Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), was a well known Indian singer of Ghazal, and Dadra, and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music.
She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music, and was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan (posthumously) by Govt. of India. She was given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazals)
Begum Akhtar was born in Bada Darwaza, Town Bhadarsa, Bharatkund, Faizabad District, Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Asghar Hussain, a young lawyer who fell in love with her mother Mushtari and made her his second wife, subsequently disowned her and his twin daughters Zohra and Bibbi (Akhtar)
Akhtar was barely seven when she was captivated by the music of Chandra Bai, an artist attached to a touring theatre group. However at her uncle's insistence she was sent to train under Ustad Imdad Khan, the great sarangi exponent from Patna, and later under Ata Mohammed Khan of Patiala. Later, she travelled to Calcutta with her mother and learnt music from classical stalwarts like Mohammad Khan, Abdul Waheed Khan of Lahore, and finally she became the disciple of Ustad Jhande Khan.
Her first public performance was at the age of fifteen.
(ഗസലിന്‍റെ പൊതുവേയുള്ള ദുഃഖഭാവത്തിന് സ്വപ്നങ്ങളോടാണ് ചാര്‍ച്ച. എവിടെയോ നാം മറന്നുവച്ച സ്വപ്നങ്ങളെ മികച്ച ഗസലുകള്‍ ഉയിര്‍ത്തെഴുന്നേല്‍പ്പിക്കും. കിനാവുകളുടെ ഫോസിലുകളില്‍ നിന്ന് നാം നമ്മെയന്വേഷിച്ചു യാത്ര പുറപ്പെടും. പ്രണയത്തിന്റെ ഛായാപടം അസ്സലുലകത്തെ വന്നു മൂടിക്കളയും. നിറംപോയ ദിനസരികളുടെ തനിയാവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളില്‍ നിന്ന്, കലണ്ടര്‍ ജീവിതത്തിലെ മുള്ളു പാകിയ വഴിത്താരയില്‍ നിന്ന് അഭിലാഷങ്ങളുടെ അജ്ഞാതപാന്‍ജിയയിലേക്ക് നാടുകടത്തപ്പെടും. നമ്മുടെ ലോകമല്ലത്, നമുക്കുള്ളിലെ പരലോകമാണ്‌. പ്രണയിനിയുടെ ലജ്ജാവിവശമായ കണ്ണുകളെപ്പറ്റി, അവള്‍ക്കായി മാത്രം പാടാന്‍ കൊതിച്ച ഗാനങ്ങളെപ്പറ്റി മെഹ്ദി ഹസന്‍ “പ്യാര്‍ ഭരെ ദോ ശര്‍മീലെ നയ്ന്‍, ജിനസേ മിലാ മേരെ ദില്‍കോ ചെയ്ന്‍ ” എന്നു പാടുമ്പോള്‍ ഒരുനാളും പാടാതെ പോയ പാട്ടിന്‍റെ തിരകള്‍ വന്ന് സ്വപ്നത്തിന്റെ തീരങ്ങളില്‍ ആര്‍ത്തലയ്ക്കും. അതെ , സ്വപ്നജാഗരണത്തിന്റെ ഗേയശില്‍പ്പമാണ് ഗസല്‍.)
1.
ab chhalakate hue saagar nahi dekhe jaate
taubaa ke baad ye mazar nahi dekhe jaate
mast kar ke mujhe, auro ko lagaa mun saaqi
ye karam hosh me rah kar nahi dekhe jaate
saath har ek ko is raah me chalanaa hogaa
ishq me rahazaan-o-rahabaar nahi dekhe jaate
ham ne dekhaa hai zamaane kaa badalanaa lekin
un ke badale hue tevar nahi dekhe jaate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVOab3hRQL4
2.
rahiye ab aisi jagah, chalakar jahaan koi na ho
ham sukhan koi na ho aur ham_zabaan koi na ho
be dar-o-divaar sa ek ghar banaayaa chaahiye
koi hamasaayaa na ho aur paasabaan koi na ho
padiye gar bimaar to koi na ho timaaradaar
aur agar mar jaaye to, nohaakhvaan koi na ho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlCjAi8BuH0
LYRICS: MIRZA GHALIB
3.
bazm se unaki ham kyaa laaye
pyaase gaye aur pyaase aaye
kaash junun itanaa badh jaaye
bhulane waalaa yaad na aaye
mazil se wo dur hi achchhe
jinako mazil raas na aaye
aah musibat ke wo lamhe
dost bhi jiname kaam na aaye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQaMV5qNvs
LYRICS: SHAMIM JAIPURI
4.
