JANA THA HUMSE DOOR.....IMMORTAL GHAZALS - Page 6

here one that introduced me to the ghazal world:

ye daulat bhii le lo, ye shoharat bhii le lo
bhale chhiin lo mujhase merii javaanii
magar mujhako lautaa do bachapan kaa saavan
vo kaagaz kii kashtii, vo baarish kaa paanii

--Jagjit--
muhalle kii sabase nishaanii puraanii
vo budhiyaa jise bachche kahate the naanii
vo naanii kii baaton mein pariyon kaa deraa
vo chahare kii jhuriryon mein sadiyon kaa pheraa
bhulaae nahiin bhuul sakataa hai koi
vo chhotii sii raaten vo lambii kahaanii

--Chitra--
kadii dhuup mein apane ghar se nikalanaa
vo chidiyaa vo bulabul vo titalii pakadanaa
vo gudiyaa kii shaadii mein ladanaa jhagadanaa
vo jhuulon se giranaa vo gir ke sambhalanaa
vo piital ke chhallon ke pyaare se tohafe
vo tuutii hui chuudiyon kii nishaanii

--Jagjit--
kabhii ret ke unche tiilon pe jaanaa
gharaunde banaanaa banaake mitaanaa
vo maasuum chahat kii tasviir apanii
vo kvaabon khilaunon kii jaagiir apanii
na duniyaa kaa gam thaa na rishton ke bandhan
badii khuubasuurat thii vo zindagaanii

kyon jindagee kee raah mein, majaboor ho gaye
itane huye kareeb ke hum door ho gaye

ayesaa naheen ke hum ko koee bhee khushee nahee
lekin ye jindagee to koee jindagee nahee
kyo isake faisale humei manjoor ho gaye

paayaa tumhe to hum ko lagaa, tum ko kho diyaa
hum dil pe roye aaur ye dil hum pe ro diyaa
palakon se khwaab kyo gire, kyo chur ho gaye

Koyi Fariyaad Tere Dil Mein Dabi Ho Jaise
Koyi Fariyaad Tere Dil Mein Dabi Ho Jaise
Tune Aankhon Se Koyi Baat Kahi Ho Jaise
Jaagte Jaagte Ek Umr Kati Ho Jaise
Jaagte Jaagte Ek Umr Kati Ho Jaise
Jaan Baaki Baaki Hai Magar Saas Ruki Ho Jaise

Jaanta Hoon Aapko Sahare Ki Zarurat Nahin
Main Sirf Saath Dene Aaya Hoon

Har Mulaakat Pe Mehsoos Yehi Hota Hai
Har Mulaakat Pe Mehsoos Yehi Hota Hai
Mujhse Kuch Teri Nazar Pooch Rahi Ho Jaise

Raah Chalte Huve Aksar Yeh Ghumaan Hota Hai
Raah Chalte Huve Aksar Yeh Ghumaan Hota Hai
Woh Nazar Chupke Mujhe Dekh Rahi Ho Jaise
Woh Nazar Chupke Mujhe Dekh Rahi Ho Jaise

Ek Lamhe Mein Simat Aaya Hai Sadiyon Ka Safar
Ek Lamhe Mein Simat Aaya Hai Sadiyon Ka Safar
Zindagi Tej Bahut Tej Chali Ho Jaise
Zindagi Tej Bahut Tej Chali Ho Jaise

Is Tarah Pehron Tujhe Sochta Rehta Hoon Main
Is Tarah Pehron Tujhe Sochta Rahta Hoon Main
Meri Har Saas Tere Naam Likhi Ho Jaise
Meri Har Saas Tere Naam Likhi Ho Jaise

Koyi Fariyaad Tere Dil Mein Dabi Ho Jaise
Tune Aankhon Se Koyi Baat Kahi Ho Jaise
Jaagte Jaagte Ek Umr Kati Ho Jaise
Jaan Baaki Baaki Hai Magar Saas Ruki Ho Jaise

(Deewaaron se milkar rona achha lagata hain
Hum bhi paagal ho jaayenge aisa lagat hain) - 2
Deewaaron se...

Duniya bhar ki yaade hamase milane aati hain - 2
Shaam dhale is sune ghar mein mela lagata hain - 2
Hum bhi paagal ho jaayenge aisa lagat hain
Deewaaron se...

Kitane dino ke pyaase honge yaaro socho to - 2
Shabanam ka katara bhi jinko daraya lagata hain - 2
Hum bhi paagal ho jaayenge aisa lagat hain
Deewaaron se...

Kisko kaisar pathhar maaro kaun paraya hain - 2
Shish mehal mein ik ik chehara apana lagata hain - 2
Hum bhi paagal ho jaayenge aisa lagat hain
Diwaaron se milkar rona achha lagata hain
Hum bhi paagal ho jaayenge aisa lagat hain
Deewaaron se...

