राबता
जुबां पे लागे सेक सी
तेरे तीखे बोलों की तलवार
पर तेरी एक हँसी के आते ही
मानों बजता है राग मल्हार
रुबाब नीम सा कड़वा है
रंग-ओ-उल्फ़त से बेज़ार
जब झटका हाथ मेरे छूने पे
बज उठे लाखों सितार
जिस्म जलता है, पिघलता है
तेरे आने पर कई बार
कई बार कहा मैंने
कि इस तक़रार में भी है प्यार
सुलग़ने दो थोड़ी देर
थोड़े शिकवे हो जाये लापता
और फ़ुर्सत से हम लिखें
एक नया राबता
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There was a time when lyrics of most of the Bollywood songs were soulful and stayed with us. Sadly, these days such songs are few and far between. Raabta from the movie 'Agent Vinod' is one song from recent times whose lyrics are poetic and music soothing. This poem is my expression on the word - Raabta, which means relation. Here’s the song ~ Enjoy!
And cheers to the era of soulful lyrics.
I really like this song! Loved your poem!:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tarang.
DeleteLovely poetry and what better way to start a day, Saru:)
ReplyDeleteHappy to read your comment, Sir :)
DeleteYou know what... i saw the movie liked the song too but then such is life that it just vanished from my memory but Saru it was your Raabta that did it. Actually ur Raabta i identify with more and thanx to ur words i linger to know the meaning of the word...and now can tell my husband lyrically what my takraar means...but sure will tell him also about you.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanx for stopping by at my post and being so kind in understanding and acknowledging. Hope to see more of you there. :)
Oh, I hope he likes the new words. And it's always a pleasure reading you. You are so honest in your posts. :)
DeleteAnd i love that song Rasmay ulfat ko nibhayein toh nibhayein kaisay...it was then i had learnt the meaning of ulfat but thanx to you today i know Bezar also. Thanx for that too :)
ReplyDeleteUrdu words are warm, dipped in honey. Happy you like them.
Deleteरुबाब नीम सा कड़वा है
ReplyDeleteरंग-ओ-उल्फ़त से बेज़ार
वाह ! क्या खूब सरू जी.
Thank you Sir and welcome back. :)
Deleteएक सच ... मन को छूती अभिव्यक्ति
ReplyDeleteShukriya Sanjay ji.
DeleteThose times are long goneeeee :)
ReplyDeletebut this one has good lyrics
Bikram
Thanks Bikram!
Deleteurdu alwazon se iss tarah aapne shayad pehli baar khela hai, bahut umda
ReplyDeleteLamhat(Moments)
Shukriya. Nahin pehle baar toh nahin, par haan bahut kam.
DeleteSuch beauty, oh, wonderful, beautiful poem Saru!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Blasphemous Aesthete
Thank you, thank you :)
DeleteBeautiful.... सुलग़ने दो थोड़ी देर
ReplyDeleteथोड़े शिकवे हो जाये लापता
और मसरूफ़ियत से हम लिखें
एक नया राबता
Thanks Shaifali :)
DeleteSeriously Saru,Raabta is one of the finest songs of Bollywood. When the music of Agent Vinod was released, I and my friends went fanatic for this song.
ReplyDeleteBtw, the lines you wrote are equally awesome. :) Loved these lines of yours too.
Even I was hooked to it. Thank you for reading and loving the poem.
DeleteWhat lines Saru ! Am charmed
ReplyDeleteThese r the best - सुलग़ने दो थोड़ी देर
थोड़े शिकवे हो जाये लापता
और मसरूफ़ियत से हम लिखें
एक नया राबता
And I love that song too but never concentrated much on the meaning of lyrics . Thanks for letting me know that raabta is a relation
It's one of the best songs in recent times. Both male and female version are awesome. Glad you liked it and thank you for reading, Afshan.
DeleteSoulful & touching words, Saru. Nice song from Agent Vinod.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anita.
DeleteMy fav song Saru. I was searching for a different version on google n found your take on it...for once I thought u wrote it for them :)
ReplyDeleteBTW Mashroofiyat is leisure or busy? I am little confused given that my urdu is little corroded with low usage.
As I said on your original comment, you are right. 'Not' was missing in the meaning, was a typo.
