Monday, June 30, 2025

Aazmale song- deep poetry

 

    Sharing a lesser-known song from a lesser-known Hindi movie, this song is special not only due to its melody but its powerful poetry. The lines are too deep and almost send a burst of inspiration and hope and ask the person to stand up and face the test amidst the dilemma of life and its choices and for once decide that he has the power to choose...The movie itself also has a pretty interesting storyline, and the song can be heard here:Aazmale | Taxi No. 9211 | 2006

The part of lyrics I find very moving are as below:

"kashmakash ko chhod de tu, rukh hawa kaa mod de tu
khaali paimaana hai tera, ho sake toh tod de tu

ek nayi mehfil sajale, bich kaa parda utha le aazmale
aazmale aazmale aaj khud ko aazmale
phirta hai kabse ye dil sambhale

bol ye lab pe ruke hai, tere sajde me jhuke hai
pal pal bikhre hai kitne ujale
kya karu kya sochta hai, chain dil kaa dhundhta hai
apni kismat ko jaga le, bich ka parda utha le aazmale
aazmale aazmale aaj khud ko aazmale


phirta hai kabse ye dil sambhale
bol ye lab pe ruke hai, tere sajde me jhuke hai
pal pal bikhre hain kitne ujale"


    The English translation of the lyrics can be found here: Aazmale Aazmale Lyrics Translation | Taxi No. 9211 | Hindi Bollywood Songs



Sunday, June 29, 2025

A sweet song...from the movie Na Tum Jano na Hum....

 Sharing a song that is not only melodious but also very nostalgic...Beautiful lyrics, with the video showing a lighthouse and the agony of the lover. The themes of aircraft are central in this particular movie. The song can be heard here:  tum se mujhe pyar kyon ho gaya

Scene from the song with the majestic lighthouse

 

The lyrics are:

"Tum Se Gila Nahin Mujhe Kismat Se Hai Gile
Karta Hai Aasman Kyon Yeh Dil Ke Faisle
Tum Mere Khwaabon Se Jaa Na Sake
Tum Meri Baahon Mein Aa Na Sake
Tum Se Mujhe Pyar Kyon Ho Gaya
Tum Na Mile Aur Maine Kho Gaya

Barbad Ho Gaya Main Kyon Yeh Bhi Na Keh Saka
Roya Main Yun Ki Ek Bhi Aansoon Na Beh Saka

Tum Mere Khwaabon Se Jaa Na Sake
Tum Meri Baahon Mein Aa Na Sake
Tum Se Mujhe Pyar Kyon Ho Gaya
Tum Na Mile Aur Maine Kho Gaya"

I especially find the lines where the lyricist talks about the agony where the person cried so much that no tear was shed, this could imply that the person cried out his eyes already so much that all tears dried- and this is the pinnacle of heartache.


The Moth and the Flame

 

I thought of sharing an interesting theme I noted in few songs. The beautiful song (Tose Naina laage) has deeply spiritual lyrics where the specific lines (see below) on the "shama" and the "parwaana", which are the flame and moth, respectively, are too deep and literally define the whole essence of life. It talks of divine love and the test of love for both the moth and the flame...

Tose Naina Lage | तोसे नैना लागे | Anwar(2007) | Siddharth Koirala | Nauheed Cyrusi | Superhit Song

"Mohabbat ki hai daastan zindagi
Mohabbat na ho to kaha zindagi
Mohabbat to ek jaaveda zindagi hai
Tose naina laage

Shamaa ko pighalne ka armaan kyun hai
Patange ko jalne ka armaan kyun hai
isi shauk ka imtehaan zindagi hai..
"


    Now, interestingly, there is another old Hindi song (Pyar Deewana Hota Hai 4K Song : Kishore Kumar Classics | Rajesh Khanna | Hindi Romantic-Kati Patang) with lyrics below that also dwells on the same idea somewhat and talks of how the moth is so consumed with love that it no longer cares about joy or sorrow but just to surrender to the light..

"Shamaa kahe parwaane se pare chalaa jaa
Meri tarah jal jaayega yaha nahi aa,
Wo nahin sunataa usko
Jal jaanaa hota hai
Har khushi se, har gham se,
begana hota hai
Pyaar deewana hota hai,
Mastana hota hai"

    I also stumbled upon a Sufi tale of the moth and the fly (listen to the story here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAJB-2dS7xy/?igsh=cHV3c3ljM3o4ZWc3) and was indeed in awe of it. Indeed, the one who is in search of light (out of true love) does not care about anything else but just the search and the surrender and ultimately becomes one with the flame....

