The magic of Ghazals and Shayari..

Listening to Abida Parveen's rendition of Ghalib poems. Its beautiful.. Her music is soulful. It makes you feel content in your heart despite all the thoughts in your mind. It drops lyou right into your heart. It lets you be. It stills you. And even before I realize Im in a trance and I'm hoping it never stops playing.
Its a sweet nostalgia of the times lived. I'm so grateful to have been brought up around a place where so much imbibed from a lot of people from different walks of life. It's nourishing to be associated with the festivities of so many, listening to varied genres of music, celebrating in so many styles together year after year.. It becomes your own.. All of it.



GHALIB's genius..

Har ek baat pe kehte ho, tum ki tu kya hai?
Tumhi kaho ke yeh andaaze guftagu kya hai?

Jala hai jism jahan dil bhi jal gaya hoga
Khuredto ho jo ab raakh justujoo kya hai?

Hazaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dum nikle
Bohot nikle mere armaan lekin fir bhi kam nikle

Muhobbat mein nahin hai hain fark jeene aur marne ka
Usi ko dekh ke jeete hain jis kaafir pe dum nikle

Heres the link if you want to hear it..
http://sufianakalam.com/index%20abida%20parven%20%20Ghalib.html

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