थोड़ी सी शिकायत है, मुझे दिल्ली की धूप से.

थोड़ी सी शिकायत है,

मुझे दिल्ली की धूप से.

थोड़ी उसकी ठंडी तबियत से,

थोड़ी उसके कच्चे रूप से.

थोड़ी ट्रैफिक की चतुराई से,

थोड़ी उसके संगीत से, 

थोड़ी गालियों की गहराई से.

और थोड़ी चौढ़ी सड़को पे,

चलते तंग दिलों की लापरवाही से.

थोड़ी कदम कदम पे बदलती बास से,

थोड़ी बसों की भयानक भीड़ से,

थोड़ी लफंगों की दिनों-दिन बड़ते विशवास से.

और थोड़ी कार की खिड़की पे ठकठकाती,

अधनंगी आस से.

थोड़ी बंद दरवाजों के पीछे आते शोर से,

थोड़ी चेहरों की झूठी चमक से,

थोड़ी कपड़ो के जूठे ज़ोर से.

और थोड़ी हँसी के पीछे छिपे,

अन्दर के सहमे चोर से.

थोड़ी सी शिकायत है,

मुझे दिल्ली की धूप से.

थोड़ी उसकी ठंडी तबियत से,

थोड़ी उसके कच्चे रूप से.

English translation :

I have some complaints,
against the Delhi's sun.
Some against her cold nature.
Some against her crude beauty.

Some against the wisdom of traffic,
Some against it's(traffic's) music.
Some against the depth of the curse-words.
And some against the thoughtlessness of constricted hearts,
walking on the wide roads.

Some against the stench changing at every footstep.
Some against the awesome crowd in the buses.
Some against the growing confidence of rogues.
And some against the half-naked hope
knocking at the car windows.

Some against the cries behind closed doors.
Some against the fake radiance of the faces.
Some against the half-eaten (something's that's already tasted, already used by someone else) dominance of clothes.
And some against the frightened thief inside
hiding behind all the laughter.

I have some complaints,

against the Delhi's sun.

Some against her cold nature,

Some against her crude beauty.

So!!!, its been long..

A lot has happened without getting any mention here.. was in trivandrum for training in tcs, then got back to delhi about 20 days back and now having a regular office life, except that there's no work at all..

I went to trivandrum with a mind frame, that I'm gonna be wrecked and I was initially.. hated brute, rude security guards who dint blv in helping with the luggage, attitude-filled "food-counter man" who asked me "not to eat", coz i dint have change, miserable(detestable) food, babel like noises in every damn language in that mini-cultural zoo of a place.. but as always, things changed.. i met some amazing ppl there, made friends, had so much fun, that now at times, being back seems like a mistake..

there's so much to tell.. about the nice Peepal Park Hostel, where roomies came and went away, many times I even had to stay alone; but all in good fun.. about the Munnar trip, where for the first time I realized that probably coming to trivandrum isn't a mistake after all;; "thekri" a part of the munnar trip, with its haunting tree-skulls coming out of the cold water, as if talking to the surrounding mountains, was breath-taking.. about some of best night-outs at CCD and some brilliant conversations.. about Kovallam, being a holy beach for us ;)).. about watching movies back to back @Rs 40 till my eyes got weak.. about dancing in the Labs.. about long walks with interesting ppl..