मरुस्थल मरुस्थल घोर  मरुस्थल

चारों ओर घोर मरुस्थल

मैं एक कैक्टस बीच खड़ा

हवा की चार बूंदों से कर रहा

जीवन हरा भरा

तुम्हारा भी जीवन हो अगर

घोर विफल, विषम और कठोर

मत करो इंतज़ार बड़ी खुशियों का

छोटी छोटी खुशियाँ तो हमेशा

मिल जायेंगी इधर उधर

कर लो तुम भी अपना जीवन 

इनसे हरा भरा

Learning from Cactus

                             

                       

                  Marusthal  marusthal  ghor marusthal

                  Charo taraf ghor marusthal

                  Mein ek cactus beech khada

                  Hava ki char boondo se kar raha-

                  jeevan hara bhara

                  Tumhara bhi jeevan ho agar ghor-

                   vifal visham aur kathin

                  Mat karo intjar badi khushio ka

                  Choti choti khushia to hamesha-

                  mil jayengi  idhar udhar

                  Kar lo tum bhi apna jeevan –

                  Inse hara bhara.

Life Mantra

Walking down a forest road on a autumn morn

Trampling on the fallen leaves all around

I Looked up to see their old ground

Leaves were smiling playing and dancing

I looked on in a daze, perplexed on their mystical ways

Don’t you bereave for your departed keen I queried

Unnoticed they kept on laughing and smiling

To my repeated query now they softly replied

Dear this is the brute way of life- one day we come-

Some other day we go

So bear in mind the purpose of life

Always to remain in the blissful state of mind

Before you join the dead leaves around.

A Tribute to Devanand

One who never tires

And never retires

One who is always fired

With a zeal never pales

A Hero when we were kids

A Hero when we were young

And a Hero when we are old

Who else he can be

But our lovely Dev