Firaaq Gorakhpuri aur Raj Kumar Qais, a killer combination!
Zoya
A very happy new year to all of you.
aaj kal haalaat kuChh aise chal rahe haiN k apne RK Sahib se mulaaqaat
karne ke liye mujhe Alup Chho.D kar kahiiN aur jaanaa pa.Dtaa hai! voh
chaaheN to ise Alupers kii jaanib se khul-e-aam shikaayat samajh sakte
haiN!! Any way, aaj kal RK Sahib apne pasandiidah shaayar Firaaq
Gorakhpuri Sahib ke baare meiN aisii dilchasap baateN aur aise umdah
ashaar ek mehfil meiN post kar rahe haiN k merii raaye meiN agar inheN
Alupers ke saath share naa kiyaa jaaye to na_insaafii hai. So without
his permission, I am taking the liberty to copy these posts here. I
will keep updating this thread as needed. I know you will love these
posts as much as Amit and I did. Enjoy!!
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1.
AATAA HAI "FIRAAQ" AAJ IDHAR BAIHR-E-ZIYAARAT
MAIKHAANE KI KHAAMOSH FAZAA BOL RAHII HAI!!!!
yaaraan-e-mehfil:
Firaaq Saahib jaise aalim-faazil ke baare meiN, mujh jaisa "gaNvaar"
bhi kuchh keh sake! to leejiye arz hai k ----------
maiN ne Firaaq Saahib ko pehli baar Dilli ke vast meiN, agast 1953
meiN, dekhaa thaa jab-k maiN Panjab University meiN M.Sc. (Physics) ka
'student' tha aur apni Ph.D. ka eihtemaam karne ke liye Dilli gayaa
tha. mere saath mere baRe bhaa'ii, janaab-e-Parvez, bhi the aur ham
dono (mere liye) kuchh kitaabeN Khareedne ke liye nayee saRak par
ravaaN the ---
aur vahaaN kyaa dekhaa k log "joq-dar-joq" 'municipal haal' ki taraf
jaa rahe haiN. ham ne poochha k kyaa ko'i jalsa ho rahaa hai? javaab
milaa k, jalsa naheeN, mushaa'ira ho rahaa hai! is par maiN ne ,
ma'asoomiyat ke aNdaaz se, poochha k kyaa ko'i Khaas mushaa'ira ho
rahaa hai? to aek saahib bole k " Khaas baat to yeh hai k aaj Firaaq
Saahib aa rahe haiN!"
maiN Firaaq Saahib ki adabii ahamiyat se thoRa-bahut vaaqif to thaa hi
magar yeh baat hairat-aNgez lagii k sirf "un" ki vajah see log yooN
"joq-dar-joq" chale jaa rahe haiN?
ba-har-haal, ham (sab kaam chhoR-chhaaR kar) vahaaN jaa liye. dekhaa k
jahaaN jagah ko'i do-teen sau logoN ki thi, vahaaN kam-az-kam
chaar-paNch sau log to hoN ge hi! Khair, ham aek deevaar ke saath lag
kar khaRe ho gaye!
ain usi vaqt Firaaq Saaahib ka daaKhila hu'aa --- un ke aate hi,
mushaa'ira sakte meiN aa gayaa k "Firaaq Saahib" aa rahe haiN ---
magar aaN-hazrat ka voh haal thaa k do log unheN pakaR-dhakaR kar laa
raye the. aek taraf to Bismil Shaahjahaan-purii the aur dosri taraf
Ghaaliban Ra'anaa Jaggi the! Parvez bole k "Firaaq Saahib, had se
ziyaada, 'immoderate' haiN"; maiN ne kahaa k, bhaa'ii jaan, hameN to
un ki shaa'irii se vaasta hai, na k un ke zaati kirdaar se!
ba-har-haal, jooN-hi unheN 'stage' par laaya gayaa, unhoN ne bas aek
hi she'r paRhaa k mehfil garveeda ho ke reh gayee! she'r thaa:
"bharii duniyaa" ke "soone-pan" se taNg aa kar yeh kehtaa hooN!
mizaaj-e-ziNdagaanii AUR BARHAM, AUR BARHAM ho!!!!!!!!
azeezo aur azeeziyo, yeh paihla she'r hai jo maiN ne Firaaq Saahib ke
muNh se sunaa thaa! phir kyaa thaa? voh paRhte gaye aur log jhoomte
gaye!
ab tavaanaa'ii-e-mizaaj naheeN!
chhoR do mujh ko --------- LEKIN AAJ NAHEEN!
aur yeh nageena k
maut kaa bhii ilaaj ho SHAA'ID
ziNdagii kaa KO'I ILAAJ NAHEEN!
isi bahaao meiN unhoN ne voh rubaa'ii bhi sunaa'ii jis ka pehla misra
hai ---
"voh sair-e-chaman ko aaj aayeN ge naa?"
yaaraan-e-mehfil, jab mujhe yeh poori rubaa'ii yaad aaye gii to
yaqeenan aap ki nazr karooN ga!
albatta, jab unhoN ne yeh kahaa k
jhooTa-sachcha ko'i paiGhaam lab-e-naaz to de!
maut ki aaNkh bhi khul jaaye gii, aavaaz to de!!!
maiN aap ko bataa naheeN sakta k, is she'r par, vahaaN kyaa haN-gaama
hu'aa --- so much so that the next day most of the English dailies of
Delhi wrote detaaaaaaailed commentries on this she'r!
