Shubh Kamnaen (Reply To A Christmas Greeting) Poem by Akhtar Jawad

Aap ki shubh kamnaeN!
Jab hirday per satrnagi varsha barsaeN,
Hum keyuN na Indradhanuk ban jaeN,
Manushya hayN hum keyuN na itraeN.
Ji chahta hay ud kar aap ke pas aa jaeN,
Lekin bhoot ki andekhi rekhaeN!
Hum itne nikat ho kar bhi milne na paeN,
Vartman se jab ghabra jaeN,
Bhavishya ke liye aashaoN ke deep jalaen,
Jab nayanoN me aansoo aayeN,
Yeh chamakte hue tare ban jaeN,
Mitrata ka marg dikhaeN,
Hum aise sugandhit pushp khilaeN,
Ghirna karne wale chakit rah jaeN,
Vivash ho kar humare rang meN rang jaeN.


Your Christmas greetings!
when downpour in seven colors,
why I should not appear as a rainbow,
don't stop me to be conceited,
Could I fly to you!
But in the mirror a hairline of the past!
we are so close yet so far,
though annoyed of the present,
let us lit candle of hopes for the future.
When tears come in our eyes,
let them shine as bright stars
and show us the path of friendship.
Let us be changed in such scented flowers
that the hate promoters are shocked
and forced to be colorful in our lovely colors.

(Merry Christmas to you as well My Dear Friend Rajnish Managa.)