Rejoinder!

Sometimes, small incidents fill you with such great pleasure... Tonight looking at my mail-box; I experienced the same kinda joy. The new mail waiting was indeed quite an unexpected but welcome surprise… It read, ‘New comment on INTEZAAR.’

It was my friend, a friend who I sought refuge to the most in times of distress… It’s quite funny, how we keep in touch in times of trouble, but in happy times, the ‘touch’ factor just disappears.

There were days when we talked for hours at a stretch, and look at us today… it has almost been a couple of months since we heard from each other… His reply to my earlier post brought back those treasured memories of the good old times… So here you go… his reply in Hindi (which is again quite a feat!)

Baitha hoon aapke intezaar mein...

Leke un dinon ki yaadein...

Woh raat bhar ki baatein...

Woh aansoo-on ko pochne wali muskurahat...

Woh long drives ka promise, woh milne ki betaabi...

Woh andekhe sapne jo sach hue, aap hi ki dua se...

Khata toh humne koi nahi ki...

Magar aaj aap duur chale gaye ho...

Kab laut aayengi woh beete dinon ki khushi...

Kab yeh zindagi hogi fir se puri...

Waqt jaise tham sa gaya hai...

Aankhen ho gayi hai num...

Aur kitna tadpaoge hame...

Kab laut aayenge woh haseen lamhe...

Cheers to you, dear friend… Don’t cease to be the lynchpin of my life! May you fly higher; and like I told you, you are always gonna be high up there… Dare you forget this sweet little fussy friend of yours – the damsel always in distress! ;)

-Ships