February 15, 2019 |
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Love is a condition of mind where the mind is out of condition. While views may differ on celebration of Valentine, there are no two opinions about Urdu poetry being the best bet to celebrate your heart-throb. Serenade your lover with the best of verses. In fact one will be spoiled for choice - so vast is the treasure trove of love poetry Urdu offers.
Mirza Ghalib, the Shakespeare of Urdu shayeri, has the last word on love. Can one disagree with his view that matters of heart can't be decided by we humans as love comes unbidden and blossoms just like that.
Ishq par zor nahin hai ye wo aatish Ghalib
Jo lagaye na lage aur bujhaye na bane
No controlling love, it's a fire
Can't be ignited nor can be doused
Urdu poetry comes to the aid of lovelorn folks whatever be the mood they like to reflect. There are any number of touching two-liners - rich in emotion and pregnant with meaning. The master of ghazals that he is, Ghalib weaves magic in his love sonnets.
Tum mere pas hote ho goya
Jab koi dusra nahin hota
As if you are with me, just when
There's no one else around me
On another occasion he says:
Dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai
Aakhir is dard ki dawa kya hai
O foolish heart what has befallen you
Don't you know this sickness has no cure.
The best love is that which awakens the soul. Urdu shayeri does just that and leaves you gasping for more. For those pining for the ultimate, Allamma Iqbal, poet of East, has this to say:
Tere ishq ki intiha chahta hun
Meri sadgi dekh kya chahta hun
Want to have the extreme of your love
See, how silly I am, wishing the impossible
Urdu poetry is all about love - bitter, sweet and poignant. It offers amatory odes to fit all situations - love, loss, separation. Sample this verse of Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Hyderabad's best known poet:
Aapki yaad aati rahi raat bhar
Chashme nam muskuraati rahi raat bhar
Your thoughts lingered all night
My wet eyes kept smiling all night
Women can take recourse to Parveen Shakir to give vent to their feelings. A poetess of no mean repute, she has written on all facets of life specific to women.
Kaanp uthti hun ye soch kar tanhaee main
Mere chehre pe tera naam na padh le koi
I tremble in solitude thinking
What if someone reads your name on my face
Ladkiyon ke dukh ajab hotey hain, sacch us se ajeeb
Hans rahi hain aur kajal bheegta hai saath
The pains of girls are strange, their truths even stranger
They chuckle, their kohl gets wet, together
No, there is no dearth of ishqia shayeri with poets like Hasrat Mohani, Dagh Dehlvi, Jigar Muradabadi, Faiz Ahmed Faiz dishing out passionate verses that touch both the heart and the mind. Hyderabad founder, Mohd Quli Qutb Shah, whose dalliance with Bhagmati is legendary, composed Dakhni dialect poems full of love, mirth and vivacity. He sang paeans to his beloved.
Piya baaj pyala piya jai na
Piya baj ek til jiya jai na
Kahithe piya bin saburi karoon
Kahhiya jai amma kiya jai na
I can't drink, my drink, without my love
I can't breathe, I sink, without my love
I should be patient, you say, without my love
How easy to say, how hard to live, without my love
If you are at a loss to find the magic words to express your feelings, just turn to Urdu shayeri. You are sure to get the spark your relationship needs.
J.S.Ifthekhar,
Hyderabad based journalist.
Article published in Deccan Chronicle
Dated February 15,2019
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