Woh Kamra Yaad Aata Hai- Javed Akhtar
In a book called Tarkash (quiver full of arrows) which is a collection of poems written by renowned poet Javed Akhtar, there is a very endearing poem called ‘Woh Kamra Yaad Aata Hai’ ( I am reminded of that room)
Given below is the poem and the difficult words are translated. Also attached is Javed Akhtar’s recitation of the poem which make the poem come alive.
Woh Kamra Yaad Aata Hai
Mein jab bhi
zindagi ki chil chilati dhoop mein tapkar
mein jab bhi
doosron ke aur apne jhoot se thak kar
mein sabse ladke khud se haarke
jab bhi us ek kamre mein jata tha
wo halke aur ghehre katthai rangon ka ik kamra
Javed Akhtar
wo behad meharbaan kamra
jo apni narm mutthi mein mujhe aise chupa leta tha
jaise koi maa
bacche ko aanchal mein chupale
pyaar se daate
yeh kya aadat hai
jalti dupahar mein maare maare ghoomte ho tum
wo kamra yaad aata hai
dabeez aur khasa bhari
kuch zara mushkil se khulne wala
wo sheesham ka darwaza
ki jaise koi akkhad baap
apne khurdure seene mein
shafaqt ke samander ko chupaye ho
wo kursi
aur uske saath wo judwa behan uski
wo donon
dost thi meri
wo ik gustaakh muhfat aaina
jo dil ka accha tha
wo behangum*si almari
jo kone mein khadi
ik boodhi anna* ki tarah
aaine ki tanbeeh* karti thi
wo ik guldaan*
nanha sa
bahut shaitaan
un dono pe hasta tha
daricha
ya zahanat se bhari ik muskrahat
aur dariche pe jhuki wo bail
koi sabz sargoshi
kitaben
taak mein aur shelf par
sanjida ustaani bani bhaitin
magar sab muntazir is baat ki
main unse kuch poochoon
sirhane
neend ki saathi
thakan ka charager
wo narm dil takiya
main jiski goad mein sar rakhke
chhat ko dekhta tha
chhat ki kariyon mein
na jaane kitne afsanon ki kariyaan thi
wo choti mez par
aur saamne deewar par
aawezaan tasveeren
mujhe apnayeeyat se aur yakeen se dekhti thi
muskrati thin
unhein shak bhi nahin tha
ek din
main unko aise chod jayoonga
main ik din yun bhi jayoonga
ki phir wapas na aayoonga
main ab jis ghar mein rehta hoon
bahut hi khoobsurat hai
magar aksar yahan khamosh bhaitha yaad karta hoon
wo kamra baat karta tha
Meanings
dabeez- solid, firm
shafaqt- affection
anna- to come
tanbeeh- reprimand
guldaan- flower vase
daricha- window
zahanat- samajhdari
sabz- green
sargoshi- whisper
muntazir- expectant
charager- ved doctor
afsanon- stories
aawezaan- hang
Youtube link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8kx4pwsSDE