And then this jewel:
ham "aseeraan-e-qafas" AAG lagaa sakte haiN!
fursat-e-NAGHMA kabhii "hasrat-e-parvaaz" to de!!!
aur jab unhoN ne is Ghazal ka maqta paRhaa to maiN Ghareeb to be-jaan
sa ho chukaa tha! ab aap bhi suniye aur, meri tarah, hosh gaNvaaiye;
maqta tha:
"kaan" se ham to Firaaq "aaNkh" ka le lete haiN kaam!
aaj (chhup kar!) ko'i AAVAAZ pe AAVAAZ to de!!!!!!!!!!!
is bazm meiN, Firaaq Saahib ki haalat "digar" thi --- magar, unheN
sun_ne ke ba'ad, Khud hamaari haalat bhi "digar" ho gayee!
yaaraan-e-mehfil, maiN agle hafte --- har roz --- Firaaq Saahib se
muta'aliq apne mushaahidaat pesh karta rahooN ga, basharte-k aap bhi
mera haath baTaate raheN!
Khair-aNdesh, R.K.
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maiN ne apne Dilli ke qayaam meiN Firaaq Saahib ko ko'i 15-20 baar
sunaa aur jii bhar kar sunaa. voh hamesha sar-mast hote the magar
aksar un ki haalat aisi Kharaab naheeN hoti thi jaisi k maiN ne pehli
baar dekhi thi! aksar, un ki adaa'igii un ke kalaam ke ham-palla hu'aa
karti thi. voh 'long vowels' ko yooN khaiNchte the k she'r ka asar
dugne se bhi chauguna ho jaata tha. un ki 'body language' ---
Khaas-kar, chehre ki mut'addid "expressions", baRi baRi aaNkhoN ke
jumla ishaaraat, baazoo'oN ka phailaao, aavaaz ke nisheb-o-faraaz, vGh
--- goyaa, unheN sun_na unheN paRhne se kaheeN ziyaada mo'assir hota
tha!!!
Dilli ki bazm-e-Shankar-o-Shaad ke aek mushaa'ire meiN voh aadhi raat
ke qareeb aaye aur aate hi kahaa k "mujhe jaldi paRhvaa lo; maiN
ziyaada der naheeN jaag saktaa"!
meer-e-majlis, janaab-e-Gopi Nath Amn Lakhnavii, ne un ki baat maante
huye unheN jald hi da'avat-e-kalaam de dii. Firaaq Saahib abhi 'mike'
par aaye hi the k haazireen-e-mehfil apni apni nishastoN se uTh kar
aglii nishastoN ki samt bhaagne lage; goyaa, kuchh shor sa barpaa ho
gayaa. is aalam meiN, Firaaq Saahib ne, bulaNd aavaaz meiN, apna aek
maqta paRhaa:
Firaaaaaq naGhma-saraa hai, mazaaaaq baNd karo!
voh dekho, ho gaye saNjeeda sab dar-o-deevaaaaaaaaar!
phir kyaa tha, log jahaaN bhi the vaheeN baiTh gaye aur Firaaq Saahib
(jo k aksar baGhair kisi 'references' ke paRhaa karte the)
"gul-e-naGhma" --- jo k abhi abhi chhapi thi aur jise ham ne abhi
dekha bhi naheeN tha --- ki jild meiN se isi musalsal Ghazal (yaa
nazm) ke ash'aar paRhne lage.
[jo ash'aar unhoN ne paRhe the, un meiN se beshtar mujhe hamesha ke
liye yaad ho gaye magar aaj, eihteyaatan, maiN ne "gul-e-naGhma" ki
apni jild ko saamne rakh liyaa hai. Sorry!]
farmaayaa k
na aa'ine ki zaroorat, na chashm-e-hairaaN kii
bajaaye-Khud tan-e-raNgeen hai jannat-e-deedaar!!!
tanaao madh-bhare seene kaa, voh kamar ka kaTaao!
Khutoot-e-jism, saraNgii ke jooN khiNche huye taar!!!
faraaz-e-seena pe raKhshaNda do mah-e-kaamil!
voh jism, chaaNdani meiN jaise chhooTtaa ho anaar!!!
maiN to aNgusht-ba-daNdaaN baiTha hu'aa soch rahaa tha k yeh saahib
shaa'ir haiN yaa k jaadoo-gar? ain usi vaqt yeh dhamaaka hu'aa:
Daraa Daraa sa hooN maiN apni Khush-naseebii par!!!
k tujh ko chheen na le mujh se "guNbad-e-davvaar"!!!
[maiN ne ghar jaa kar 'check' kiyaa k "guNbad-e-davvaar" ke ma'ani
haiN --- a rotating dome, hence the sky!!!]
do-teen aur ash'aar isi Ghazal ke paRhe magar voh mujhe yaad naheeN
rahe! magar jo samaaN unhoN ne baaNdhaa tha voh sareehan yaad hai!
Firaaq Saahib kabhi bhi poori Ghazal naheeN paRhte the; bas,
teen-chaar Khusoosi ash'aar sunaa kar kisi aur Ghazal ko chheR dete
the; kabhi kabhi to "mutafarriq" ash'aar bhi Khoob sunaate the aur
umooman, shuroo' hi meiN, aisa she'r paRhte the k duniyaa Ghulaam ho
jaaye!
maslan, aek mushaa'ire meiN, uThe aur yak-laKht yeh she'r paRhaa:
ab daur-e-aasmaaaN hai, na daur-e-hayaat hai!
air dard-e-hijr, tuu hi bataa --- kitni raat hai?
yaqeen keejiye k is she'r ne to paNDaal meiN goyaa aag si lagaa di
thi! phir aahistagi se bole k
us mah-roo ki naheeN Khabar tak!
