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Pastimes : Desire And Grief -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sultan who wrote (1074)	11/15/2002 3:25:38 PM
From: HG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1595

Had to step away suddenly... Na tha kuchch to KHuda tha, kuchch na hota to KHuda hota Duboya mujhko hone ne, na hota maiN to kya hota ? TASHREE:~ The first shair is a buddhist approach to the essence of existence. It is almost as if he can recollect memories of his existence before he was born. When he refers to God as having always existed he is saying that he was one with the universe. He was there when there was nothing in existence. It was only when he is born and becomes conscious of his surroundings that he is confused and over-burdened with questions and problems. In a way he is talking about the tranquility before birth and the short while that he is conscious in life as being his most trying time. He is almost wanting to escape this cage of space and time and go back to being nothingness. He talks about death as the portal to eternal life. This shair is considered by many to be one of his most thought provoking verses because of the delicate language and mesmerising metaphors. Huaa jab GHam se yooN behis to GHam kya sar ke kaTne ka Na hota gar juda tan se to zaanooN par dhaRa hota TASHREE:~ The second shair is about Ghalib's death. It is not clear how he dies. It is also irrelevant I think. What he is trying to convey in these verses is that he is enlightened. He has detached himself from the petty sorrows and burdens of his everyday life by decapitating his head. He is almost sarcastic when he says it is for the better because if it were attached to his body it would be resting on his knees, weighed down by thought and sorrow. He says he is better off not having to worry about his head. In a way he is talking about his departure from this cruel entrapment which is life and he is still alive even though his head is not on his shoulders. He beieves he has gone back to the state of nothingness and he is content. This is his sarcastic look on life and contemplation of life after death. Huee muddat ke 'GHalib' mar gaya par yaad aata hai Wo har ek baat pe kehana, ke yooN hota to kya hota ? TASHREE:~ In the final verses Ghalib takes on a third person point of view. He talks about being missed(perhaps by his lover) after his death. This verse is a reflection on the complexity and confusion of the previous ash'aar in this ghazal. He knows how thought provoking the verses are and he is asking to be remembered for them. He talks about life going on as usual after he is gone, thus conveying his insignificance in the grand scheme of things. He predicts being missed by people who appreciate his poetry and his curious mind. In essence he is laying his claim to immortality through the legacy he leaves behind. He is almost telling us that we will miss him long after he is gone. How true he is because men like him never die. geocities.com *I thought he did a great job with the first and a good one on the third, but missed the bus on the second one...imo Ghalib talks of the inevitability of death in the second one, his own fearless of it, the detachment he experiences, and of course much more....but there are so many interpretations i guess...I could write a full chapter on this second verse alone...