POST 45:Dard badh kar fugan na ho jaye
दर्द बढ कर फ़ुग़ाँ ना हो जाये
This ghazal has been penned by Sheikh Ali Sikandar (1890–1960), whose pen name was Jigar. He added the name of his hometown, Moradabad a district town in western UP to make it Jigar Murabadi a name to reckon, in the world of ghazal shayari! He did not have any formal education but learnt Persian and some English at matriculation level. His father, Ali Nazar, gave him initial lessons in poetry and later was fortunate to get guidance from major poets like Daag Dahelvi and Asgar Gondavi.
Some of his better known shers incude:
ham ko mitā sake ye zamāne meñ dam nahīñ
ham se zamāna ḳhud hai zamāne se ham nahīñ
ye ishq nahīñ āsāñ itnā hī samajh liije
ik aag kā dariyā hai aur Duub ke jaanā hai
un kā jo farz hai vo ahl-e-siyāsat jāneñ
merā paiġhām mohabbat hai jahāñ tak pahuñche
terī āñkhoñ kā kuchh qusūr nahīñ
haañ mujhī ko ḳharāb honā thā
tire jamāl kī tasvīr khīñch duuñ lekin ,
zabāñ meñ aañkh nahīñ, aañkh meñ zabān nahīñ
Chitra Singh, wife of Jagjit Singh has sung this ghazal with rare sensitivity and makes one feel as though her personal pain is this ghazal about! As always Jagjit Singh is the music composer and director. The album was released way back in 1988.
Important words:
फ़ुग़ाँ:scream,howl,screech,shriek, wail: चींख पुकार ; नश्तर: scalpel; गराँ: costly, out of reach; लतीफ़-तरीन : pleasant, pure;
दर्द बढ कर फ़ुग़ाँ ना हो जाये
ये ज़मीं आसमाँ ना हो जाये
Pain in my heart may not increase to such an extent that it may turn into a shriek, a wail!
Let not the World turn topsy- turvy !This reality should not become an all encompassing phenomenon!!
दिल में डूबा हुआ जो नश्तर है
मेरे दिल की ज़ुबाँ ना हो जाये
It feels as though a scalpel is being twisted in my heart!
This unbearable pain, let it not become the language of my heart!!
( Unbearable pain of her indifference)
दिल को ले लीजिए जो लेना हो
फिर ये सौदा, गराँ ना हो जाये
You wish to possess my heart, control my heart, please go ahead!
Let not this deal become too costly and out of your reach!!
आह कीजे मगर लतीफ़-तरीन
लब तक आकर धुआँ ना हो जाये
With a sigh I would express my sorrow, my frustration but in a pleasant manner,
It should not become a litany, a boring recital on my lips!!
a few more videos:
Krishna Nair Shantakumari Chithra, credited as K.S Chithara, is a Carnatic musician and an Indian playback singer, who has been awarded Padma Bhushan, National film award for best playback singer and several others. She is nearing 58 years(27.07.1963). Her popular Hindi film songs include ‘Ye haseen vadiyan in film Roja, ‘ Yaron sun lo’ for Rangeela, title song of film ‘ Koi mil gaya’,‘ Kehna hai kya’ from film Bombay (1995). ‘Payalein chunmun’ for film Virasat brought her the National Film Award.
I have included some young and very young artists in this blog and hope they would receive your patronage.
Bipasha Mukherjee is an Indian singer who has taken extensive training in Indian classical music and sings ghazals with a rare sensitivity. she is very active in bangla music and released an album ‘Prabhur Charan’ in 2006.
Archita Bhattacharya is an Indian Classical, Semi Classical and Ghazal vocalist. An early beginner, who started her education in music at 3.Her gurus include Mukund Hirway (Bhilai) and Professor Gunvant Vyas (Raipur). Archita is also a winner of the AIR Hindustani Classical Music Competition. Somehow her age I have not been able to ascertain!
Trisha Parui is a professional Singer, Vocalist & Artist, who was the 1st Runner up of Zee Bangla’s SA RE GA MA PA ,way back in 2007. Still very young and with a very sweet melodious voice, she is very active in the Eastern India music scene. She is a disciple of bidushi Sipra Bose. Her present guru is Prasant Samadhar.
This ghazal of deep pain , I hope would bring you pleasure! What spectrum of voices, feel, flavour and capacity to touch your heart!!
Have a great weekend of all pleasure.
15.05.2021