Dichotomy of Life- expressed by common chord, but different verses...

 

Sharing two songs from an old Hindi movie, which are composed on the same tune, yet the lyrics are divergent, with one full of pessimism, while the other one reels of optimism...Interestingly, I only remember knowing of the first version (the sad one), in my childhood when I used to hear it on cassette player, but after several years, I discovered that the same song was existing with its counterpart, the antithesis, so-to-speak. I wonder how it is so much like life, where sometimes, we are dealt with a melody or a tune which is unchangeable, but we do have the power to choose the verses or the words that create the lyrics to fit that tune...One of them resonates with sorrow while the other is a harbinger of light and hope....as Munshi Premchand has said "what the world calls sorrow is really joy to the poet"..Truly, sorrow is necessary as it can be beautiful, but the same sorrow also becomes beautiful hope when played on the same tune by different choice of words...


1. Naaraz Savera Hai [Full Song] Sangharsh

The lyrics of it are:

"naaraz savera hai, har or andhera hai
koi kiran to aae, kahi se, aae aae
naaraz savera hai

zindagi tanhaiyo ka, dard hai nam hai
har khushi dhalati hui, dukh bhari sham hai
sanso ke khazano ka, ye waqt lutera hai

koi kiran to aae, kahi se aae aae
naaraz savera hai

raat ki khamoshiyo me, ansuna shor hai
kheechti baandhe bina hi, kaun si ye dor hai
bejaan salakho ne, meri ruh ko ghera hai

koi kiran to aae, kahi se aae aae
naaraz savera hai

vo mere bachpan ka, mausam vo zamana kho gaya
maut ke saaye me reh ke, bezuban mai ho gaya
zakhmo ki zameeno pe, zulmon ka basera hai

koi kiran to aae, kahi se aae aae
naaraz savera hai, har or andhera hai"

 

The version of the song filled with hope is:

2. Nazdeek Savera Hai Song - Sangharsh 1999 DVDRip @DolbyDigital5.1

The lyrics of it are:

"nazdik savera hai, pal bhar ka andhera hai
mere liye na ashq bahao, jao jao,
de raha mujhko sadaye wo khula aasma
le rahi meri balaye wo hansi wadiya
tum lao ujalo ko sapna yahi mera hai
din hai khushi ke geet milan ke gao gao
nazdik savera hai, pal bhar ka andhera hai
mere liye na ashq bahao jao jao, nazdik sawera hai"

Friday, June 27, 2025

Two melodious songs by Abeer Nehme

 


 Sharing two songs of the famous singer Abeer Nehme, whom I recently discovered, and two of  her songs are just too melodious to the ear and almost magnetic and I just can't stop listening...One of them, the song (Bi saraha), is too deeply sublime with its lyrics and music, the video shows the Arabic translation in Hindi, and the tune where she repeats the word heart is literally the heart of the song with its captivating tune..

Listen here:

Abeer Nehme - Bi Saraha | عبير نعمة - بصراحة

Abeer Nehme - Bala Ma Nhess | عبير نعمة - بلا ما نحس

Peaceful Sufi poetry song

 Sharing two songs (parts of series), that are based on the poetry of the Sufi poet and mystic Mian Muhammad Bakhsh. The English translation of the song appears in the video. The sweet voice to the song is of Ahmad Hussain, a prominent singer who sings Nasheeds...The music, words, and the video of the song are way too divine and invoke peace...

here are they:

 

Shayaris- 3

 

Sharing a couple of beautiful shayaris from the internet:


1. This one was so simple yet profound, I had to post it, the name of poet is not available, however, it can be heard at: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGdh2UuvlU5/?igsh=MWRpZmUyMjQzNGM1Mw%3D%3D

this is the shayari:

“Masla yeh hai ki is dil ka aakhir kya kiya jaaye?

Usse baat karni hai ya nahi, kisi se mashwara liya jaaaye

Fir dil bhi gawara nahi karta, ki mehfil me uska zikr kiya jaaye

Aakhir Mohabbat hai vo hamari, use badnaam na kiya jaaye

Par ab uski qaid me nahi rehna, khud ko azaad kiya jaaye

Uske diye huye tohfe aur khat sab ab jala diye jaaye..

Yahan tak to theek tha, abhi ek masla aur bhi hai..

Sab yaadein to fana kar di,

Par is chaand ka kya kiya jaaye….”


2. 

