सादा कैन्वस पे उभरते हैं बहुत से मंज़र...

kuchh dino pehle gulzar sa'ab ki ek bahot hi khoobsoorat nazm padhi jo unhone abhi haal hi me likhi hai... bahot hi khoobsoorti se unhone jeevan ke tamaam rangon ko apne nazm roopi canvas pe utaara hai... isme jeevan ka har rang hai prakriti ka adbhut saundarya hai, baalman ki nishchhalta hai, ek boodhi bhikhaarin ki bebasi hai aur ek nayi naveli dulhan ki alhadta bhi hai... padhte padhte nazm ke ye tamaam rang aapke chehre par bhi ubhar aate hain... kabhi aapke honthon pe ek meethi si muskan chhod jaate hain to kabhi dil me ek tees si uthti hai... aap bhi padhiye aur jeevan ke in tamaam rango me saraabor ho jaaiye...

एक सनसेट है, पके फल की तरह
पिलपिला रिसता, रसीला सूरज
चुसकियाँ लेता हूँ हर शाम लबों पे रखकर
तुबके गिरते हैं मेरे कपड़ों पे आ कर उसके
एक इमली के घने पेड़ के नीचे
स्कूल से भागा हुआ बोर-सा बच्चा
जिस को टीचर नहीं अच्छे लगते
इक गिलहरी को पकड़ के
अपनी तस्वीरें किताबों की दिखा कर खुश है
मेरे कैन्वस ही के ऊपर से गुज़रती है सड़क इक
एक पहिया भी नज़र आता है टाँगे का मुझे
कटकटाता हुआ एक सिरा चाबुक का
घोड़े की नालों से उड़ती हुई चिनगारियों से
सादा कैन्वस पे कई नुक्ते बिखरते हैं धुएँ के।
कोढ़ की मारी हुई बुढ़िया है इक गिरजे के बाहर
भीख का प्याला सजाए हुए, गल्ले की तरह,
माँगती रहती है ख़ैरात 'खुदा नाम' पे सब से।
जब दुआ होती है गिरजे में तो बाहर आकर
बैठ जाता है खुदा गल्ले पे, ये कहते हुए
आज कल मंदा है, इस नाम की बिक्री कम है।
'क़ादियाँ' कस्बे की पत्थर से बनी गलियों में
दुल्हनें 'अलते' लगे पाँव से जब
काले पत्थर पे क़दम रखती हुई चलती हैं
हर क़दम आग के गुल बूटे से बन जाते हैं!
देर तक चौखटों पे बैठे, कुँवारे लड़के
सेंकते रहते हैं आँखों के पपोटे उनसे।
नीम का पेड़ है इक-
नीम के नीचे कुआँ है।
डोल टकराता हुआ उठता है जब गहरे कुएँ से
तो बुजुर्गों की तरह गहरा कुआँ बोलता है
ऊँ छपक छपक अनलहक़
ऊँ छपक छपक अनलहक।
-- गुलज़ार
( ४ मई २००९ )

( Painting by : Belgian Linen )

एक सौ सोलह चाँद की रातें...

bachpan me jab daadi chaand me rehne waali budhiya ki kahaniyan sunati thi to wo budhiya sach me chaand me dikhaayi diya karti thi aur man hota tha chaand pe jakar usse milen... kya aapne kabhi haath badha kar us chamakte hue chaand ho pakadne ki koshish nahi ki hai... humne to bachpan me bahot baar kari hai :-) aaj humare andar ka bachcha bada to ho gaya hai par bachpan se le kar aaj tak chaand ke liye aakarshan khatm nahi hua... aaj bhi purnima ke chaand ko dekh kar man khil uthta hai... aapne dekha hai kabhi? kitna adbhut lagta hai na...
chaand shayaron ka bhi bahot hi pasandida mauzuu raha hai... gulzar sa'ab ne to chaand par jaane kitne hi geet, gazal, nazm aur triveniyan likhi hain... par har ek ka andaaz ek dusre se ekdum juda... padh kar aashcharya hota hai ki ek hi chaand ko dekhne ke itne mukhtalif nazariye bhi ho sakhte hain... aaiye aapko ru-ba-ru karwate hain chaand par likhi gulzar sa'ab ki kuchh aisi nazmon aur triveniyon se jo humen behad pasand hain...

