Khayyam, a Persian philosopher poet lived about a thousand years ago. He was a mathematician, geographer, a scientist and a great poet. His Rubaiyat acquired great fame as they pondered over the meaningless fleeting life that humans suffer. In nineteenth century this work was translated by Fitzgerald into English. …

With the start of hot summer, we all wait for rains. If rains get delayed or fail, life suffers badly; especially so in villages. Here is an excerpt from a lovely poem by Bekal Utsahi, wondering when would it rain. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कब बरसेगा पानी सावन भादौं साधु हो …

A life lived together is a work of art. It has all colours and hues, bright and dark and at the end a sense of deep satisfaction. Hear it in the words of Ram Darash Mishra. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम तुम सुख के, दुख के पथ पर जीवन, छोड़ता हुआ …

This is a famous poem of Niraj. One has to be selective in life, put in sustained efforts and be patient in order to succeed. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हर घट से हर घट से अपनी प्यास बुझा मत ओ प्यासे! प्याला बदले तो मधु ही विष बन जाता है! हैं …

Marriage is an amazing institution. A caring and supporting spouse is the greatest boon one can have that neutralizes the absurdity of this world. Gratitude of a man to his loving spouse is beautifully expressed in this poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चलती रहीं तुम मैं अकेला था कहाँ अपने सफर …

Here is another nice poem of Dushyant Kumar. Things may be bad, but there could still be redeeming features in all situations. Rajiv Krishna Saxena ठंडी हवा इस नदी की धार में ठंडी हवा आती तो है, नाव जर्जर ही सही, लहरों से टकराती तो है। एक चिनगारी कही से …

An empty house… pleasant memories of the now-gone home-maker. Memories of laughter and the jingling of bangles… how does one come to terms with this kind of emptiness? Rajiv Krishna Saxena सूना घर सूने घर में किस तरह सहेजूँ मन को। पहले तो लगा कि अब आईं तुम, आकर अब …

Shri Bashir Badr is a well know poet of Hindustani. Here are few of his well-known shair. Rajiv Krishna Saxena परखना मत परखना मत, परखने में कोई अपना नहीं रहता किसी भी आईने में देर तक चेहरा नहीं रहता। बड़े लोगों से मिलने में हमेशा फ़ासला रखना जहाँ दरिया समंदर …