Farewell Lil Angel

Help those grieving parents, O Ahura.

Lost they have, their little angel, O Mazda.

Take her in your loving arms O Zarathushtra.

Sarosh panah baad.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

हरियाली बिना

अब के बरस न कोयल कुकेगी,

न तोते उड़ेंगे, न पंछी, न चिड़िया चेहकेंगी,

अब कभी न बहार आयेगी, न फूल खिलेंगे ।

वोह डालियां, जो फूलों के भार से झुक जाया करती थी, लुप्त हो गई;

अरे पत्ते ही नहीं, तो ठंडी हवा कैसे आयेगी ?

बस, एक बड़ी सी इमारत, बड़ी बड़ी दीवारें दिखेगी ।

जो हरा भरा पेड़ों का परदा था, वहां मानव शक्ले दिखेगी ।

इन पेड़ों के बिना, गिलहरियां अब कैसे और कहां खेलेगी ?

अब न कागा काऊ काऊ करके मेहमानों के आनेकी खबर सुनाएगा ।

ऐसा क्यों होने दिया तूने ओ दाता ?

प्राणवायु की कमी होगी और तापमान बढ़ेगा;

तेरी धरा रो रही है, और मेरा दिल भी है उदास ;

तेरी चुप्पी समझ नहीं आती मुझे, लगाके बैठी थी मै आश ।

अब इन पेड़ों के बिना, यह सब बंदरे भी है बेघर;

कानून अंधा बन जाता है और तु ????

Armin Dutia Motashaw

નાની છે આં કહાણી

રાજા ને ગમે તે રાણી

ગમી એને એક મહેતરણી

વરી હતી એ  કાની

પણ બહુ મધુર હતી એની વાણી

અને હતી એ જ્ઞાની

એટલે બનાવી રાજાએ તેને રાણી.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HELP ME HEAL

Memories painful and sad, I need to forget.

Help me to do so, O Mazda.

All the bitterness and stress, out of my system should get.

Help me to do so, O Mazda.

The searing pain of separation from loved ones; You must help to heal.

Help me to do so, O Mazda.

For all the negativity to vanish n positivity to experience, I appeal.

Help me to do so, O Mazda.

Peace and happiness I seek,  help me to them attain.

Help me to do so, O Mazda.

Helpful to mankind, I wish to be; my writing n singing I wish to maintain.

Help me to do so, O Mazda.

May my faith, waiver never. Pardon me if I question You.

Help me to do so, O Mazda.

Like a child, cross with You I may get. Pamper me, please do.

Help me to do so, O Mazda.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ऐतबार

किस पे करें हम ऐतबार ? तोड़ा है अपनो ने ही उसे बार बार;

था जिन पे पूरा विश्वास, उन्हों ने ही उसे, बनाया एक व्यापार ।

ऐसा क्या हुआ, की अपनों ने ही ठुकराया हमें लगातार ।

सोचता हूं, पैसों के लिए, रिश्तों को मिटा कर कैसे मिलेगा उन्हें करार

किसी को था अपना अहम प्यारा, उन्हें, अहम को रखना था बरकरार ।

कोई तो गुस्से में आकर, तीर चलाकर; कर गया हमपर, शब्दों का वार ।

आंसु और दर्द, इस नाजुक दिल और जिगर को मिलें बार बार, लगातार ।

पर अब तक हमें, क्यू आदत नहीं हुई, इन अश्कों को पीने की बार बार ?

अब तो दर्द से रिश्ता बना लिया है हमने; शायद खुशी तोड़ना चाहे उसे एक बार !

गीत पूरा होते ही, तोड़ दिए हमने अपने हाथों से ही, अपनी सितार के तार

इतना होने पर भी, सीख न सके व्यापार; शायद इसी लिए मिलती हैं हमें जीवनमे हार ।

जीना तो है ही, जब तक है जान, तो यूहीं जी लेंगे, बिना किए किसी पे ऐतबार ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

MOM & DAD

Love you I and miss you a lot.

