Sho’≈ï’sh Bar’bu≈ß-o-N√°y (I of IV)
Pehli Awaaz
Ab saêe ka imkaaN aur naheeN, parwaaz ka mazmooN ho bhi chuka
TaaroN pe kamandaiN phaink chukay, mehtaab pe shub’khooN ho bhi chuka
Ab aur kisi far’daa kay liyay in aankhoN se kya paimaaN keejiyay
Kis khwaab kay jhootay afsuuN se taskeen-e-dil-e-nadaaN keejiyay
Shireeni-e-lub, khushbu-e-deh’n ab shoq ka unwaaN koi naheeN
Shadaabi-e-dil, tafreeh-e-naz’r, ab zeest ka darmaaN koi naheeN
Jeenay ke fasanay rehnay do, ab in meiN ulajh ker kya lainN gey
Ik maut ka dhunda baaqi hai, jab chahaiN gey niptaa laiN gey
Yeh tera kaf’n, woh mera kaf’n, yeh meri leh’d, woh teri leh’d
When I read this four-part Nazm by Faiz–occurring in a dialogue between two different viewpoints–I was starkly reminded of the populace of Karachi; mainly containing three kinds of people, optimists, pessimists and neutral people; the latter having the largest ratio generally. Of course there can be thousand interpretations of this Nazm: a talk between a pessimist and an optimist, Yin and Yang, balance of a system, two sides of a coin, so on and so forth. This post is not only for your reading pleasure but with this I’m urging the neutral audience to actually sit up and take notice of their surrounding and at least comment on what’s happening around them.
The rest three parts would follow consecutive day.
It is a beautiful poem By Faiz Sahab (all the four parts), they are dialogues which take place within a person, who is a revolutionist, they describe how sometimes he feel tired and worn-out but then again with a new strength he rises up and with more power stands against the waves to make a change.
The all 4 parts are very Inspiring and motivational, they encourage all the people who stand against the waves, against the odds of the system. I think people of our city should read Faiz Sahab more often :)
Afreen are you saying that neutral people is by far the biggest group in Karachi, then I beg to differ. It is the pessimists who form the biggest group within Karachi boundaries.
I find this Roman Urdu thing impossible to read and most irritating to see. Anyway, it is a bit of stretch to relate this and all that philosophy you have written to Karachi.
I wrote a sarcastic poem about the state of our country in the early days of Mussharaf Govt.
It is quite abvious that we have been stagnant for several decades , nothing has changed yet.
DASTAN-E-WATAN
ISLAMI HAI NA JHAMOORI HAI
DASTAN-E-WATAN ADHOORI HAI
HIAN JAFAR-O-SADIQ KAE EK YAHAN
TUPI HIA KOE NA SURI HAI
HAIN UJALAY YAHAN ANDHAIRON MAIN GUM
BAS IBTIDA SE YEHEE BAI NOORI HAI
(ZAHNEE)MAZOOR HUKUMRAN BANSAKTAY HAIN BAS
TARZ-E-HUKUMAT WATAN KA TAIMUREE* HAI
HUKUMRANI KA JUZ HAI TAMEER-E-MEHL
YAAN **SUNNAT-E-SHAH JAHAN BHEE ZAROORI HAI
__________HAJR (my pseudonym)
* as Taimur Lang or TAMERLANE’S LEFT LEG WAS PARTIALLY DISABLED, i used this as an allegory. MEAN TO SAY DISABLED RULERS, ARENT THEY MENTAL DISABLED.
** SHAH JAHAN built expensive castles, instead of expanding monay on ppl’s welfare he built MASSIVE TAJ MAHAL for his wife.
SO RAIWAND MAHAL AND SURREY MAHEL ARE THE TRUE EXAMPLES OF OUR COUNTRY, USING COUNTRY’S WEALTH ON PERSONAL LUXUARIES IS COMMON IN THIS COUNTRY.
Mujhe aap ka laatini Urdu ka istamal buhat pasand aya. Halan-keh meh Faiz ki intehai mushkil Urdu samajhnay say qasir hoon, mujhe phir bhi Urdu ki koi cheez parh kay buhat lutf aata hai.
Jamash, you’ve captured this naz’m quite beautifully. :)
Arsalan, At Metblogs you’re quite true. But I’m talking in general. Check the voting ratio in Pakistan, even after having NIC and proper documentation they don’t go to vote. Of course, it’s a matter of interpretation too.
O. An, Don’t like it? Don’t read it. Simple as that.
Nocturnal, A very nice poem there. It’s sad really but after getting elected they forget all their previous promises and only recite, “Kursi, Kursi, Kursi.”
Swa, I would have preferred Urdu font, but alas my InPage abilities are not up to the mark. Aur aap Faiz ko parh ke to dekho, unki shayree itni mushkil bhi nahi. It caught even ME off guard, who thought she would never go into reading poetry, Urdu at that! Simply, “Zaberdast!”
Well Afreen, thanks so much for your gracious note. And now you have posted part II with comments disabled. I maintain, these post have little relevance to Karachi and really, haven’t you guys ripped off enough Faiz already?
Let’s see, I was listening to the Stones last night and heard ‘Brown Sugar’-that made me think about the sugar shortage in Pakistan and Karachi in particular. Bingo! Now, if only I were a KMB author, I would just post the song lyrics here and have a spanking new Karachi related post to my credit
O. An, Why your posts are not going to junk is because I like “contructive” criticism rather than abusive language. As communicated before, KMB is not a news page alone. Here we post the things that are “thought provoking”. I’ll be posting the rest two tomorrow. Maybe after reading the whole thing you’ll change your mind/or not. It’s a free country. And I never said that it “only” sets up to Karachi; its a matter of interpretation; read Jamash’s post.