MindVerse: nurturing souls through words

अजब सा समा आया है, हर दिल में एक खौफ़ सा छाया है, गली गली में सन्नाटा घिर आया है, जो शहर कभी रौशनियों में पनपा करते थे, आज अंधेरों में डूब रहे हैं, जो लोग मस्ती में घूमा करते थे, आज अपने घरों में हिफाज़त ढूँढ रहे हैं, उस ख़ुदा का कहर इस कदर बरस के आया है... मगर इस सियाह अंधेरे में भी एक उम्मीद की किरण सी दिखती रहती है, कभी ख़्वाब सी तो कभी हक़ीक़त सी, मग़र कहीं तो चमकती है, घने बादलों का कोहरा कभी तो छट जाएगा, ये दिल बार बार कहता है, वो पहला सा समा फिर से आएगा, बस यही भरोसा देता रहता है...

World is going through the toughest time, A miniscule virus has eclipsed it like the darkest night, People seem like zombies ready to bite, The disease is spreading like wildfire with nowhere to hide, We as the inhabitants have to make a crucial drive, Social distancing is the only solution which can save lives, I know that you are young and ferocious and will surely survive, But your grandmother who is 80, Or a friend who has cancer, Might not be able to make it, They might perish even before their final time if you do not abide, Our healthcare as you know is already fragile, The hospitals and the heroes working there, Will not be able to bear the burden of the sick and the resources will eventually die, Don't assume that 'it can't be me', For the virus doesn't differentiate, And this time it is about those who are feeble and cannot perpetuate, So don't be selfish and take a pledge today to flatten the curve,  distan...

The two of us met like a dream still unbelievable, We were strangers in a land so unfamiliar, Got acquainted through trembling handshakes and shy smiles, Emptied our hearts out to make a deeper dive, Took those mystical long walks together, hand in hand on the banks of the river,  Before finally deciding to spend the rest of our lives with each other... Yesterday when I was reminiscing those precious moments, you held me in your arms under the bright starry sky, It felt like I have lived a fairy tale for almost a decade with my prince charming by my side, And I never want to be woken up from this dream, For the rest of my life... इब्तेदाह भी है इन्तेहाँ भी, तेरा इश्क़ इबादत भी है गुनाह भी, तू इस क़दर बसा है इस दिल में, कि इसका धड़कना अब सज़ा भी है और ईनाम भी, तुझसे एक गुज़ारिश है कि हमें गले से लगाले यूँ, कि इस बेचैन दिल को क़रार आ जाए, अरसे से इस दिल की ज़मीन बंजर पड़ी है, तु छू ले तो, सेहरा में भी बहार आ जाये...

  Today I have decided to take off the hat of a poet and wear the hat of a mental health epidemiologist, researcher and a doctor and provide you with as many facts as possible about the effect of pandemics on mental health and what we can do to preserve it during these tough times. We can't deny the fact that world is going through a very difficult phase of Coronavirus pandemic at this point, and there is a lot of fake and over exaggerated news floating around on all online and media platforms. Being an epidemiologist, researcher and a doctor my job is to point you towards the most reliable and scientific resources and information out there.    Just to let you know, I have taken all the information from sources such as CDC and WHO websites. I will be putting those links below for you to read and get informed from the right place.   Before I get started on this I want to touch base with a few technical definitions as per the dictionary: 1  ...

They say I am a woman, I am the universe, Where there is me there is life, there is nurturing and creation, They want to celebrate my existence, But I say if you truly believe that I am worth celebrating then first treat me like a human being, Dont kill me even before I step into this world,  Give me equality, give me respect Don't judge me by the length of my dress Let me explore, let me dream, Let me be free, let me breathe, At least let me feel secure in my very own nest, Please don't make me hate the fact that I have breasts, Let me go out be it night or day, let me walk alone and dance in the rain,  let me enjoy and not get raped! Don't assume that if I had a drink or 2 with you I am ready to get laid... I am your mother, I am your sister, l am your wife, I am your daughter, But I am me and I have my own identity, Don't quell it under the mountains of your ego, fancies and whims.. You expect me to be poised, you expect ...

I am like that helpless ocean on the face of this earth, Charismatic yet so vulnerable, Calm yet hiding thousands of storms in me, Mysterious yet want to reveal everything that the world can't see,  Trapped but want to librate myself like that tiny bird sitting on the tree... I am jealous and at the same time mesmerized by that magnanimous sky, Still yet so moving, Quiet yet so deafening, Attractive and tempting.. I yearn to fly, I yearn to explore, I yearn to embibe all its colors and soar... I am surviving but want to feel alive, I have everything one desires for, But I still strive for more..  The waves of aspirations in me, Are eager to emerge and touch the sky once again, And steal those wandering clouds and hide them somewhere deep within... Yes, I am the ocean I am the sea, Who yearns nothing more but to be free...

हमने सोचा इस नए साल में सोचना छोड़ दें, लोगों की दलीलों के समन्दर में, अपने वजूद की कश्ती को डुबोना छोड़ दें... हर साल हज़ारों ख्वाहिशें पालते हैं, इस साल दो चार ख़्वाहिशों को ही पाल पोस कर जवान बनाएं, पता नहीं किस बड़ी खुशी की तलाश में मारे मारे फिरते हैं, चलो इस साल छोटी छोटी खुशियाँ ही ढूँढकर लाएं... बहुत रो लिए पिछले साल, चलो इस साल हँसी के ठहाके ही लगाएं, और दूसरों को भी जीने का फ़लसफ़ा समझाएं... हर साल ज़िन्दगी कुछ रुक रुककर चलती है, क्यूँ ना इस साल ज़िन्दगी की गाड़ी ज़रा तेज़ चलाएं.. कुछ काम जो अधूरे छोड़ दिये थे पिछले साल, चलो इस साल उन्हें अपने अंजाम तक पहुँचायें... ख्वाबों की तश्तरी में तो हर साल उड़ते हैं, इस साल क्यूँ ना उसमें चाँद को बिठाकर लाएं.. पिछले साल जो गलतियाँ की थीं, उन्हें इस साल दोबारा ना दोहराएं... अब जो वादों और इरादों के कारवाँ में सवार होकर निकल पड़े हैं, तो चलो उसे साल के आखिर तक लेके जाएं...