What a radeef --- I wondered!
magar jab unhoN ne agla misra paRhaa to maiN Ghareeb to bichh gayaa!
faramaayaa k
us mah-roo ki naheeN Khabar tak!
raat ki zulfeN aayeeN kamar tak!!!!!!!!!
azeezo aur azeeziyo, is she'r ko baar baar paRho aur agar ho sake to
ise poori tarah se samajho!
samajh liyaa? to, chaliye, aage baRhte haiN. farmaayaa k
kaun, ai dost, tujhe le aaye?
TERI nazar se MERI nazar tak!!!
Got it?
And, finally, what a splash? farmaayaa k
us ka "sar-aa-paa" mujh se sun lo!
Can you imagine what comes next? Here it is:
CHEHRA HI CHEHRA, "PAAON SE SAR TAK"!!!
yaaraan-e-mehfil, to yeh rahi aaj ki qist. agar umr ne vafaa kii to
kal shaam phir aap ki Khidmat meiN haazir hooN ga!
Khair-aNdesh, Raj Kumar
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aek mushaa'ire ke 'hall' meiN, jab Firaaq Saahib daaKhil huye to us
vaqt aek shaa'ir apna kalaam sunaa rahe the aur unhoN ne, ain usi
vaqt, yeh she'r paRha tha:
mai-kashii ka mazaa Khaak meiN mil gayaa
leejiye, vaa'iz-e-mohtaram aa gaye!
she'r Khoob tha --- albatta, us shaam meer-e-majlis the KaNvar
Mohindar Singh Bedi jo k Khud bhi shaa'ir the aur 'Sahar' taKhallus
karte the. jab unhoN ne Firaaq Saahib ko aate dekha to
shaa'ir-e-mausoof se kehne lage k "miyaaN, yeh vaa'iz-e-mohtaram
naheeN haiN, yeh to riNd-e-mohtaram haiN"!
yeh baat sun kar, saara 'hall' qaihqahoN se gooNj uTha aur Khud Firaaq
Saahib bhi muskuraa diye!
kuchh arse ba'ad, jab da'avat-e-kalaam Firaaq Saahib ko dii gayee to
chhooTte hi bole k "Sardaar Saahib, agar maiN riNd--e-mohtaram hooN to
phir aaj riNdii hi ki suniye"! yeh keh kar, ba-baaNg-e-bulaNd, bole k
chhalak ke kam na ho, aisii ko'ii sharaab naheeN!
nigaah-e-nargis-e-ra'anaa! TIRAA JAVAAAAAB NAHEEEEEN!!!
jo "tere Gham" se haiN "mehroom", un "yateemoN" ko!
"Gham-e-jahaaN" bhi, sunaa hai k, dast-yaab naheeN!!!!!!
ab aap aNdaaza lagaa sakte haiN k in ash'aar par haazireen ka ta'assur
kyaa tha!
phir, yak-laKht bole k "aek taraana suno --- ya'ani, taraana-e-ishq
--- jis ka 'base' aek Hindi geet par hai"! unhoN ne us Hindi geet ke
do bol bhi paRhe magar voh bol mujhe yaad naheeN rahe. albatta, jo
ash'aar unhoN ne sunaaye voh hamesha ke liye dil par naqsh ho gaye!
farmaayaa k
jalva-e-gul bulbul ko bahut hai, sham'a ko girya-e-shaam
baad-e-bahaarii gul ko bahut hai ---------- MUJH KO TERAA NAAM!
is she'r ke aaKhirii TukRe par, log to bas paagal ho gaye! maiN soch
rahaa tha k dekheN ab aage kyaa kehte haiN. farmaayaa k
gul meiN bhari ra'anaa'ii-o-nakhat, jaam meiN "aatish-e-sard"
raakh bharii jogii ki jaTaa meiN ----------- MUJH MEIN TERAA DARD!
I was floored --- I couldn't believe it!
aur phir bole k
shaaKh pe sho'la-e-gul ki lapak hai, charKh pe aNjum-o-maah
duniyaa par sooraj ki chamak hai ---------- MUJH PAR TIRI NIGAAH!
dosto, maiN gavaah hooN, in ash'aar ke aaKhiri TukRoN par log bichh
bichh gaye the! daad-dehi ka yeh aalam tha k aek lamha to balaa ka
sannaaTa tha aur doosre lamhe balaa ka shor --- sach keh rahaa hooN k
voh manzar dekhne ke laa'iq tha!!!
Firaaq Saahib ko apni ilmiiyat par aur apni (shaa'iraana) azmat par
be-had eitemaad tha; voh aam logoN ki tarah "kasar-e-nafsii" jaise
(jhooTe ya sachche!) maraz ka shikaar naheeN the! jo baat kehte the,
poore eitemaad ke saath kehte the aur nihaayat be-saaKhtagi se kehte
the ---- which I found refreshing and which influenced me a lot!
aek mushaa'ire meiN, apni aek Khusoosi Ghazal ke kuchh ash'aar sunaa
rahe the k jhaT se paiNtra badla aur kahaa k "maiN ne sirf GhazleN hi
naheeN kaheeN, rubaa'iyaaN bhi kahi haiN"! phir kyaa tha, rubaaiyoN ki
bochhaaR hone lagi.
sab se pehle to unhoN ne apni mash_hoor-e-zamaaN aafaaqi rubaa'ii
paRhi jis se maiN to Khair pehle hi se vaaqif tha; ho sakta hai, aap
meiN se kuchh log na hoN! nihaayat saNjeeda lehje meiN farmaaya k
ai ma'ani-e-kaa'inaat, mujh meiN aa jaa!
ai raaz-e-sifaat-o-zaat, mujh meiN aa jaa!