In your absence, tears I have fought.

Thank you darling Mum n Dad for all the joys you brought.

Thank you for the unconditional love I got.

TAMNE VAHLAO NE GOARATHMAN BEHESHT HOJOJI.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ढलती जवानी

गम न कर, ढलती जवानी का ।

है यह सत्य, तेरी और मेरी कहानी का ।

बुद्धापा देख के गभराना मत तु ;

यही जीवन की रीत है, यह समज लेना तु ।

आंखे धुंधली हो जाएगी तेरी, डरना नहीं तु ;

कम सुनाई दे, तो भी गम करना नहीं तु ।

बूढ़ी हड्डियां भी देगी तकलीफ, सेह लेना तु ।

काम जो पल भर में कर लेता था तू ;

वहीं काम से अब थक जाएगा तू ।

समज शक्ति तेरी कम हो जाए तो, गम न करना तु।

प्रभुमय होके अब शेष जीवन बिताना तु ।

वह ही सहारा है, जब तक छूट जाए यह लरी,

देंगे वो सहारा तुझे, हर वक़्त, हर घड़ी ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HELP HER

Smile she did, always, and
Peals of laughter rang.

Today, unfortunately here, silence just hangs

What could be the reason ? No one really knows.

How I wish, share she would, with someone close.

Her sorrow filled forlorn eyes, nothing say.

For what is she fretting, what in her ***** does lay ?

Deep seated in her heart, is sorrow of some kind.

Somehow, I wish,  I could it's cause find.

A prayer small, for her, let us say," May her lost happiness she find".

Her sweet face needs a smile; O Ahura please be kind.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

OUTLOOK

Teach me to see in things, only positive.

And ignore things bad, mean or negative.

Since You have made me so sensitive;

Frequently I am touchy and emotive.

See I must, the good side in every circumstance.

Make a decision wise; to take the right chance;

Be it connected to society, Country, relationships or finance.

Help me O Ahura to keep a mind positive n balanced.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Congratulations and celebrations.

43 years of togetherness in relations.

Of togetherness, have may you  many more years.

With family n friends, let's say cheers.

We wish both of you lots of good luck, good health n wealth fair.

Of happiness n bliss may you have a very big share.

Lots of love and good wishes.

Viraf, Armin, Shez, Phil, Fre n Zoi

Armin Dutia Motashaw

આદર્યાન સાહેબ ને
સાળગ્રેહ મુબારક.

સદા જ્વલંત રેહજો, જલ્હળતા કાયમ.

આપજો રોશની સુખદાયક, મુલાયમ.

આશિષ તમારા કરે કોમ ને આબાદ.

અંદર ને બહારથી કોશિશ થાય છે, કરવા એને બરબાદ.

બનાવજો  બાળકો ને ડાહ્યા, શ્યાના અને સદગુણી.

થાય પારસીઓ ની આબાદી ચૌગુણી.

Aedoon baad.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

PUNCH BAG

(A real story that still continues n is heart breaking. I have tried to portray it in just a few words).

Dread I, getting up every day;

A firing squad I face everyday.

How very scary n  strange it is;

But the firing never does cease.

Reason can be any, real, imaginary or weird;
It's consequences, I have always feared.

Strange it is; in childhood, with maturity I was treated.

In my years of maturity, like a punch bag, I am treated.

Lord how long will this last, I am absolutely tired.

Why is he always in an attack mode,  ired.

Destiny we write, so I have to myself blame.

Just help me O Ahura, to burn quietly in this flame.

Wait I for all my agonies to soon end.

Myself, I can no longer protect or defend.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Happy (શુભ શિવરાત્રી) Shivratri.

ભમ ભમ ભોલે, આવી શિવરાત્રી ની રાત

પોતે વિષ પીને, શિવજી એ આપી બુરાઈ ને માત

વિષ પીતાં શીખીએ આપણે પણ
જીવનમાં ;

તો કદાચિત થોડી શાંતિ વધે, આપણા જીવનમાં .

