Shakeel Badayuni

Ai mohabbat tere anjaam pe rona aaya
Jaane kyun aaj tere naam pe rona aaya

Yun to har shaam ummeedon me guzar jaati thhi
Aaj kuchh baat hai, jo shaam pe rona aaya

Kabhi taqdir ka maatam, kabhi duniya ka gila
Manzil-e-ishq me har gaam pe rona aaya

Jab hua zikr zamaane me mohabbat ka "Shakeel"
Mujhko apne dil-e-bekaam pe rona aaya

Air mohabbat tere anjaam pe rona aaya...

- Shakeel Badayuni

An immortal fine piece of work from the legendary 'Akhtar'

I have always been admiring Mr Akhtar for his grip on words. Be it hindi, urdu or english. The way this magician plays with the words, is a skill, possessed by him and only him. Nobody can pick a single word and mold it with various meanings in one 'antara'. The below mentioned poetry by him, gives us a glimpse of the great treasure, that he is yet to show to the world.

||JISM||

aisaa dekhaa nahiiN Khuubsuurat ko’ii
jism jaise Ajanta kii muurat ko’ii
jism jaise nigaahoN pe jaaduu ko’ii
jism naGhmaa ko’ai jism Khushbuu ko’ii
jism jaise machaltii hu’ii raaginii
jism jaise mehakti hu’ii chaaNdnii
jism jaise ke khilta hu’aa ek chaman
jaise jaise suuraj kii pahlii kiran
jism tarsha hu’aa dilkash-o-dil-nashiiN
sandalii sandalii
marmarii marmarii

||CHEHRA||

chehraa ek phuul kii tarah shaadaab hai
chehraa uskaa hai yaa ko’ii mahtaab hai
chehraa jaise Ghazal, chehraa jaan-e-Ghazal
chehraa jaise kalii, chehraa jaise kaNval
chehraa jaise tasavvur kii tasviir bhii
chehraa ek Khvaab bhii chehraa tabiir bhii
chehraa ko’ii alif lailavii daastaaN
chehraa ek pal yaqiiN, chehraa ek pal gumaaN
chehraa jaise ke chehraa ko’ii bhii nahiiN
maah-ruuh maah-ruuh
maah-jabiiN maah-jabiiN

||AANKHEIN||

aaNkheN dekhii to maiN dekhtaa rah gayaa
jaam do aur donon hii do aatishah
aankheN yaa maikade ke ye do baab haiN
aankheN inko kahuuN yaa kahuuN Khvaab haiN
aankheN niichii hu’iiN to hayaa ban gayiiN
aankheN uuNchii hu’iiN to du’aa ban gayiiN
aankheN jhuk kar uThiiN to adaa ban gayiiN
aankheN jin meN haiN qaid aasmaan-o-zamiiN
nargisii nargisii
surmayii surmayii

||ZULF||

zulf-e-jaanaN kii bhii lambii hai daastaaN
zulf ke mere dil par hai parchaiiyaaN
zulf jaise ke ummRii hu’ii ho ghaTaa
zulf jaise ke ho ko’ii kaalii balaa
zulf uljhe to duniyaa pareshaan ho
zulf suljhe to ye giit aasaan ho
zulf bikhre siyaah raat chhaane lage
zulf lahraaye to raat gaane lage
zulf zanjiir hai phir bhii kitnii hasiiN
reshmii reshmii
ambariiN ambariin

PS: I was told by somebody that when he was asked by subhash ghai to compose songs for 'Kisna', people condemn this decision of ghai to get songs, for lord krishna, composed by a muslim. Javed, because of his peace loving nature, did not say a single word and wrote this -

Woh hai Rangeela
Chail chabeela
Woh hai natkhat
woh jamunatat
phere lagaye murli bajaye
Gopiyon ke sang raas rachaaye
Murli bajaiyaa raas rachaiyaa
shyam salona hai

Do I need to say anything else??

About 'me'

