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

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"

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:

Ahmad Hussain - Saif ul Malook سیف الملوک Part 1 | Official Video

 

Ahmad Hussain - Saif ul Malook سیف الملوک Part 2 | Official Video

 

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

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

 

 

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...

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:

1. Ishq by Faheem Abdullaj (Link:  ISHQ - Music Film I Amir Ameer I Faheem Abdullah I Rauhan Malik I Samreen Kaur I Mir Tafazul)

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

(Link:  Ishq | Ali Sethi (Official Music Video))

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...