Ghazal : Kumar Abhimanyu

सुनो, तुमसे ज़रा सी बात कहनी थी
वैसे तो बहुत सारी बात कहनी थी

तुमने जाते वक्त क्यूँ कुछ न बोला
कम-स-कम थोड़ी ही बात कहनी थी

जो हुआ सो हुआ खैर छोडो, तुम बताओ
क्या तुम्हें भी कोई बात कहनी थी?

क्यूँ बके जा रहा हूँ आज ये सब
जानता हूँ! ज़रा जल्दी बात कहनी थी

फ़ोन पर तेरी आवाज़ की ताक़ रहती है मगर
"हेलो ! airtel customer? आपसे ही बात कहनी थी"

टिंडर पे हूँ आजकल, कोई है (?)
जिसे मुझसे कभी कोई बात कहनी थी

'रफ़ि' ये ग़ज़ल सिर्फ कोर्स  के लिए लिखी
या सच में उसे कोई बात कहनी थी 

Comments

  1. Hi Abhimanyu!
    Is ghazal mein aajkal ki baato ko, nazaaro ko, halaato ko aapne kaafi ache se daala hai.

    Pehli line se hi pata lag raha hai ki kaise hum kayi baar kitna kuch kehna chahte hai par situation ke hisaab se resist kar jaate hai.

    Kaafi interesting hai last dono couplets:

    jisse pata chal raha hai ki tinder hi aakhir me ek escape route ban gya hai aajkal toote, khoye ya bhatke ya intezaar karne wale dilo ka.

    aur last line funny or intense bhi lagi mujhe ki confusion toh baat kahni hai bolkar bhi nai gayi dimaag se ki baat actual mein kehni bhi thi ya compulsory hua isliye kehni padi.
    Interesting Ghazal. Well done!

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  2. Hello Abhimanyu!
    आप को दाद इस बात के लिए मिलनी चाहिए: the way you've intended this Ghazal , conversational one, it's very difficult to achieve, so congratulations!Not only that, conversation on a micro level, fantastic! One more thing, You've literally played with the refrain of the Ghazal, good! And for that, what'd have been a very constraining exercise for you I recon, is to come up with Qafiyas, and you've done it beautiful!
    I appreciate the hard work you've put in in this Ghazal. These types look simple, but as a Ghazal poet, I know how difficult it becomes actually to write it. Still one more thing, for instance the matla and the 2nd one: the way the first one is said has made way for the second one, both a so interconnected, दूसरा शेर अपने आप अपने मानी खो रहा है अगर उसे मतले के साथ न पढ़ा जाए, this shows your craft.
    I'd say that you have really really done remarkably well for sure, and tis Ghazal of yours is a high standard one, जिसे हम कहते हैं मेयारी ग़ज़ल, but
    the thing you should keep in mind: learn meter, had you deployed a set meter, this one would've been a killer.
    Excellent effort, applause!
    Cheers!
    Jesus Loves You!

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