Dilon mein tum apni
Betaabiyan leke chal rahe ho
Toh Zinda Ho Tum
Summer of 2011, when I was in my early twenties, I had read these lines for the first time. Imraan, probably carrying a mountain of emotions in his little diary had penned another one of his pains. Probably writing may have helped him heal through his pain too. Which explains this writeup.
These lines are of a heart that seems to be hollow due to unbearable pain inflicting on it, yet the one that still beats and fights on, wanting to heal. The same rhetorical quotes are run through it in hope that it will heal one day. The kind of emotion Imraan was going through.
All the negativity and the pain that often weighs your heart down, signifies that you are still alive. You still are curious, you are vulnerable and yet you dream of a better tomorrow. And the word ‘zinda’ is exactly how you feel! Just while looking at the sunset or the waves of a sea for hours!
Winter of 2021, now I am nearly thirty two and have realised how true these lines are. Moreover, I have discovered an Imraan in me. As they say, pain is probably the most poetic emotion and an honest plea straight from the heart. Yet there is light at the end of a tunnel. Or so the cliche goes! As the lines go on…
Nazar mein khwabon ki
Bijliyan leke chal rahe ho
Toh zinda ho tum
Hawa ke jhokon ke jaise
Aazad rehna sikho
Tum ek dariya ke jaise
Lehron mein behna sikho
Har ek lamhe se tum milo
Khole apni bhaayein
Har ek pal ek naya samha
Dekhen yeh nigahaein
Jo apni aankhon mein
Hairaniyan leke chal rahe ho
Toh zinda ho tum
Dilon mein tum apni
Betaabiyan leke chal rahe ho
Toh zinda ho tum