“लोग टूट जाते हैं एक घर बनाने में
तुम तरस नहीं खाते बस्तियाँ जलाने में…”


हर धड़कते पत्थर को लोग दिल समझते हैं
उम्रें बीत जाती हैं दिल को दिल बनाने में..”

-- Bashir Badr


Sunday, June 22, 2025

A song - reminiscent of the tragic crash

 

In the aftermath of the terrible crash that occurred on June 12 in Ahmedabad of the Air India AI171 ill-fated aircraft, it is not possible to truly pen down anything remotely connected to the sadness and loss it has caused. I would think that every sensitive soul would feel the ripples of the immense pain it has caused, irrespective of who was related to anybody traveling in it. Truly, this is the year when the planet Earth is showing the face of tragedy, karmic balance, so-to-say. The lives of those who were lost, in particular, the family of five, including two adorable twin boys, and then a female lover who had an argument with her lover (who was not on the plane) but was on that flight, are deeply tragic. To be frank, loss in plane crashes is deeply painful, and I in particular find it deeply saddening and hurtful (for some reasons known only to me).

In any case, I happened to hear a newly released song, Jeena Yahan | Hai Junoon! | Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anusha Mani, Shaan, Rajdeep Ghosh, Ankit K. Sharma and for some reason, could not stop feeling the connection, as if that song seemed to be the voice of the souls who departed, reflecting the reality of life on earth..The lyrics of the song (in particular sung by the female singer) are so painfully beautiful...

"Woh kis jahan se pukare humein
Kiye the wo laakhon ishaarein humein
Baaton ko baatein tarasti rahi
Patthar pe aankhein barasti rahi

Kal khel mein hum hon na hon
Gardish mein taare rahenge sada
Hai waqt ki fitrat yahi
Chalta rahega hamare bina

Kal raat bhi woh soyi nahi
Sitaaron ki baahon mein khoyi rahi
Un raahon mein jaane kya pa liya?
Kitna tha viraan hamara jahaan?

Adhuri rahi ye haseen daastaan
Karein bhi to kaise karein alvida

Jeena yahan marna yahan
Iske sivah jaana kahan
Jee chaahe jab humko awaaz do
Hum hain wahin, hum the jahan

https://glamsham.com/music/lyrics/hai-junoon-jeena-yahan-song-lryics-neil-nitin-mukesh-anusha-mani/

 

 This song is actually a recreation of an old hindi song ( Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan | Mera Naam Joker | Raj Kapoor | Mukesh | Shankar Jaikishan ), which was sung by the legendary singer Mukesh, who happens to be the grandfather of the actor (Neil Nitin Mukesh) who is seen playing the piano in the video..


Soulful songs of praise- collection of Naats/Nasheeds

 Sharing list of some (not all, owing to privacy reasons) of my favorite Islamic Naat/ nasheeds by various artists. All of these songs are so deeply sublime and bring peace to the heart, sukoon-e-qalb almost...

Below is the list:

Nasheeds:

ALLAH KA GHAR | Nabeel Shaukat Ali feat. Tahseen Sakina | Ramzan Kalaam 2025

Fiyya Hubbun, Fiyya Wajdun | In Love In Ecstasy #nasheed | English Translation

The Beauty of Existence - Heart Touching Nasheed

Siedd - Allah Humma (Official Nasheed Video) | Vocals Only

 Sami Yusuf - Al Faqir | الفقير (Official Lyric Video) #worldmusic #worldmusictraditions

Sami Yusuf - The 99 Names : English & French Lyrics

Sami Yusuf – Glorification (Official Music Video) #worldmusic

(in this song, at 2:42 the Arabic words are so sublime)


Naats:

Nabeel Khan - Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim ( Official Video ) Ramadan 2023 | Naat


(13) Hasbi Rabbi - Nabeel Khan | Official Video | Ramadan Special Naat 2024 - YouTube

(the rabab music at the beginning is just so breathtaking)


Muhammad Nabina - Nabeel Khan | Official Video | Ramadan Special Naat 2024

 

Maher Zain - Ya Nabi Salam Alayka (Arabic) | ماهر زين - يا نبي سلام عليك | Official Music Video

 

Rahmatun Lil'Alameen, Ya Nabi Salam Alayka, Ramadan | Maher Zain Full Album

 

YA NABI SALAM ALAYKA | Danish F Dar | Dawar Farooq | BEST NAAT | Ramzan Special Naat | 4k NAAT |2024

 

LA ILAHA ILLALLAH | Ramzan Special Zikr | Danish F Dar | Dawar Farooq | BEST NAAT | Best hamd | 2024

 

 

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Two melodious songs...

