Khudkushi
August 19th, 2008
I wrote the first 4 lines of this Nazm last Saturday afternoon while doing some studying. It seemed more like my pen started writing all by itself. Next morning while sipping tea and watching the squirrels eat bread on my balcony, I picked up (or my pen did) from where I had left and ended up with Khudkushi. After writing Wo Khat, I am glad I was able to write something non-autobiographical.
Below are the meanings of somewhat uncommon words for those of you not that familiar with Urdu.
Also recorded a rough recitation accompanied by some random plucking for those who can’t read Hindi.
This Nazm is somewhat drawn out of frequent suicides by Farmers (in Maharashtra and elsewhere) in India who end their lives out of sheer desperation and helplessness. I had written a Ghazal on a similar note back in 2006 called Uske Maathe Ki Lakeeron Me.
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on 19 Aug 2008 at 5:22 am 1.anupam dhar said …
“Khudkushi kya hoti hai yeh ruh bakhubi jaanta hai
khudkushi jab man karta hai to ruh bhi kaamp uthtee hai .
Tadap tadap ke tadaptee hai aur ro kar bhi nahin ro saktee hai “.
Scriptures mention that souls released after suicides live in total silence and terrifying darkness of the underworlds. They remain there till they take another birth as was scheduled by God, earlier.
I made up the three lines right now. No contest there, of course.
on 19 Aug 2008 at 10:26 am 2.akaul said …
Arre khudkushi…..naam se hi darr lagta hai…Gautam bhai !!!
khud-kushi gar jo badle khud-khushi mein
To nahin darr phir koi bhi iss kainaat mein
yeh moomkin hai jo sirf jiye doosro ke liye
jeetey jee paye woh yeh janat apney liye
yeh bhi instant hai…apki lines padh karr.
hum koi shayar nahin bas jo alfaaz dil mein aaye likh daley…
on 19 Aug 2008 at 11:01 am 3.anupam dhar said …
I seek permission to express my deep appreciation of the “instant” shayari of Anitaji.
Keep it up ye builders of this generation.
on 19 Aug 2008 at 1:37 pm 4.Gautam said …
Thanks to you for sharing your lines Anita Ji. Dhar sahab, good improv work!
on 19 Aug 2008 at 5:22 pm 5.Janki said …
First of all…very well written by everyone…
and I am relieved to find a different nazm…waise title was worrisome at first…
Deep and at the same has a lighter note (mujhe kuch esa laga)
on 19 Aug 2008 at 6:58 pm 6.Gautam said …
Thanks for reading Janki, all is well
on 20 Aug 2008 at 9:42 am 7.akaul said …
Thanks to all team/group at dayaar e zafar.
Sharing is caring !!!
God bless all with khushi and sirf beshumaar khushi…Amen !
on 21 Aug 2008 at 4:06 pm 8.Gudiya said …
khudkhushi .. hmm .. my questions still remain unanswered .. wondering if someone would clear them up .. but all in all .. good written work
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on 21 Aug 2008 at 4:31 pm 9.Gautam said …
Har sawaal ka jawaab nahi hota par agar mohtarma apne sawaal pesh karen to khaaksaar nahi to koi aur yaar ahbaab jawaab shayad de de
on 26 Aug 2008 at 10:52 am 10.akaul said …
arre gautam Bhai kahan aur kaise ho
kuch naya tazaa aur instant sunaao
on 26 Aug 2008 at 7:41 pm 11.Gautam said …
Dafn hain is kadar ham apni pashemani me
Kalam uthaayen to kaise kuch kahe koyi.
on 13 Oct 2008 at 9:57 pm 12.Samar said …
Kis kadar Jaa(n) pe ban Aayi Hai Pareshaani
Ke Raasta na Raha Koi khud-kushi ke Siva….
Good work… Keep it up…
on 13 Oct 2008 at 10:44 pm 13.Gautam said …
Mashaallah Samar!