Armin Dutia Motashaw

लंबी रात

बड़ी लम्बी और तन्हा लगती है यह रात;

जब जब पिया मोरे, नहीं होते हैं मेरे साथ ।

बहार गई, मुरझाए फूल, अब तो अाई बरसात

सावन आया, झूले पड़े, पर पिया नहीं मेरे साथ

बिरहन को तड़पाना;  पिया, यह क्या हुई बात !

चाहूं मै जीवन भर सुनूं, तोरी मुरलिया, रहूं तेरे साथ
पिया यु न तड़पाओ, यू न तरसाओ; छोड़ो न साथ

चांद को चांदनी पुकारे, राधा कहे कान्हा पकड़ लो मेरा हाथ

छोड़ो न यू अकेली, बड़ी लम्बी है बिरहा की यह रात ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

આવી પાનખર

પત્તા ઝળવા લાગિયા, આવી જીવન ની પાનખર

કૂણાં પાન, હતાં લીલાં છમ, નાના બાળકો હોય જેવા;

વૃક્ષ થયું ઘટાદાર, જાણે આવ્યું હોય એને યોવન, ફળદ્રુપ એવા.

પક્ષીઓ આવ્યા હવે રેહવા, કોયલ કરે અહીં મીઠા ટહુકા

કળીઓ ખીલી, ફૂલો થયા, માનો પુષ્પ ની ઓઢણી ઓઢેલી નવોઢા !

વસંત ગઈ, સાવન ગયો; હવે આવી પાનખર, એના જીવન માં.

અંગ અંગ દુખવા લાગ્યું, આંખો થઈ ધુંદલી, કમી આવી યોવન માં.

પક્ષીઓ પોતાનો માળો છોડી, ઉડી ગયા દૂર દૂર, પરદેશ.

વૃક્ષ નું બદલાઈ ગયું સ્વરૂપ, કોઈ ને ગમતો નથી આં પહેરવેશ.

એકલું અટૂલું પડી ગયું હવે એ, ન પક્ષી, ન ફૂલ ન પાન

હવે તો જોખમ માં છે એનું અસ્તિત્વ, એનો જાન.

કહે બાપડું મન માં, આવી લાગી મુજ જીવન માં, પાનખર.

હવે ન સાથી ન સંગી, ન બાલુડા, ન ભાઈ બહેન કે વર.

એકલે હાથે તય કરવી પડશે મને હવે, જીવન ની આં ડગર.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

JAMSHEDJI TATA

Revered Sir,

Truly a man with a long foresight great you were;

The entire Parsi community is really proud of you, Sir .

A great human n a patriotic son of Mother India, you were.

After your meeting with Vivekananda, you knew how to serve Her.

May your memory live on for centuries many, dear Sir.

Happy Birthday

Armin Dutia Motashaw

पिया मेरे,

पिया, बनो न इतने बेरहम और निष्ठुर,

नाजुक दिल, दुखी हो के, टूट जाता है ।

शब्द बाण होते हैं बहुत ही कातिल; बड़े ही क्रूर;

दो मीठे शब्द सुनने से दिल पे सुकून छा जाता है ।

प्रीतम कभी तो प्रेम भरे शब्दों के फूल बरसाओ

हमें इतना भी न तड़पाओ और तरसाओ ।

माना के प्रीत मैंने की, आप भा गए; इसमें मेरा क्या कसूर ?

प्रेम न सही, पर इतने क्यों हो निष्ठुर ?

इतना भी न करो गुरूर अपनी बंसी पे;
छेड़ो मीठे सुर ।

माना आप हो राधिका के पर इस में मीरा का क्या कुसूर ?

मन मोह लिया इसे हो गए मनमोहन जरूर;

पर तरसाओ न मुझे युह रेह कर मुझसे दूर दूर ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

अक्सर अपने ही देते हैं गहरा घाव;

जरूरत रही नहीं अब यहां से जाओ

फिर भी उम्मीद लिए बैठा है, कभी कहेंगे आव ।

जरूरतों का रिश्ता बनता है यहां ;

इसी को लोग कहते है मतलबी जहां ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HOME COMES OUR HERO

Welcome back home, our brave hero.

