Ghulam Ali

Magical ! kabhi aah lab pe machal gai kabhi ashq aankh se dhal gaye ye tumaare gham ke charaag hain kabhi bujh gaye kabhi jal gaye (lab-lips, charaag-lamp) main khiyal-o-khwab kii mehfilein na baqadr-e-shauq sajaa saka teri ik nazar ke saath hi mere sab iraade badal gaye (baqadr-worthwhile, irada-desire,intention) kabhi rang mein kabhi roop mein kabhi chhaaon mein kabhi dhoop mein kahin aaftaab-e-nazar hain wo kahin mahataab mein dhal gaye (aaftab-sun, mahataab-moon) ...

Melody ! aap hain kyon khafa, kuch pata to chale hai meri kya khata, kuch pata to chale (khafa - angry, khata - fault) aaj chehre pe rang-e-udaasi hai kyon ae mere dilruba kuch pata to chale aapke aur mere pyar ke darmiyaan kyon hai ye faasila kuch pata to chale main agar bewafa hoon to yun hi sahi kaun hai bawafa kuch pata to chale (bawafa - faithful) आप हैं क्यों खफा, कुछ पता तो चले है मेरी क्या खता, कुछ पता तो चले ...

A very simple and beautiful ghazal by Ghulam Ali. I don’t know the name of the writer. If you know please post in the comments. You can listen to it here. beqarar tanhaiyon ka silsila reh jayega tere mere darmiyan bas ek khala reh jayega (khala - space, distance, vacuum) aks beh jayenge saare dhoop ke sailaab mein aur koi paanion mein jhaankta reh jayega tere mere darmiyan bas ek khala reh jayega (aks - image, reflection | sailaab - flood | jhaankta - looking) ...

Just got back after watching Ghulam Ali & Jagjit Singh live in concert at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. It probably was for the first time that both were coming together on a single stage. The concert started with Ghulam Ali and as usual he was amazing. He started with faasle aise bhi honge and then went on to sing dil mein ek lehar si uthi hai abhi, chupke chupke, legendary Ahmed Faraz’s phir kisi rahaguzar par shayad, hungama hain kyon barpa and so on . And believe me it was an amazing performance. If someone is there after Mehdi Hasan, he is Ghulam Ali. After one and half hour Ghulam Ali freed the stage for Jagjit Singh ...

Most of the Indians go to see live concerts because: They are the people with approach and can manage to get free VIP passes and all. They are from rich section of the society and can manage to buy tickets (if any). Attending live concerts is a feel good thing and a bit of fun. The real fans of artists are generally sitting in last rows, or even worse; standing. The folks sitting in VVIP and VIP sections are the the output of above 3 points. Anyways yesterday night there was a live concert of Ghulam Ali and me and 2 of my friends were ready to enjoy and had high hopes. So we got the tickets well in advance to avoid any “not available” etc etc situation. The time printed on the ticket was of 7 PM and 2 other singers were supposed to perform before Ghulam Ali. So we reached the venue around 6:15 to find that they had just started to setup the stage and other stuff. Nothing much strange as India runs like that only. Finally after 8 PM they started entering people and we got good seats. Weather was being tricky and a rainfall was a sure thing to happen. Finally things started moving a bit and it started drizzling as well. They introduced some local signer on stage and he left after singing 1 song. Then came the two expected ones; a man and a lady and till then it was no more drizzling; it was raining. Things continued but people were waiting for Ghulam Ali only. ...

A wonderul ghazal by Ghulam Ali. I don’t know the name of the writer. If you know please leave a comment. wohi palkon ka jhapkana wohi jaadu tere sare andaaz chura lai hai khushbu tere tujh se main jism churata tha magar ilam na tha mera saaye se lipat jayenge baazu tere wohi palkon ka jhapkana wohi jaadu tere sare andaaz chura lai hai khushbu tere teri aankhon mein pighalti rahi soorat meri meri tasveer pe girte rahe aansu tere wohi palkon ka jhapkana wohi jaadu tere sare andaaz chura lai hai khushbu tere ...

A beauty by Ghulam Ali. First a little bit about history of this ghazal. It was originally written by Mirza Ghalib in Persian. Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum translated it to Punjabi and then Ghulam Ali added to the beauty by rendering it with perfection. Enjoy the masterpiece from the legends: mere shauq da nahi aitbaar tainu aaja vekh mera intezaar a ja avein laran bahanane labhna en ki tu sochna en sitamgaar a ja mere shauq da nahi aitbaar tainu… (sitamgaar - oppressor) ...

Another gem of Ghulam Ali and my favourite. Its written by Aaga Bismil. The audio you can listen here and I am embedding the video also. The ones in blue are there in live version only. teri baat hi sunaane aaye dost bhi dil hi dukhaane aaye phool khilte hain to hum sochte hain tere aane k zamane aaye chand kaliyan nishaat ki chun kar muddaton mehv-e-yaas rehta hoon tera milna khushi ki baat sahi tujse mil kar udas rehta hon ...

One of my favourite ghazals of Ghulam Ali. The sweetness of love translated into beauty of lyrics. Its written by Hasrat Mohni then sung by Ghulam Ali. Asha Bhosle also sung it in one of her albums [That album was probably a tribute to popular ghazals of the old time] The live version by Ghulam Ali can be listened to, here. chupke chupke raat din aansu bahana yaad hai humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai ...

This one is by Ghulam Ali. It was in the album Tere Shahar Mein. It was one of the first albums of Ghulam Ali to be released in India. Its available online on musicindiaonline and can be listened to, here hamein to ab bhi woh guzra zamana yaad aata hai tumhe bhi kya kabi koi dewana yaad aata hai… hawaein tej thi, baarish bhi thi, tufan bhi tha lekin tera aise main bhi waada nibhana yaad aata hai ...