निवेदन

और क्या बयान करुँ इस ग़म-ऐ-दिल के बारे में,
हर जाते पल से गुजारिश की है, मुझे अपने साथ ले चल
हर आते पल को जीने की कोशिश करता हूँ

क्या उसे मालूम नहीं की मैं क्या चाहता हूँ,
क्या इस बात से वह अवगत नहीं मुझे उसका साथ चाहिए
ये "अज्ञानता" तुझे पुकारती है

हे प्रभु, मेरे भगवन
मुझे राह दिखलाओ
मेरे इस बोझल मन को कर्तव्य याद दिलाओ
मेरी काया की द्वेष इच्छाओं को समर्पण समझाओ
ले चलो मेरी इन उँगलियों को थाम के वहां , जहाँ मैं तुममे खो जाऊं

जीवन का तथ्य यही है
तुम साकार हो बाकी सब निराकार है

मुझे अपने में विलोम होने दो
अब देर न कर
अब देर न कर, मेरे दाता
अब देर न कर ।

Kuchh Aise hi....

Uske aane ki aahat kaano mein gaan gaati hai,

Uski chhavi ki jhalak ankhon ko gulistan banati hai

Akhir wo kaun hai jiska intezar mujhe sadiyon se hai

Akhir wo kaun hai jiski raah mein na jaane aur kitne yug guzareinge

Maloom hota hai wo mera hi ek aks hai,

Mehsoos hota hai wo mujhi mein kahin chhipa hai

Phir ye sharm kaisi, yeh darr kaisa,

Bahar aane ka khauf kyon, Apne aap se bhaya kaisa

Kis mood par bhatak jaayeinge iska pata nahi,

Par kya yah ehsaas kam hai

"Bhatakna jeevan ki ek reet hai"'

Isliye aye mere humnasheen, mere humnawaz, mujhe apne se milne se na rok

Teri aahat aaj bhi is shushk kaaya ko bharkha deti hai, ankhon ko sukoon deti hai,

Aur isi intezaar ka molya amolya hai.

Happy Birthday Sahir !

It’s Sahir’s birthday today. There couldn’t have been a better way to start with my blog. Now I understand why I lost the desire to post my previous article as my first. 

About one and a half yrs back I was introduced to Sahir. Well, to put it more appropriately I was formally introduced. Informally, I had known Sahir since I was very young.

His words accompany me to those remote places and thoughts where no one else before him had ever gone. I can’t stop him from coming with me. He possesses me in a manner where no one can even dare to touch me. I want to know more and more of him with every passing day. Whenever he occupies my mind everything else seems redundant. I ache to be more near to him. I wish to kiss his hands….

All the basic details of Sahir’s life are available on net. I can read them and go on reading them. But, my quest to know his personally is not quenched with this information. I lounge for more. The best way to know him is thru his music, his words. The lyrics which have become immortal just like him.

From the very first Thandi hawa lehra ke aaye to the very last Kabhie Kabhie, you know he is in each one of them. In each one of these you can feel him.

When he penned down

Tere pyaar ka aasra chahta hoon

Wafa kar raha hoon, wafa chahta hoon ..

Haseeno se ehhde wafa chahte ho

Bade nasamajh ho ye kya chahte ho.

.. I heard the song and couldn’t stop myself from appreciating how beautifully he expressed a very known and accepted fact. The collection is unlimited. His qawwalis is the best known of bollywood cinema. The films for which he gave his words are known as Sahir’s movie. The lyrics of the songs made the audience forget everything.

His classic best

Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya

Har fikr ko dhuyein mein udata chala gaya

This truly reveals his character and personality. He is very much like his songs.

He is at his very best in Pyaasa.

I could never decide which my favourite is but for the sake of this post I have tried that. The following song is special in its own way. It made me look out for him. This song introduced me to Sahir, formally.

Aise veerane mein ik din ghut ke mar jaayeinge hum

Jitna bhi chahe pukare phir nahi aayeinge hum

Through net I have learned that Amrita Pritam, Sahir’s former girlfriend worshipped him, not just love him. I have ordered for Amrita’s autobiography. I will write more about Sahir after I go through the book.

But, today is Sahir Ludhianvi’s birthday and I wish that he is known through his songs always. As for me, he will continue to accompany me to those remote places even if I find someone else to take along with us.

   ---  Urvashi