ein dino
August 17, 2007
After a while, an attempt at writing a ghazal:
ein dino chaahatein hai kuch sahemi hui si
ein dino aadatein bhi hai kuch badali hui si
raat roz aati hai, gujar bhi jaati hai lekin
khwaabo.n ki duniya hai kuch simti hui si
na tanhaaii ka dar hai, na udaasi se gila
khushi bhi ein dino hai kuch sambhli hui sikis baat ka dar phir bhi lagta hai asuph
darne ki umr bhi to hai ab gujari hui si
August 17, 2007 at 7:47 am
Trying to figure out the “age” of the protagonist.. 50++ ??
August 17, 2007 at 10:46 am
Wah wah! Kya baat hai! Loved your ghazal!
August 19, 2007 at 4:03 am
darne ki umr bhi to hai ab gujari hui si
thanks for telling me there is a age limit on fear too.
August 19, 2007 at 6:18 am
Waah waah :>)
Ise kuch yaad aa gaya .. hope you won’t mind..
tabeeyat ein dino begana-e-ghum hoti jaati hai
mere hisse kii goya har khushi kam hoti jaati hai
wahi hai zindagi lekin ‘Jigar’ ye haal hai apanaa
ke jaise zindagi se zindagi kam hoti jaati hai
PS – Hehe @ IW’s comment.
I think you mean ‘time’ by umr here and not exactly age .. don’t you?
August 20, 2007 at 2:27 am
Aria,
No I didn’t mean “time”.. I indeed meant “age” as in ‘Umr’.
Childhood, teenage & youth are vey much the phases in life when one is fearless. Its the post youth phase (28 to 40) when one gets worried about stuff like career.. marriage.. kids.. falaana falaana. So when asuph says :
“darne ki umr bhi to hai ab gujari hui si” ..
I was just wondering if these reflections were meant for someone in late 40s / early 50s. I maybe be totally off the target.. But don’t blame me. Past 2/3 weeks have been pretty hectic workwise & am quite spaced out.. Yaawwwwn.
August 20, 2007 at 6:50 am
IW .. Thanks for explaining and sorry to hear about your work-woes. Take care .. :>)
Actually blame me coz I mixed it up. I did understand you meant ‘age’ & found your interpretation quite interesting. You could be right.. though, I thought Asuph meant “time” by age here so I was asking ‘him’ that. But as I said .. galti meri hai .. I blended my “hehe’ reaction with that question & turned it ambiguous.
August 20, 2007 at 7:05 am
iw: which age? physical, intellectual…?
afj:
thanks.
aria: thanks. and wah @ the sher that you supplied. and no, i did not mean time.
August 20, 2007 at 7:15 am
>> which age? physical, intellectual…?
When I read that.. I think, I almost heard the punch line “Ho Gayi Googly..!?!” being played somewhere in the background (hope u remember the TV advert).