rasta

wapsi ka rasta
wohh dekho -
dooor wehan (iss keye cherheye perr, iss ki ankhoon meye)
rasta, wapsi ka
ager yeye dekho -
yehan, (apneye dil meye)
shuuh (as in kamoshi)
wapsi ka rasta
chaho tow, mileye ga - kho nahee sekta,
badel sekta heye mager
wapsi ka rasta

-dushwari

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see that there
far off
the way to go back
it’s written on his face
in his eyes
the way to go back

if he sees it
in his heart
the way to go back
shush…
he’ll find it if he wants
he cannot lose it
it can change
but there’s always
a way to go back

Note: Also posted at
http://whitewings.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/06/the-way-to-go-back.htm

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Nice :-(

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thanks, Gul-e-Tasbeeh.

best,
Dushwari

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reminds me of:
dil k darya ko kisee roz utar jaana hay
itna bay-sumt na chul, loat k ghar jaana hay

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Ya mara nahi kisi aur ka hai aap nay jo lekha hai us ko phar kar yaad aya

Wo bay khiyal musafar main rasta yaroo
Kahan tha bass main maray us ko rook na yaroo

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folks, adding here.

setchee lau kee reet janta ager wohh
yoon na hota na mukhlis, na kho deita apna sakoon
faket ailk murad, keey wohh khood ko jaan lye
keye wohh yeye pehchan leye
keey wohh apneye mazi, aur apneye haal
ko zara sa tow thaam leye,
na bana laya kareye herr kisi ko apna waseela
keye meye neye yoon kiya, wohh tha iss ka kaha
keye ubb meye neye yoon kiya, yeye na janeye kis ka
heye kiya..
dekh, aiseye nahi jeeteye log jo hoteye hein buhader
tu bey shek aya tha
mager na teherneye keye liyeye tow nahi?
tu neye bohet bey hisee ka zauq kiya zahir
kiya itnee hee heye, tiree zaat ki penhaee(depth)
aaj ager tujh ko maloom ho, keye kitna akeila heye tu
aaj ager tujheye rasta wapsi ka chahiyyee ho,
tow tu bilkul na derna
tu wohh kerna tu jo neye pheley nahi tha kiya
jis ka sabeb, teire shek tha, her chend
teireye sehan meye sulakhoon kee terhan
gara giya
aur tu neye itna bhee na kiya
keye tu mur ker deiktha,
keye tu neye kis ko kis ka sila diya?
aur aaj tu kis keshmakesh meye heye
ager aaj bhee tu, yeye kaheye
keye yeye seb kiya, teira nahi heye
tow phir tu jaan leye,
kharabi tujh meye heye,
teiree menzil meye nahi,
teireye mehver meye nahi,
teieye rasteye meye nahi
teiree rah jo dekheye
iss kee safaak setchaee meye nahi
kharabi tujh meye heye
iss ko apna
iss ko apna maan leye
aur ager ho sakeye
tow phir seye chelna seekh
wapas ana chaheye,
tow wapsi ka rasta
dhoondhna seekh
ager tu chaheye
tow teira pareshan hal tujh ko aiseye hee
chowr deye ga
ager tu khood ko pana seekheye...
ager tu setch ko setch semhjheye
ager tu wapsi keye rasteye
keye nishan ko apna ishara semjheye
ager tu yeye semjheye
ager tu yeye semjheye

-Dushwari