 


Sharing two songs, (both from the 90s pop music era).. What I found so strikingly beautiful about these two songs are the common themes.

1. The first song :MERE MEHBOOB-RAAGESHWARI sung by Raageshwari (who also acted in it), is such a beautiful poetry and music, (especially the violin tune at 0.53 is the heart of the song) 


2. The second song: Teri Yaad Jab Aati Hai Full Video Song Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai | Lucky Ali by Lucky Ali, is a lesser-known song, yet so deeply beautiful...especially the tune at the start which is also the heart of this song in particular. I remember, I used to even have that tune as my ringtone long time ago...

    I blogged about both songs together because both have a male lover in uniform, thus connected to the military. While the female lover in both cases ends up losing them in different ways, yet the pathos of loss is so similar.

    In the first song, the man dies while fighting in the war, and in the second song, the man goes missing in the war for several years, leading the lover to give up on him and move forward with her life, only to find him miraculously come back, but only too late, as she had already married by then with a child.

    In both instances, love preceded the agony of loss. But in the first case, it appears that the lover is so deeply in love that she reminisces about her days and love and perhaps would be endlessly devoted to him. In the second case, however, we do see that the lover perhaps gives up and chooses to let go, a choice made and regretted later, as is obvious in the video. Sometimes, I wonder how difficult the path of patience is, to continue to believe in one love and keep that alive in the heart like a shrine. After all, it's just a song, but it does reflect the vagaries of life...

Monday, June 2, 2025

Three Beautiful songs: Ishq

Sharing three songs in this post, that are all titled "Ishq", and have some of the most beautiful lyrics and melodies I have ever heard. Here are they:

This song was originally a shayari by the famous poet Amir Ameer (his recitation can be heard here: (2) Video | Facebook)
 The song almost feels like a love spell or a manifestation of the person in love who believes in the power of thoughts and words, or rather each harf (letter)..No wonder the lyrics talk of the three Urdu letters (Ain, sheen, and qaaf) that make up the word ishq (based on Urdu script).
The word "Ishq" in Urdu with the three parts


Some of the lyrics:

"Chal aa, ik aisi nazm kahoon

Jo lafz kahoon wo ho jaaye

Main "Dil" likhoon, tu dil thaame

Main "Gum" likhoon, wo kho jaaye

 

Abhi "Ain" likhoon, tu soche mujhe

Phir "Shiin" likhoon, teri neend ude

Jab "Qaaf" likhoon, tujhe kuch-kuch ho

Main "Ishq" likhoon, tujhe ho jaaye"


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2. Ishq by a Band of Boys (Link: Ishq hai Bekarar | A Band Of Boys | Hindi Love Songs)

This song, one of the lesser-known songs again, from the Indian Pop band of Boys (90s), is very melodious, with the guitar music at 1:20 (in the YouTube video link) by another musician (Leslie) is just beautiful. The part of lyrics which are so captivating are:

Jab se bane hum aur tum yun humsafar
Hone laga saason mein gehra asar
Tere bina suna safar
Aa jao na Aa jao
Ishq hai Beqarar Karta intezar
Ishq hai intezar Karta beqarar
Aa jao na ao meri jaan
Baagon ke phool kaliyon ki khusboo
Dheere dheere karne lagi Beqabu

Hai har taraf tu hi tu
Aaa jao na Aa jao"



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3. Ishq-Ali Sethi
The lyrics of this song and this song is so close to my heart. What a mesmerizing poetry and music and also the video itself is pretty artistic.

The lyrics:
"Raah chalte koi khwaab mila tha

Betaab beqaraar mila tha

Bewajah behijab mila tha

Bekhabar behosh lamhe

Faisla dene lage

Gum huye

Jo raaste

Mera pata dene lage

Ishq ki chingariyon ko

Phir hawa dene lage

 

Ek main tha aur thi tanhai

Kaat kaat ke bhi kat nahi paayi

Le gayi behti gehraai

Dard ke tinke bhanwar mein

Aasra dene lage

 

Gum huye

Jo raaste

Mera pata dene lage

Ishq ki chingariyon ko

Phir hawa dene lage..."


The lyricist/poet in this song reminisces of the path of love, a path which calls to him, with its ups and downs, hidden and revealed phases, sparks and darkness...moments of deep pain of loneliness but where hope remained. The lines "dard ke tinke bhanwar mein asraa dene lage" which translates to "twig of pain in the storm provided support" is deeply sublime....


