First of all, I'd like to start off by saying that may Octopus Paul rest in peace. Rumor has it that he tried to predict Rajanikant's death when everyone knows that Rajanikant died 10 years ago but Yamraaj still does not have the courage to tell him. Anyway, may he rest in peace, not that I (or the Germans) liked him much.
Anyway,coming to the title of my post today, Awargi, it is a song by Ghulam Ali.. well one of his very best in my opinion. Somehow, this song struck me when I first heard it and I could not get it out of my mind at all. And like good wine, it just keeps getting better every time you hear it. So I thought I'd dedicate this post to this amazing ghazal by Mohsin Naqvi and sung by Ghulam Ali about Awaargi (wandering from place to place).
Lyrics :
ye dil ye paagal dil mera, kyun bujh gayaa awaargi
is dasht mein ek sheher tha, woh kya hua awaargi
(awaargi : wandering; dasht : wilderness)
kal shab mujhe beshakl ki awaaz ne chaunka diya
main ne kaha tu kaun hai, usne kaha awaargi
(beshakl : with no face)
ek ajnabi jhaunke ne jab poocha mere gam ka sabab
sehera ki bheegi ret per, maine likha awaargi
(sehera : desert , jhaunke : gust of wind)
ab main samjha tere ruksar pe til ka matlab
daulat-e-husn pe darbar bitha rakha hai
(ruksar : face)
ye dard ki tanhaiyaan, ye dasht kaa viraan safar
hum log to ukta gaye apni suna, aavargii
(tanhai : loneliness; viraan : empty)
logon bhala us sheher mein kaise jiyenge hum jahaan
ho jurm tanhaa sochnaa, lekin sazaa awaargi
(tanhaa : alone; sazaa : punishment)
kal raat tanha chaand ko dekha tha maine khwaab mein
“Mohsin” mujhe raas aayegii shaayad sada awaargi
(raas aayegi : will like; sada : always)
I hope I did justice to the lyrics. A few words I had to google to find out while different versions of the song have different "shairs", so a certain discrepancy is to be expected. Still, I would like you to tell me if I went wrong anywhere since I'm poor at Urdu. Here's to a gem of a song.. and yes I've come a long way from listening only to metal :P