1. I consider gulzar as the best poet. I like his usage of words the most.
2. I like amitabh bachchan and feel that he has a unique aura around him.
3. I consider my mother as the most intelligent and balanced person I have met so far and owe my calm and patient attitude to her.
4. I like singing but I am not very good at it.
5. I like playing guitar and can play a chords or two.
6. I was always fascinated by TV and can watch it continuously for days.
7. Till the time I went into IIT Kanpur, I had never listened to any english song or watched a single english movie.
8. I admire americans for their jolly nature and matured sense of humour.
9. I am a vegetarian and would love to be this way forever.
10. I am 5.11 and had never thought of having 'a few inches more'.
11. I like debating and discussing issues but I hate political and historical debates. I feel engaging in these issues wastes my time.
12. I like playing host for my friends and feel nice doing dishes for them.
13. I never get angry or pissed off with anything.
14. I like drinking water while I am studying or working. I feel it enhances my concentration.
15. I am an easy going, fun loving guy who keep losing focus of his goals.
16. I consider my self as above average, in terms of intelligence.
17. I like solving puzzles and real life problems.
18. I constantly listen to the same genre of music (or sometimes the same songs) for days. Then all of a sudden I get bored and switch to some other genre for the next few days.
19. I never like my point to be proved right by any other means but the appropriate logic.
20. I find myself confused in most of the matters. I solve it by randomnly chosing one side and follow it.
21. I am spiritual but not religious. I will consider the existence of god the day I see him (or her :P).
22. I never discourage others for being atheist or religious.
23. I like living in any metro city of the world but will myself be the same old small town guy forever.
24. I love spoken languages and always like people who frame grammatically correct sentences in their usual talk.
25. I hate computers for they make me feel tired and puzzled but I love programming.
26. When watching TV with somebody, I usaully like to keep remote's possesion with me as much as possible.
27. I cannot watch any hindi movie silently and will always comment intermittently.
28. I like living life with a friendly sense of humour.
29. I feel confortable with enthusiastic people. Sincere people somehow make me sick.
30. I like reading forwards and love my friends who send them to me.
31. I love talking to kids n elderly people.
32. 'Exactly' is my favourite word in english. I like the way it is pronounced.
33. I hate to wake up early in the morning and prefer working late nights.
34. Having night out with friends has alwayas been my favourite pastime.
35. According to me, 'Chalo ek baar phir se ajnabi ban jaayein hum dono' and 'If tomorrow never comes' are the two best written song ever in hindi and english.
36. Listening 'HUM TUM' title song on my way to work, makes my perfect day.•
37. I accept that I always have hard time remembering birthdays and anniversaries. I do apologize to all of my dear ones for this.

Some nice jokes I found on net

The president got off the helicopter in front of the White House with a baby hog under each arm. The Marine guard snapped to attention, saluted, and said,
"Nice pigs, sir". The president replied, "These are not pigs, these are authentic Arkansas Razorback hogs. I got one for Hillary and I got one for Chelsea."
The Marine again snapped to attention, saluted, and replied, "Nice trade, sir."

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Father: I want you to marry a girl of my choice.

Son: “I will choose my own bride!”

Father: “But the girl is Bill Gates’s daughter.”

Son: “Well, in that case…ok”

Next: Father approaches Bill Gates.

Father: “I have a husband for your daughter.”

Bill Gates: “But my daughter is too young to marry!”

Father: “But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank.”

Bill Gates: “Ah, in that case…ok”

Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank.

Father: “I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president.”

President: “But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!”

Father: “But this young man is Bill Gates’s son-in-law.”

President: “Ah, in that case…ok”
This is how business is done!!
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George Bush goes to a school George Bush goes to a primary school to give a speech. After his talk he offers question time.One little boy puts up his hand
and George asks him what his name is.
“Bob”.
“And what is your question, Bob?”
“I have 3 questions.
First, Why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?
Second, Why are you President when Kerry got more votes?
And third, What happened to Osama Bin Laden?
Just then the bell rings for recess. George Bush informs the kiddies that they will continue after recess.When they resume George says, “OK, where were we?
Oh that’s right — question time. Who has a question?”
A different little boy puts up his hand . George points him out and asks him what his name is. “Steve”
“And what is your question, Steve?”
“I have 5 questions.
First, Why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?
Second, Why are you President when Kerry got more votes?
Third, What happened to Osama Bin Laden?
Fourth, Why did the recess bell go 20 minutes early?
And fifth, Where is “Bob”? !!

Some not-so-heavy stuff

Some obvious things you realise when you are in "states"...

• The easiest way to confuse a waitress is to say "Get me a glass of water without ice". Just say this and enjoy that lost-in-words, confused look on her face. Better say "Get me a glass water with no ice", if you are actually thirsty :P
• People look at you in amazement if you say 'Could you please tell me the way to Petrol Pump?' and they ask you 'Do ya mean Gas Station?'..well !! I dint mean 'Gas Station' but do you get your car filled with gas or is it petrol?
• You are greeted by anybody n everybody you meet in the elevator or walking down a side-walk, Nice culture..nahi!!! BUT for that matter, another Indian will try to avoid eye contact if you happen to spot him. As if he has commited a crime by living in US.(Yeah yeah !!! I 've also started saying 'elevator' instead of 'lift')
• You are watching TV and you see a slimming capsule ad or a joint pain relief spray ad.... Nothing great..eh? the catch is... those capsules are for your dog ..to control its obesity. What the hell !!!! yeah..I also responded the same way when I saw that. Who, in india would buy slimming capsule for the pet. we, instead cut down on its meal..thats it.
• No matter what you buy, be it a laptop or a top, or a topi..you are always advised by ppl to check it out in several websites for their prices and schemes. You did a hell lot of research and once you buy it, the same set of people, now convince you that "Well!! nice color..but you could have gotten that a lil cheaper in another store".
• There will always be some folks in your office, who reach office in the morning, way before than an indian sweeper comes to my india office. To be more precise, does it makes any sense to reach office at 6:30 AM , and that too daily, without any fail.