The sequence I chose to write about these songs is because the first song is almost like a manifestation or spell of love through thoughts, and words. The second song talks of the restlessness (bekaraari) of the lover and his waiting and hope for reunion of the beloved. And finally the third song, is like a dream sequence where the lover is lost in a dream where he is being called to continue on the path of love, despite being alone, and faced with pain and turmoil, perhaps, as Shakespeare said "the course of true love never did run smooth", and so even through hopelessness and stormy skies, the hope for beloved is still burning bright...



Friday, May 30, 2025

The White of the Swan

 

I'm sharing a particularly moving and poetic sequence from the critically acclaimed Hindi film Gangubai  (link of the scene:  Instagram). The heroine's beauty and the description of the various white hues captivate the hero, who is a tailor who brings various white outfits for the heroine to select from. When the heroine requests that he display all of the white sarees and provide a recommendation, he responds that since they are all white, she can choose from any of them. But then the heroine responds in a very artistic and lyrical manner:

“ kon sa wala safed?

Chaand wala ya baadal wala safed?

Kaagaz wala safed ya

Gulaab wala safed?

Barf wala safed

Namak wala safed

Doodh wala safed ya

Shankh wala safed?”

 

After a moment of pause, the smitten hero replies,” hans wala safed.”

A person with a red dot on her forehead

AI-generated content may be incorrect.

(Image of Heroine after she hears reply of the actor)


I also did the English translation that is:

Heroine:

“which hue of white?

The white of the moon or the cloud?

Or is it white of the paper, or

 the rose?

The white of the ice

The white of the salt

The white of the milk or

The white of the conch?

 

Hero replies, “The white of the swan.”

 

Interestingly, the heroine describes all different hues of white (which are not necessarily pure white) while the hero replies to a completely different answer which captures the true purity of white- the white of the swan. The fact that he had a mind and heart of his own which only saw the purity of the heroine and thus likens the white to the white of the swan symbolizing her purity, although in that movie the heroine played the role of a prostitute.

What I find so captivating about this scene is not only its poetry and depth and the purity of love the actors shared in their roles on screen, but the fact that in life, sometimes, we are limited to the colors or shades of something based on our limited perception of it, and what appears may not be a true reflection of the real, but a hue or a shade. Sometimes, it may take the eyes of another artist to see the truth of the color and the true purity of it...and in this case, those eyes are the eyes of love, and not lust...

    Indeed, the purity of love is symbolized by the white of the swan and the swan itself, check this beautifully poignant video reunion #love #birds #birdslover#swans #nature, I found on the web, where one of the swans is reunited with the other swan after a period of separation, and the moment of reunion is truly magical. Indeed, the two swans are a symbol of purity of love worldwide..

                                                               


Classical Crossover Song-One- Sami

 


Sharing a deeply beautiful song called "One" by Sami Yusuf (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcSnZ-RuwyI). 

This song is a classical piece and a crossover that is especially captivating since it begins with chanting that is similar to Gregorian or Christian chants before the whole music unfolds. This is characteristic of the famous singer Sami Yusuf, whose all songs I adore and who I find is a beautiful soul blessed by God. The phrase "The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love" by Meister Eckhart (a Catholic priest, philosopher, and mystic), appears in this powerful Sufi song, which also contains profound poetry about the destruction of the ego. 

In the music video, two points in the music journey are too beautiful:

1. The change of rhythm at 4:06 with the use of the instrument oud followed by flute, santoor, darbuka, and daf.

2. The change of rhythm at 9:43 with the powerful sounds of daf played by the skilled musician.


Monday, May 19, 2025

Jaane kya dhoondta hai...

 

Sharing a song from the musical movie Sur: The Melody of Life (2002), sung by the famous singer Lucky Ali..The lyrics of this song were penned by the famous Indian Urdu poet Nida Fazli and no wonder they are so deeply poetic...

