Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Chhab Tilak Tajdini Tose Naina Milaayeke

मोह से बोलो ना बोल मेरी सुन या ना सुन
अर्रेय मैं तो तोहे ना छाडूंगी आये संवारे

मोरी सास ननिदया इफिर तो इफिर
अरे मोह से इफर क्यों ना जाये
सभी गांव रे एक तू ना फीरे मोसे
एय मेरे प्यारे मैं भी तो आयी तेरी छाओं में रे
रही लाज शरम की
बात कहाँ
जब प्रेम के फांदे दियो आन् रे


These are a few lines from Begum Abida’s tape where she sings Amir Khusrau. All these years whenever I went to a music store I just hunted for EC CDs and tapes whatever I could get or I could afford. But this weekend, I picked up a tape by Begum Abida Parveen. I didn’t have any prejudices that how would it be. It influenced me so much that I am finding it impossible to collect what I have been feeling after listening. Its all so simple yet so deceptive; in its simplicity, it makes divinity definable and in all its complexity and intensity it invites to explore the layers and the meanings so hard to comprehend.

But what more or less I could comprehend was that it educates. Educates us that God is gettable and one does not need any pre-defined or pre-conceived path to find Him. I am quoting a few a lines from the same tapes. These songs have been sung at the ‘Dargaahs’ and ‘Majaars’ by the Sufi Fakirs since centuries. Hope you all enjoy as I do. Also I would like to you interpret them in any way you wish (That’s the quintessence of ‘Sufism’).

तोरी सूरत के मैं वारी सब सिखयन में चुनर मोरी मैली देख हँसे नर नारी
अब के बहार चुनर मोरी रंग दे रख लो लाज हमारी

रखी है तुमने लाज मेरी हर मुकाम पर
यूं ही करम रहे मेरे आका अपने घुलाम पर

पहुच गया हूँ दरे यार तक मुकाद्दर से
वर्ना सब मेरे सजदे इधर उधर होते

छाप तिलक तज्दिनी रे तोसे नैना मिलाये के

अपनी छब्ब बनाए के जो मैं पी के पास गयी
जो छब्ब देखी पी की तो अपनी भूल गयी

चश्मे मस्ती ए जबीं ज़ुल्फे दराजी ए जबीं
माय्कर्स्ती ए जबीं फिकने तराजी ए जबीं

रेनी छड़ी रसूल की मुहम्मद रंग मौला के हाथ
जिसकी चुनरी रंग दी धन धन उसके भाग

Its really hard to choose what to include and what not. But one final from my side
उनकी क्या कहै उनकी मुहब्बत में तो हम सूफी हो गए

3 Comments:

Blogger Rohit Srivastwa said...

Wah LALA
I never knew you will be jumping to Begum Abida from EC.
I remember the humm in college, on your bag, inside your notebook, even garbage email ids :)

"EC is GOD"

Now what "Abida is GODDESS"

Anyway good to hear that u tried listening to others also.
Now if u try u'll find many more such good sufi singers & i bet u'll love them too.


Anyway your blogging inspired me too to write something & even i created a blog

http://rohit11.blogspot.com/

Kabhi fursat mile to padhna.


Waiting from more blogs from u.
Enjoy

3:15 AM  
Blogger vandy said...

Good post.
Heard a lot about Abida.Yet to buy one.

3:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanx for ur comments...
For Rohit- I am an EC fan forever
But somehow I dont rate Abida as high as I rate EC. With No offences To Begum Abida...

3:53 AM  

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