मैं, तुम या हम??

मैं, तुम या हम??

बेवजह ही जुदा हुए हम,
न जाना क्या-क्या सहेंगे हम?
हर वक़्त रहता है अब यही ख़्याल,
यूँ अधूरे कब तक रहेंगे हम?

हर पल-हर दम,
बस यही एक गम।
आखिर क्यूँ हुआ मेरी जिंदगी से
मेरा वो अजीज़ शख़्स गुम?

पलकें हैं भारी, आँख हुई नम
उठते क्यूँ नहीं अब तेरी ओर ये कदम!
रूठ-सी गयी है हर खुशियाँ मेरी
हर लम्हा कर रहा कोई नया सितम।

आवाज़ दे रहा तुम्हें,
साथ बिताया हुआ हर वो पल।
काश तुम एक बार सुन लो
इससे पहले कि खामोश हो जाये हम...

#तरु

शिकायत!!

या रब! इस दर्द की कोई दवा कर,
इस ग़म से मुझे अब रिहा कर।
एक आख़िरी आसरा तू है,
मेरा आख़िरी सहारा तू है।

चाहे तो मैंने खुशियों के पल थे,
फिर मुझे क्यों रुसवाई मिली?
सबको अपना अपना जहाँ तूने दिया,
एक अकेले मुझे ही क्यों तन्हाई मिली?

क्या प्यार का एहसास भी गुनाह है,
क्यों जमाने के साथ तू भी मेरा दुश्मन बन बैठा है?
मेरी बेचैनी, मेरी बेताबी, मेरे हर्फ़, मेरे अश्क़,
क्यों तू मुझसे आँखें फेर के बैठा है?

मेरा वजूद उससे है, मेरी ज़िन्दगी उससे है,
मेरा सुकून उससे है, मेरी तबाही उससे है।
एक उसके खातिर मैं सबसे लड़ रहा हूँ,
अंदर ही अंदर, घुट घुट के आज मर रहा हूँ।

कर दे रहम मुझ पर भी तू अब,
दे दे मुझे मेरे एहसासों का अंजाम अब।
कर दे मेरा इश्क़ पूरा, मेरी चाहत पूरी,
या खत्म कर मेरी ज़िन्दगानी अब।

इबादत की तेरी, ताउम्र अकीदत की,
एक नज़र इस टूटे दिल पर डाल तो सही।
सिर्फ अपना प्यार ही मांगा है तुझसे,
वर्ना जीतेजी यह ख्वाहिश जो न पूरी,
तो ये तुझसे मेरी शिकायत ही सही।

#तरु

Immortal Love - 4

Immortal Love

Chapter 4

About half an hour passed, one of the goons pushed Diya and hit hard below her stomach. Diya screamed loudly but her voice didn't come out. She was crying like hell and that pain was so unbearable to her. Her mouth was shut with her own dupatta and her hands; her legs were tied so tightly with a cable wire. She looked all around. It was an old house with some broken furniture and many liquor bottles. The complete building was in disgusting condition and stinking so badly. Only one bulb was lighting in the whole house. In that dim light, she looked here and there. One goon was standing near him, holding a beer bottle in his hand and a cigarette in another one. Others two were drinking and laughing wickedly. One of them shouted, "Boss! Come here. Lets drink some more and eat the chicken. After this, we will taste the fresh meat of this b*tch. It's been a long time, we haven't tasted such a beautiful chick." and laughed.

"No! Let me take the opportunity first." He said and touched Diya's chin with his rough hands. Diya pushed her head behind and tried to move away. That person was looking like a monster. His mouth smelled so badly and his teeth were shining like a hungry wolf. He came near her face but this time she hit his face with her head. With this sudden attack of Diya, the goon got imbalanced and fell on the floor. He stood, came near to Diya, slapped her again and gulped some beer. He placed his hand on Diya's shoulder and within a moment, he tore her kurti. She cried but no one was there to listen her cries. Her eyes begged for mercy but that monster was laughing and others were enjoying her condition. They were asking him to make Diya nude.

Bhow-Bhow.

This sudden sound frightened all of them. That same black dog was running in to and fro motion outside the house and was continuously barking looking towards the house.  "F*ck! This dog had ruined my mood. Go and kill that animal otherwise the whole night, our desires and fantasies will be end with this barking." The dog kept barking and crying so loudly like the pain which Diya was suffering inside the house was felt by that animal. That time the human were turned into monsters while that animal was showing humanity by shouting continuously. Both  the goons put on their jackets and went outside. The boss remained inside, sat on the chair and lighted another cigarette. He laughed and roared," B*tch! If you will cooperate us, we will not harm you. But if you don't, you will have to suffer more. Think about it."

