Raanjhana

(This poem is inspired from the last dialogue in Raanjhana: par saala ab uthe kaun? kaun phirase mehanat kare dil lagaane ko.. dil tudavaane ko..
abe koee to aavaaj de ke rok lo!
ye jo ladakee murda see aakhe liye baithee hee bagal me, aaj bhee ha bol de to mahaadev ki kasam vaapas aa jae!
par nahee, ab saala mood nahee.

aakhe mund lene me hi sukh hai, so jaane me hi bhalaee hai.
par uthenge kisee din..
usee ganga kinaare damaroo baajaane ko..
unhee banaaras ke galiyo me daud jaane ko, kisee jhoya ke ishk me phir se pad jaane ko..!)

Who will stand up now, and who will fall?
To chase a love that’s left you feeling small?
Who will try to break another’s heart,
When their own has been shattered apart?

The girl beside me, with eyes so dull,
Like a lifeless shell, waiting to be cajoled,
If she were to say yes, I’d come back to her,
And try once again to make love pure.

But the mood is not right, the heart not brave,
The pain too much to bear, the wounds too grave.
Happiness in closing the eyes, in sleep,
The only respite, the only peace to keep.

One day I’ll rise again, with a drum in my hand,
To play by the Ganges, on the holy land.
Through the streets of Banaras, I’ll run free,
With a heart full of hope, a love yet to be.

For there’s beauty in the broken, strength in the pain,
A heart that’s been shattered, can still love again.
So I’ll wait for the day, when I can try once more,
To fall in love with someone like Zoya, and never be forlorn.