Mere Mehboob

The first line is taken from Faiz Ahmed Faiz's famous nazm - "Mujhse pahli si mohabbat mere mehboob na maang" .

मुझसे पहली सी मुहब्बत मेरे मेहबूब न माँग।
कई टुकड़ों में वह कुछ साल पहले बँट गयी है।
I love you के notes supermarket से लाने वाली रसद हो गयी है।
फूल पत्तियों के खर्चे Fixed deposit हो गए हैं।
अब Chaayos में पी गयी चाय के कुछ पल ही मुहब्बत हैं।
दस मुद्दों पर की गयी बातें ही I love you हैं।
क्योंकि मोहब्बत की भी अब उम्र हो चली है।
मुझसे पहली सी मुहब्बत मेरे मेहबूब न माँग।

No worries

A bit of context - "No worries"  was the last text message that I sent out to my son's tutor , who informed my son had left the class , albeit a bit late. By then , I had reached out to others to know his whereabouts. A mother is at her most forgiving and generous when her kids are safe.

A sigh of relief and I can throw this off at the person who said "sorry".
A teacher who responded a bit late , you see.
A friend's mom who saw the message when he was already home.
His father who was held up at office.
As long as he is home safe , there are No worries.