Boom.

Another sound came from outside the house. It was a bullet which was fired outside. He quickly crushed his cigarette and took out his dagger from his drawer and mumbled, " What the f*ck is happening here?" One goon ran inside with a frightened face. As he entered in house, the first goon stopped and shouted, "What happened? Where is Aqeel?"."He is dead. A man had shot him outside and he is coming towards the house. He will kill us also."

"I will kill that bastard. You just wait and watch." He roared.

Bang.

Both the goons and Diya were shocked. The door was opened with a powerful thirst. In that dim light, there was a shadow which was slowly and slowly getting bigger. The face of that person was not visible but he was standing at the door and that dog was also with him. They both entered the house.

Diya got frightened with what all was happening there. She heard some sounds and screams of men and soon it became all silent. She was not in the condition to react. She looked around her. There was a beer bottle lying on the floor. She kicked that beer bottle. It rolled on the floor making some sound to make someone know that she is there. The bottle rolled till the gate. That man stopped it with his long boots and looked at the dog like he had ordered something. The dog understood his master's command and went inside the room where Diya was present. This time the dog was not threatening her.

Diya heard footsteps from outside coming from the next room. She looked at the door and the dog. The dog sat on near her like assuring her that there is no need to worry now. Diya was continuously looking at the door. Suddenly, that man entered with something flashing in his hand. She remembered it was the same dagger which was in that goon's hand. But that person was not a goon. He slowly came inside and sat near to her. She looked into his eyes but he was not looking at her. He turned her and cut the cable by which her hands and legs were tied. She untied herself now and began to cry. The man patted her shoulder and said," Come with me. You are now safe." He looked at the dog and dog left that room. Diya stood up and tried to hide her naked shoulder. The man quickly turned his face, opened his jacket and offered her. Hesitantly, she took the jacket and put it on her body. The jacket was large in size but now she was feeling safe. The man came out of the room and she followed him. Near the door in the corner, she felt some liquid as his feet were to slip. She bent down and saw that liquid was blood which was coming from two dead bodies. Those two goons were lying on the floor. Diya ran that side and began to hit on their faces. With every hit, she began to cry louder and louder. That man came inside and pulled her from her waist and whispered in her ear, "They are dead now. We should leave this place soon otherwise we both can get in trouble." She tried to let herself free from that man but she was sure that this grip meant to protect her not to molest her. Diya wiped her tears and took her bag and mobile which was kept on the table.

When they came out, it was raining and it was so late in the night. Diya has no option left to go to her room or inform her father. She was confused that in which way she should go. She opened her bag and took out the mobile but her luck didn't support her. The battery of mobile got discharged and there was no other way to communicate to her family.

The weather was getting very worse. The guy said, "You are not in condition to go home this time. If you have no problem, you can spend the night at my home. You can trust me." She was still in confusion. But he held her hand and said only two words, "Trust me." She got some relief but she asked, "If your family will ask about me, then?" He remained silent to this question and walked towards his home holding her hand.

#ToBeContinued

#taru

Immortal Love - 3

‪‎ImmortalLove

‪Chapter 3

Two years ago.

Diya was returning from her office. It was a dark evening and the weather was also rainy. She went to the parking lot and stood near her scooty. She took out her helmet and wore it. As she sat, she came to know that the front tyre was punctured. She looked here and there but as it got so late so there was no one to help her. Irritatingly, she took off her helmet and kept it again in scooty and walked out of the building. There were only few people standing at the bus stop. It was very hectic and irritating day for her. She got some new assignments and a new team. Her whole day passed in interaction with her new team and her senior colleagues. She was so tired and restless. She wanted to reach her home as soon as possible so that she could hug her pillow and get a sleep.

Almost 30 minutes had passed, but there was no sign of any bus or cab. She looked at her watch. She opened her bag, took her scarf out; wrapped around her face and head. As it was a rainy weather, the wind was on its full swing. She came out of the bus stop and walked along the road. She was not in mood of waiting for the bus. She decided to go to the nearby railway station so that she can get an auto or cab.

After crossing about a half kilometer, there was a small shortcut way which leads to the way to railway station. As she was quite tired, she wanted to be alone. On the road, there were so many vehicles which were blowing their horns and sirens which were creating more irritation to her. She decided to take that shortcut so that she can spend some time with herself only and can cut off from this outer world.

