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Thursday, June 26, 2008

the end of a journey - which hardly started

Latif se Kabir – Ek Safar

Hajjar patthar mein miltha hai ek hira
Woh bbhi dikhtha hai ek kankar adhoora
Uspe lagtaa hai karyagaroon ka kamaal
Phir bantaa hai ek chirag, nahi mashaal
Uski roshni mein laakhon fida
Kya koi keh paayega, al vida

Aap, meri jaan, hai kamaal ka noor
Jisse dekhke saare gham hue door
Muskaan hai itni pyaari pyaari
Aap ki har andaaz hai nyaari
Aaknhoon si nikhlathi hui jwaala
Mashallah, mashallah, mashallah

Parde pe dekha, lachakthi kamar
Jhaanke dekhkha mein ne, mili aapki hunar
Woh mehnat, woh pasine, who barsoon ki taalim
Jaise beej se banthi hai paed neem
Roshan karte hain aap, bahut si zindagi
Ab neend kahan, aankhen jaagi jaagi

Chalthe raho, chalthe raho, chalthe raho
Un khwaabon ke peeche, jinpe aap jaagthe ho
Hum ne seekha hai aap se, kya hai bhakthi
Aur dekha hai andar ek nazook si shakthi
Jayeenge aap lakh miiloon ki safar
Badthe ja, jaise lehron pe lehar, lehron pe lehar

2 December, 2005

two and a half years after my initiation into poetry, my inspiration - latif urf kabir - passed away today.
latif starred in a brilliant broadway style musical called kabir and the rangeen kurta.
i had the good fortune to teach latif for a bit and his performance on stage was one tour de force displays in my life.

an astoundingly amazing youngster falls prey to the vagaries of an infection left unattended.

i use 'this is life' commonly to manage such situations, but here it is one hell of a stretch.

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