Yeh Jalwa-Giri Kis Ki Hai!

Nuktacheen hai gham-e-dil usko sunaye na banay

Kya banay baat jahan baat banaye na banay

Bojh woh sar pe gira hai ke uthaye na uthay

Kaam woh aan paRa hai ke banaye na banay

Ghair phirta hai liye yoon teray khat ko ke agr

koi poochay ke ye kia hai tou chupaey na banay

Keh sakay kaun ke yeh jalwa-giri kis ki hai

Parda choara hai jo uss nay, ke uthaey na banay

Main bhulata tou hoon usko magar ay jazbaa-e-dil

Uspay ban jaaye kuch aesi ke bin aaye na banay 

Ishq par zoar nahin hai yeh woh aatish `Ghalib'

Ke lagaye na lagay aur bujhaye na banay

Ghalib Set the Condition Right! :)

Latafat ba kasafat jalwah paida kar nahin sakti

Chaman, zangar hai aeena'ay baad'ay bahari ka

Hareef-e josh-e darya, nahin khuddaar-e-sahil

Jo saqi ho to, batil hai dawa hoshyari ka

-Ghalib

Ye Agar Sharaar Hota!

The following ghazal by Ghalib has been rendered such powerful vocals as that of Begyum Akhtar, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, Jagjit, Chitra, Tina Sani, etc. However, my favourite version is that by Habib Wali Muhammad. The lilt in his voice is just the right thing to have happened to this ghazal, a jaam do aatisha!

ye na thee hamaree qismat ke wisaal-e-yaar hota

agar aur jeetay rehtay yahi intezaar hota

terey waadey par jiyey ham to ye jaan jhoot jaanaa

ke khushee se mar na jaatay agar eitabaar hota

teree naazukee se jaana ke bandha tha ehed_booda 

kabhee tu na tor sakta agar usstuwaar hota

koi mere dil se poochay terey teer-e-neemkash ko

ye khalish kahaan se hoti jo jigar ke paar hota

ye kahaan ki dosti hai ke banay hain dost naaseh

koi chaarasaaz hota, koi ghamgusaar hota

rag-e-sang se tapakta wo lahu ke phir na thamta

jise gham samajh rahay ho, ye agar sharaar hota

gham agarche jaan_gulis hai, per kahaan bachain ke dil hai

gham-e-ishq gar na hota, gham-e-rozgaar hota

kahoon kis se main ke kya hai, shab-e-gham buri bala hai

mujhay kya bura tha marna agar ek baar hota 

huay mar ke ham jo ruswa, hue kyon na gharq-e-dariya 

na kabhi janaaza uthata, na kaheen mazaar hota 

usay kaun dekh sakta ke yagaana hai wo yaktaa 

jo dooee ki boo bhee hotee to kaheen do chaar hota

ye masaail-e-tasawwuf, ye tera bayaan 'Ghalib'! 

tujhay ham walee samajhate, jo na baada_khwaar hota

Baad Az Shoar

bohat shaor suntay thay pehlu main dil ka
jo cheera tou ik qatra e khoon nikla!

Abida - The Delight To Senses

I was venturing out on youtube looking for something from Abida Parveen, something that could be used as a potion, when the catalyst was amiss. 
Listening to her usually does that ... acts as a potion, a catalyst; a reflective mirror to glance into the nooks hitherto invisible. A solace. A knowing companion.

Strangely enough Abida Parveen hadn't always been there in my idols of melody. Infact there were times I hardly thought I could ever listen to her. Not my cup of tea, thank you!  

But, then things dont remain the same always, do they?

Main nara e mastana was the song from where I joined the bandwagon of this phenomenon they call Abida!

Later, learning the art of listening to her, like one masters the strokes while diving into the sea,  was something I fell into without realizing; Perhaps, because I loved one so strong and since Abida seemed to make the part of the package of the whole that I loved. The intoxication didnt permit the realization bit, it just happened, as if on its own.  There was no looking back then.

And like any other gift of love, I am so glad it happened.

There are a few tracks of her that have already been shared at this blog. Today I was looking for something new, some unheard piece of hers, and I found quite a few lovely tracks. The mood is almost the same in almost all the tracks, so is the feeling, and yet the way each track varies in intensity with the subtlety of her expression is simply amazing.

I have been enjoying a gala this morning.

Okay, this last one wasn't unheard of before, yet since it made such a tasteful part of today's menu, I wont miss this one out...

phir kuch is dil ko beqarari hai
sina zoya-e-zakhm-e-kari hai 

Nadeedan Tu Shaneedam, Shaneedenam Tu Benagar

When its Ghalib being sung by Farida Khanum, I pity my vocabulary for not providing me with any better word other than AWESOME!

The melody of the voice is a self indulging pleasure, and well... when it comes to the verse, Ghalib is a maestro, and when it is his farsi he simply excels his own self! :)