Deleteरुबाब नीम सा कड़वा है
ReplyDeleteरंग-ओ-उल्फ़त से बेज़ार
जब झटका हाथ मेरे छूने पे
बज उठे लाखों सितार
आपके कहने का अभिप्राय अगर इस वाद्य यंत्र को देखने से उपजी नीरसता से है तो नीम के कड़वे स्वाद के बजाए कोई और रूपक बेहतर होता । जैसा आपने ख़ुद ही लिखा है कि इसकी झंकार का स्वाद चखते ही तन मन के तार झंकृत हो जाते हैं।
आपने सही कहा कि आजकल अच्छे गाने कम होते हैं पर आज टीरपी के पीछे भागमभाग वाले दौर में टीवी पर वहीं गाने ज्यादा दिखाए जाते हैं जो अच्छे दिखते हैं। ऐसे में अगर सार्थक गाने बनते भी हैं तो कई बार श्रोताओं तक नहीं पहुँच पाते। अपनी वार्षिक संगीतमालाओं में मेरी यही कोशिश रहती है कि ऐसे गीतों को लोगों के सम्मुख लाया जा सके।
वैसे राब्ता मेरे भी पसंदीदा गीतों की श्रेणी में एक रहा है। :)
No, it has nothing to do with the character of the music instrument. I used it to make consistency with first para, where I mentioned 'raag malhar'
DeleteYes, songs are without soul these days. Glad we share same taste in music. Thanks for reading, Manish.
Nice lyrics!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sir.
DeleteLovely! And the song is my favorite!
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteThat's one of my favourite songs too..simply beautiful music and such lovely lyrics.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rekha!
DeleteThe last four lines of your poem are very beautiful :) Well done, Saru.
ReplyDeleteSurprising I hadn't heard this song before! But I generally avoid too much of new film music, my bad I guess :)
Beauty Interprets, Expresses, Manifests the Eternal
Listen to it, it's beautiful beyond words. Glad you liked those lines.
DeleteYou got me a good song anyway...!
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteI enjoyed the song.
ReplyDeleteLovely!
Deletesuch a beautiful poetry ! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ankur.
DeleteSoulful. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteTruly said. Even i crave for for such soulful lyrics in the hindi songs. Raabta is one such beautiful song! And your poetry is equally soulful.
ReplyDelete'Aur ho' from rockstar and 'Saiyann' from new agneepath movie also have lovely lyrics..
Those are lovely song. Thanks for reading, Sonia.
DeleteBeautifully done! Loved the last line a lot :)
ReplyDeleteAnd it is one of my favorite songs as well! Lovely lyrics :)
Thank you Bhavya :)
Deleteyes, now a days there are few songs which are pleasant to hear. beats have dominated the new era songs of bollywood...
ReplyDeletethe lyrics of most of the todays songs are meaningless and with the beats, these songs are quite enough to have you a headache... :)
Right, we all crave for soulful lyrics.
DeleteIt's really a beautiful song. Liked the lyrics penned by Saru. ;) :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Gayatri and where have you been?
DeleteWell written post..
ReplyDeleteThis is a soulful song.. really close to my heart!!
Very soulful....
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
Deletewonderful...did not know that you were a poet :)
ReplyDeleteTrying to be one. Welcome here Ruchira. :)
Deleteall the versions of this song are amazing! Especially the "night in the motel" one...listen to mein rang sharbaton ka from phata poster...also a beautiful song...
ReplyDeleteFollow @bollymeaning...gives elaborate meanings of all hindi, and even regional, songs...
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It's a beautiful song too. I will follow it. Thanks :)
DeleteI love your poem. And the song is indeed heavenly. I wish there were more songs like that.
ReplyDeleteWe too, Jas :)
DeleteThanks for reading!
This post has been selected for the Spicy Saturday Picks this week. Thank You for an amazing post! Cheers! Keep Blogging :)
ReplyDeleteThanks BlogAdda. :)
Deleteloved it.
ReplyDeleteShukriya!
DeleteIndeed. I loved that song, too. And besides, Raabta is such a beautiful word.
DeleteNice poem, Saru.
@Vaishali - It is, indeed. Thanks for reading and welcome back.
DeleteSaru me too like this song Raabta..and really enjoyed your version of this
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Bushra.
Deleteरुबाब नीम सा कड़वा है
ReplyDeleteरंग-ओ-उल्फ़त से बेज़ार
जब झटका हाथ मेरे छूने पे
बज उठे लाखों सितार
जिस्म जलता है, पिघलता है
तेरे आने पर कई बार
कई बार कहा मैंने
कि इस तक़रार में भी है प्यार
बहुत सुन्दर अलफ़ाज़
Thank you :)
Deletewow.. u r full of creativity, Saru. Btw that song is my fav too. Thats the beauty of music. Good one is appreciated universally :)
ReplyDeleteI agree, a good song is appreciated universally. Thanks for a generous comment, Roohi.
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