My Heaven...

What the hell is heaven
Is it home for the vagrant
Is it hope for the dying?
Can it heal a familys sorrow?
Are there really angels flying
Can you look down on your family
Watch over your close friends
How far can you see?
Can you greet them in the end
Are there streets of gold
What about pearly white gates
Is it warm or is it cold,
In a world free of hate
And if God asked me now,
If I had the chance to choose,
I’d have to find the strength somehow
because look what I have to lose.
I could lay down my possessions,
I could forget about my blues.
But what of the life of lessons?
He’d be taking me too fast.
I don’t know if there’s a heaven
With St. Peter standing guard
Flying high above clouds
And if getting in is hard.
But if I searched my heartI’d find it to be true
That finding it is the easy part
Because my heaven is with you

 -- Kalingaa...

Tumko Dekha To Yeh Khayaal Aaya

tum ko dekha to ye khayaal aaya
            When I saw you this thought came to me
zindagi dhoop tum ghana saaya
            Life is like a hot sun and you are the soothing shade
tum ko dekha to ye khayaal aaya
            When I saw you this thought came to me
zindagi dhoop tum ghana saaya
            Life is like a hot sun and you are the soothing shade
tum ko dekha to ye khayaal aaya
            When I saw you this thought came to me
aaj phir dil ne ik tamanna ki
            Today again my heart wished for something
aaj phir dil ko humne samjhaaya
            Today again I had to mollify my heart (Sometimes the heart does not get its desires)
zindagi dhoop tum ghana saaya
            Life is like a hot sun and you are the soothing shade
tum ko dekha to ye khayaal aaya
            When I saw you this thought came to me
tum chale jaaoge to sochenge
            When you leave then I shall ponder over it
humne kya khoya humne kya paaya
            What did I lose (by your leaving) what did I gained (by spending those moments with you)
zindagi dhoop tum ghana saaya
            Life is like a hot sun and you are the soothing shade
tum ko dekha to ye khayaal aaya
            When I saw you this thought came to me
hum jise gunguna nahin sakte
            The song that I am even forbidden to hum
waqt ne aisa geet kyun gaaya
            Why did fate bring and sang that song for me?
zindagi dhoop tum ghana saaya
            Life is like a hot sun and you are the soothing shade
tum ko dekha to ye khayaal aaya
            When I saw you this thought came to me

-- Kalingaa...

Ajeeb Aadmi Tha Woh...

अजीब आदमी था वो....
मोहब्बातों का गीत था
बग़ावतों का राग था
कभी वो सिर्फ़ फूल था
कभी वो सिर्फ़ आग था

अजीब आदमी था वो...

वो मुफ़लिसों से कहता था
कि दिन बदल भी सकते हैं
वो जाबिरों से कहता था
तुम्हारे सर पे सोने के जो ताज हैं
कभी पिघल भी सकते हैं

वो बंदिशों से कहता था
मैं तुमको तोड़ सकता हूँ
सहूलतों से कहता था
मैं तुमको छोड़ सकता हूँ
हवाओं से वो कहता था
मैं तुमको मोड़ सकता हूँ
वो ख्वाब से यह कहता था
के तुझको सच करूँगा मैं
वो आरज़ू से कहता था
मैं तेरा हमसफ़र हूँ
तेरे साथ ही चलूँगा मैं
तू चाहे जितनी डोर भी बनले अपनी मंज़िलें
कभी नहीं ताकूँगा मैं

वो ज़िंदगी से कहता था
कि तुझको मैं सजाऊंगा
तू मुझसे चाँद माँग ले
मैं चाँद लेके आऊंगा
वो आदमी से कहता था
कि आदमी से प्यार कर
उजाड़ रही हैं यह ज़मीन
कुछ इस का अब श्रंगार कर

अजीब आदमी था वो...

वो ज़िंदगी के सारे गम तमाम दुख
हर इक सितम से कहता था
मैं तुमसे जीत जाऊँगा
कि तुमको तो मिटा ही देगा एक रोज़ आदमी
भुला ही देगा यह जहाँ
मेरी अलग है दास्तान
वो आँखें जिनमें है सकत
वो होंठ जिन पे लफ्ज़ हैं
रहूँगा इनके दरमियाँ
कि जब मैं बीत जाऊँगा
अजीब आदमी था वो......

by Javed Akhtar
in remembrance of Kaifi Azmi

-- Kalingaa...

R.i.P.

Go get some life....

You're born into this world alone
It's nothing really to bemoan
You'd waste your time to grieve it


You spend your life careening through
The happy and the sad
Until you finally know what's true:
There's much less good than bad


You make your way through gloom and pain
You try your best and fail
You suffer through the fog and rain
You sputter and you flail


You hurt and you are hurt in turn
You suffer and you sigh
You cry but never really learn
And soon enough you die


Existence is a sad buffet
Until it's finally done
But still, it's nice out there today
Go get some fucking life, bloody life....

-- Kalingaa...

Jugni - Saheb Biwi aur Gangster

Jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni……..

Jugni dum sahib da bhardi

Par eh pyar yaar nu kardi oye..

Jugni dum sahib da bhardi

Par eh pyar yaar nu kardi oye..

Loko nahi gulami jardi

Hayeo baddal vangu vardi…

Veer meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Hai meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Eh di fitrat vich teji eh

Eh jugni bari crazzy he………..

Oye oye hoe hoe

Jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni……..

Jugni tera lakk unati

Layi dekh husan de hatti oye

Jugni tera lakk unati

Layi dekh husan de hatti

Eh he pure nakhriyan patii

Desi daru de he matti oye

Veer meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Hai meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Eh jugni bhout sharmili he

Eh jugni machis de tilli he………..

Oye oye hoe hoe

Pundi pair pair te jaalo

Oh turdi badal-badal ke chalo oye…

Pundi pair-pair te jaalo

Oh turdi badal-badal ke chal

Banda mare na pusde haal

Hove shuru jad ehdi bhaal oye

Veer meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Hai meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Veer meriya ve jugni maghdi ye

Shatir naina nal thagde he………..

Oye oye hoe hoe

O Jugni jugni jugni jugni..

O Jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Akhan baran-boor banduka

Jidar jave pendiya kookan

Akhan baran-boor banduka

Jidar jave pendiya kookan

Vadde vadde pat te shootan

Jhute nit isheq de jhutan oye

Veer meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Hai meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Eh jugni moor te khardi eh

Munde dekh k honkee bharde he………..

Oye oye hoe hoe

Jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni……..

Jidar jave pen patake

Asheq hoe firde kake

Baiyya eh tedhi akkh nal jhake

Sabh nu jave rrag lada ke

Jidar jave pen patake

Asheq hoe firde kake

Baiyya eh tedhi akkh nal jhake

Sabh nu jave rrag lada ke

Veer meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Hai meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Veer meriya ve jugni hasdi eh

Eh naggan vangu dasde he………..

Oye oye hoe hoe

Jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni jugni……..

Ne jadd chare jattan de dhakke

Rulde badshee te zakke oye

Oh yeh pind mordi nakke

Oh jugni vhondi firde khakke

Veer meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Hai meriya ve jugni

O jugni jugni jugni jugni..

Eh jugni bhout albeli eh

Manna de purani cheeli he………..

Oye oye hoe hoe

O jugni (oye)

O jugni (oye)

O jugni (oye)

O jugni (oye….)

-- Kalingaa...