The so-called poets of today can try and emulate the simplicity of Meer's style of poetry where so much is said without using many words...
Kal chaman mien Gul o Saman dekha
aaj dekha...to baagh, 'ban' dekha!
'ban' is the hindvi word for forest, or wilderness.
Zauq e paikan o teer mein tere
muddaton tak jigar ne chchan dekha
from another ghazal...
is mauj khez behr mein ham ko qaza ne aah!
paani ke bulbule ki tarah se mita diya
sab shor e ma o man ko liye dil mien mar gaye
yaaron ko is fasane ne aakhir sula diya
the above shair is talking about the 'constitution of the self'...'ma' mean me and 'man' means I. Meer talks about the 'I' as a mere narrative, a 'fasana' that eventually puts the 'listeners' to sleep.
and then...in the special dehlavi style
dil na tha aisi jagah jis ki na sudh leeje kabhoo
ujdi is basti ko phir tu ne basaya hota
dil se khush tarha makaan phir bhi kabhi bante hain?!!
is imaarat ko to tuk dekh ke dhaya hota!
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poochte hain woh ke ghalib kauh hai...
- aahu e khutan
- Senior assistant professor at Zakir Husain Delhi College (Eve.) of the Delhi University
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
kuch naye ash'aar !
The so-called poets of today can try and emulate the simplicity of Meer's style of poetry where so much is said without using many words...
Kal chaman mien Gul o Saman dekha
aaj dekha...to baagh, 'ban' dekha!
'ban' is the hindvi word for forest, or wilderness.
Zauq e paikan o teer mein tere
muddaton tak jigar ne chchan dekha
from another ghazal...
is mauj khez behr mein ham ko qaza ne aah!
paani ke bulbule ki tarah se mita diya
sab shor e ma o man ko liye dil mien mar gaye
yaaron ko is fasane ne aakhir sula diya
the above shair is talking about the 'constitution of the self'...'ma' mean me and 'man' means I. Meer talks about the 'I' as a mere narrative, a 'fasana' that eventually puts the 'listeners' to sleep.
and then...in the special dehlavi style
dil na tha aisi jagah jis ki na sudh leeje kabhoo
ujdi is basti ko phir tu ne basaya hota
dil se khush tarha makaan phir bhi kabhi bante hain?!!
is imaarat ko to tuk dekh ke dhaya hota!
Kal chaman mien Gul o Saman dekha
aaj dekha...to baagh, 'ban' dekha!
'ban' is the hindvi word for forest, or wilderness.
Zauq e paikan o teer mein tere
muddaton tak jigar ne chchan dekha
from another ghazal...
is mauj khez behr mein ham ko qaza ne aah!
paani ke bulbule ki tarah se mita diya
sab shor e ma o man ko liye dil mien mar gaye
yaaron ko is fasane ne aakhir sula diya
the above shair is talking about the 'constitution of the self'...'ma' mean me and 'man' means I. Meer talks about the 'I' as a mere narrative, a 'fasana' that eventually puts the 'listeners' to sleep.
and then...in the special dehlavi style
dil na tha aisi jagah jis ki na sudh leeje kabhoo
ujdi is basti ko phir tu ne basaya hota
dil se khush tarha makaan phir bhi kabhi bante hain?!!
is imaarat ko to tuk dekh ke dhaya hota!
3 comments:
hey there nick...khutan is the name of a valley...which is associated with Laila..thanks for asking...there is a couplet by Irfan siddiqui from where i get my name...
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tere vehshi ne giraftari se bachne ke liyen
ram kiya itna ke aahu e khutan lagne laga
another version...more appropriate would be...
Rum piya itna....;)keep writing in...
Subhabrata Ghosh ChowdhuryMarch 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM"Kal chaman mien Gul o Saman dekha
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aaj dekha...to baagh, 'ban' dekha!
Zauq e paikan o teer mein tere
muddaton tak jigar ne chchan dekha"
Sir would you please explain to me these lines.
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hey there :) whats the meaning of your name I know Ahhoo is Gazelle but what is khutan
ReplyDeletehey there nick...khutan is the name of a valley...which is associated with Laila..thanks for asking...there is a couplet by Irfan siddiqui from where i get my name...
ReplyDeletetere vehshi ne giraftari se bachne ke liyen
ram kiya itna ke aahu e khutan lagne laga
another version...more appropriate would be...
Rum piya itna....;)keep writing in...
"Kal chaman mien Gul o Saman dekha
ReplyDeleteaaj dekha...to baagh, 'ban' dekha!
Zauq e paikan o teer mein tere
muddaton tak jigar ne chchan dekha"
Sir would you please explain to me these lines.