ZAMAANE KA EK AJAB ROOP AUR RANG

ज़माने का अजब रूप और रंग देखा है,
धूप और छाँव को मैंने संग देखा हैI

रिवाजों की जो हरदम हामी भरते थे,
हैरत से उनको बदलते ढंग देखा है।

ज़मीन पे जिनके पैर उठते ही ना थे,
आज उनको उड़ती पतंग देखा है।

वह जो बेकसी के आलम में पढ़े रहते थे,
उनके चेहरे पे ख़ुशी की उमंग को देखा है I

आज नज़दीकी दोस्त बने फिरते हैं जो,
कल उन्ही की मैदान – ऐ – जंग देखा है I

जशन – ऐ – महफ़िल जिनकी कभी ख़त्म न होती थी,
आज उनकी भी ज़िन्दगी को बेरंग देखा है I

शकील ठीक ही कहते थे, जाएंगे वह अकेले,
जिन्हें ज़िन्दगी के मेले में संग देखा है I

यह तो वक़्त वक़्त की बात है, रवि,
ज़माने का यह रूप और वह रंग देखा है I

Opening credits scene from 1948 movie Mela with Shakeel Badayuni's iconic title song
Opening credits scene from 1948 movie Mela with Shakeel Badayuni’s iconic title song

Zamane ka ajab roop aur rang dekha hai,
Dhoop aur chhanv ko maine sang dekha hai.

Riwaazon ki jo hardam haami bharte the,
Hairat se unako badalate dhung dekha hai.

Zameen pe jinke pair uthate hi na the,
Aaj unako udhati patang dekha hai.

Woh jo bekasi ke aalam mein padhe rehate the,
Unake chehre pe khushi ki umang ko dekha hai.

Aaj nazdeeki dost bane phirte hain jo,
Kal unhi ko maidan-e-jang dekha hai.

Jashn-e-mehfil jinaki kabhi khatm na hoti thi,
Aaj unaki bhi zindagi ko berang dekha hai.

Shakeel theek hi kehte the, jaayenge woh akele,
Jinhen zindagi ke mele mein sang dekha hai.

Yeh to waqt waqt ki baat hai, Ravi,
Zamane ka yeh roop aur woh rang dekha hai.

Author: Sunbyanyname

I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it.

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