The melodious song can be heard here:

Jaane Kya Dhoonta Hai 4K Video Song | Sur: The Melody Of Life | Lucky Ali, Gauri Karnik | Musical

What I find so touching about this song in particular is that the protagonist in it is incessantly searching for his lover or the Beloved and that pining can be felt in the words of the poetry in the song..I especially like the particular stanza (that starts in the video at 5:01), where the actor sings:

"Bechehra sa koi sapna hai vo 

Kahin nahin hai phir bhi apna hai vo

Aise mere andar shaamil he wo

Main hoon behta dariya sahil hai vo

Hai kahaan vo vo kidar hai raaste kuch to bataa

Koun sa uska nagar hai rehguzar kuch to bataa

Dhundti hain jiskoo nazaren jaane hai vo kidar

Jaane kya dhoondta hai ye mera dil

Tujko kya chahiye zindagi

Jaane kya dhoondta hai ye mera dil

Tujko kya chahie zindagi

 

Soona sa hai mandir murat nahin

Khaali hai aainaa surat nahin

Jeene kaa jeevan mein kaaran to ho

Mehke kaise kaliyaan gulshan to ho

Shamma he jo mujhamen raushan, wo viraasat kisko duun

Dur tak koi nahin he, apni chahat kisko duun

Dhundti hain jiskoo nazaren jaane hai vo kidar

Jaane kya dhoondta hai ye mera dil

Tujko kya chahie zindagi.."

 

I did the English translation of the above lines, here they are:

 

A faceless like a dream

Nowhere to be seen but feels mine

It is within me, such that

I am a flowing sea; he is the shore.

Where is he? Which place is he in?

The roads say something.

Which country is his, and which are his roads?

The one whom the eyes search for— how do I know where he is?

What is my heart searching for?

What do you want, O life?

 

The temple is empty; there is no idol.

The mirror is empty; there is no face.

There must be a reason to live this life.

How can the buds smell unless there is a garden?

the light that burns within me,

that inheritance, who shall I give it?

There is nobody as far as I see.

To whom should I give my love?

The one whom the eyes search for— how do I know where he is?


    What I found very intriguing was that a similar thought is reminiscent in one of the poetries of the renowned Urdu poet Dr. Allama Iqbal. The lines composed by him (see below), especially reverberate the same pathos where the last stanza especially bears striking similarity to the thought of the lyrics of the song above.

The lines by the poet Dr. Iqbal are:

"Main Tere Chand Ki Khaiti Mein Guhar Bota Hun
Chup Ke Insanon Se Manind-e-Sehar Rota Hun

Din Ki Sourish Mein Niklte Huwe Ghabrate Hain
Uzlat-e-Shab Mein Mere Ashk Tapak Jate Hain

Mujh Mein Faryad Jo Pinhan Hai, Sunaon Kis Ko?
Tapish-e-Shauq Ka Nazzara Dikhaon Kis Ko?

(The longing which is hidden inside me, whom should I tell of it,
To whom do I show the scene of my burning desire?)"

(The recitation can be heard here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHdwIQHNpHe/?igsh=NDA1Mnp0cGJqYnRv


    Interestingly, in this song (at 5:32 in the YouTube video), Lucky Ali as he sings "dhoondti hai jisko nazrein jaane hai vo kidhar", he is walking in a cemetery, but as he walks and searches, he is almost so close to the statue of Jesus Christ. I found this particular scene very spiritual, and appears to be conceived in that way perhaps by the one who shot it...As he is searching for his Beloved, little does he realize that God is so near to him and is in fact that Beloved he had been searching all through...This is my interpretation as I could not stop noticing the beautiful synchronicity...


The scene of the singer's lament for the Beloved and the Beloved..


Friday, May 16, 2025

Song of Nostalgia...Kehte hain dil se.....

 

Sharing a song from a movie of the 90s..this song is so nostalgic as I remember listening to it recorded on a cassette back in those days when I was may be 12 or 14 years old, I used to have cassettes back then where I would get my favorite songs recorded and listen to them on the radio..this particular song was also one of them...

The lovely song can be heard here: Khate Hain Kasam Sadhana Sargam, Udit Narayan Prem Aggan 1998 Songs Fardeen Khan, Meghna You

(with the lovely view of the oceanside in the song)


I particularly adore the lyrics, especially where the heroine in the song explains how she would search for her beloved (here the charming hero Fardeen :)) and then in the next stanza, the hero explains how he would search for her...What I found deeply poetic but also it somehow reflects the deep levels of love each has for the other...Perhaps, the love of the hero transcends all and turns divine and spiritual..as he compares the search of love to that of the search for the Beloved/Khuda and the thirst for that spiritual union with the One God....

The lyrics of the dialogue between the hero and the heroine are here:


Heroine:

"Chaahat ki raah mein hum,

Dhoondenge tumko aise

Phulwa ko jaise bhanwara

Aashiq wafa ko jaise..


