I Finally Realized That I Need Her, That I Want To See Her And Talk To Her About All Kinds Of Things.

—Srijita

इश्क़

इश्क़ हरा देता है सब को, मैं हारा हुआ हूं

खारे इश्क़ से शक्कर सा मीठा हुआ हूं

ऐ तेज़ हवा ! मैं सूखा पत्ता सामने तेरे हूं

जानता नहीं किस तरफ़ जा कर मैं गिरूं

"It's just that I need to speak to someone.

Not someone. You"

—One Day

I seemed to have a crush on you

Even when it's forbidden and you know the truth

I pretend I do not look at you

With fondness and nothing new

चुपके चुपके रात दिन आँसू बहाना याद हैं

हम को अब तक आशिकी का वो ज़माना याद हैं

I still recall when first I fell in love

The silent tears I shed, all night, all day.

~ Hasrat Mohani, Translated by Ralph Russell

Shams smiled fleetingly. “Every man has a degree of womanliness inside.”

“Even the ones who are manly men?”

“Especially those, my dear,” Shams said, garnishing his words with a wink and dropping his voice to a whisper, as if sharing a secret.

—The Forty Rules of Love

"Marry me," he whispered, stroking her long neck. ... "And that is an order, not a request," he said kissing her open mouth, her lips still gaping in surprise.

— Rishi Vishwamitra aka Kaushik

Menaka's Choice, Kavita Kané

I want to give love a chance again.

क्या आप मुझ पर खफ़ा हैं?

ये सासे जो पुकारती है मुझे, आपके हैं?

नस-नस में जो खून बेह रहा हैं,

न जाने कहाँ जा रहा हैं

काश इस जिंदगी ने बोल दी होती

सासे लेना क्या गुनाह हैं मेरी?

-Srijita Sarkar