Diwali – Rana Safvi

Diwali in Red Fort, Shahjahanabad under the Mughals

ranasafvi — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:03:58 +0000

Diwali was known as the Jashn e Chiragha’n under the Mughals and was celebrated with great enthusiasm.
The Rang Mahal in Red Fort was lit up with Diyas on Diwali

The Mughal Emperor was weighed in gold and silver which distributed amongst the poor.
It is said some Mughal ladies would climb to the top of the Qutub Minar to watch the lights and fire carackers in Delhi
Fire crackers under the supervision of the Mir Atish would be burst near the walls of the Red Fort
And a special Akash Diya (the Light of the Sky) was lit with great pomp, placed atop a pole 40 yards high, supported by 16 ropes, and fed on several maunds of binaula (cotton-seed oil) to light up the durbar.

In the reign of Bahadur Shah Zafar Diwali sweets, would prepared in the Red Fort both for the nobility and the common man. Bahadur Shah Zafar used to replace the kitchens of all
his officers and nobles with new copper utensils on Dhanteras, the festival before Diwali when its auspicious to buy metal. Every Diwali, he
would arrange a special Lakshmi Pooja in the Red Fort attended by one and all.
The Muslim gram roasters would sell kheel -bataashe

Yeh Raat by Makhmur Saeedi on Diwali

ranasafvi — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:54:53 +0000

Phir ek saal ki taariik* raah tai karke
Mata-e-nur^ lutaati yeh raat aayi hai
Ufaq se ta-ba-ufaq° raushni ki arzaani☆
Yeh raat kitne ujaalo’n ko saath laayi hai
*andhera
^raushni ki daulat
°horizon to horizon
☆multifarious

Phir ek saal ki taariik raah tai karke
Mata-e-nur lutaati yeh raat aayi hai
Magar yeh soch raha hun jav aayegi tau humein
Ghira huwa phir inn zulmaat mein paayegi

Yeh zulmatein jo musalsal hain hum pe sadiyon se
Yeh ek raat mein tau duur ho nahin sakti
Siyahposh fizaayein yeh deed a o dil ki
Nishaat o nur se maamur ho nahin sakti

Magar yeh raat jo mehmaan hai chand lamho’n ji
Iss ek raat ko hum kyyn na jawedaa’n* kar lein
Yeh raat laayi hai saath apne jin ujaalo’n ko
Naa kis liye inhe’n mehfooz e qalb o jaan kar lein
*eternal

Qadam qadam pe jo raushan hain yeh diye inse
Faqat nigaah hi kyu iktisaab e nur* karein
Jo kar sakein tau inhein kyun na hum ataa kar dein
Woh raushni jo takaddur dilo’n ka duur kare
*attainment of light

Phir ek saal ki taariik* raah tai karke
Mata-e-nur lutaati yeh raat aayi hai
Ufaq se ta-ba-ufaq raushni ki arzaani
Yeh raat kitne ujaalo’n ko saath laayi hai

Two nazms by People’s poet, Nazeer Akbarabadi on Diwali

ranasafvi — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 06:44:22 +0000

Diwali ki Shubh Kaamnayein
Poem by Nazeer Akbarabadi( 18thc) the People’s poet

har aik makaaN meiN jalaa phir diyaa diwaali ka
har aik taraf ko ujaala huwaa diwaali ka
sabhi ke dil meiN samaaN bha gayaa diwaali ka
kisi ke dil ko mazaaH kHush lagaa diwaali ka

ajab bahar ka hai din banaa diwaali ka

jahaaN meiN yaaroN, ajab tarah ka hai yeH tyohaar
kisi ne naqad liya aur koi karay hai udhar
khilaunay, khaliyoN, bataasoN ka garam hai bazaar
har aik dukaaN meiN charagHon ki ho rahi hai bahar

sabhoN ko fikr hai ja ba ja diwaali ka

miThaiyoN ki dukaneiN lagaa ke halwaai
pukartay haiN keH “lala ! Diwaali hai aai”
bataasay lay koi, barfi kisi nay tulwaai
khilaunay waloN ki unn say zyadaaH ban aai

goya inhoN ke waaN raaj aa gayaa diwaali ka

sirf haraam ki koRhi ka jin ka hai byopar
unhonay nay khaaya hai iss din ke wastay hi udhaar
kahay haiN haNs ke qarz-kHwah se har aik, aikbaar
“diwaali aai hai, sab de chalayeNgay ai yaar

kHuda ke fazal se hai aasra diwaali ka”

makan laip ke, TheliyaaN jo kori rakhwaai
jalaa chiraagH ko, koRhi woH jald jhankai
asal juaari thay, unn meiN to jaan si aai
kHushi se kood uchhal kar pukartay, “O bhai!

