The Rag and Shair : Mr. Jamil
naeem s.
ahm...@noka.ub.bw wrote:
>In article <360a5e6e...@nntp.uunet.ca>,
> na...@interlog.com.nospam (naeem s.) wrote:
>> COmplete text of this article is available at www.ragistan.com
>>
>> THE MULLAH担 REVENGE
>> By
>> Mohammad Noorul-Islam
>>
>Dear Naeem Sahib:
>
>It's all very well, but pray tell me where does Urdu poetry come into all of
>this, that you have posted it on this news group. The only type of politics,
>or siyaasat, we ALUPers know is the one that Ghalib talked of: Dil hi to hai
>siyaasat-e-darbaan se dar gaya Main aur jaaoon dar se tere bin sadaa kiye.
>
>However, there is still a way that you can legitimately get your message
>across. The trick is that instead of quoting Jinnah, quote Iqbal. Then no
>one can possibly accuse you of irrelevance. You could, for example, get own
>back on the 'mulla' by quoting some of the gems that Iqbal has written. Here
>are just a few examples:
>
>Start with:
>Deen-e-mulla fee sabeel-illah fasaad.
>
>and go on to:
>Mujh ko to sikhaa di hai afrang ne zindeeqi
>Is daur ke mulla hain kiyon nang-e-musalmaani
> [afrang: Europeans. Zindeeq: Non-believer.
> Nang-e-musalmaani:shame for Muslims]
>
>Kiyaa soofi-o-mulla ko khabar maire junuun ki
>In ka sar-e-daaman bhi abhi chaak naheen hai
> {Attention Yogesh Sahib. Here is your 'junuun']
>
>Yaa wus'at-e-aflaak men takbeer-e-musalsil
>Ya khaak ke aagosh men tasbeeh-o-munaajaat
>Wuh mazhab-e-mardaan-e-khud aagaah-o-Khuda mast
>Yeh mazhab-e-mulla-o-jamaadat-o-nabaataat
> [wus'at-e-aflaak: vastness of skies. musalsil: constinuous.
> Tasbeeh: rosary, string of beads. Munaajaat: prayer
> Khud-aagaah: Self-awareness. Khuda-mast: intoxicated through
> divine presence. Jamaadaat: Lifeless matter. Nabaataat:
> vegetation]
>
>You could then press your point by:
>
>Mulla ki shari'at men faqat masti-e-guftaar
> [Mulla's shariah has only intemperant speech].
>
>And finally you could drive your point home by:
>
>Mulla ki nazar noor-e-firaasat se hai khaali
> [Mulla's sight is devoid of light of wisdom]
>
>Of course this is only a small sample to show you what you can do, if you want
>to convert any of ALUPers. I am sure others can supply more.
>
Dear Jamil Sahib,
Firstly I will yield to your comment that my original post was not relevant to
ALUP. The Rag is an internet newsmagazine run by a few Pakistanis who try to
put forward the alternative point of view, sometimes edgy but mostly humorous.
I would encourage you and the other ALUP'ers to contribute shairi to our
magazine. We would prefer comments on the halaat-e-haazra, but your favourite
shairs you wish shared with other will also be welcome. We will be setting up
a separate Shairi Corner on The Rag soon, and hope that you will share your
taaza kalaam and favourite shairi with others through our medium.
Write to me, or send your contributions to edi...@ragistan.com
Khair andesh
--Naeem--