I was wondering --- k huzoor jaa kidhar rahe haiN! magar hamaari
Khush-qismati thi k voh apne misroN ko dohraate zaroor the taake
saam'een ka zehn agle misroN ke liye taiyaar ho jaye. in do misroN ko
do baar dohraa kar, poori rubaa'ii paRhi:
ai ma'ani-e-kaa'inaat, mujh meiN aa jaa!
ai raaz-e-sifaat-o-zaat, mujh meiN aa jaa!
sota saNsaaaaar, jhilmilaate taaaaare!!!!!!!
ab BHEEG chalii hai raaaaaat, MUJH MEIN AA JAA!!!
logoN par vajd taari ho rahaa tha. maiN k aksar apni 'seat' se uTh uTh
kar daad diyaa karta tha, magar us din niDhaal ho kar baiTha unheN
chup-chaap sun rahaa tha!
itne meiN agli rubaa'ii aa'ii magar saath hi unhoN ne keh diyaa k is
rubaa'ii ka mazmoon hai --- "the rise and fall of civilizations"!
mere paas baiThe aek saahib bole, "Firaaq Saahib ko aNgrezi bhi aati
hai"! maiN ne haule se un ke kaan meiN kahaa k "Firaaq Saahib
Allahabaad University meiN aNgrezi ke professor haiN'! un saahib ne
apne dono haath kaanoN par rakh liye aur maihv-e-hairat ho gaye!
is rubaa'ii ka mazmoon kaheeN chauthe misre meiN jaa ke khulta hai ---
shaa'id isi liye unhoN ne is ka mazmoon pehle hi se vaazeh kar diyaa
tha. ba-har-haal, rubaa'ii yeh thi:
"saihraa-e-zamaaN-makaaN" meiN kho jaatii haiN
sadiyoN bedaaaaaaaaaar reh ke so jaatii haiN
aksar sochaa kiyaa hooN Khalvat meiN Firaaaaaq
tehzeebeN kyooN Ghuroob ho jaatii hain?????
is ke ba'ad kayee aur rubaa'iyaaN sunaayeeN magar mujhe to ab yihii
yaad haiN. albatta, aaKhir meiN kehne lage k "chaliye, lage haathoN,
yeh bhi sun leejiye"!
Looking back, yeh baRi ajeeb si rubaa'ii thi --- ho sakta hai k isi
liye mujhe yaad rahi! farmaayaa k
OONCHA sauda paTaa rahe haiN BAUNE!
yeh misra sunte hi maiN ne apne dost se (jo k mere saath is mushaa'ire
meiN gaye the) kahaa k "yaar, yeh misra to Nazeer Akbaraabaadi ka
lagta hai". voh (aaNkh maar kar) bole: "naheeN, DaaGh ka hai"!
ba-har-haal, aap meri baateN chhoRiye aur rubaa'ii suniye:
OONCHA sauda paTaa rahe haiN BAUNE
bad-mast kiyaa hu'aa hai "jag ki rau" ne!
sar peeT_te haiN baraaye jins-e-MUSTAQBIL!
aur HAAL ko bechte haiN "aune-paune"!!!!!!!!
Now, tell me (my dear friends!), how could I ever forget THIS ONE?
achchha, to ab ijaazat deejiye; kal phir mulaaqaat hogi!
Raj Kumar
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aaj jis mushaa'ire ka zikr hai, us ke meer-e-majlis to Amn Lakhnavii
hi the magar sadaarat PaNjaab ke buzurg shaa'ir janaab-e-Josh
Malsiyaanii kar rahe the. Josh Saahib ustaad DaaGh Dehlavi ke
shaagird-e-rasheed the --- aur shaagird bhi aise k aihl-e-zauq ki
jaanib se unheN "Ab-ul-fasaahat" ka laqb diyaa gayaa tha aur kuchh log
to unheN "jaa-nisheen-e-DaaGh" bhi kehte the!
Josh Saahib ki shohrat do cheezoN par mabni thii --- aek to thi un ki
"sharah-e-deevaan-e-Ghaalib", jo k kayee colleges aur universities
meiN ist'emaal hoti thi, aur doosre un ka yeh she'r
parvaanoN kaa hai bazm meiN, ai Josh, qatl-e-aam!
ANDHER --- aur voh bhi CHIRAAGHON KE SAAMNE!!!!!!!!
mere baRe bhaa'ii, Professor Zia, aksar kahaa karte the k "Josh Saahib
ne is aek she'r se jo naam paaya hai voh beshtar sho'raa ne saiNkaRoN
GhazleN keh kar bhi naheeN paaya"!
Enter Firaaq!
'stage' par aate hi, Firaaq Saahib ne Josh Saahib ko "dast-basta"
aadaab kiyaa --- for me, this was a rare occasion to see Firaaq
greeting someone with 'folded hands'! mere liye, yeh baat nihaayat
sabaq-aamoz thi k "yeh hamaari tehzeeb hi ka karishma hai k aek shaKhs
jo k un dinoN asmaan-e-adab par chhaaya hu'aa tha, voh bhi apne
buzurgoN ki ta'azeem karna apna farz samajhta tha"!
Ghaaliban Josh Saahib ki vajah se, aaj Firaaq Saahib ne kuchh aise
ash'aar sunaaye jin meiN zabaan ki saadagi aur lataafat kooT kooT kar
bharii hu'ii thi. jab voh 'mike' ke saamne aaye to yooN suKhan-aaraa
huye:
ab dil ki vafaaaat ho gayee hai
log-baag to bas aek hi misre par loT-poT hone lage --- magar jab poora
she'r paRhaa gayaa to aur hi aalam tha:
ab dil ki vafaaaat ho gayee hai
har cheez ki raat ho gayee hai!!!
hooN Gham se chhuTaa to Gham hai mujh ko!
kyooN Gham se nijaat ho gayee hai???????
miltaa naheeN kuchh nishaan dil kaa!