The country's spirit is hundred from zero.

Thank we our  honourable patriotic P. M. Namo.

Wonderful is the result after some tense" lamho".

May Mother India have many more such sons.

Who can for Her, die, not just raise guns.

Welcome back home, Abhinannandan.

Accept our respectful, love  filled "Vandan".

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Ever dearest Zoish,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL.
Our little princess has turned eight today. Teeny weeny she was the other day.
Hopes she, to become an artist someday.
Loves she to dance, sing n be happy n gay.
Little one,  pride of the community, may you be,  soon one day.
Ahura kind,  bless her n stay with her all the way.
Blessings n love
Dae, Maa, Shez Mum, Phil Dad and Freyanush.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

अभिनन्दन

बहुत बहुत अभिनन्दन और बधाई आपको, ओ अभिनन्दन ।

आपको और आपकी वीरता को हमारे कोटी कोटी वंदन ।

भगवान का तहे दिल से धन्यवाद; प्रभु, स्वीकारिए हमारा आभार और वंदन

आपने पूरे भारत को एक डोर में बांध लिया; बड़ा ही अनोखा है यह बंधन ।

और आप ने आशीर्वाद रूप में, निल गगन से बरसाया बूंदों से बरखा-धन ।

भारत माता के वीर सपूत अभिनन्दन को हम देश वासियों का वंदन ।
जय हिन्द
जय हिन्द की सेना ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

A Pathetic Reality

Heard I, about this couple elderly, now sadly on the street.

Rich n prosperous they once were, now deprived of every bit.

Once they too were able bodied, absolutely fine,  healthy n fit.

Just now looked they shabby, emaciated, hardly able to sit.

Their sons vanquished them had; lived they now on tiny *** bit(s).

Swollen were their faces tearful; and so were their old feet.

Puzzled  and   shocked they looked, beyond their wits.

A social worker now took them to a home for the aged, in transit.

With help from a legal team, got back they, their every bit.

Now their palatial villa is a comfortable home for the aged, cushy n sweet.

Adopted the social worker, they have; n threw away their kids, like ****.

They serve the needy with love n care; now besides them sit.

Try they, to independent make them; to live fine and fit.

Changed their pathetic reality this worker; this story is now a big hit.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

GRATEFUL I  AM

Count our blessings we must, each n everyone of us.

The list of wants and desires will seem small thus.

Need we all; peace, health, wealth and happiness.

Turn around n see the anxious, ill, poor n sadness.

Gratefulness n satisfaction improve will, our peace;

For humans, wants and desires never really cease.

An expert, to write a list of have n have nots does insist.

When introspect we, increase will the gratefulness list.

Strives everyone for a better 'morrow, it's not wrong.

Life is strife, a struggle constant; it's not a song.

But if we our blessings count; easy become will things.

Thank Ahura we must, for granting us these additional wings.

I AM WRITING MY LIST, ARE YOU????

Armin Dutia Motashaw.

PLEAD I

LORD, Do not foresake me ever.

Do not with me, relationship sever.

To find my way home, I am not clever.

So to hold Your hand n walk will be my endeavour.

To bring back this lost child , will be a big favour.

When lost in the woods, dump me You will never.

You, O Lord kind,  we always constantly  rever;

Please, o please don't let us down ever.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

O beings divine, please save this dying race

A very severe crisis, today we face.

In our yearning to prosper, for kids we have no space.

We are really going through a bad phase.

Yet cool as cucumber, seems to be the case;

Where as,  people actually should be in a daze.

Shower upon us your blessings n focus your gaze

As in front of our eyes there is a haze.

Life difficult is, n complex like a maze

In bearing kids, poor, rather  very low is our pace.

