Sunday, January 6, 2008

Ballimaran*

Said Ghalib,
’twas not his destiny
to be one with his beloved*

My lover too
Lives across his house
Is it something in the air?



Written at 4:01 AM, January 6, 2008
*Ballimaran is the locality in Chandni Chowk where Ghalib’s Haveli stands even today.

*"Ye na thi hamari qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hota"

3 comments:

Aruni Kashyap said...

Nice. Its poignant. And so short,yel telling! :)

Wanderer said...

i like it a lot...brevity and terseness, and depth of feeling

aisha said...

its potent and i do sense some hidden meaning in it...tell me how true it is...