"Whatever I write is pathetic." And this is not a sudden realization. I always knew it; and I am getting to know it better. Sometimes I think I can, at least, be a good observer/critic (for, every successful critic has been an unsuccessful writer), but then i realise that this requires an entirely different set of attributes which I am not gifted with (I haven't got a 'critical heart', u see!). Having got snatched of both the options, and having necessarily got to find something to waste my time in; I finally settled with what follows.
So here I proceed to enlist some lines from various ghazals, urdu doublets etc which have been there in my web of memories for a long time. They really had some heartfelt effect when I first heard them (though, everything fades away gradually.) Some may be a piece of some ordinary literature, but still I would write them here, because there have been some days in my life when I read them and said to myself-"this has made my day! wow!"
To start with, this one was shared by a friend once:
"Jindagi ke kisi mod par gar tum ittefakan mil bhi gaye...
tumne nazarein jhuka li maine kuchh poocha nahi."
I will say just one thing on how much I liked the above lines: This is the oldest sms still kept in my mobile, and it dates back to April 9, 2005.
Now consider this one:
"Kuchh roz huye, aaye vo khayalon mein..
phir kayi roz bekhayali rahi."
Call it ordinary,for you won't let it sink in.
Don't know whose the above two are, but the next one is definitely Ghalib at his very best:
"Tune kasam maykashi ki khayi hai ghalib..
teri kasam ka aitbaar nahi."
People say Mir was better than Ghalib when it comes to romantic ghazal. I don't know much about this comparison, but here is one gem from Ghalib himself:
"Hum to samajhe the hum hi hain ustaad-e-ghazal ghalib...
Sunte hain ki jamaane mein koi Meer bhi tha!?!"
Now let me come to the lyrics of ghazals sung by jagjit singh, the ghazal maestro. Hate him, for he voices things from within your own self which you don't want to hear. Whether or not one listens to him, everyone knows him for his singular hold on current Indian ghazal. But very few have heard the punjabi ghazals sung by him. I was moving randomly in my wing one day (two years back) and my feet had to settle down when the ears caught this string:
"Mainu tera shabab le baitha...
Rang gora ghulab le baitha."
Obviously, the lines were romantic, and unlike the usual hip-hop-bhangra (save me!), I could easily comprehend the meaning. So I rushed to listen to the entire song...
"Kinni beeti te kini baaki hai..
mainu eho hisaab le baitha."
"Mainu jad vi tussi ho yaad aaye...
din dihade sharab le baitha."
To top it all, it concludes with-
"Changa hunda sawaal na karda...
mainu tera jawaab le baitha."
[won't say this one had any heartfelt effect, because I never posed 'the sawaal' (proposed) to anyone as yet. May be the effect was to make me reluctant in posing it to someone]
Next, consider this ghazal sung by Mehdi Hasan:
"Ab ke hum bichhde to shayad kabhi khwabon (mein) milen...
jis tarah sukhe huye phool kitabon (mein) milen.
Tu khuda hai na mera ishq farishton jaisa..
tu insaan hai to kyun itne hizaabon (mein) mile."
I was spellbound. So was I when I heard this one by Ghulam Ali:
"Dekh kar mujhko log naam tera lete hain...
isme main khush hun, mohabbat ka ye anjaam to hai."
Now let me conclude this post with another one by him-
"Uske dil pe bhi kadi ishq mein guzri hogi..
naam jisne bhi mohabbat ka sazaa rakha hai."
September 8, 2006
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4 comments:
reallynice collection dear..but i dont thinkyou yourself are that bad as u make outin the first line of the post..i like reading ur articles
Kuchh roz huye, aaye vo khayalon mein..
phir kayi roz bekhayali rahi
Tune kasam maykashi ki khayi hai ghalib..
teri kasam ka aitbaar nahi."
That on is indeed ghalib,infact a part of a famous work from him
I am in a sudden verse writing mood myself...but of course wd not do it here...dont want to spoil ur post!
Do write. May be next time when I write such a post I put you in the leagues of Ghalib and Mir!
And about the first line: whenever you want to live up to high expectations, first lower them!
I have developed this strong feeling after going through some of your posts that there's a creative genious within you*. For the sake of yourself {first} and your readers {second} dont ever quit writing. You really write very well, I have a great time reading your posts.
* Based on assumption that whatever you dont acknowledge of being other's works is all your own creation.
thanx for all your appreciations..i don't deserve that much of praise though.
regarding the bottomline of ur comment.. (i think u r not talking of this particular post as nothing is mine here.. this is simply a collection.).. the other posts till date are my own work and i wud definitely acknowledge if i take smthing from someone else's work.
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