But help us You beings divine, to increase our race.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

O Meher Yazad divine, may Your light spread far and wide
May it enlighten us, to see Nature's positive side.
So that, by Ahura's rules and  regulations, we abide.

Show us the path of Ashoi and help us follow it; grant us the vision.
Forgotten we have the principles and practice of religion;
Light our way and grant us the much required passion.

Open our eyes please ; n Ring into our ears the warning -bell
Help us to revive the principles ; and our tenets practice well.
Help us please, to increase and in numbers, swell.

Aedoon baad

Armin Dutia Motashaw

MY LOVE

What's first Love, I wouldn't know.

All I know is, you are my only love.

Cupid's arrow pierced once n  stayed there, within.

Entered it there; and, stayed there,  right in.

Wonder I, how can one fall in love again n again

Even if I ever tried it, surely it would be in wane.

So you are my only love, whom I lost my heart to.

All I can tell you is, with all my heart, I love only you.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS.

On Roj Meher, Mah Meher, tomorrow you will turn eight, my darling.

Time truly flies, eight years ago, time was just about to, you bring.

Eagerly awaiting we were your arrival; in our arms, to you swing.

hoping we were, the stork, for Freyu, a cute sis would  bring.

Then you arrived. A bundle of joy, cute and cuddly; n we named you Zoi.

For us all, specially Freyu, you were a very special n precious toy.

Wishing you loads of happinessssss, now and alwaysssss.

Stay blessed.

Your Dae, Ma, Shez, Phil n Freyu.

Their pain, so deep n intense;

May not to terrorists make any sense.

But karma leaves no one; just no one.

Suffer we all must, for those deeds we have done.

Help them all O Ahura, you are very kind.

Politicians are a remedy not likely to find.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Happy birthday to my sweet lil sis.

Your warm hugs and cuddles I very much miss.

Wonderful were those days of childhood.

Wish they once again, come would.

Wish you we joy, good health, happinessssss n a long healthy life.

With loads of love.

Your loving caring Sis

HELP THEM

Alas so very difficult it is to understand a human mind.

In his thinking ,  words n actions coordination we may not find.

Look he may, or even to talk to, sound pretty normal;

But actually, in reality he may be weird or absolutely abnormal.

This revealed is, in circumstances awkward or different.

His reactions so unpredictable can be, revealing in his personality, a dent.

Portray they may an accident as a ******, and an issue create.

Such behaviour insane, change can, an innocent person's fate.

Scary can be this behaviour, throwing others out of gear.

This is what a  person is afraid of, it creates a sort of panic or fear .

Pray I to Ahura, to grant us a normal mind with virtues n wisdom;

So that away we can keep from such humans; distance safe some.

Save us from these  humans, sort of insane or unpredictable.

Because unfortunately, of sanity, these humans do not carry a label.

Guard the world from these people emotionally sick who are unfortunate.

Do this please O Lord, help them before it is too late.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

જીતશે કોણ ?

સતત તને ભૂલવાની, લાખ કોશિશ કરું છુ;

કેમ કે, તને યાદ કરી રોજ તલ તલ હું મરું છું.

જોઈએ, મન કે દિલ કોણ વધારે હાવી થઈ જાય;

કોણ નું વર્ચસ્વ વધી જાય, તેનું વિચારેલું થાય.

દિલ કહે પકડી રાખ, યાદો ને વળગી રહે.

મન કહે, તું આમ ખોટી વ્યથા શીદ સહે !

દિલ દિમાગ ની આં લડાઈ માં કોણી થશે જીત ?

આત્મા એ આપ્યો જવાબ, " હંમેશા જીતે પ્રીત".

પણ પ્રીત કોણી; "નથી એ તારી, છે એ તો એક પરછાયો"

"જે પડછાયો, તારા અસિતત્વ પર સદા માટે છે છાયો."

હવે વિજયી કોણ, શું ખબર, કોણી થશે જીત ?