Originally posted by: vinnie-thepooh

here one that introduced me to the ghazal world:

ye daulat bhii le lo, ye shoharat bhii le lo
bhale chhiin lo mujhase merii javaanii
magar mujhako lautaa do bachapan kaa saavan
vo kaagaz kii kashtii, vo baarish kaa paanii

Vinnie - the ones like these that we always categorize as ghazals, are not so given the strict definitions of ghazals as explained by Salil'ji in page one. They do not follow the pattern a ghazal must adhere to...

koee ye kaise bataaye ke wo tanahaa kyon hai
wo jo apanaa thaa, wahee aaur kisee kaa kyon hai
yahee duniyaan hain to fir, ayesee ye duniyaan kyon hai
yahee hotaa hain to, aakhir yahee hotaa kyon hai?

ik jaraa haath badhaa de to, pakad le daaman
us ke seene mein samaa jaaye, humaaree dhadakan
itanee kurbat hain to fir faasalaa itanaa kyon hai?

dila-ye-barabaad se nikalaa naheen abatak koee
ik loote ghar pe diyaa karataa hain dastak koee
aas jo toot gayee hain fir se bandhaataa kyon hai?

tum masarrt kaa kaho yaa ise gam kaa rishtaa
kahate hain pyaar kaa rishtaa hain janam kaa rishtaa
hai janam kaa jo ye rishtaa to badalataa kyon hai?

Originally posted by: vinnie-thepooh

absolutely love this one

Here is the one I like from the same film -- Sunny. Though strictly not a ghazal, it follows almost all the rules of ghazal----

Jaane Kya Baat Hai, Jaane Kya Baat Hai
Neend Nahin Aati Badi Lambi Raat Hai

Saari Saari Raat Mujhe Isne Jagaya
Jaise Koi Sapna Jaise Koi Saaya
Koi Nahin Lagta Hai Koi Mere Saath Hai

Dhakdhak Kabhi Se Jiya Dol Raha Hai
Ghungat Abhise Mera Khol Raha Hai
Door Abhi To Piya Ki Mulaqat Hai

Jab Jab Dekhoon Maein Yeh Chand Sitare
Aaisa Lagta Hai Mujhe Laaj Ke Mare
Jaise Koi Doli Koi Baraat Hai

Originally posted by: salilu

Here is the one I like from the same film -- Sunny. Though strictly not a ghazal, it follows almost all the rules of ghazal----

Jaane Kya Baat Hai, Jaane Kya Baat Hai
Neend Nahin Aati Badi Lambi Raat Hai

Saari Saari Raat Mujhe Isne Jagaya
Jaise Koi Sapna Jaise Koi Saaya
Koi Nahin Lagta Hai Koi Mere Saath Hai

Dhakdhak Kabhi Se Jiya Dol Raha Hai
Ghungat Abhise Mera Khol Raha Hai
Door Abhi To Piya Ki Mulaqat Hai

Jab Jab Dekhoon Maein Yeh Chand Sitare
Aaisa Lagta Hai Mujhe Laaj Ke Mare
Jaise Koi Doli Koi Baraat Hai

Here is one more from 'Nikaah' - not strictly a ghazal, but almost there...

beete huye lamahon kee kasak saath to hogee
khwaabon hee mein ho chaahe, mulaakaat to hogee

ye pyaar mein doobee huyee rangeen fajaayen
ye chehare, ye najare, ye jawaan rut ye hawaayen
hum jaaye kahee in kee mahak saath to hogee

foolon kee tarah dil mein basaaye huye rakhanaa
yaadon ke charaagon ko jalaaye huye rakhanaa
lanbaa hain safar is mein kahee raat to hogee

ye saath gujaare huye, lamahaata kee daulat
jajabaat kee daulat ye khayaalaat kee daulat
kuchh paas naa ho paas ye saugaat to hogee

Originally posted by: salilu

hum bekhudee mein tum ko pukaare chale gaye
saagar mein jindagee ko utaare chale gaye

dekhaa kiye tumhe hum ban ke deewaanaa
utaraa jo nashaa to, humane ye jaanaa
saare wo jindagee ke sahaare chale gaye

tum to naa kaho hum khud hee se khele
doobe naheen hum hee yoo, nashe mein akele
sheeshe mein aap ko bhee utaare chale gaye

Sahana, this follows all the rules of the ghazal (beher, radif, kaafiyaa, matla), except that the stanzas are not really shers Shers are necessarily of 2 lines. From what I read everywhere is that the Ghazal has to have all 2 line stanzas (shers) but there are many many songs which I find listed as ghazals which have 3 lines in the stazas. So in loose terms I would call this as Ghazal (just like Rafi's -- rang aur noor ki baaraat kise pesh karu) but by strict definition no.

Thanks Salil. So we seem to have a lot of "loose" ghazals in the golden era. 😃 I think it might have been difficult to set traditional ghazals to music, so music directors took liberties with length of shers.

Originally posted by: salilu

Here is the one I like from the same film -- Sunny. Though strictly not a ghazal, it follows almost all the rules of ghazal----

Jaane Kya Baat Hai, Jaane Kya Baat Hai
Neend Nahin Aati Badi Lambi Raat Hai

Saari Saari Raat Mujhe Isne Jagaya
Jaise Koi Sapna Jaise Koi Saaya
Koi Nahin Lagta Hai Koi Mere Saath Hai

Dhakdhak Kabhi Se Jiya Dol Raha Hai
Ghungat Abhise Mera Khol Raha Hai
Door Abhi To Piya Ki Mulaqat Hai

Jab Jab Dekhoon Maein Yeh Chand Sitare
Aaisa Lagta Hai Mujhe Laaj Ke Mare
Jaise Koi Doli Koi Baraat Hai

Thanx Salil😃