SHAA'ID KO'I BAAAAT HO GAYEE HAI!!!
Josh Saahib Firaaq Saahib ka har lafz nihaayat mataanat se sun rahe
the aur (dabi zabaan se!) napii-tulii daad bhi de rahe the magar
saam'een the k bichhe jaa rahe the ---- including Khaaksaar!
phir farmaayaa k
jeetii hu'i baazii-e-mohabbat
khelaa hooN to maaaat ho gayee hai!!!
pehle voh nigaaaaah ik kiran thiiii!!!
ab raaz-e-hayaaaat ho gayee hai!!!
aur, dosto, un ke agle she'r par to mushaa'ira hil gayaa --- bole k
voh chaaheN to vaqt hi badal jaaaaaaye!
JAB AAYE HAIN, RAAAAAT HO GAYEE HAI!
phir maqta paRhaa --- [jise samajhne ke liye yaad rahe k "insaan ki
'zaat', aek naheeN bal-k kayee jumla 'sifaat' se ta'abeer hai"!]
Right?
Wrong!
farmaaya k
AEK AEK sifat, Firaaaaaq, us kiiiii
dekhaa hai to zaaaat ho gayee hai!
azeezo aur azeeziyo, you have no idea how ebulliant the atmosphere
there was --- I know it, because I was there!
is Ghazal ke ba'ad, farmaaya k "aek qit'a suniye"; pehla misra tha
lab par hi kabhii aa na sakaa naam tumhaaraa
is misre ko kayee baar dohraa kar, irshaad kiyaa k
lab par hi kabhii aa na sakaa naam tumhaaraa
dil ne to KAYEE BAAR, KAYEE BAAR pukaaraa!!!
log abhi daad de hi rahe the k bole:
IK BAAR jo mil jaayeN voh beete huye "lamhe"!
SAU BAAR hameN talKhi-e-"ayyaam" gavaaraa!!!
By that time, I was almost done! us ke ba'ad, unhoN ne kuchh aur bhi
sunaaya hoga magar maiN Ghareeb to apne hosh-o-havaas kho chukaa tha!
Khair-aNdesh, R.K.
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yaaraan-e-mehfil:
ko'ii maNzil naheeN, ham phir bhi chale jaate haiN!
voh pataNge haiN k "be-sham'a" jale jaate haiN!!!
vaise bhi,
ik zamaane se niraalii thii hamaarii daastaaN!
sun_ne vaalaa thaa na ko'ii, phir bhi ham kehte rahe!!!!
ba-har-haal, silsila-e-daastaaN to jaari rehna hi chaahiye na?
aaj jis mushaa'ire ka zikr ho rahaa hai, us meiN Firaaq Saahib kuchh
ziyaada hi 'sar-mast' the --- though not as unmanageably as the first
time I saw him. jooN-hi 'mike' ke saamne aaye, farmaayaa k
HAR SHAKHS KI DUNIYAA MEIN YOOOOOON BAAT NAHEEN HOTII!
ham yeh samjhe k aaj Firaaq Saahib "Khud-sitaa'ii" ke 'mood' meiN
haiN! magar jab doosra misra paRhaa to pata chalaa k baat bahuuuuut
door ki ho rahi hai! farmaayaa k
har shaKhs ki duniyaa meiN yooooooN baat naheeN hotii!
har "noor ke putle" meiN "VOH ZAAAAAAT" naheeN hotii!!!!!
mere muNh se be-saaKhta niklaa --- "maan gaye, huzoor, aap ko"! us ke
ba'ad do she'r aur paRhe jo hamesha ke liye meri 'vocabulary' ka hissa
ban gaye. farmaayaa k
raateN bhi to hotii haiN, baateN bhi to hotii haiN!
"voh raat" naheeN hotii, "voh baat" naheeN hotii!
jo jaan hai mausim kii, kyaa jaane kahaaN hai voh?
paanii to barastaa hai, BARSAAAAT NAHEEN HOTII!
azeezo aur azeeziyo --- agar mujhe kaheeN 'five-star' ash'aar ki
misaal deni hoti hai to yeh do she'r mere zehn meiN bar-sar-e-fehrist
hote haiN!
is ke ba'ad kehne lage k "chaliye, kuchh ash'aar lambii baihr ke
suniye"! aur baihr kaun si thii?
ab hamaare Amit Saahib kaheN ge k --- vuhi Meer vaalii, aur kaun si?
No Sir, baihr thi (hamaari azeeza) Anmol vaalii, jo k Meer Saahib se
bhi aek qadam aage hai!!!
matla paRhaa:
amn-o-amaaN kii is duniyaa meiN, ham ko kahaaN milte haiN Thikaane!
mere dost, jo mere saath in mushaa'iroN meiN aksar jaate the,
az-rah-e-ta'ajjub, kehne lage k "Firaaq Saahib ko to har baihr par
uboor haasil hai". maiN ne kahaa, "is liye k voh M.A. paas haiN ---
agar hamaari aap ki tarah Ph.D. hote to, na jaane, kyaa hashr hotaa"?
itne meiN matla poora hu'aa --- jo k zaraa dhyaan se paRhe jaane ke
laa'iq hai! farmaayaa k
amn-o-amaaN kii is duniyaa meiN, ham ko kahaaN milte haiN Thikaane!
