Waqt ko teergi se mohabbat si hai

Ghazal : Waqt ko teergi se mohabbat si hai
Lyrics : Atam Jeet Singh

Waqt ko teergi se mohabbat si hai
Zulmat ko ujale se ranjish si hai

Sahil ka ye manzar to baija hai lekin
Kashti ko bhanwar mein doobne ki adat si hai

Tashna lab to aakhir pahunch gaye maikhane saqi
Naseh-munsif ko paimane se nafrat si hai

Khwabe-pareeshan kyon na ho raaton ki thakan
Meri aankhon ko neend se rafaqat si hai

ग़ज़ल –
वक़्त को तीरगी से मोहब्बत सी है
ज़ुल्मत को उजाले से रंजिश सी है

साहिल का ये मंज़र तो बजा है लेकिन
कश्ती को भंवर में डूबने की आदत सी है

तष्ना लब तो आखिर पहुँच गए मैखाने साक़ी
नासेह मुंसिफ को पैमाने से नफरत सी है

ख्वाब-ए-परीशाँ क्यों न हों रातों की थकन
मेरी आँखों को नींद से रफIक़त सी है

Woh gayee raat …

Ghazal : Woh gayee raat mila tha mujhse
Lyrics : Atam Jeet Singh

Woh gayee raat mila tha mujhse,
ajab shakhs tha ke khafa tha mujhse

Dasht ki veerani sehra ka kambakht safar,
Gardishen dauran mein vo saaya ubhra kahin se

Dariya me doob ke khush hai gauhar
Gahraaiyon ki raahat bhi kam nahin kise se

Shayestgi nahin aasan shath farebi duniya mein,
Baaghe-wahash saja ke dekho, phool khil jaye zameen se !

वो गयी रात मिला था मुझसे
अजब शख्स था के खफा था मुझसे

दश्त की वीरानी सेहरा का कम्बख्त सफर
गर्दिशें दौरां में वो साया उभरा कहीं से

दरिया में डूब के खुश है गौहर
गहराइयों की रIहत भी कम नहीं किसी से

शाइस्तगी नहीं आसान शठ फरेबी दुनिया में
बाग़े-वहश सजा के देखो फूल खिल जाये ज़मीन से

Poetry in English

That who met me by the passing night
Strange person it seems was angry at me

Solitary loneliness of jungle & thankless journey of the
desert,
In the uncertain wheel of time singular shadow emerged
from somewhere

The pearl is happy to drown in the sea,
for the relief-O-depths isn’t less than anything else

Civility is not easy in sly deceitful world,
Try adorning garden O brute, the flower might
spring up from earth

Mumbai Open, 2004

Mumbai Open, 2004

Venue: Prabhadevi, Mumbai

Tournament Director – Bilare

Last rounds; Rank-3rd ; Points -7/9

Ganesh Solkar - Atam Jeet Singh ,  Mumbai Open, 2004
Ganesh Solkar – Atam Jeet Singh , Mumbai Open, 2004
Ganesh Solkar (Mumbai) – Atam jeet Singh
20.B:c5 Q:c5+ 21.Kh1 Qe3 22.Nb3 Bh4 23.Rad1 Bd5 24.Nc1 R:d1 25.Q:d1 Bc4 26.f5 Rd8 27.Qc2 Rd2 28.Q:e4 Q:e4 29.B:e4 B:f1 30fe6 fe6 0-1

Last Round
Atam Jeet Singh – N.J. Kargutkar (Mumbai)

Atam Jeet Singh - N.J.Kargutkar , Mumbai Open 2004
Atam Jeet Singh – N.J.Kargutkar , Mumbai Open 2004

20.b3 Qc5 21.Nf4 Re8 22.Nde6 B:e6 23.N:e6 Qb6 24.Nf4 Rac8 25.Nd5 Qc5 26.Rhe1 Bf8 27.R:e8 R:e8 28.gf6 Re5 29.fg7 B:g7 30.f6 R:d5 31.Qd5+ Q:d5 32.R:d5 B:f6 33.R:d6 B:h4 34.R:a6 Be1 35.c4 bc3 e.p. 36.Kc2 Kg7 37.Re6 Bd2 38.Re2 1-0

The namesake mystery

Singh – Ghalib –   Nat.B, Hyderabad (India) 1979

The late Nasiruddin Ghalib not to confuse with  the laureatte Mirza Asad Ullah Khan “Ghalib” – was formerly Gen. Secretary AICF (All India Chess Federation), an active chess player – member Indian team & presumably coach for the “Asian Queen” admired by most Indian chess players – all &  sundry perhaps for his adorable persona.

Atam Jeet Singh - N.Ghalib, Nat. B, Hyderabad, 1979
Atam Jeet Singh – N.Ghalib, Nat. B, Hyderabad, 1979
  1. … g5 2. Be3 Ne5  3.Bd4 f6 4.Rh3 Kg7 5.Qe2 Qd7 6.Qh5 Ng4 7. Rf5  1-0

Paintings

Shakhmaty painting by Atam Jeet Singh
Shakhmaty painting by Atam Jeet Singh
Portrait - Emanuel Lasker by Atam Jeet Singh
Portrait – Emanuel Lasker by Atam Jeet Singh