Main Yaha Tum Waha - Yahya Bootwala | Poetry

Main Yaha Tum Waha - in English

 Main hoon yahan sadhaaran likhai mein, 

Jo sirf haal-e-dil ko shabd de paate hai 

Tum ho wahan asadhaaran tajurbon mein, 

Jo mahsoos karne par nishabd kar jaate hain

Main hoon sadak ke is paar jhopde mein, 

Jahaan kamare ko hi makaan kahte hain 

Tum ho us paar ek mahal mein 

Jahaan jhoomron pe bhi heere lage rahte hain 

Main hoon kisi Train ke bhare hue dibbe mein baitha,

Jahaan saans nahin le paate hain khwaab saare 

Tum ho kisi kuen ke paas

Jahaan sikke uchhaalne pe poore ho jaate hain sapne

Main hoon ek Cubicle mein baitha ,

Jahan par ghadi ke band hone par bhi koi nahin rukta 

Tum kisi jhoole pe baithi ho

Jahan waqt sirf badalta hai rang aasmaan ke

Main hoon andhere mein, 

Tum ho ujaalon mein 

Main hoon sawaalon mein, 

Tum ho jawaabon mein 

Main hoon har sach mein, 

Tum ho har ummid mein 

Par, kya sach mein har ummid achchhi hoti hai? 

Tajurbe to jang ki bhi vajah ban jaate hain 

Aur mahalon mein rishte, deewar se bat'te hain

Sikkon ka nasib bhi palat'ta hai 

Aur jo waqt gujar jaye

Wo bas, bas barbaad hi lagta hai 

Jo ichchhaayen haqeeqat se nafrat karwaati hai 

Sach hone par wo ichchhaayen haqeeqat si choobh jaati hai

Jo paaya hi nahin uske sukoon mein kyon ji rahe ho

Aur jo hai paas us par sawaal kyon utha rahe ho

Ye kaun se kal se humne ummid laga ke rakhi hai ki jiski wajah se humne apne aaj se hi jhagda kar liya hai

Toh isliye jab tum aur main, 

Na sahi hai na galat, 

Toh hum donon, ek kyon nahin?

                             – Yahya Bootwala