Hungama Hain Kyon
Hungama hai kyon barpa This is a repost. I wrote it for the first time a little over 3 years back, in July 2023. This ghazal remains one of my favorites and its deeper meaning resonates with what is happening in the world today. Incidentally today a total solar eclipse was visible from some parts of the world. The metaphorical reference of a solar eclipse used by the poet in this ghazal prompted me to use this coincidence to highlight the message of this ghazal to the few who regularly read my writings. Hope you will enjoy this repost. And enjoy listening to this ghazal today. My father loved ghazals and I became familiar with many because of him. The above is a very popular ghazal best associated with the Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali. Until more recently I took it at face value and believed it was a monologue by an alcoholic. I was, and many of you too will be, surprised to know that alcohol is not at all the subject of this song! To understand poetry it is necessary to unde...
