A few friends and I were hanging around, having a drink or two. The conversation became somewhat animated and turned towards the overly materialistic. The poet within me blurted the words that follow.

दीये अपने ज़हन में जलाओ, अंदर अँधेरा तो बाहर कैसा ऊजाला
अपने मन मंदिर को सजाओ , महक कहकशा में फैल जायेगी
प्यार से पुकार कर तो देखो, परियाँ उड़कर आएँगी

Light a lamp in your heart, if darkness dwells within then what do we do with the luminescence,

Look within, bare thine soul, allow the world to be blessed with the aroma of your sweet, clear conscience,

A passionate call from a heart that is true will find a response from many an angel out of the blue…