મન કહે ભૂલી જા એને, દિલ કહે જીતશે પ્રીત.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

इशारे

हवाए रुख बदल रही है, अब घुटन सी होने लगी है;

प्राणवायु कम हो जाने से, हवा कुछ जहरीली हो रही है ।

स्वच्छ आकाशमें, न जाने अचानक बादल कहां से आ गए हैं

मेरा चांद छुप गया है, सितारे भी मुंह फेर रहे हैं

बदलाव के समय का, शायद, यह कोई इशारा है

अब वक्त क्या बतलाएगा; यह सोच के उलझन सी होती है !

दिये की अचानक लौ थरथरा रही है; कंपकपा रही है ज्योति ;

क्या यह लौ, तूफ़ान आने का कोई संकेत दे रही है हमें ?

मालिक मेरे, हमेशा महफूज़ रहे आशियाना मेरा

इस भूमि पर, इस घर पर, सदैव आशीर्वाद रहे तेरा

पावन यह भूमि है, मेरी मां के असितत्त्व का यहां है एहसास

इसे संभालेगा तु; रखेगा सुरक्षित, मुझे है पूरा विश्वास ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

CHANGE OUR THINKING, SHOULD WE ?

Man's thinking is really weird, indeed  very strange !

As per his requirements n purpose, It has a long range.

Wonder I, when and how can we bring about a change ?

Yesterday's incident, about the Pups, makes me this think;

We felt awful but helpless, as it happened in a blink.

People screaming,  are they all vegetarians n vegans? Don't even milk drink ?

For eggs if we eat, a hen we hurt. If chicken we eat, it is a murderous act ?

Think of the innocent goat, we not only it **** but eat it ! Isn't this a fact?

Be it fish, chicken, meat, beef, pork, et al, eat we unconcerned, as if part of a pact.

Agreed a mistake it was grave; but awfully weird was the reaction.

Perhaps it happened due to camouflage or the eye's poor refraction.

By our food habits, many murders we daily commit, is this, then a fair action ?

Armin Dutia Motashaw

SOOTHE

Our speech, should every listener soothe.

Use words that never hurt; don't be uncouth.

In this world, there's a lot of negativity today;

Heal, soothe; if you cannot, at least do not anyone flay.

In these troubled times, at unrest is everyone's mind;

Try out music n words like honey to broken hearts bind.

If you capable are not, at least spew poison do not.

If help we cannot a troubled soul, hurt it not.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Deeply saddened I am at the caustic remarks made.

Wish people, a little understanding had.

No one in his right mind, purposefully do this would.

An accident, because of camouflage it was;
But poisoned tongues some, made it a murderous cause.

Even for a moment, to see reality, some didn't pause.

Poison some people can really spew;

Luckily, understand the facts did, also a few.

Mankind, indeed strange is, twist they can things easily too.

Ahura kind, grant us wisdom to things rightly interpret

So that, in Your kingdom, we wouldn't have to fret.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

Proud of you, young man we are.

May your goals be high n you reach far.

May your good wishes n desies be fulfilled.

And your life, with goodness n peace be filled

MY FREYANUSH

Freyu  fatkdo, is my hero, my darling champ.

Can't find a darling like him, even after searching with a lamp.

Sometimes too much of gym n running, cause my hero a cramp.

May Ahura shower His choicest blessings upon you, my son.

To play with him Scrabble, quiz, uno, cricket, is real real fun.

Though these days I don't like him playing with bow n arrows or a gun.

May you soon represent India as a chess n skating champ; play an important part.

May all your efforts reach the sky, like an arrow, or a dart.

Study hard, n reach heights great; pray daily, with all your heart.

WE LOVE YOU.
DAE & MA.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ઝોઈ મોઈ

મારો મીઠ્ઠો બદમાશ બકરો,

ગમે નહિ એને ડ્રેસ પહેરવા કક્રો.

દોડે જેવી એ મીઠાઈ ચોકોલેટ જોય;

ગયા જનમ માં નક્કી હતી એ એક કંદોઈ.

