aisa bhi ek jahaan hai baware, lifafa khol man ka, 9 se 5 ke pare

baat jahaan chuppi tode
os jahaan furr ho jaye
batangad jahaan sulajh jaye

woh lamha wahi atka hai, tumhari adhoori need aur karvat ke kone mien phasa hai
aisa bhi ek jahaan hai baware, lifafa khol man ka, 9 se 5 ke pare

Us jahaan mien chalien, aaja udhan choo ho le
khidki ki us chidiya ki tarah, jiska basera hai udan khatola
us gali mien le chal jahaan dhoop chammak challo si chamakti hai
us kinare sarak ja, jahaan tilti miss hawa hawai jaisi thumakti hai

haan bin bulaye mehmaan ki tarah, besharam barati ki tarah,
chal nache khargosh ke jaise, chabaye muft ke kofte kachuye ke jaise

16 ke baad 17 ka khatra jahan khatam ho jaye,
baarish jahaan sookh ke sikood jaaye
paseena jhahan aaram se baith jaye

woh lamha wahi atka hai, tumhari adhoori need aur karvat ke kone mien phasa hai
aisa bhi ek jahaan hai baware, lifafa khol man ka, 9 se 5 ke pare

Kung Fu Lama!

In Kalimpong, once lived a drama,

A superbly cute dimpled face lama.

To everybody he was a saint

Who could also sometimes paint.

But little did anyone knew him more

Secretly and cattily kung fu is what he adored.

Mischievously and shyly once he posed,

While his masters snoring dozed.

And then came a day when his skills were finally exposed.

Out in the open when he fought like a barracuda,

Gleaming in orange and preening in yehuda.

Realizing his calling was something else

His master had witnessed the talents under his belts.

So just like that, they bid him goodbye,

The Kungfu lama had tears in his eyes.

But what Mandarin had found in him,

Was a little Kalimpong, buzzing with energy, up to the brim.

moosibat palali, shouak se jee, shouk se jee!

Zehan mien tu, zeher sa kyu faila hai ,

Meetha bhi, kadwa bhi hai

Saza thodi si, thodi si raza bhi hai

Marzi hai, zid bhi, jazba hai, junoon bhi

Yeh moosibat pal lee, shouak se jee, shouk se jee

Dua mien tu, imaan sa kyu faila hai

Sooholat bhi, pareshaani bhi,

Masla thoda sa, thoda sa hal bhi

Marzi hai, zid bhi, jazba hai, junoon bhi

Yeh moosibat pala li, shouak se jee, shouk se jee

From Nivedita for Sonali!

Chand lamhon mien jo duniya badal gayi,
kitne arson mien lamhe bat gaye,
baras ke toot jaate khwaab,
fir na lamhon ka gam hai, na arson ki kashish,
farak reh gaya hai, bas ek baarish aur sau dhupon ka.

- Nivedita

Langoor ko jab mila angoor!

Dil uchla, uchla

Machla, machla macchi jaisa,

Uchla, Uchla lagoor jaisa,

Kuch angoor jaisa mila hai usko

Khaata khaata, jamini kaala jaisa

Dil uchla, uchla,

Machla, machla macchi jaisa

Lafz, ludka, ludka,

Ludka, Ludka peakkad jaisa,

Kapkapata, Kapkapata kaafir ki neeyat jaisa,

Kuch alfaaz jaisa mila hai usko,

Teekha, teekha, mirchi ke laal jaisa,

Dil uchla, uchla,

Machla, machla macchi jaisa

Ek chatai
Ek sirhana hai
neendiya mod bhuli, badi der pehle ho gayi saanjh
dil moholla hai aaj
gali bhi lage hai taj
aaj barson ke baad
badi lambi raat

Aakhhen meeche, dhandkan upar neechen
Aakhhen meeche, dhandkan upar neechen
Karvaten bhi kuch kheechen kheechien

woh Kaajal nahi jo kaala hai
teri yaad ki parchaiyan hai
woh kaajal nahi chaiyaan hai

Ek chatai
Ek sirhana hai
neendiya mod bhuli, badi der pehle ho gayi saanjh
dil moholla hai aaj
gali bhi lage hai taj
aaj barson ke baad
badi lambi raat

Chale Chale

Chale Chale do kadam
badhe badhe
saas rafta rafta hui
rooh babasta hui
Chale Chale, do kadam badhe badhe

Naino mien sapne dhasaye chale
Faafun ka geet gunnaye chale
Bas uska hi bas chale
Chale Chale, 2 Kadam badhe badhe

Chaale bisrate chale
Ghungroo bhi saath chale
Bas uska hi bas chale
Chale Chale, 2 Kadam badhe badhe