A Day of Disappointments

It doesn't take failure
to ruin a day

All it takes
is too much expectation

Mitli

ek nagar se nagar naya

ek se badhkar qile gaya

haathi dekhe geedad dekhe

nadi ke pani tale gaya

duniya ke sab kate chakkar

karne man ki akkar bakkar

ko shant nahi koi baandh mila

main agni ko chadh bhale gaya

jab chakkar aaya ulta ghooma

chakkar chakrane chala namuna

aisa zoron palat gira

ke aankhon mein andhera nira

aur haath wo aaya, halka komal

khada kiya mujhe zameen pe samtal

sthir tha mera yaar sang mere

charon oor tha ghume bhootal

jabse pyaar mila hai

ashaant mann ko mere

thamne ka kagaar mila hai

ek paak chehre ki kaaya

me wo aasaar mila hai

baayein hath ke adhoore chaand

ko daayan chhayadaar mila hai

pagle daayein dimag ko

baayan samajhdaar mila hai

tujhko jaise mere naap

ki razai sa sila hai

tujhko tere naap ka vaisa

mujhme bistar mila hai

ad jayein to jhuk jaye sarkaar

hum collector, ye duniya zila hai

hud hud dabangg dabangg hud hud dabangg dabangg

apne dum se har takhta hila hai

socho jo ek hokar

jawab har baar mila hai

ye mujrim kaid me khush hai

ise aisa thanedaar mila hai

ahenkaar ki haar hui itna

ishq khunkhaar mila hai

khoyi ruh ko ab hai karaar

aisa mujhe yaar mila hai

I miss you, friend

Hey complicated friend,

how’s your complicated life?

How’s your weird, pure mind

Does it ever rewind?

Hello, good friend,

I’ve missed you now and then

I’ve missed your computer

I’ve missed your room

Do you remember mangal?

1? 2? 11…

You remember watching,

Akele hum akele tum?

I got married and all

You would’ve been surprised

And yet you would’ve not

Bet you would’ve philosophized

It wasn’t your fault,

that we didn’t do robotics,

it wasn’t your fault,

that we did nothing at all

Let’s blame it on the times,

and my cruel arrogance

My planet-sized ego,

wanted nothing if not all