kayee baar ham AAP gaye haiN, MAUT ke muNh meiN, JAAN BACHAANE!!!
abhi ham is she'r ki balaa'eN hi le rahe the k huzoor ne yeh she'r
paRhaa:
bastii bastii, jaNgal jaNgal, vaadii vaadii, saihraa saihraa!
ko'i mile jo hameN bataaye --- ishq kahaaN kii khaak na chhaane???
ab aap hi bataaiye k ham pehle misre ki "takraar-e-lafzii" ko
saraahate yaa k doosre misre ke mazmoon ko?
isi asnaa meiN, Maulaana Anvar Saabirii bole k "huzoor, aaj to Meer ki
yaad taaza ho gayee hai". is par Firaaq Saahib ki aaNkheN chamak
uTTheeN aur farmaayaa k "agar Meer hi ki yaad taaza karni hai to yeh
suno"!
phir aek chhoTi baihr ki Ghazal ke chaar she'r paRhe jo k mujhe
hamesha ke liye az-bar ho gaye --- go k, voh din aur yeh din, na to
yeh Ghazal kaheeN paRhi hai aur na hi kaheeN suni hai!
farmaayaa k
taRap kar jigar "muNh ko" aa jaaye hai!
My goodness --- what language and what grammar --- jab-k yeh saahib
Angrezi ke professor the!
jab poora she'r sunaa to ham Ghareeb to bas dekhte ke dekhte reh gaye!
she'r tha:
taRap kar jigar muNh ko aa jaaye hai!
use dekh kar kab "rahaa jaaye hai"?????
"rumuuz-e-bahaaraaN" jo poochho ho tum!
gul apne lahuu meiN nahaa jaaye hai!!!!!
mujhe paa ke "tanhaa", mirii "be-kasii"
sar-e-shaam "bistar lagaa jaaye hai"!
dekhaa aap ne, Tanhaa Saahib, kyaa faa'ida uThaayaa hai huzoor ne aap
ke naam se?
aur mulaahiza farmaaiye --- "be-kasii" ki 'personification'!!!
is laRii ka chauthaa she'r to bilkul hi "jaan-levaa" tha:
mujhe "gum-rahii" kaa naheeN ko'ii Khauuuuuuf!
tire ghar ko HAR RAASTAA JAAYE HAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
log cheeKh cheeKh kar daad de rahe the aur Firaaq Saahib ki aaNkheN
door Khalaa meiN ghoom rahi theeN! ajab samaaN tha --- itne meiN,
PaNjaab University ke Angrezi ke buzurg professor, Sardaar Kishan
Singh, jo k mere paas hi baiThe the aur madhosh huye jaa rahe the,
mere kaan meiN kehne lage: "Doctor Saahib, yeh kambaKht (na jaane)
kyaa jeh jaata hai"?
What a compliment --- if you read it right!
azeezo aur azeeziyo --- in some sense, this was perhaps the best
evening I had in the presence of Firaaq Saahib and I am so glad that I
could share it with you!
ba-har-haal, silsila-e-kalaam jaari rahe ga!
Khair-aNdesh, Raj Kumar
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yaaraan-e-mehfil:
pichhli paaNch qistoN meiN, maiN ne kuchh aise mushaaidaat ka zikr
kiyaa the jin ka ta'alluq un mushaa'iroN se thaa jahaaN maiN ne Firaaq
Saahib ko sunaa thaa. aaj ki qist ka raNg zaraa digar hai.
Firaaq Saahib ko "mutafarriq" ash'aar sunaane ka bahut shauq tha aur
jo ash'aar voh sunaate the, zaahir hai k, un ki apni man-pasaNd ke
hote the. aaj maiN bhi aap ko "mutafarriq" ash'aar sunaane ke 'mood'
meiN hooN --- zaahir hai k yeh ash'aar meri man-pasaNd ke hoN ge aur
jab aap suneN ge to yaqeenan aap ki man-pasaNd ke bhi ho jaayeN ge!
in ash'aar meiN se beshtar maiN ne Khud Firaaq Saahib ke muNh se sune
the; albatta, kuchh aise bhi haiN jo ba'ad meiN un ka kalaam paRhne
par meri 'vocabulary' ka hissa ban gaye!
to, chaliye, aaj ki nishast ka aaGhaaz karte haiN is laa-faani she'r
se jo Ghaaliban aap sabhi ka jaanaa-pehchaanaa she'r hai:
tum muKhaatib bhi ho, qareeb bhi ho!
tum ko dekheN k tum se baat kareN???
And here is another one that was so favorite of the poet himself:
kiyaa hai sair-gah-e-ziNdagii meiN ruKh JIS SAMT!
tire Khayaal se Takraa ke reh gayaa hooN maiN!!!!
Now, some of my favorites:
tu AEK thaa, mire ash'aar meiN HAZAAR hu'aa!
is IK chiraaGh se KITNE chiraaGh jal uTThe!!!
chhiR gayee "un aaNkhoN" kii baat!
kaun kahe, ab DIN hai k RAAT???
voh aa bhi chukaa kab ka, voh jaa bhi chukaa kab kaa!
ik dil hai k jo AB TAK daaman ko chhuRaaye hai!!!!!
mirii Khaamushii, Khaamushii hii rahii
tirii Khaamushii DAASTAAN BAN GAYEE!!!!!
aek muddat se dil-e-GhamgeeN pe thaa kuchh bojh saa!
aaj terii yaad meiN roye to halke ho gaye!!!!!
jo daastaan zabaan-e-Ghazal bhi keh na sakii
nigaah-e-naaz sunaatii hai "kis fasaahat se"!!!!!
