Always in your thoughts…..

After seeing Choco lost in thought last evening, I remembered this eternal favourite. I first heard it some three – four decades ago. The verse is just great, very simple, very meaningful and introspective. What can I say about the creative genius of the composer who is my favourite of the genre. https://youtu.be/4NeAK7ArmW0?si=ol6LwnjHJOumbGl1

Jagjit Singh is ( can never bring myself to speak about him in the past tense) an undoubted genius. A man who gave his best efforts for a lifetime to promote and popularize the genre. What a voice, the depth of emotions he can plumb is unique and unparalleled.
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मैं ख़याल हूँ किसी और का मुझे सोचता कोई और है
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सलीम कौसर
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मैं ख़याल हूँ किसी और का मुझे सोचता कोई और है,
सर-ए-आईना मेरा अक्स है पस-ए-आईना कोई और है
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मैं किसी के दस्त-ए-तलब में हूँ तो किसी के हर्फ़-ए-दुआ में हूँ
मैं नसीब हूँ किसी और का मुझे माँगता कोई और है
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अजब ए’तिबार ओ बे-ए’तिबारी के दरमियान है ज़िंदगी,
मैं क़रीब हूँ किसी और के मुझे जानता कोई और है
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मेरी रौशनी तेरे ख़द्द-ओ-ख़ाल से मुख़्तलिफ़ तो नहीं मगर
तू क़रीब आ तुझे देख लूँ तू वही है या कोई और है
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तुझे दुश्मनों की ख़बर न थी मुझे दोस्तों का पता नहीं,
तेरी दास्ताँ कोई और थी मेरा वाक़िआ कोई और है
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वही मुंसिफ़ों की रिवायतें वही फ़ैसलों की इबारतें,
मेरा जुर्म तो कोई और था पर मेरी सज़ा कोई और है
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कभी लौट आएँ तो पूछना नहीं देखना उन्हें ग़ौर से,
जिन्हें रास्ते में ख़बर हुई कि ये रास्ता कोई और है
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जो मेरी रियाज़त-ए-नीम-शब को ‘सलीम’ सुब्ह न मिल सकी ,
तो फिर इस के मअ’नी तो ये हुए कि यहाँ ख़ुदा कोई और है
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The ghazal has been written by Saleem Kausar , and not by Nida Fazli as credited in a few sites. The same ghazal has also been rendered by Shehanshah-e-Ghazal Mehdi Hassan. A recording from a live concert. A languid, relaxed more laid back rendition as is the norm of the great one.
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Puts me in a relaxed mode, utterly entranced and in a better space mentally. Listen in to the rendition… https://youtu.be/aXSx3amYF0Y?si=yZCKsHc8F53jmjew

Have a wonderful day ahead, folks, Pune has done its voting and is now being visited by the refreshing rains quite regularly and thankfully has brought the mercury down.
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Stay safe and when the opportunity presents itself, step out and vote. One must and make democracy a participatory process. I don’t think one can rightfully criticize if one doesn’t participate

8 responses to “Always in your thoughts…..”

  1. This one is truly beautiful…..one of my favourites…..👌👌

    Thanks for the wonderful share Aniruddha sir🙏🙏

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    1. Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Which version did you like more?

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      1. Thanks….The Jagjit Singh version….which one did you liked sir?

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        1. The two greats have treated the verse totally differently. Jagjit Singh has put his heart and soul in his rendition

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    1. Glad you liked it, Ushaji

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  2. WELL-THOUGHT-OUT Ghazal.

    Splendidly sung by great singers.

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