Maa.....

"Benoor ko noorani karde aisi hai Maa..
Bujhti zindagi ki aas hai Maa..

Iss zindagi ke haqdaar hum nahi,yeh zindagi hai Maa..
Khwaabon se bhi khubsurat..kali se bhi makhmal tumhara ehsaas hai Maa..

Main toh lafzon ka mauhtaj tha..tumne toh dhadkan sunli Maa..
Meri saaz aur awaaz hai Maa..

Duniya ki chakachaund mein ulajhkar gaya tha pardes khushiyaan aur aaram khareedne..
Kahan se laau tera sparsh..ab aankhen lagi bheegney..

Zindagi khafa si lagti hai..har chiz bewafa si lagti hai..ab laut aana chahta hun
Maa..
Bada behis nikla main..phir bhi meri yaad mein aankhen nam karti ho Maa..

Aise hi nahi inke kadmo mein jannat..Iss Khuda ki Khudaai hai Maa..."

Where's the difference?

Once me and Jigyasa(my best friend) were having a conversation,i remember at that time Navratras were going on.I asked her,'tum log Ashtmi karte ho ya Navmi'.The moment i said this line,surprise took over her.She replied with puzzle and an excitement,'Aqsa tum muslim kaise ho..i doubt..tumhe toh sab pata hai yar'.This where i want to say and ask 'where's the difference?'.
Grown up in a Muslim family,no doubt,i have been taught Muslim values very well.But one very important value taught by my parents is to assimilate and accept what others are and what they propagate and profess.Since childhood i never found my parents distinguishing between varied religions,festivals and other religious practices.If on Eid everyone with joy and fervour comes at our place to have sewaiyaan then surely with the similar festive zeal we celebrate every festival.In fact i would say we celebrate Diwali and Holi with more extravagance of fun.Where's the difference?
I am sorry, i don't know the differences.For me differences don't exist.For me its all about accepting the good and marvel at it.Happiness do not see divisons,it just knocks the door and our work is to quickly grab it.I am grateful to my parents that they are not bounded in this quagmire of 'tera-mera'..for them its always been 'humara' and this is what i have been entrenched with.
Time is changed,perspectives have changed.A small word 'difference' actually becomes the reason for creating differences.All we need to do is to take a panoramic view of life and then see that everything is 'one'.What you give is what you get.Give love and get love and at the end what will exist is the handful of happiness and peace.
THERS IS NO DIFFERENCE..
Wishing you all a very happy Diwali :)
Godbless and goodnight:)

Aaj phir iss dil se aah nikli..................

"Aaj phir iss dil se aah nikli..
sab kuch bahaut khubsurat hai yahan..
logon ka jamghat..thaahakey aur deewanapan hai yahan..
phir bhi kuch alag hai yahan..
janab bade bedard nikle woh..iss bheed mein bhi hume tanha kardiya..
humne uff bhi nahi kari sab seh liya...
magar phir bhi aaj iss dil se ik aah nikli......"