“Ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, main apne
chaman kaa bulbul hun”, this one line is a magical string that connects
Millions of Aligs all around word. Their head and foot move in same pitch,
tempo and rhythm, all around word with this Nazam “Tarana-E-Aligarh (Nazr-e-Aligarh).
Tarana is sung in chorus,
with full josh, by a group of boys and girls in a uniform:Boys in black sherwani and girls in white salwar suit. When this Tarana is
sung with orchestra in chorus with orchestra with all the vigour, it appears that Aligs are
able to move mountains and create waves in the most calmest lakes.
Although Majaz left the university campus, his
poetry continued to influence students. Ishtiaque Ahmad Khan, a B. Ed student
(1954-55) was also one such person.
An address by the VC, Dr Zakir Husain, to the
final year students inspired Khan to do something long-lasting for the
university. He thought of putting Majaz’s Nazr-e-Aligarh to tune and was
confident of it becoming the university song.
Ishtiaque Ahmad Khan created the tune in the last week
of September, 1954, and requested the President of the Union, Ahmad Saeed, to
present Tarana to university. He refused angrily on hearing the poet’s name–Majaz
being a progressive writer.But; Dr.Zakir Husain vice chancellor at that time agreed
and even acknowledged that it was one of Majaz’s best works.
It was October 17th
(Sir Syed Day),1954, when Ishtiaque Ahmad Khan was at dais in the Stretchy Hall
along with his troupe (Saleh Naiyyar, Ghulam Haider Ejaz and Fasih).
Izzat Yaar Khan, Secretary of SS Hall Music Club, started the tune on the harmonium and soon the hall was reverberating with the sound of “Ye mera chaman…” Dr.Zakir Husain VC of that time was impressed. Even Saeed appreciated the poem and apologised to Ishtiaque about his stand earlier.
Lyric of AMU Tarana
A
brief Biography of Asrarul Haq Majaz
In a small life of 44 years only, Asrar-ul-Haq 'Majaz', called 'keats' of Urdu literature, gave the world of Urdu poetry a great deal of compositions.
Ismat Chugtai had once remarked to Majaz,
“Girls love Majaz to such an extent that it cannot be explained.” Majaz known
for his witty sense of humour replied: “But they marry rich people in their
life.”
After graduation Majaz was offered a position
as assistant editor of Awaaz, the newly established journal of the All India
Radio.The move from Aligarh to Delhi was not as favorable as it should have
been.
The
lady in question belonged to a wealthy reputed family and had no intentions of
abandoning her well-connected husband for a penniless poet. But majaz was
hopelessly in love and he wrote some of his most beautiful, romantic poems in
this phase of his life:
It is very regrettable that the winner got
very little life. At the age of 44, he said goodbye to this dying world. The
way of their goodbye from this world was too painful and horrific. Doctors had
forbidden him to drink alcohol, but where did the doctors' advice come in front
of their friends? He was drinking toddy, but all of them were like poison.
It is said that on December 4, 1952, in the
evening of humiliating evening, Majaz spent the night with friends on the roof
of any log stand of Lucknow. The friends went crazy and drunk in there. The
world was awakened on the morning of December 5, but where did the wizards
live? He had interrupted this world.
मजाज़ : उर्दू शायरी का कीट्स
Tarana starts in rhythm as Lounging sea breeze
further it changes in roaring waterfall and ends with powerful sound of
thunderstorms….and then a pin drop silence.
The Story of AMU Tarana
The tarana itself is a fine creativity of Urdu
penned by Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz.He was AMU Aligarh, student in between 1930 and
1936. In one of visit
(1936) of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to AMU Aligarh, he asked students to sing
university song.
He was surprised that university has not its own anthem- Tarana.
The
very next morning, Asrarul Haq Majaz, student of AMU at that time, was ready
with a masterpiece nazam.Later this nazam (Nazr-e-Aligarh) was truncated and adopted
as official lyrics of AMU tarana.
Majaz first recited it the same year 1936, in
the Union Hall, in the presence of the Pro-Vice Chancellor (PVC) A.B. Ahmed
Haleem Saheb.When Majaz reached the lines Haleem saheb asked to stop the
recital and walked out:---
“Yahan ham ne kamanden dali hain, Yahan hum ney
shabkhoon maray hain;
Yahan hum nay qabayen nochi hain, yahan hum nay taj
utarey hain”
The huge gathering of students asked him to
continue but Majaz did not. After some time, he relaxed and completed it in the
Union Hall’s lawns (between Morrison court and Union building).
Izzat Yaar Khan, Secretary of SS Hall Music Club, started the tune on the harmonium and soon the hall was reverberating with the sound of “Ye mera chaman…” Dr.Zakir Husain VC of that time was impressed. Even Saeed appreciated the poem and apologised to Ishtiaque about his stand earlier.
Ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, main apne
chaman ka bulbul hun
Sar-shaar-e-nigah-e-nargis hun,
paa-basta-e-gesu-e-sumbul hun
Ye mera chaman hai mera chaman, ye mera chaman
hai mera chaman
Main apne chaman ka bulbul hun
Jo taaq-e-haram mein roshan hai, WO shama
yahan bhi jalti hai
Is dasht ke goshe goshe se, ek joo-e-hayat
ubalti hai
Ye dasht-e-junoon deewanon ka, ye bazm-e-wafa
parwanon ki
Ye shahr-e-tarab roomanon ka, ye
khuld-e-bareen armanon ki
Fitrat ne sikhai hai ham ko, uftad yahan
parwaz yahan
Gaye hain wafa ke get yahan, chheda hai junoon
ka saaz yahan
Is bazm men taighen khenchin hain, is bazm
mein saghar tode hain
Is bazm men aankh bichhai hai, is bazm mein
dil tak jode hain
Har
shaam hai shaam-e-Misr yahan, har shab hai shab-e-Shiraz yahan
Hai
saare jahan ka soz yahan aur saare jahan ka saaz yahan
Zarraat ka bosa lene ko, sau baar jhuka
aakaash yahan
Khud aankh se humne dekhi hai, batil ki
shikast-e-faash yahan
Jo abr yahan se uthega, wo saare jahan par
barsega
Har joo-e-rawan par barsega, har koh-e-garan
par barsega
Har sard-o-saman par barsega, har
dasht-o-daman par barsega
Khud apne chaman par barsega, ghairon ke
chaman par barsega
Har shahr-e-tarab par garjega, har
qasr-e-tarab par kadkega
Ye abr hamesha barsa hai, ye abr hamesha
barsega
Ye abr hamesha barsa hai, ye abr hamesha
barsega
Ye abr hamesha barsa hai, ye abr hamesha
barsega
Barsegaa, Barsegaa, Barsegaaa...
In a small life of 44 years only, Asrar-ul-Haq 'Majaz', called 'keats' of Urdu literature, gave the world of Urdu poetry a great deal of compositions.
In fact, the
entire generation of that time was a victim of love; it was a victim of
somebody's love. And so the Aligarh tarana came into being. Majaz died a year
after it was first played.
Ali Sardar Jafri has presented the life and
poetry of Majaz in the serial Kehkashan, he is of the opinion that “Aligarh
Muslim University ko apne jin farzando par naaz hai unme eik Asrar-ul Haq Majaz
hai. Majaz ki zindagi ek adhuri ghazal thi.
Uski shairi ka sara husn uske
adhoorepan me hai. San 1930 ke aas-paas, shairi ke ufaq par eik khubsurat
sitara jagmagaya, logo ne hairat aur masarrat se uski taraf dekha, lekin dekhte
hi dekhte woh aasmaan par chandi ki eik lakeer banata hua guzar gaya”.
Majaz, who had such a
large fan following of young female students at Aligarh, lost his heart to a
married woman in Delhi who was his admirer.
Chalke
Teri ankhon se sharab aur ziyadah
mahkein tere ariz ke gulab aur ziyadah
Allah kare zor-e shabab aur ziyadah (“Unka
Jashn-e Salgirah”
मजाज़ : उर्दू शायरी का कीट्स
ऐसा मुक़ाम किसे हासिल हुआ कि गर्ल्स कॉलेज में किसी शायर के नाम की लाटरियां निकाली जाएं कि वह किसके हिस्से में पड़ता है? ऐसा कब हुआ कि किसी की कविताओं को तकिये के नीचे छिपाकर उनकी गर्मी महसूस की जाए? और कहीं अपने सुना है कि लड़कियां अपने बेटों का नाम किसी शायर के नाम पर रखने की कसमें खाएं?
दरअसल जिसके इश्क में उस दौर की समूची एक पीढ़ी शिकार थी, वह किसी और के इश्क का शिकार हो चुका था. सो जवां दिलों की आह ने कभी भी मजाज़ का पीछा न छोड़ा.उसकीबर्बदी का क़िस्सा दिल्ली में शुरू हुआ था. अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी से बीए करने के बाद लाखों लड़कियों का दिल तोड़ता हुआ बड़ी-बड़ी आंखों, लंबे कद और ज़हीन शायरी करने वाला मजाज़ दिल्ली में आल इंडिया रेडियो की ओर से प्रकशित होने वाली पत्रिका ‘आवाज़’का एडिटर बन गया था. यहां वह एक ऊंचे घर वाली लड़की, जो शादी-शुदा थी, को अपना दिल दे बैठा. उसने दिल तोड़ दिया या कहें कि समाज की बदिशें आड़े आ गईं. जो भी है, इस नाकामी को लेकर जब वह अपने शहर लखनऊ आया तो साथ में शराब की लत ले आया|
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