બકરીઓ એને ગમે ઘણી;
Doggies ની છે મોટી fan.

આટલી ઠંડી માં બી એને માટે ગોળો કરાય નહિ ban.

છે એ અમારી લાડકી, બુઢાપા ની અમારી લાકડી.

અમારી આંખો નો તારો, છોકરી છે બહુ ફાંકડી.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

वाणी आपकी

वाणी आपकी, दिल जोड़ सकती है, या दिल तोड़ सकती है ।

रूजु, कोमल, होता है दिल; एक टूटे दिल को जोड़ना, भक्ति होती है।

सोच के प्रयोग करें शब्दों का, इनमें बड़ी गहरी, शक्ति है ।

यह हरएक को है पता, दिल किसिका तोड़ना, बहुत ही, है आसान;

पलभर में, दुखी कर सकते है हम, एक नाजुक सी, सूखी जान ।

याद रहे, कभी न नष्ट करना, किसी का मान सनमान और स्वमान ।

कभी न तीखे, जहरीले बोलो से, तोड़ना कीसिका दिल।

एक टूटे हुए दिल को जोड़ना होता है बहुत ही मुश्किल ।

मरहम लगाना इतना नहीं है आसान, धीरे से भरता है घाव, तिल तिल ।

बोलने से पहले, गर इंसान सोचे, तो कितना सूखी होता, यह संसार ।

जो हमे सुनने में हो पसंद, वहीं सुनाइए सबको; करे न शब्दों से प्रहार ।

शब्द को कभी बनाना नहीं कांटो का हार, दीजिए सभी को, फूलों का उपहार ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

THIS WORLD

Wouldn't this world be a beautiful place; just contemplte !

If sow we would, seeds of fruits, that we daily ate.

Imagine oranges, Chikoos, mangoes hanging from trees, along the road.

Banana plantations, gauva, custard-apple trees on every boluward.

The colder places would have apple,  apricot, peach, cherry avenues.

This way, our villages n towns would be loaded with fruits, flowers n veggies.

Every coast, coconut groves, jackfruits would have all around.

Deserts filled with date palms would, if Arabs, date seeds drop could.

I love to imagine a world like this, lush green and so rich yet serene.

Be it man, beast, bird all happily in peace, coexist would.

Thought this fills me with pleasure, which I just cannot measure.

Lord, bless this beautiful Earth, so that a paradise it becomes.

With vegetation , now oxygen rich air,  will automatically come.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

O Ahura,
Unto Thee, with all my heart, I sincerely pray.

Do not, o please do not, my plea, simply discard away.

Help n bless the people who are trying to good do, for our planet, which does ail.

It hurts a lot when hard work, patience, perseverance and faith fail.

In You, we fully trust, but when often wins evil, it dampens our spirit.

Let good over evil win; for this, need do not the good, any merit.

Understand Your ways we cannot; but help us in our endeavours good.

If You, our kind Lord won't; there can't be another. who else would ?

Innocents being killed by fanatics; dreadful it is, allow this do not.

Trees,

TRADITION

It's tradition, that keeps and holds a culture together.

Slowly, it will die, if shifted we away, to things other.

Care great must be taken to hold these values precious together.

For it's tradition that holds a society or community together;

Shifting away from your roots may be fashion; but it's like foresaking your father.

Remember we must all, to adhere to our rich cultural heritage; foresaking it is disaster.

Let's respect and follow our rich culture, as we would respect our father n mother.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

HELP ME TO BEAR

Forget cannot I, your lovely lush green curtains,

This blank, reminding me of life and how everything is so uncertain.

this month filled with lavender flowers, would be every bough.

I wonder, without them all, now live I will how ?

The month next my Champa

Most of us know it; that's not very difficult.

But to accept it, take it in one's stride is difficult.

To assimilate it, is real success.

Capable are we of this success ?