tamaam "shabnam-o-gul" hai voh sar se taa-ba-qadam!
ruke ruke se kuchh AANSOO, rukii rukii si HANSII!!!!!
thii muntazir si duniyaa, Khaamosh theeN fazaayeN!
aa'ii jo yaad terii, CHALNE LAGEEN HAVAAYEN!!!!!
kaun yeh le rahaa hai "aNgRaa'ii"?
aasmaanoN ko "neeNd aatii hai"!!!!!
aur ab zaraa yeh she'r dekhiye:
"shareek-e-bazm" ho kar, yooN UCHAT KE baiThnaa teraa!
tirii "maujoodagii" meiN bhi khaTaktii hai "kamii" terii!!!!!
ab chaNd ash'aar suniye aek aisi Ghazal ke jo k meri be-had pasaNdeeda
GhazloN meiN se hai:
miri har Ghazal ko yeh aarzoo, kare AISE ko tire roo-ba-roo!
jo tire hi jaisaa ho sar-ba-sar, jo tujhii se milta ho hoo-ba-hoo!!!
voh "chaman-parast" bhi haiN yahaaN, jinheN aaj tak na Khabar hu'ii
k guloN ki jis se hai parvarish, rag-e-Khaar meiN hai VUHI LAHOO!!!!!
hu'i Khatm sohbat-e-maikashii, yihi daaGh seenoN meiN reh gayaa
k tuloo'a hone se reh gaye kayee aaftaab-e-Khum-o-sabuu!!!!!
kayee laakh phooloN ke pair-han sar-e-baaGh haNs ke uRaa diye!
zahe fasl-e-gul, voh havaa chalii k chaman ki LE URI AABROO!!!!!
tujhe paa ke Khud ko bhi paaooN ga k tujhii meiN khoyaa hu'aa hooN
maiN!
yeh TIRII talaash hai is liye k mujhe KHUD APNI hai just-juu!!!!!
ab zaraa yeh she'r dekhiye:
hu'i "vaardaat-e-sahar" yahaaN to guloN ke seene dhaRak gaye!
voh chalii k "teGh-e-naseem" ne KAYEE HAATH uchhaal diyaa lahuu!!!!!
aur yeh nageena bhi dekhiye:
vuhi aaNkh jaam-e-mai-e-hayaa, vuhi aaNkh jaam-e-jahaaN-numaa!
jo nigaah uThti na thii kabhii, voh nigaah jaati hai CHAAR SUU!!!!!
ab aap agle she'r meiN, Khayaal ke saath saath, zaraa zabaan ka
ist'emaal bhi dekhiye:
na yeh bhed husn ka khul sakaa, na bharam yeh ishq ka miT sakaa!
kisi roop meiN yeh hai tuu k maiN, kisi bhes meiN yeh hooN maiN k tuu?
ab zaraa maqta dekhiye. B/W, maiN aap ko poori Ghazal naheeN sunaa
rahaa, sirf voh ash'aar sunaa rahaa hooN jo k mujhe be-had azeez haiN
--- aur aksar mere zehn meiN rehte haiN:
["marj'a" us jagah ko kehte haiN jahaaN log "rujoo'a" karte haiN ---
ya'ani, a place of attention/devotion/dedication!]
ab USIIII ka "takiya" zamaane meiN, sunaa hai k, "marj'a-e-Khalq" hai!
jo FIRAAQ tere liye phiraa, KABHI DAR-BA-DAR KABHI KOO-BA-KOO!!!!!
to yeh rahii aaj ki qist --- kal koshish karooN ga k Amit Saahib ki
farmaa'ish poori kar sakooN! tab tak ke liye ijaazat deejiye.
Khair-aNdesh, Raj Kumar
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to yeh rahiiN ab tak kii qisteN, You can thank RK Sahib and ask him to
come back here!!
________________Zoya
Amit Malhotra
> Alup friends,
>
> A very happy new year to all of you.
>
> aaj kal haalaat kuChh aise chal rahe haiN k apne RK Sahib se mulaaqaat
> karne ke liye mujhe Alup Chho.D kar kahiiN aur jaanaa pa.Dtaa hai! voh
> chaaheN to ise Alupers kii jaanib se khul-e-aam shikaayat samajh sakte
> haiN!! Any way, aaj kal RK Sahib apne pasandiidah shaayar Firaaq
> Gorakhpuri Sahib ke baare meiN aisii dilchasap baateN aur aise umdah
> ashaar ek mehfil meiN post kar rahe haiN k merii raaye meiN agar inheN
> Alupers ke saath share naa kiyaa jaaye to na_insaafii hai. So without
> his permission, I am taking the liberty to copy these posts here. I
> will keep updating this thread as needed. I know you will love these
> posts as much as Amit and I did. Enjoy!!
>
Zoya ji namaste,
is behtareen thread ko yahaaN ALUP ki archives meiN pesh karne ke liye
maiN to aapkaa shukriyaa kartaa huuN :D jo ALUPers us doosri mehfil
meiN nahiiN aate jaate, unheiN bhi ye paRHne ka mauqa mile, ye to
bahut hi acchii baat hai. vaise bhi Firaq sahib ke ye qisse, ye unke
ash'aar, ALUP par bhi hone hi chaahiyeiN :)
I'm sure RK sahib won't mind,
Warm Regards
Amit Malhotra
abida123
Thanks for 'stalking' and 'hunting down' Raj Sahib. Any idea why Ustaad Ji has
deserted ALUP and ALUPers?
Cheers!
Abida
Yashowanto N. Ghosh
zbi...@yahoo.com (Zoya) wrote in message news:<2e750db.0401...@posting.google.com>...
