Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 10:45:00 PST
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: Firaq! sar meiN saudaa bhi nahiN...
Hi
Raghupati Sahay is a very non-shaayaraanaa
name, isn't it? Perhaps that
is the reason why this shaayar chose to call himself Firaq
Gorakhpuri
(takkallus - firaq). Here is one by this famous poet.
1. sar meiN saudaa bhi nahiN dil meiN
tamanaa bhi nahiN
lekin iss tarq-e-muhabbat ka bharosaa bhi nahiN
[There is no determination in the mind, nor is
there any desire in the heart
But, this very act of reliquishing love is not that trustworthy]
Firaq seems to have broken up with his lover(tarq-e-muhobath),
but seems
half-hearted about it.
2. yooN to hangaame uthathe nahiN
deewaana-e-ishq
magar ei dost kuchch aisoN ka thikaanaa bhi nahiN
[Normally, lovers do not make too much noise
But, my friend, one cannot say about such people]
3. muddateN guzriN teri yaad bhi aayee na
hameN
aur ham bhool gaye hoN tujhe, aisaa bhi nahiN
[It has been a while and I have not remembered
you
And, it is not so, that I have forgotten you]
4. muNh se ham apne buraa to nahiN kehthe,
ke 'firaq'
haiN tera dost magar aadmi achchaa bhi nahiN
[I do not say anything bad about myself, that
'firaq'
He is your friend, but he is not a good man]