Hero:

"Hum bhi tumhe bata de…

Dhoondenge tumko kaise

Dariya ko jaise pyaasa

Banda khuda ko jaise.."


And I did the English translation that is as follows:

Heroine:

In the path of love, I

will search for you,

like the bee searches for the blossom,

like the lover searches for love


Hero:

Let me also tell you

how will I search for you...

like the thirsty search for the sea...

like the worshipper for God....

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Interestingly, another song from the same movie is also very melodious and talks about the longing of love and worth listening to...

Here is the link: Tere Pyar Ki Aag Mein | PREM AGGAN | Fardeen Khan | Meghna Kothari | Feroz Khan | Remastered DTS HD

                                                                       Scene from the song

Its lyrics are very beautiful too, especially the following lines:

"jab ye duniya bani jane kis roop me

pyar hoke raha tha tera mera

jab ye duniya bani jane kis roop me

pyar hoke raha tha tera mera

jane jab or thi jism jab or tha

dil to tab bhi mila tha tera mera....


insan mohabbat ki khatir yaha

kayi roop badlta rahta hai

tere pyar ki aag me mera dil

din rat sulgta rahta hai

malum hua kyu seene se

dhua sa niklta rahta hai...."



Wednesday, May 14, 2025

A very special and divine song...Elements....

 

Sharing a song that is one of the lesser-known songs of the well-known Indian pop band, "A Band of Boys" of the 90s era...This particular song is not just a regular song, but a sublime deep poetry that revokes the fragrance of the ocean, its breeze, and the scent of longing and finally the meeting of the Beloved....

The song can be heard at this link: Elements (Aayi Ho Jabse)


The lyrics are as follows:

(Note the paragraph of lyrics in red are especially too close to my heart...such a depth of words...)


"Guzre the kitne saawan baadalon ki taak main,

Sookhi padi thi shaakhein berehem dhoop main,

Teri ankhon se jo chalka boondon ka Silsila

 

Chhota sa gul hai khila

Aayi ho jabse tum,

Dil ko mere kya hua

Banjar zameen par jaise

Chhota sa gul khila

 

Reton main dabi hui

Nadiyon ki cheekh ko

Sangam se bichdi trishna

Tarsi jo preet ko,

Saagar ki shokhiyon se

Shankhon ka sur mila

Chhota sa gul khila

 

Jeene ki justajoo

Saawan ki bheeni Khushboo

Sardi ki dhoop ho

Banjar zameen par mere

Chhota sa gul khila..."






Saturday, May 3, 2025

Beautiful Shayaris-2

 

Sharing some shayaris selected from the internet by various poets which I find particularly moving and quite deep...

Here are few of them:


1.  The first one literally goes deep in the tarjuma of what shayari is- almost an attempt from an amazing poet...Ahmed Salman...The shayari lines are below:


"jo dikh raha usi ke andar jo andikha hai vo shayari hai

jo keh saka tha vo keh chuka hoon, jo rah gaya hai vo shayari hai

ye shahr saara to roshni men khila pada hai, so kya likhun main

vo door jangal ki jhonpdi men jo ik diya hai, vo shayari hai

tamam dariya jo ek samundar mein gir rahe hain to kya ajab hai

vo ek dariya jo raste men hi rah gaya hai, vo shayari hai...."


And the link of the poet reciting it is:

 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHBWZ0rBcUc/?igsh=NXR6Yzdnc2xjenNl


2. Another one whose recitation by the poet is available here:


The actual lines are as follows:

"dekhe huye kisi ko bahut din guzar gaye

is dil ki bebasi ko bahut din guzar gaye

har shab chhaton pe chaand utarta to hai magar,

is ghar mein channdni ko bahut din guzar gaye....




3. This one is short yet is quite true...

"aahista aahista khatam.. hona hi hai

gam ko ya fir..hum ko...."


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VCwY0w6g17M



4. This one by poet Shakeb Jalali is particularly close to me...

"socho to silvaton se bhari hai tamaam rooh

dekho to ik shikan bhi nahin hai libaas mein"

 सोचो तो सिलवटों से भरी है तमाम रूह

देखो तो इक शिकन भी नहीं है लिबास में

-Shakeb Jalali

Friday, May 2, 2025

Beautiful Shayari-1

 


Sharing a couple of  beautiful and heart-touching Shayaris from internet: 

1. Here is the link of its recitation:

टूटना 💔Podcast Shayari #shayari #2linespoetry #urdupoetry #podcastshayari

the lines of the Shayari are as follows from the recitation:


"tootne par koi aaye to fir aise toote,

ke jise dekh ke har dekhne wala toote,

apne bikhre huye tukdon ko samete kab tak,

apne bikhre huye tukdon ko samete kab tak,


ek insaan ki khatir koi kitna toote?....."


