Random Ghazal - Hijr ki shab - Saqib Lakhnawi

hijrkīshabnāla-e-dilvosadādenelage

sunñevaaleraatkaTnekīduādenelage

aa.iyehāl-e-dil-e-majrūhsuniyedekhiye

kyākahāzaḳhmoñnekyuuñTāñkesadādenelage

kisnazarseaapnedekhādil-e-majrūhko

zaḳhmjokuchhbharchalethephirhavādenelage

sunñevaalerodiyesunkarmarīz-e-ġhamkāhaal

dekhnevaaletaraskhākarduādenelage

juzzamīn-e-kū-e-jānāñkuchhnahīñpesh-e-nigāh

jiskādarvāzanazaraayāsadādenelage

bāġhbāñneaagdījabāshiyānekomire

jinpetakiyathāvahīpattehavādenelage

muTThiyoñmeñḳhaaklekardostaa.evaqt-e-dafn

zindagībharkīmohabbatkāsilādenelage

aa.inahojaa.emerāishqunkehusnkā

kyāmazahodardagarḳhudhīdavādenelage

sīna-e-sozāñmeñ'sāqib'ghuTrahāhaivodhuāñ

ufkarūñtoaagduniyākīhavādenelage

(saqib lakhnawi)

Sher 4 is very famous but my favourite is the 5th. And the makta is the reason I was searching for this ghazal this morning. 

The link has meanings on click -
https://rekhta.org/ghazals/hijr-kii-shab-naala-e-dil-vo-sadaa-dene-lage-saqib-lakhnavi-ghazals

Quick movie review - Roy

I just finished watching Roy. Yes, I know it's been out for a long time. The only reason I watched it was because of the song "Sooraj dooba hai yaaro".

My expectations were quite low so it didn't disappoint me. And to be honest, it was a little better than I expected. A simple story of a filmmaker casanova falling in love for the first time. Not many plot twists but the story keeps moving on at a fair pace.

For the first time I saw Arjun Rampal actually acting. Ranbir Kapoor does well in his role. Jacqueline Fernandez looks pretty and does a decent job in her role of filmmaker.

The song I liked, I still like after watching the movie so that's a plus.

There is a slight suspense or intricacy of the story that gets revealed in the end. Not too complex but alright, worth watching.

A Ghazal by Daag - Uzr aane mein bhi hai

uzr aane meñ bhī hai aur bulāte bhī nahīñ 

bā.is-e-tark-e-mulāqāt batāte bhī nahīñ 

muntazir haiñ dam-e-ruḳhsat ki ye mar jaa.e to jaa.eñ

phir ye ehsān ki ham chhoḌ ke jaate bhī nahīñ

sar uThāo to sahī aañkh milāo to sahī 

nashsha-e-mai bhī nahīñ niind ke maate bhī nahīñ 

kyā kahā phir to kaho ham nahīñ sunte terī 

nahīñ sunte to ham aisoñ ko sunāte bhī nahīñ 

ḳhuub parda hai ki chilman se lage baiThe haiñ

saaf chhupte bhī nahīñ sāmne aate bhī nahīñ

mujh se lāġhar tirī āñkhoñ meñ khaTakte to rahe

tujh se nāzuk mirī nazroñ meñ samāte bhī nahīñ

dekhte hī mujhe mahfil meñ ye irshād huā

kaun baiThā hai use log uThāte bhī nahīñ 

ho chukā qat.a ta.alluq to jafā.eñ kyuuñ hoñ

jin ko matlab nahīñ rahtā vo satāte bhī nahīñ

ziist se tañg ho ai 'dāġh' to kyuuñ jiite ho

jaan pyārī bhī nahīñ jaan se jaate bhī nahīñ 

A ghazal by Abdul Hameed 'Adam'

ha.Ns ke bolaa karo bulaayaa karo 
aap kaa ghar hai aayaa jaayaa karo 

muskurahaT hai husn kaa zevar 
ruup ba.Dhataa hai muskuraayaa karo 

had se ba.D kar hasiin lagate ho 
jhuuThii qasme.n zaruur khaayaa karo 

hukm karanaa bhii ek saKhaavat hai 
ham ko Khidamat ko_ii bataayaa karo 

baat karanaa bhii baadashaahat hai 
baat karanaa na bhuul jaayaa karo 

taa ke duniya kii dil_kashii na ghaTe 
nit naye pairahan me.n aayaa karo 

kitane saadaa mizaaj ho tum 'Adam' 
us galii me.n bahut na jaayaa karo 

Shers in today's mood

bāzīcha-e-atfāl hai duniyā mire aage
hotā hai shab-o-roz tamāshā mire aage

hotā hai nihāñ gard meñ sahrā mire hote
ghistā hai jabīñ ḳhaak pe dariyā mire aage
---
qaid-e-hayāt o band-e-ġham asl meñ donoñ ek haiñ
maut se pahle aadmī ġham se najāt paa.e kyuuñ

'ġhālib'-e-ḳhasta ke baġhair kaun se kaam band haiñ
roiye zaar zaar kyā kījiye haa.e haa.e kyuuñ

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ai mohabbat tire anjām pe ronā aayā
jaane kyuuñ aaj tire naam pe ronā aayā

kabhī taqdīr kā mātam kabhī duniyā kā gila
manzil-e-ishq meñ har gaam pe ronā aayā

jab huā zikr zamāne meñ mohabbat kā 'shakīl'
mujh ko apne dil-e-nākām pe ronā aayā

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Raat Ka Maajra

Raat ka maajra kisse poochhoon 'Shaqeel'

Kya bani bazm par mere aane ke baad

Kitni raahat hai dil too jaane ke baad,
Zindagi se mile maut aane ke baad. 

Cinematic Disease

I have developed a new disease - don't worry it's only a cinematic disease. All through "Dear Zindagi" I was thinking how great those dialogues of Jahangir Khan would sound if they were delivered by the great Amitabh Bachchan. After that, in my mind it was always AB delivering those deep, thought-provoking lines. And now pretty early in "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" I realized what a nice character it was that Anushka was playing. Also, how great it would be if there was a good actress playing that part - like Parineeti Chopra.

After that, my mind took over and all of Anushka's parts I imagined Parineeti delivering on screen. And believe me, the Parineeti in my mind did a much better job than Anushka could ever hope to do.

This is why I had started to make films, because I was always second-guessing the directors but it seems that the problem still persists. So, it's not a new disease really, just a new strain of the old virus.