Five great Urdu couplets
All these couplets are famous in the sub-continent. But few are aware that these are all ash'aar of Mast Kalkattvi, a unique Urdu poet of Kolkata.
मुद्दई लाख बुरा चाहे तो क्या होता है
वही होता है जो मंजूर-ए-खुदा होता है
सुर्खरू होता है इंसान ठोकरें खाने के बाद
रंग लाती है हिना पत्थर पे पिस जाने के बाद
वो फूल सर चढ़ा जो चमन से निकल गया
इज्ज़त उसे मिली जो वतन से निकल गया
हकीक़त छुप नहीं सकती बनावट के उसूलों से
कि खुश्बू आ नहीं सकती कभी काग़ज़ के फूलों से
मिटा दे अपनी हस्ती को गर कुछ मर्तबा चाहे
कि दाना ख़ाक में मिल कर गुल-ओ-गुलज़ार होता है
मस्त कलकत्तवी
muddaii laakh buraa chaahe to kyaa hotaa hai
vahii hotaa hai jo manzuur-e-Khudaa hotaa hai
surkhruu hotaa hai insaaN ThokareN khaane ke baad
rang laatii hai hinaa patthar pe pis jaane ke baad
voh phuul sar chaRhaa jo chaman se nikal gayaa
izzat use milii jo vatan se nikal gayaa
haqiiqat chhup nahiiN saktii banaavaT ke usuuloN se
ki Khushbuu aa nahiiN saktii kabhii kaaGhaz ke phuuloN se
miTaa de apnii hastii ko gar kuchh martabaa chaahe
ki daana Khaak meN mil kar gul-o-gulzaar hotaa hai
Mast Kalkattavi

3 comments:
Very inspiring couplets from Mast Kalkattvi . Infact only few people know that these were written by him. If you come across poetic works of Mohsin Raza 'Raza Jaunpur', then please upload some of his inspiring Ghazals. In my view he was one of the few classical poets who never gained much publicity and acclaim as he abhorred stage recitation and preferred to remain in the sidelines. To his credit there are many books like Zakhma (rewarded and published by the Bihar Urdu Academy), Nigar-e-Taiba (collection of Naat & Hamds) & many others to name a few. A large volume of his work remains to be published. He was a contemporary of Allama Shafiq Jaunpuri, Ghulam Rabbani....
Would be nice if the readers may get a chance to read some of his works on this webite.
Wassalam
Syed Arif Ahmad
Wonderful,One!
Its so popular a verse and yet the poet is known to a few.thanx for bringing him in.
Hello there! This is a great blog you have put up. These lines are so famous and yet few people even know about Mast Kalkattavi. I love Urdu poetry and keep scrounging the net to read more though I dont know the script and I have a limited understanding of the language. I myself write bits and pieces in my blog but never find the courage to show it to people I know. If you could kindly visit mayavimusings.blogspot.com and drop in a word it will be great. Thanks!
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