WAQT KI FITRAT

Ajeeb sa dekho to yeh daur hain
Behro ka to yeh bas shehar hain
Aag hi aag dekho, charo taraf hain
Din mein andhera, raat bas raat hain

 
Aankh khuli hain par behosh hain hum
Na jaane kaun se aahosh mein hain hum
Khusi ki raah mein, gum samet te rahein
Ek naadan ki tarah bezubaan hain hum

Ae rahe manzil, kaha ke liye chale hum
Waqt ki fitrat hain, na woh ruke na hum
Iss rah par jaroor ek baar rukenge hum
Roshni hi roshni hoga, na andhera na gum.

Prasenjit©2024

CHALLENGE THE THRONE

Drooping heads and spread out palms -

know this, its for justice, not for alms!

The fingers have clenched into a fist -

like raindrops joining silently in mist!

Political doings are the scum of gutter -  

once whisperers, now they publicly mutter!

Those incessant tears, now the slowly roll - 

know that all eyes are still on the goal!

'Marrow of the State' slowly got rotten -

values, ethics, greatness - all forgotten!

As the logs of the old bungalow creaks -

the system with time slowly breaks.

The deaf will hear the suppressed groan -

shoulder your duties, challenge the throne!

Let it dwindle, ruin, crumble and then fall -

hasten the process by joining hands with all!

Prasenjit©2024