shagun pahlay karo tum zaraa diwaali ka”

kisi nay ghar ki hawali giro rakha haari
jo kuchh thi jins muyassar, bana bana haari
kisi nay cheez kisi ki chura chhupa, haari
kisi nay gaThari paRhosan ki apni laa hari

yeH haar jeet ka charcha paRha diwaali ka

jahaaN meiN yeH diwaali ki sair hoti hai
to zar se hoti hai, aur zar bagHair hoti hai
jo haaray, unn peH kHarabi ki fair hoti hai
aur unn meiN aan ke jin jin ki kHair hoti hai

to aaRhay aata hai unn ke diyaa diwaali ka

yeh baateiN sach hain, naH jhooT inn ko janiyoN yaaro
nasihateiN haiN, inhay dil meiN ThaaniyoN yaaro
jahaaN ko jaao, yeh qissa bakhaniyo yaaro
jo juaari ho, naH buraa uss ka maniyo yaaro

NAZEER aap bhi hai juaariya diwaali ka

This one sent by Sanjeev Singh

हमें अदाएं दिवाली की ज़ोर
भाती हैं I कि लाखों झमकें हर एक घर में जगमगाती हैं II
चिराग जलते हैं और लौयें
झिलमिलाती हैं I मकां मकां में बहारें ही झमझमाती हैं II
खिलौने नाचें हैं तस्वीरें
गत बजाती हैं I बताशे हँसते हैं और खीलें खिल खिलाती हैं II1
गुलाबी बर्फियों के मुहँ
चमकते फिरते हैं, जलेबियों के भी पहिये ढुलकते फिरते हैं II
हर एक दांत से पेड़े अटकते
फिरते हैं I इमरती उछले है लड्डू ढुलकते फिरते हैं II
खिलौने नाचें हैं तस्वीरें
गत बजाती हैं I बताशे हँसते हैं और खीलें खिल खिलाती हैं II 2
अटारी छज्जे दरो बाम पर
बहाली है I दीवार एक नहीं लीपने से खाली है II
जिधर को देखो उधर रोशनी उजाली है I गरज़
में क्या कहूं ईंट ईंट पर दिवाली है II
खिलौने नाचें हैं तस्वीरें गत बजाती हैं I बताशे
हँसते हैं और खीलें खिल खिलाती हैं II 3
बहुत ही खूबसूरत लिखा है जन
कवि नज़ीर अकबराबादी ने. आज से २०० वर्ष
पहले दिवाली कैसे मनायी जाती थी इस कविता के माध्यम से समझा जा सकता है . इस कविता में 16 अंतरे हैं हांलांकि यहाँ तीन
अंतरे ही दिए हैं …आप सब को दीपावली बहुत बहुत मुबारक

Diwali pe Prof. Aale Ahmed Suroor ki nazm

ranasafvi — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 05:45:34 +0000

Diwali
By Aale Ahmed ‘Suroor’

Yeh baam o dar, yeh charaagh, yeh qumqumo’n ki qataar
Sipaahe nur siyaahi se barsar e paikar

Yeh zard chehre pe surkhi, fasurda nazro’n mein rang
Bujhe bujhe se dilo’n ko ujlaati hai umang

Yeh leher leher, yeh raunaq, yeh humhuma, yeh hayaat
Jagaaye jaise chaman ko naseem e subh ki baat

Har ek shamma pe dil de rahe hain parwaane
Nazar nazar se baraste hain kitne afsaane

Gazab hai laila e shab ka singhaar aaj ki raat
Nikhar rahi hai uroos e bahaar aaj ki raat

Hazaar jung ke saaye, hazaar qahat ke bhoot
Hazaar sharr ke dalail , hazaar gham ke suboot

Hazaar zakhmo’n ki teese’n, hazaar daagho’n ke dard
Hazaar khushk labo’n par, hazaar naala e sard

Hazaar khwaab o haqeeqat ki kashmakash ka aalam
Hazaar khoon e tamanna ki mehfilo’n ka maatam

Hazaaron saal ke dukh dard mein nahaaye huye
Hazaaron aarzuo’n ki chita jalaaye huye

Khiza’n naseeb bahaaron ke naaz uthaaye huye
Shikast o fatah ke kitne fareb khaaye huye

Inn aandhiyo’n mein bashar muskura tau sakte hain
Siyaah raat mein shamma jala tau sakte hain

The nazm was composed on 30th Oct 1951 at Lucknow when Suroor sb was reader Lucknow University.. It was also published in his collection ” Zauq e Junoon ” in 1955.