Meri Waaqif Hai
September 20th, 2007
It seems that my Writer’s Block is finally over. I am actually able to put my thoughts onto paper now. For last few days that is what I have tried to do and lo & behold a Nazm has been born each time. And quite amusingly my last 2 have come while I was washing my face in the bathroom. Quiet an odd place to think of a poem.
After Dil Ko Ye Tere - which I wrote for Sapna, here is another one in the SK series. More or less about childhood. I’m not even going to make a dedication this time or she’ll probably get to thinking that I’m giving her a hint 
I went ahead and recited the Nazm for couple mates who can’t read Hindi. Also recorded a little improvised melody in the background. Padhne ka shukriya! Here is the Link to the MP3 of the recitation.
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on 20 Sep 2007 at 10:36 am 1.Sapna Kaul said …
bahut ache .. this reminds of my childhood in Rohtak .. wonderful time … i remember pluckin flowers from lal uncle’s house … and then maali baba teasin me … baasu ki behan phool churaati hai … hmm … wow .. !! Gautam … yeh may be have changed as in gone more mature n all … but chulbuli aur pagli si abhi bhi huun … :)) … thnx :))
on 20 Sep 2007 at 10:50 am 2.Ridham Dadhwal said …
This is awesome man……totally amazing….heard it twice already…..btw i’m Sapna’s friend…
on 20 Sep 2007 at 11:45 am 3.Ambika said …
Just one word…..WOW!!……
on 22 Sep 2007 at 10:08 am 4.Journey Into A Poet’s Heart » Blog Archive » You said …
[...] I will leave it for her imagination I used pretty much the same tune I’d used in my earlier Nazm. Here is the Link to the [...]
on 22 Sep 2007 at 9:31 pm 5.rashmi said …
so shayar gautam is back .. this one was awesome !
on 23 Sep 2007 at 3:13 am 6.Saumya G. said …
This is a good one….!
on 24 Sep 2007 at 6:37 am 7.Journey Into A Poet’s Heart » Blog Archive » Take Me In Your Arms said …
[...] goes to no one in particular at this point, but I’ll make a point to dedicate the melody to Sapna and she knows why. It’s a fairly sad song like many of my others, nothing special. Bear with [...]
on 28 Sep 2007 at 11:10 am 8.Ritu said …
Awesome!!
Sab kuch dil ke karib laga!!
Kuch aisa jo khuch khaas hi laga!
Gr888 work!
on 05 Oct 2007 at 11:15 am 9.akaul said …
wah kya baat hai, Liked yr nazm ..meri wakif hai …
wakif ho gaye hum bhi khoye bachpan se kuch aaj
chedi jo aapney bachpan ki woh kahani aisi kuch aaj…
I am not a writer like you but just sharing some ehsas…haha
on 22 Oct 2007 at 8:29 am 10.Gautam said …
Thanks everyone. Sapni I’m glad it took you back to your days of childhood.
on 24 Nov 2007 at 12:32 pm 11.Journey Into A Poet’s Heart » Blog Archive » Tere Liye said …
[...] I recorded the first cut. This is actually the first song I had started writing for Sapna after the Nazm I wrote for [...]
on 03 Jan 2008 at 11:15 am 12.zeeni said …
WOWWWWWWWWWW U ARE AMAZING! GREAT JOB!
on 07 Jan 2008 at 4:49 pm 13.Nik said …
Kool man , khambe se jump maar ke bargad ke ped ke niche .. way to go lol .. great work on guitar melody and words
on 08 Jan 2008 at 12:26 am 14.Janki said …
a gem indeed…heard it so many times…just doesn’t get old…like its feeling…
on 09 Jan 2008 at 8:19 am 15.Sapna Kaul said …
Man … u r like a start already ..
.. way to go !!
on 09 Jan 2008 at 8:20 am 16.Sapna Kaul said …
i meant Star ..
on 12 Jan 2008 at 6:27 am 17.vivek raina said …
another one from SK SERIES…??? WOW the ethos of the poem reflect the sensitivity of the poet …. and since i know the background of the poem.. this shows the poets ability to step into the shoes of the subject and feel the pain.Urdu pronunciation is awesome.kid u write well…;)wonder what will you write about when you grow up…:D
on 01 Feb 2008 at 10:37 pm 18.Journey Into A Poet’s Heart » Blog Archive » Beqaraar Dil Tu Gaye Ja said …
[...] enjoy the song. I recorded this song for Sapna, so this goes out for her . Here is the [...]
on 18 Feb 2008 at 5:43 pm 19.Gautam said …
Star already? I dunnoo….
but thanks and thanks to you Vivek. I guess things have really changed from the day when I wrote this Nazm :d
on 10 Jun 2008 at 9:17 am 20.Supriya Kaul said …
aapki awaz mein ek ajeeb si kashish hai jo sunne wale ko majbur kar deti hai ki woh aapko dhyan se sune !!
on 13 Jun 2008 at 11:44 am 21.Gautam said …
Thanks supriya, tell your didi this