2.  Another one, sharing some stanzas which I find especially too deep and beautiful:

"हक़ीक़त दीदा-ए- तर के अलावा भी बहुत कुछ है
समुंदर में समुंदर के अलावा भी बहुत कुछ है...

अब अगली बार आना तो बदन को छोड़ कर आना
मेरे कमरे में बिस्तर के अलावा भी बहुत कुछ है...


ये क्या इक मक़बरे को आख़री हद मान बैठे हो
मुहब्बत संग-ए-मरमर के अलावा भी बहुत कुछ है"

- ज़ुबैर अली ताबिश 


3. Another one- can be heard here at this link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGYKMr3pU4u/?igsh=MWhwY2ZieDlsOTFieQ%3D%3D

"kisi ko mohabbat ho na kisi ke saath 

hota mushqil hai 

bada mushqil hai..

mohabbat ki kahani likhna

jaise pani par.. pani se.. pani likhna...


mohabbat dard deti hai,

mohabbat jaan leti hai,

mohabbat naam e zindagi hai,

magar imtehaan leti hai


mohabbat to hoti

apni tabiyat aur fitrat hai,

mohabbat zid nahi karti,

mohabbat maan leti hai."

Monday, April 21, 2025

Kaho Ek Din.....Tu Jo Nahi...Aap ki Yaad....Tera Mera Pyaar...

 Sharing few songs, I adore so much of the famous Pakistani singer Ahmad Jehanzeb..



1.  Ahmad Jehanzeb - Tu Jo Nahi - ( HD )

( the music and sound which appears like a flight announcement of a fighter jet in the beginning of the video and also towards the end just adds to its appeal so much, giving it a trance like effect)


2. Aap Ki Yaad

(the lyrics of the song are so deeply poetic:

"Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar, raat bhar

Chashm-e-nam muskurati rahi raat bhar

Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar, raat bhar


Koi deewana galiyon mein phirta raha

Koi aawaz aati rahi raat bhar, raat bhar

Aawaz aati rahi raat bhar, raat bhar


Chashm-e-nam muskurati rahi raat bhar

Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar, raat bhar

Dard ke chand dil mein utarte rahe

Chandni jagmagati rahi raat bhar, raat bhar..."



3. Kaho Ek Din

(another hauntingly beautiful melody, I especially love these lines in the song:


"Sitara si jinhe kehte ho

Woh aankhein tumhari hain...

Jinhe tum shaakh si kehte ho

Woh baahein tumhari hain...

Jinhe tum phool si kehte ho

Woh baatein tumhari hain...


Agar sab kuch ye mera hai to

Sab kuch bakhsh do ek din

Wajood apna mujhe tum de do

Mohabbat do ek din

Mere haathon pe apne haath rakh kar

rooh kheench lo ek din....."


The lines where the lyricist/ poet asks the beloved to place her/his hand on his/hers and pull out/extract the soul is so divinely beautiful...it almost reminds of the idea how the angels pull out the soul from the body when they come to take the person, as mentioned in Islamic texts....



4. Ek Baar Kaho Tum Meri Ho IK Baar Kaho { The Sensational Ahmed Jehanzeb }* IBN-E INSHA *

(love the lines of this song in particular:

"Hum ghoom chuke basti ban main

Ik aas ki phaans liye mann main

Koi saajan ho, koi pyaara ho

Koi deepak ho, koi taara ho

Jab jeevan raat andheri ho


Hum yoon kab tak preet ke dhoke main

Tum kab tak duur jharoke main

Haan dil ka daaman phaila ho

Kyun gori ka dil maila ho

Kab mere dil main sawera ho


Ik baar kaho tum meri ho..."




5. Tera Mera Hai Pyar Amar 🎶💕 Ishq Murshid OST [ Extended Version ] - Singer: Ahmed Jehanzeb - HUM TV


(especially love the following lines in this song:

"Noor-e-jahaan aur noor-e-mohabbat

Donon jude tujh se, piya

"Paagal" ya "Jogi" mujhko kaho tum

Haan, mera ishq sab se juda

Teri hi khaatir loon sau janam main

Chaahe ho jo bhi bhala

Na main hoon aashiq, na main deewaana

Kah do mujhe jo, piya"