आज फिर चाँद की पेशानी से उठता है धुआँ
आज फिर महकी हुई रात में जलना होगा

आज फिर सीने में उलझी हुई वज़नी साँसें
फट के बस टूट ही जाएँगी, बिखर जाएँगी
आज फिर जागते गुज़रेगी तेरे ख्वाब में रात

आज फिर चाँद की पेशानी से उठता धुआँ

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आप की ख़ातिर अगर हम लूट भी ले आसमां
क्या मिलेगा चंद चमकीले से शीशे तोड़ के

चाँद चुभ जायेगा ऊँगली में तो खून आ जायेगा !


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रात के पेड़ पे कल ही देखा था
चाँद, बस, पक के गिरने वाला था

सूरज आया था, ज़रा उसकी तलाशी लेना !




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चाँद के माथे पर बचपन की चोट के दाग़ नज़र आते हैं
रोड़े, पत्थर और गुल्लों से दिन भर खेला करता था

बहुत कहा आवारा उल्काओं की संगत ठीक नहीं !


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सितारे चाँद की कश्ती में रात लाती है
सहर के आने से पहले ही सब बिक भी जाते हैं

बहुत ही अच्छा है व्यापार इन दिनों शब का !




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मां ने जिस चांद सी दुल्हन की दुआ दी थी मुझे
आज की रात वह फ़ुटपाथ से देखा मैंने

रात भर रोटी नज़र आया है वो चांद मुझे !

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कुछ ऐसी एहतियात से निकला चाँद फिर
जैसे अँधेरी रात में खिड़की पे आओ तुम

क्या चाँद और ज़मीन में भी कुछ खिंचाव है !






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जब-जब पतझड़ में पेड़ों से
पीले पीले पत्ते,
मेरे लॉन में आ कर गिरते हैं,
रात को छत पर जा कर मैं
आकाश को ताकता रहता हूँ
लगता है कमज़ोर सा पीला चाँद भी शायद
पीपल के सूखे पत्ते सा,
लहराता लहराता मेरे लॉन में आ कर उतरेगा !

-- गुलज़ार

पहली बारिश... बांवरा मन...

aakhirkaar itne intezaar aur minnaton ke baad indr dev prasaan hue aur monsoon ki pehli baarish kuchh yun barsi ki ped paudhe, tan man, mausam, fizaayen...saari kaynaat sab dhul ke naye navele ho gaye...yun nikhar gaye maano abhi abhi beauty parlour se saj dhaj ke nikle ho :-) ... aaj subah office aate samay jab cantt se gaadi drive karte hue aa rahe the to dhule dhule pedon ki ajeeb si madhosh kar dene waali mehek aur mitti ki saundhi saundhi khushbu se dil itna khil utha ki man ho raha tha door tak bas yun hi drive karte rahen... office jaayen hi nahin... man to man hai... mausam ke saath banwra ho gaya tha itne me haath ki ghadi pe nazar padi aur man maar ke office ki taraf mudna pada...

ab physically to office me aa gaye hain but kaam karne me man nahi lag raha hai... office ki khidki se bahar padti bauchharon ko dekh dekh kar baarish me bheegne ka man ho raha hai... waise ek baar bahar ka chakkar laga kar aa bhi chuke hain :-)... aur ek hi khyaal man me aa raha hai baarish ki boondon ki aawaaz se madhur bhi kya koi sangeet hota hai ??
itne suhane mausam me parvin shakir ji ki ek nazm yaad aa rahi hai... leejiye aap bhi padhiye aur lutf uthaaiye...

