Shikwe to honge

Shikwe to honge
pic.by atam jeet singh

Shikwe to honge by Atam Jeet Singh

Shikwe to honge zahir mat karna
Hanste khelte zindagi se guzarna

Nutan Chhavi vandana dhundhla jab jaye
Nirbhay nirmohi hokar aage badhte rehna

Daman karo abhiman kshudra se mukh modo
Kantimay aabha se aatmrat rehna

Vinamr shruti anukampa path par
Mangalmay veena dhvanit karte rehna

शिकवे तो होंगे ज़ाहिर मत करना
हँसते खेलते ज़िन्दगी से गुज़रना

नूतन छवि वंदना धुंधला जब जाये
निर्भय निर्मोही होकर आगे बढ़ते रहना

दमन करो अभिमान क्षुद्र से मुख मोड़ो
कांतिमय आभा से आत्मरत रहना

विनम्र्र श्रुति अनुकम्पा पथ पर
मंगलमय वीणा ध्वनित करते रहना

Phir teri yaad tanqueehe – Ghazal

Phir teri yaad tanqueeh-e-maseehai thee

Ghazal lyrics by Atam Jeet Singh

Phir teri yaad tanqueeh-e-maseehai thee
Kushta-e-naaz ki taqseer-e-rihai thee

Ye ghanimat ke khwahish naavnosh nahin
Daagh-e-dil duhmane jaan na shifai thee

Mardum-shanaas-mashaqqat-nazar-tegh-o-fan
tapte sehra mein rangeen-e-hayat bhar layee thee

Dame-aab ne patton par moti bekhair diye
Khil ke bela ne sard-fazaa mahkai thee

फिर तेरी याद तन्क़ीह-ए-मसीहाई थी
कुश्ता-ए-नाज़ की तक़्सीर-ए-रिहाई थी

ये ग़नीमत के ख्वाहिश नावनोश नहीं
दाग़-ए-दिल दुश्मन-ए-जां ना शिफ़ाई थी

मर्दुम-शनास-मशक़्क़त-नज़र-तेग़-ओ-फ़न
तपते सेहरा में रंगीन-ए-हयात भर लाई थी

दमे-आब ने पत्तों पर मोती बिखेर दिए
खिल के बेला ने सर्द-फ़ज़ा महकाई थी

Zalim ko jeene ka – Ghazal

Ghazal: Lyrics by Atam Jeet Singh

Zalim ko jeene ka maza aa raha;
Idhar ek main natwan ke marta ja raha!

Baharen hastin hain to nasha tari hota hai;
Magar vo nishan jo mit-ta ja raha

Phir wohi sham pech dar pech dooriye-manzil;
Sahr-o-sham safar taman hue ja raha

Shahkar ne khainchi ye kaisi tasveer;
Husn-e-mujassam bebaq nikharta ja raha!

Translation:
The tyrannical enjoys the life out there
Hither is I empty-headed who keeps on dying !

When the delight laughs then comes off drunkenness
But what about that mark that keeps on being erased

Again the same evenin’ twisted complexities
of far away destination;
Mornin’-o-evening’ the journey is getting
finished in its absolute entirety

What kind of a figure has the
supreme artist pulled up !
The silent charm-o-reflection
keeps on increasing !

Devnagari:

ज़ालिम को जीने का मज़ा आ रहा
इधर एक मैं नातवां के मरता जा रहा !

बहारें हसतीं हैं तो नशा तारी होता है
मगर वो निशाँ जो मिटता जा रहा

फिर वही शाम पेच दर पेच दूरिये-मंज़िल
सहर-ओ-शाम सफर तमाम हुए जा रहा

शाहकार ने खैंची ये कैसी तस्वीर
हुस्न-ए-मुजस्सम बेबाक निखरता जा रहा !

Yaad na jaye

Yaad na jaaye – sung by Atam Jeet Singh

Film – Dil ek mandir (1963)
Originally sung by Mohd.Rafi
Lyrics: Shailendra / Music – Shankar-Jaikishan

Karaoke track sung by Atam Jeet Singh
(No copyright infringement intended)

Yaad na jaye beete dinon ki – Hindi film song

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Safar ko kabhi to manzil kehte

Ghazal : Safar ko kabhi to manzil kehte
By Atam Jeet Singh

Safar ko kabhi to manzil

Safar ko kabhi to manzil kehte
Berukhi ko kyon nahin tarze-guftgu kehte !

Vahmo–fareb hai kafas dil ka
Rahnashin musafir unko karvan kehte

Khak ho jayenge parinde yun bhi
Rindon ko bedar lehar-i-dariya kehte

Khizr bane baithe ho hiran ki tarah
Sabr talab ko pursukun toofan kehte

Rahe shauq mein hai ba-adab qafila
Awargi ko ahle-i-nasheman kehte !

Safar ko kabhi to manzil

Occasionally atleast call pathway as destination
Why not then call impoliteness as tune-o-discourse

The cage-o-heart is merely illusory deception
Travellers who abandon journey them being called a caravan

The birds will be ruined ultimately that way too
The contented & ecstatic called awakened wave-o-ocean

Sitting in the posture of Gabriel like an antelope
Dispassionate even tempered say a peaceful tempest

On the way to fondness & gaiety is discreet procession
Aimless wandering they call supreme abode !