Khamoshi ke daman mein dard nahi hota
andhere ki chaadar mein saya nahi hota

bikhr kar bhi tanhayee mein majboor nahi hota
waqt ke behete samandar mein anth nahi hota

bebasi aur bekari mein aashayien nahi hoti
beete guzare saaloun mein takdeer nahi hoti

gehari lambi raatoun mein khwaab nahi hote
zindagi ki har daud mein paar nahi hota

25 Dec 2008
Shalin Jain

Gum ke samandhar ka koi sahil nahi hota
ishq mein bhatako ka hum-rah nahi hota

beasar hai saare khwaab aur yeh tasawwur
qasm-e-vaadoun pe ab guzar nahi hota

jaane kab se dafn hai umeed ke saaye mein
dur dur tak tere aane ka koi ilm nahi hota

be-kas bhatak rahe hai is duniya mein
zindagi se ab koi samjhota nahi hota

July 12, 2008
Shalin Jain

tasawwur: imagination, be-kas: lonely

tere intazaar mein hum so na sake
raat gahri the phir bhi so na sake

kitne vaadoun tale hum dafn ho chuke the
khwaboun ke sahaare hum uth na sake

phkirr rahti thi raat bhar tere bare mein
teri mehfuz zindagi mein izhaar kar na sake

aaj phir tanha raat guzar rahi hai
bechen taare phir so na sake

9 Nov 2007
Shalin Jain

Been a
long while
even?the night
is tired
waiting

your
wet lips
and miraculous
touch

I have
waited
for too long

come by
soon
I miss
your kiss

15 oct 2007

Ab rote hai shab hone par
Dard mein chur tumhe khone par

Kamzor nahi be-bas hai hum
Tere pyaar se zinda rehne par

Kyon naraaz se khoye rehte ho
Hum naadan se hai tere hone par

Aaj na jaao shab hone par
Mar jayenge tumhe khone par

15 Oct 2007

I am no poet.

I sit
across my desk
wondering
what I could
recite to you

I wish
I were a poet
and could write
my own
beautiful verses

I wish
I could write
at least a couplet
that would tell you
how i feel;

You sometimes
make me feel
like a poet
and I really wish
I were one.

August 3, 2007
Shalin Jain

Ich sitze
am Fenster
und sehe
die Welt;

so viele Leute
so viele Meinungen
striet mit ein andren
kampf und chaos

so viele Gebäude
so viele Auto
laufen mit ein andren
verruckt und endlos

Wir gehen zu schnell
das is nicht richtig;
Wir bringgen unseren
kinder in die
dunkle Welt.

20 March 2007
Shalin Jain

mein kaatil nahi mujhe sazaa na do
uski yeh berukhi mujhe khuda na do

kashtiya gum gastah hai berehm samandar mein
naadaan yeh bhi hai, inhe toofan na do

janaazah roz dekhu mere marhoom dil ka
zindah hu phir bhi aisi zindagi na do

askh behte rahe saari raat bhar
uski yeh berukhi mujhe khuda na do

18 Jan 2007
Shalin Jain

Ek kahaani adhoori reh gayi
najaane dil me kitni tamanaye reh gayi

dilasaa dhundne nikle hai hum
chalo aaj naseeb se hi baate karlenge

ab shikwah kare to kis se kare
aaeneh me hum akele nazar aate hai

mukamal to honi hai zindagi
chalo kisi aur sire se sahi

17 Jan 2007
Shalin Jain