Lets Understand it - A Qaseeda by Ghalib

Lets discuss this qaseeda (Salam) by Ghalib for Shaheed e Karbala Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) line by line.

Salam usey ke agar badshah kaheiN usko
To phir kaheiN ke kuch iss se sawa kaheiN usko

Na baadshah, na sultaN, yeh kya sataaesh hai
Kaho ke Khamis’e Aal’e Aba kaheiN usko

KHUDA KA BANDA KHUDAVANDGAAR BANDON KA
AGAR KAHEIN NA KHUDABAND TO KYA KAHEIN USKO

FAROGH-E-JAUHAR-E-IMAN HUSSAIN IBNE ALI
KE SHAMM-E-ANJUMAN-E-KIBRIYA KAHEIN USKO

WO JISKE MAATAMIYON PAR HAI SALSALBEEL SAQI
SHAHEED-E-TISHNA LAB-E-KARBALA KAHEIN USKO

KAFEEL-E-BAKHSHISH-E-UMMAT HAI BANNI HI PADTI
AGAR NA SHAAFA-E-ROZ-E-JAZA KAHEIN USKO

IMAM-E-WAQT KI YE QADR HAI KE EHL-E-ANAAD
PIYAADA LE CHALE AUR NASAGHA KAHEIN USKO

Maseeh jis’se kare akhz’e faiz’e jaaN bakhshi
Sitam hai kushtaey teigh’e jafa kaheiN usko

Hamar’e dard ki yaRab kahiN dawa na mil’e
Agar na dard ki apney dawa kaheiN usko

Hamara muNh hai ke deiN uske husn’e sabr ki daad
Magar Nabi wa Ali marhaba kaheiN usko

Yazid ko to na tha, ijtehad ka paaya
Bura na maaniye, gar hum bura kaheiN usko

Ali ke baad Hasan, aur Hasan ke baad Hussain
Karey jo ins’e buraai, bhala kaheiN usko?

BHARA HAI GHAALIB-E-DIL-E-KHASTA KE KALAAM MEIN SAR (2)
GHALAT NAHIN HAI KHOONI NAWA KAHEIN USKO

Re: Lets Understand it - A Qaseeda by Ghalib

I think to understand this Qaseeda, one should know the background behind Waqya e Karbala. Many ashaar's refers to such events.

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rightly said

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Salam usey ke agar badshah kaheiN usko
To phir kaheiN ke kuch iss se sawa kaheiN usko

Na baadshah, na sultaN, yeh kya sataaesh hai
Kaho ke Khamis’e Aal’e Aba kaheiN usko

I can't understand the first shair, as ahl e bait themselves didn't like to be called Badshah (king). In second shair Ghalib himself says 'Na Badshah, Na Sultan'... What does Khamis e Aal e Aba means. Khamis is 5th and we all know concept of Punjtan Pak, but whats Aal' e Aba means? Does that refer to Ayat e Ta'theer?

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I just got passing marks in Urdu literature. so merey aasaray per nahi rehna tum loog, ok?

:chai:

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:frowning: No one understand Ghalib. :naraz:

Ji maine ghalib film nahi dekhi haii

Re: Lets Understand it - A Qaseeda by Ghalib

:emmy: Ninja I know you follow Panjtan Pak. Let me know what you understand by ‘Khamis e aal e aba’?

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I can not get this word…waise ab aap aur KKF bhai ki zimmedari hain ye wazeh karnaa…:slight_smile:

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KKF iss thread se bhag rahe hain? Pata nahin kiyun :hmmm:

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:halo:

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Should I move this to Religion Forum. :naraz:

Re: Lets Understand it - A Qaseeda by Ghalib

nahin thora time de k dekhen
kuch log to bohat busy hein:bummer:

Re: Lets Understand it - A Qaseeda by Ghalib

Acha aap ko jo line samajh main aai hai. wohi samja dejiye :sid:

Re: Lets Understand it - A Qaseeda by Ghalib

abi to me sach me bohat thaki hun
:bummer:
parhna hi nahi chahti abhi

Re: Lets Understand it - A Qaseeda by Ghalib

Ok ok.. Take your time. Let me explain one shair that I can understand.

Hamar’e dard ki yaRab kahiN dawa na mil’e
Agar na dard ki apney dawa kaheiN usko

Yahan per Ghalib ehl e bait ko apne her dard (roohani o jismani) ki dawa qaraar de rahe hain. Lagta hai Ghalib ka khayal se Dawa ke sath dua zaroori hai. Aur jab dua ka zikr ho to ehl e bait ke sadqe her dua qabool hojati hai.. jaise kehte hain ke wo dua jiss se pehle aur aakhir Nabi aur aal e nabi per Darood bheja gaya ho, wo zaroor qabool hoti hai.

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Itne mushkil qaseeda se he start kiya :bummer:

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Jo mujhe samajh nahin aaya wo pooch liya :halo:

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jo aapko samajh nahi wo humey kaise aayega :bummer:

Re: Lets Understand it - A Qaseeda by Ghalib

Ye baat agar aap ne KKF se kahi hoti to sahi tha.

PS: Kia aap ko ek sher bhi samajh nahin aaya.