The waiting

Baaz- umr,

Takte Takte,

Rihah huye,

Sulagte haste,

Bhor, subah, shaam,

Waqt ke dher,

Sarakte Sarakte,

Qaid, mushtek,

Baraste- haste,

Baaz-e-umr

Most of lifetime,

I stared at time,

I waited,

When freedom came,

I had burned myself yet I had a smile,

Dawn, morning and dusk,

Mildews of time,

They kept slipping away,

I am tied,

I am active,

I poured,

I smiled,

Then I looked at time,

Most of lifetime,

I stared at time…..

Rupika Moitra