वही मौसम है
बारिश की हँसी
पेडों में छन छन गूंजती है
हरी शाखें
सुनहरे फूल के ज़ेवर पहन कर
तसव्वुर में किसी के मुस्कुराती हैं
हवा की ओढ़नी का रंग फिर हल्का गुलाबी है
शनासा बाग़ को जाता हुआ खुश्बू भरा रास्ता
हमारी राह ताकता है
तुलु-ए-माह की साअत
हमारी मुन्तज़िर है

-- परवीन शाकिर

शनासा : परिचित; तुलु-ए-माह : सूर्योदय; साअत : समय

पंचम

ye zindagi bhi kitni ajeeb hoti hai... abhi kal ki apni blog post me humne world music ke ek badshah ko alwida kaha aur aaj indian music industry ke ek aur badshash ko shraddhanjali dene ja rahe hain, fark sirf itna hai kal ki shraddhanjali kisi ki rukhsat par thi aur aaj ki shraddhanjali kisi ki birth anniversary celebrate karne ke liye...

R. D. Burman jinhen hum pyar se Pancham da kehte hain, 1939 me, aaj hi ke din Calcutta me janme the. Unhen Pancham naam isliye diya gaya tha kyunki bachpan me jab bhi wo rote the to wo sargam ke pancham sur "Pa" ki tarah lagta tha :-)... unhone apna pehla gana 9 saal ki chhoti si umr me compose kara tha "Aye meri topi palat ke aa" jise unke sangeetkaar pita Shri S.D. Burman ji ne film "Funtoosh" me use kara tha... Yaad hai wo gana "Sar jo tera chakraaye ya dil dooba jaaye aaja pyare paas humare kahe ghabraaye, kahe ghabraaye"... is gaane pe "champi, tel malish" karte hue Jhony Walker to aapko zaroor yaad honge par kya aapko pata hai is gane ki tune bhi pancham da ne as a child artist compose kari thi jo ek baar phir S.D. Burman ji ne film "Pyaasa" ke liye use kari, aur wo kafi pasand bhi kari gayi...

Yaad hai film "Solwa Saal" ka gana "Hai apna dil to aawara na jane kispe aayega"... is song me jo bahot hi badhiya sa mouth organ ka piece bajaya gaya hai kya aapko pata hai wo bhi Pancham da ne hi bajaya tha....

Pancham da ne 1961 me film "Chhote Nawab" ke saath apna sangeetmay safar shuru kara jo 1994 me film "1942: A Love Story" ke saath khatm hua ... is dauraan unhone na jaane kitni hi filmon me kitne hi behtareen ek se badhkar ek songs diye jo aaj tak har kisi ke dil-o-dimag par chhaye hue hain. Aandhi, Kinara, Yaadon ki Barat, Sholey, Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin, Ijaazat, Masoom, Namak Halal, Parichay, Shaan, Satte Pe Satta, Sagar... the list is endless!!!

Apne is filmi safar me unhone bahot se logon ke saath kaam kara par chand logon ke saath unka association kuchh aisa tha jaise mano wo ek dusre ke saath kaam karne ke liye hi bane hon...

Gulzar un chand logon me se ek hain... Pancham da ke kuchh kareebi doston me se ek ...
Pancham da ke chale jaane ke baad unhen yaad karte hue Gulzar Sa'ab ne yun to bahot kuchh kaha hai par unki ek nazm hai jo humen bahot pasand hai wo aaj aap sab ke saath share karna chahungi... ummeed hai pasand aayegi...

याद है बारिशों का दिन पंचम
जब पहाड़ी के नीचे वादी में,
धुन्ध से झाँक कर निकलती हुई,
रेल की पटरियाँ गुज़रती थीं !

धुन्ध में ऐसे लग रहे थे हम,
जैसे दो पौधे पास बैठे हों।
हम बहुत देर तक वहाँ बैठे,
उस मुसाफ़िर का ज़िक्र करते रहे,
जिसको आना था पिछली शब, लेकिन
उसकी आमद का वक़्त टलता रहा !

देर तक पटरियों पे बैठे हुए
ट्रेन का इन्तज़ार करते रहे।
ट्रेन आयी, न उसका वक़्त हुआ,
और तुम यूँ ही दो क़दम चल कर,
धुन्ध पर पाँव रख के चल भी दिये

मैं अकेला हूँ धुन्ध में पंचम!!

-- गुलज़ार

Bidding the Final Adieu ... Michael Jackson !!!

