Ghazal
Apni Marzi Se Kahaan Apne Safar - Jagjit Singh
Rukh Hawaon ka jidhar ka hai…
Ek pal mein ek sadi ka maza hum se puchhiye
Khumar Barabanki (1919-1999) was a Urdu poet who hailed from Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. His real name was Mohd Haider Khan. He chose ‘Khumar’ for his takhallus (pen name).
Ek pal mein ek sadi ka maza hum se puchhiye
Do din ki zindagi ka maza hum se puchhiye
Bhule hain unhein rafta-rafta mudatton mein hum
Qishton mein khudkushi [...]
Beautifully Nostalgic
This Ghazal was sung by Jagjit Singh and the beautiful words are by Kaifi Azmi. Now, this might seem like just a rant but try and produce something like this yourself.
koee ye kaise bataaye ke wo tanahaa kyon hai
wo jo apanaa thaa, wahee aaur kisee kaa kyon hai
yahee duniyaan hain to fir, ayesee ye duniyaan [...]
Kabhi Kabhi
We all know this song from the movie Kabhi Kabhi starring Amitabh Bachchan. But that was just a simplified version of Sahir Ludhianvi’s poem titled, again, Kabhi Kabhi. Enjoy the original version below (courtesy http://www.sahirludhianvi.com)
kabhii kabhii mere dil meiN Khayaal aataa hai
k zindagii tirii zulfoN ke narm chaaoN meiN
guzarne paati to shaadaab ho bhi saktii [...]
Shifting perspectives
Following up on my comment to AJ’s last post, here’s another example of Ghalib’s prose:
Aisa lagta hai ki zindagi tum ho
aisa lagta hai ki zindagi tum ho
ajnabi jaise ajnabi tum ho
ab koii aaraazuu nahiin baaki
justajuu merii aakhiri tum ho
main zameen par ghanaa andheraa huun
aasmaanon kii chandanii tum ho
doston se vafaa kii ummeedein
kis zamaane ke aadmi [...]
Ragon Mein Daudte Firne Ke Hum NahiN Kayal
These verses of Ghalib’s are another masterpiece (Taken from Navin’s website). This work of Ghalib is dearest to me because of various reasons. Foremost reason is that this was one of the first of Ghalib’s ghazals that we (me and Sameer, this blog’s creator) discussed during our younger times (so far I can remember), spending [...]