Armin Dutia Motashaw

This is indeed a thought imaginative n funny ;
Why can't we Bawas multiply like a bunny?
Even though, a kid does cost a lot of money.
But just think ; aren't kids sweeter than honey?
For them, I wouldn't mind exchanging a bag, full of money.
Or sing with my kids, a tune bright, bubbly or even ******.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

માડી મારી,

જરૂરત છે મને તારી, એક મિનિટ માટે શું તું આવી શકશે.
શું તારા સ્વર્ગ ના કાર્યક્રમો છોડી છાડી, મને મળી શકશે ?

બોલાવવી ના જોઈએ પણ તારા વગર સમજે કોણ, મારા અંતર નું દુઃખ.
બસ તારી બાહોમાં લઇ લે, માથે હાથ ફેરવ જે; તુરંત દૂર થશે મારું દુઃખ.

દિલ ભારી થઇ ગયું છે, હળવું કરું કેમ; તારા ખોળે માથું મૂકીને રડવું છે.
તારી સાથે બે પળ ગુજારી, માડી મારી, હૈયું મારું હળવું કરવું છે.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

દીપક


દીપક થઈ જળજે તું, સૂરજ ભલે ના તું થાય.
જ્યોત તારી સદા જળે, અજવાળું છલકાય.

એક નાનો દીપક, કરે આજુબાજુ નું અંધારું દૂર.
બધા તો થઈ શકે નહિ, સૂર્ય જેટલા મશહૂર.

રોશની નું એક કિરણ બની, કરજે કોમ નું અંધારું દૂર.
અહુરા તને આપશે પ્રેમ અને આશિષ ભરપૂર.

ડરતો નહિ તું , સૂરજ સામે દીપક ભલે હોય બહુ  ઝાંખો,
પણ અંધારી રાતે, પ્રકાશ ફેલાવી, કરજે રોશન બધાંની આંખો.

સૂરજ નું તેજ અને ગરમાવો, હોય પ્રચંડ ભલે
પણ અંધારામાં દીપક નો પ્રકાશ ના હોય તો ખલે.

તો દીપક બની કરજે જગ માં થી, બની શકે એટલું અંધારું દૂર.
જ્ઞાન દીપક બની, ફેલાવજે તારો પ્રકાશ, જાળવી તારું ગરુર.

Armin Dutia Motashaw

प्यार में सौदा नहीं

प्यार में कोई सौदा होता नहीं है;

गर कोई कहे है; तो मै कहूं, तो फिर यह प्यार नहीं है

हा, इतना जरूर है, थोड़े से प्यार की अपेक्षा जरूर होती है ।

प्यार मांगने से मिलता नहीं; और जबर्जस्ती से होता नहीं ;

नहीं तो हर इंसान बस प्यार ही मांगता; मै खुद भी ।

प्यार तो बस यूंही हो जाता है; अपना दिल, पल भर में, पराया हो जाता है ।

प्यार पे कहां किसी का ज़ोर चलता है ? मन मस्तिष्क "ना" कहता रह जाता है;

और दिल किसी की सुनता कहां
है, प्रीतम का ही हो जाता है।

प्यार जो करते हैं; वोह सौदा नहीं किया करते;
बस दिल का दिया जलाते हैं ।

प्रीतम की खुशी में, अपनी खुशी ढूंढते रहते है; खुद फना हो जाते हैं ।

किसीने कहा है, आंधी में यह दीप जलाते हैं और पानी में आग लगा देते हैं।

प्यार में सौदा नहीं होता है, जहां सौदा होता है, वहा प्यार नहीं होता है ।

Armin Dutia Motashaw

ALONE

Alone we come, and alone we go.

Without relatives, friend or foe.

Difficult to follow, easy to advise give;

But learn we must all, to alone live.

Man, a social animal may perhaps be,

But accompanies him no one; goes alone he.

Except parents, most relationships, selfish are.

To establish this fact, one needn't go far.

His own, whom he consideres his, cause him pain.

Or often silent, callous or indifferent remain.

So though a social being, learn he must to mostly live alone.

I think his best companions are prayers, music n his smart phone.

Armin Dutia Motashaw