Sometimes it is so difficult to say "adieu" to some people...

Michael Jackson was one such person... a "True Entertainer" by all means... was a legendary icon for world music, be it his singing style, his dancing style or his stage performances... can anyone ever forget his signature style, The Moon Walk...

Could not believe my ears when I heard this news in the morning that he passed away... I admired him since childhood, though not a very huge fan of his, but always liked his songs... tab se jab shayad English Songs samajh bhi nahi aate the...

Though I like many of his songs but one song that I am still very fond of is "Heal the World"... I'm sharing this song with you today and paying my homage to the legend through my blog... May his soul rest in peace !!!

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist and entertainer.

Michael was born in Gary, Indiana (an industrial suburb of Chicago, Illinois) to a working-class family on August 29, 1958. The son of Joseph Walter "Joe" and Katherine Esther, he was the seventh of nine children. Jackson showed musical talent early in his life, performing in front of classmates and others during a Christmas recital at the age of five.

He was characterized as "an unstoppable juggernaut, possessed of all the tools to dominate the charts seemingly at will: an instantly identifiable voice, eye-popping dance moves, stunning musical versatility and loads of sheer star power". With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists.

Throughout his career he received numerous honors and awards, including the World Music Awards' Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium, the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award and the Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium Award.

I've been in the entertainment industry since I was six-years-old... As Charles Dickens says, "It's been the best of times, the worst of times." But I would not change my career... While some have made deliberate attempts to hurt me, I take it in stride because I have a loving family, a strong faith and wonderful friends and fans who have, and continue, to support me.

—Michael Jackson

"Heal the World" is a song featured on Michael Jackson's hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991. The music video features children living in countries suffering from unrest. Jackson performed the song in the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show with a 35000 person flash card performance.

In a 2001 Internet chat with fans, Jackson said "Heal the World" is the song he is most proud to have created. He also created the Heal the World Foundation, a charitable organization which was designed to improve the lives of children. The organization was also meant to teach said children about how to help others. This concept of 'betterment for all' would become a centrepiece for the Dangerous World Tour.

Credits

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson
• Produced by Michael Jackson & David Foster
• Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson
• Ending solo vocal: Christa Larson
• Playground girl: Ashley Farell
• Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson

(Information Source : Wikipedia)



Lyrics - Heal The World

little girl talking

(i think about the generations and they say they want to make it a better place for our children & our children's children so that they know it's a better world for them and i think they can make it a better place)


There's A Place In Your Heart
And I Know That It Is Love
And This Place Could Be Much Brighter Than Tomorrow
And If You Really Try
You'll Find There's No Need To Cry
In This Place You'll Feel There's No Hurt Or Sorrow

There Are Ways To Get There
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
Make A Better Place...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

If You Want To Know Why
There's A Love That Cannot Lie
Love Is Strong
It Only Cares For Joyful Giving
If We Try We Shall See
In This Bliss We Cannot Feel Fear Or Dread
We Stop Existing And Start Living

Then It Feels That Always
Love's Enough For Us Growing
So Make A Better World
Make A Better World...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

And The Dream We Were Conceived In
Will Reveal A Joyful Face
And The World We Once Believed In
Will Shine Again In Grace
Then Why Do We Keep Strangling Life
Wound This Earth Crucify Its Soul
Though It's Plain To See
This World Is Heavenly
Be God's Glow

We Could Fly So High
Let Our Spirits Never Die
In My Heart I Feel You Are All My Brothers
Create A World With No Fear
Together We'll Cry Happy Tears
See The Nations Turn Their Swords
Into Plowshares

We Could Really Get There
If You Cared Enough For The Living
Make A Little Space
To Make A Better Place...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

You And For Me

You And For Me
Make A Better Place
You And For Me
Make A Better Place
You And For Me
Make A Better Place
You And For Me
heal the world we live in
You And For Me
save it for our children
You And For Me
heal the world we live in
You And For Me
save it for our children
You And For Me
heal the world we live in
You And For Me
save it for our children
You And For Me
heal the world we live in
You And For Me
save it for our children