The way was full of bushes, trees and old bogies of trains. As the whole ground was under railways so there were many containers and other equipments placed. Diya was lost in her thoughts kept thinking about her family, friends and work. She was not looking so careful to the way; she was walking continuously.

Her chain of thoughts broke when a dog started barking at her. As she looked there she saw that the dog was very big and black with opening jaw and in attacking mode. She got dumbstruck. She was not in condition to respond. Soon, she gained her senses and decided to face it. She bent down to pick a stone and threaten the dog. The dog was still barking at her. When she bent down, she heard some voice and felt that someone else also is present there.

It was very dark now and the source of light was very far from her. When she turned behind she saw three persons were standing behind her. She stood up and the stone fell down from her hand. One of them came forward and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here? Don't you know that being here at this time is so dangerous? Where you want to go?"

Diya didn't utter any word and moved other side. The man, who asked her, was standing with a question mark on his face while the other two were smiling and staring at her. She sensed something wrong here, she gained some courage and replied," I was going to railway station. Someone is waiting for me there. Let me make a call to him." She tried to open the zip of her bag but strangely that person snatched her bag and said, "Don't worry; we will take you to the station. No need to make a call." Till then, the remaining two came near her. The first one handed the bag to the other one and grabbed her wrist and said, "Firstly, come with us and we all will take you to the station."

On hearing this, Diya understood that she has got in trouble. She looked all around but there was no one. She tried to push one man and shouted, "Leave my hand and give me my bag. I don't need your help. I'll manage it by my own."  Suddenly she felt one hand on her waist. She turned around and slapped on the face of the third person. In response, she got a hard slap on her face. She fell down with bleeding in her nose. All of them were laughing at her. She picked a stone and threw it on them. They bent down to save themselves. She got up and ran away in the opposite direction. They also chased her. She increased her pace. But her high heeled sandals created obstacles and soon she fell down after hitting a big stone lying near the railway track.

Diya lost her senses. Those three goons stood in front of her and laughed on their victory over her. Her vision got blurred and her ears refused to listen anything. Her eyes were closed now.

ToBeContinued

taru

Immortal Love - 2

#‎ImmortalLove 

‪Chapter 2
‪
Diya was sitting with her friends for her Mehandi ceremony. Though she was not looking very sad because her parents, relatives and her friends were with her and the whole environment was full of joy and happiness. Wedding jingles were been playing and small kids were dancing on those tracks. All were dancing, singing and teasing her about her wannabe husband, Nitin. Nitin was a software engineer working in MNC in situated at US. Two months ago, he saw Diya in a wedding function of their common relative. He fell in love as he met her at the dinner table. He was the cousin brother of the groom and was looking all the arrangements while at the whole wedding Diya was around with the bride. After the wedding, next morning when she woke up she heard some noise in hall. When she came out she met Kavita aunty who was looking very happy and smiling. Before Diya could ask, she held her hand and said, “Why are you still sleeping? Go get ready. The boy and his family are coming to see you.”

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“Papa! You know I love someone else. And you know everything about Robin. And we love each other a lot..", Diya argued.

"Look! Compare your choice with Nitin. Robin is nothing in front of Nitin. He has no family, no parents, neither is he well employed. And he has a criminal record also. We don't know that what he had done earlier in his life and you have no future with him.” Her father replied, controlling his anger.

"But Papa! He is changed now. And he promised me he will not go in his that life again. Please meet him one more time." Diya said almost crying.

"No word about that boy in my house. If you want to live with him, just leave this house right now and break all the relations with us.", He made it clearly.

Diya looked towards her mother who was standing at the door. She came and hugged Diya and consoled her, “You are too young for taking such decisions. No parents wants bad for their child. Please don’t break our trust and spoil our name in front of our community. Say yes for Nitin.”

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Remembering all this, tears rolled down from Diya's eyes. Her eyes were searching something in that room. Suddenly she stood and went to other room. Everyone was shocked but took it normally as they thought it is normal because of the pressure of the environment, they continued with their dance and music. They were busy with their chores and no one followed Diya.

She came in her room, locked the door and sat on her bed. Her face became wet because of her tears. She hugged her pillow and shifted towards the other corner. After some moments, she opened her drawer and started taking out her things. As her fingers touched something, she got a sparkle in her eyes and wiped her tears.

It was her blue dupatta which was kept from many days with her.  It was old and having many stains on it.

No! These were not stains. This was blood of Robin.

‪#‎ToBeContinued.

#taru