I was supposed to post some poem of Baba Bulleh Shah. Unfortunately, each time I pick up my laptop to scribble down the words, I feel a sense of failure….. I feel like I am not doing justice to the poem.

I know that’s a little crazy, and I know I’ll be over it all pretty soon. For now, I decided to post a very small, yet one the most enlightening Ghazals I’ve ever read. It’s by Ahmed Faraaz.

Pertaining to the title of the Ghazal, Shayad, each and every sher leaves you with sense of hopelessness, and yet makes you discover hope within this hopelessness.

Phir usi Raah-guzar par shayad,
Hum kabhi mil sakein, magar….. Shayad!

Jaan Pehchan se bhi kya hoga,
Phir bhi ae dost gaur kar…. Shayad!

Muntazir jinke hum rahe, unko
Mil gaye aur hamsafar….. Shayad!

Jo bhi bichhade hain, kab mile hain Faraaz,
Phir bhi tu intezaar kar….. Shayad!!!

I love the makta of the Ghazal the most.

I hope that you like it as much as I do.
…and I wish you don’t relate to it.
By the way, it’s been sung by Jagjit Singh/Ghulam Ali at a couple of live concerts in the past. Let me know if you don’t have it.

p.s. The best way I remember this Ghazal is Gaurav sending it to me via sms, before
leaving for Pune.