“Poetry is not in the words. It’s in between the words, the silences, the pauses…” – Aligarh (2016) Teez chalte hai mere pair Dheere chalne ki ab aadat nahi, Choonk jata hoon kai chote lamhe, Kinaro ki ab khabar nahi; Par khamooshi se nataa, Toota nahi. Baith kar shaam hota dekhe ek arsa beet gaya Chand se mulakat bhi hui nahi, Iss qadar hum daure aage ki Kinaro ki ab khabar nahi; Par khamooshi se nataa, abhi Toota nahi… written in March’17. #requesting_translations















