Tuesday, 12 August 2008

Pleasurable pain

Since the time I discovered one of the most touching voices I have ever heard , I have spent countless evenings letting his velvety voice caress the wounds that I have carried (self-inflicted or otherwise)-to the point of addiction. Who would blame me once they know what Jagjit Singh voice can do to one’s soul? Last evening his voice revealed to me anew the pleasure in re-visiting some moments from the past. This one, a ghazal true to its form (apart from the form and meter of poetry, one specialty of the ghazal is its subject- invariably, unrequited love) is written by Nida Fazli -remember Hosh walon ko khabar kya in Sarfarosh? Rarely do lyrics, melody and rendition come together this way to break your heart. Listen to magic from a new compilation -Audio biography.

Yun to guzar raha hai har ik pal khushi ke sath,
Phir bhi koi kami si hai kyun jindgi ke sath
.

Each moment that passes flits with happiness
Why then does life feel a little incomplete?

Rishte wafaein dosti sab kuch to pass hai,
Kya baat hai pata nahi, dil kyun udass hai,
Har lamha hai haseen, nayi dilkashi ke sath
Phir bhi koi kami si hai kyun jindgi ke sath.

Kindred, intimacy and friendship, I do have them all
I know not the reason for this melancholy of my heart
Every moment entices with novelty and beauty
Why then does life feel a little incomplete?

Chahat bhi hai sukun bhi hai, dilbari bhi hai,
Aankhon mein khawab bhi hai, labon par hasin bhi hai
Dil ko nahi hai koi shikayat , kisi ke sath
Phir bhi koi kami si hai kyun jindgi ke sath.


Serenity, Desire and a fascination for life, I have;
These eyes do dream and these lips do smile
And my heart holds no grievance against another
Why then does life feel a little incomplete?

Socha tha jaisa waisa hi jeevan to hai magar,
ab aur kis talaash mein bechain hai nazar,
Kudrat bhi meharbaan hai dariya dili ke sath,
Phir bhi koi kami si hai kyun jindgi ke sath
.

The vision I had of life is what it turned out to be
What makes my gaze restless then?
Nature has been as compassionate as it is magnanimous,
Why then does life feel a little incomplete?

Yun to guzar raha hai har ik pal khushi ke sath,
Fhir bhi koi kami si hai kyun jindgi ke sath
.

Each moment that passes flits with happiness
Why then does life feel a little incomplete?

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