> Alup friends,
>
> A very happy new year to all of you.
And a very happy new year to you, too!
>
> aaj kal haalaat kuChh aise chal rahe haiN k apne RK Sahib se mulaaqaat
> karne ke liye mujhe Alup Chho.D kar kahiiN aur jaanaa pa.Dtaa hai! voh
:( aur phir voh :baa'is e tark e mulaaqaat bataate bhi naheeN:
> chaaheN to ise Alupers kii jaanib se khul-e-aam shikaayat samajh sakte
> haiN!! Any way, aaj kal RK Sahib apne pasandiidah shaayar Firaaq
> Gorakhpuri Sahib ke baare meiN aisii dilchasap baateN aur aise umdah
> ashaar ek mehfil meiN post kar rahe haiN k merii raaye meiN agar inheN
> Alupers ke saath share naa kiyaa jaaye to na_insaafii hai. So without
> his permission, I am taking the liberty to copy these posts here. I
> will keep updating this thread as needed. I know you will love these
> posts as much as Amit and I did. Enjoy!!
>
I loved the series :) thanks a lot for posting them here :))
aur RK saaHab, thanks a lot for sharing your memories :) although
not with us :(
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> to yeh rahiiN ab tak kii qisteN, You can thank RK Sahib and ask him to
> come back here!!
>
dosto, maiN ne urdustan.com par yeh thread dekhaa to pataa chalaa
k RK saaHab achaanak 'aleel ho gaye haiN :( aaiye ham sab du'aa
karte haiN k voh jald se jald shifaa-yaab ho jaayeN (aameen).
RK saaHab, jab tabee'at behtar ho jaaye to a.l.u.p. par bhee phir
likhnaa shuroo' keejiye naa, please?
With best regards,
Jasho
Zoya
> Hi Zoya,
>
> Thanks for 'stalking' and 'hunting down' Raj Sahib. Any idea why Ustaad Ji has
> deserted ALUP and ALUPers?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Abida
>
Abida Sahiba,
Well, I think I am still in the 'stalking' stage, I don't think I have
been able to 'hunt down' RK Sahib yet!! After all, voh Khud itne ba.De
shikaarii haiN, bhalaa maiN kahaaN itnii asaanii se un_kaa shikaar kar
saktii huuN?! behar_haal, koshisheN jaarii haiN!!!
Amit Sahib,
chaliiye, aap kii baat pa.Dh kar yeh tassallii to huii k Ustaad Sahib
buraa nahiiN maaneNge k maiN_ne baghair ijaazat unkaa mazmuun yahaaN
copy kar diyaa. aur agar kahiiN voh vaa'qii buraa maan gaye to phir
aap_ko merii vakaalat karnii pa.Degii!
Jasho Sahib,
mujhe puuraa yaqiin thaa k aap_ko yeh thread zaruur pasaNd aayegaa. ab
aap itnii muhabbat Se RK Sahib ko vaapis yahaaN bulaa rahe haiN to
mujhe puurii ummiid hai k voh ham sab ko niraash nahiiN kareNge.
_________________Zoya
kaamraan
> Any way, aaj kal RK Sahib apne pasandiidah shaayar Firaaq
> Gorakhpuri Sahib ke baare meiN aisii dilchasap baateN aur aise umdah
> ashaar ek mehfil meiN post kar rahe haiN k merii raaye meiN agar inheN
> Alupers ke saath share naa kiyaa jaaye to na_insaafii hai.
(snip)
Zoyajii,
yeh kaunsii (internet ?) mehfil hai jO RK Sahib kO ALUP se zyaada
aziiz hai ? Mind giving us more info about this site ?
kaamraan
talKH kar dii hai zindagii jis ne
kaisii miiThii zubaaN hai pyare
-- Hafeez Jullundhary
Zoya
> Zoyajii,
>
> yeh kaunsii (internet ?) mehfil hai jO RK Sahib kO ALUP se zyaada
> aziiz hai ? Mind giving us more info about this site ?
>
> kaamraan
>
Kaamraan Sahib,
maiN urdustan.net kii baat kar rahii huuN, aap is site par mehfil ke
under messageboard par jaaiiye, Jasho Sahib ne apne ek message meiN is
kaa link bhii paste kiyaa hai. You will find a lot of info on that
site.
_________________Zoya
p k swami
aadaab
I wish to thank you for sharing The article of Shri REaj Kumar Saahib
which is a sheer enjoyment to read. If Raj Kumar Sahib is reading
this, may I humbly request him reconsider and allow us all the benefit
of his immense
and unfathomable knowledge and expertise in urdu poetry.
We look forward to his such articles with renewed interest.
PK Swami
Zoya
Swami ji,
shukriye kii asal haq_daar maiN nahiiN, RK Sahib hii haiN. agar voh is
thread ko dekh rahe haiN, to un_ko yeh bhii pataa chal rahaa hogaa k
Alup waale unheiN kitnaa yaad kar rahe haiN. dekhiiye, aap to unheiN
'humbly' bulaa rahe haiN, Jasho Sahib muhabbat se bulaa rahe haiN,
Abida Sahiba aur Kaamran Sahib is taviil ghair haazirii kii vajeh
puChh rahe haiN, aur bhai ham to khul-e-aam un se shikwah kar rahe
haiN! ummiid hai un par kisii na kisii kii baat kaa to zaruur asar
hogaa! is vaqt zehn meiN Ahmad Faraz kaa ek sher aa rahaa hai, sunte
jaaiiye:
sab apne apne qariine se muntazir us_ke,
kisii ko shukr, kisii ko shikaayateN karniiN!!!!
____________________Zoya