daa_im padaa huaa tere dar par nahi hun mai
khaaq aisi zindagi pe, ki patthar nahi hun mai
[daa_im = forever]
kyo gadrish-e-mudaam se ghabaraa na jaaye dil
insaan hun, pyaalaa-o-saagar nahi hun mai
[gardish-e-mudaam = never ending sorrow mudaam = never ending]
[pyaalaa-o-saagar = goblet of wine]
yaa rab zamaanaa mujhako mitaataa hai kis liye
lauh-e-jahaan pe harf-e-muqarrar nahi hun mai
[lauh-e-jahaan = paper of the world, metaphorically speaking]
[hafr-e-muqarrar = redundant word / letter]
had chaahiye sazaa me aqubat ke vaaste
aakhir gunaah_gaar hun qaafir nahi hun mai
[aqubat = torture, pain]
kis vaaste aziz nahi jaanate mujhe
laal-o-zamurd-o-zar-o-gauhar nahi hun mai
[laal-o-zamurd-o-zar-o-gauhar = ruby, emerald, gold or pearl]
rakhate ho tum qadam meri aankho se kyo direg
rutabe me mahar-o-maah se kamatar nahi hun mai
karate ho mujhako man-o-qadam-bos kis liye
kyaa aasamaan ke bhi baraabar nahi hun mai
'gaalib' vazifaakhvaar ho, do shaah ko duaa
vo din gaye ki kahate the, naukar nahi hun mai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyQ_gLPYNi0
LYRICS: MIRZA GHALIB
5.
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
chalne wale jara dekh kar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
rah jan
rah jan rahenuma humsafar
rah jan rahenuma humsafar
alhafiz alnama alhazar
alhafiz alnama alhazar
tujhse badhkar hasi hasi kaun hai
tujhse badhkar hasi kaun hai
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
rahjano
rah jano lut na jana kahi
rah jano lut na jana kahi
kahi
maine dekhe hai kuch rah bar
maine dekhe hai kuch rah bar
maine dekhe hai kuch rah bar
ik najar ke liye
ik najar ke liye sari umar
ik najar ke liye sari umar
umar bhar ke liye ek najar
umar bhar ke liye ek najar
umar bhar ke liye ek najar
aadmi aur tar ke wafa wafa
aadmi aur tar ke wafa
saram kar na siha saram kar
saram kar na siha saram kar
saram kar na siha saram kar
saram kar na siha saram kar
jab pukarega farze wafa
jab pukarega farze wafa
dekh lena hame dar par
dekh lena hame dar par
dekh lena hame dar par
karwa kisi taraf hai jami
karwa karwa
karwa kis taraf hai jami
ab kaha hai mere humsafar
ab kaha hai mere humsafar
ab kaha hai mere humsafar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6X5vwb5g1o
LYRICS: SHAMIM JAIPURI
7.
sharaab-e-naab ko do-aatishaa banaa ke pilaa
pilaanewaale nazar se nazar se milaa ke pilaa
jhalak rahaa thaa tabassum bhi saagar-e-may me
phir ek baar usi tarah muskuraa ke pilaa
pilaa har ek ko har ek par navaazish kar
magar ye shart hai pahale mujhe pilaa ke pilaa
kuchh imtiyaaz rahe maikade me maikash kaa
labo se apane har ek jaam ko lagaa ke pilaa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFjfgRdpe6g
LYRICS: SHAKEEL BADAYUNI
8.
uzr aane me bhi hai aur bulaate bhi nahi
baa_is-e-tark-e-mulaakaat bataate bhi nahi
khub paradaa hai ke chilaman se lage baithe hai
saaf chhupate bhi nahi saamane aate bhi nahi
ho chukaa qataa taalluq to jafaa_en kyun ho
jinako matalab nahi rahataa wo sataate bhi nahi
zist se tag ho ai 'daag' to jite kyun ho
jaan pyaari bhi nahi jaan se jaate bhi nahi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJMW0_6Z50M
LYRICS: Daag Dehalwi
MUSIC: KHAYYAM
9.
diwaanaa banaanaa hai to diwaanaa banaa de
varanaa kahi taqadir tamaashaa na banaa de
ai dekhane waalo mujhe hans-hans ke na dekho
tumako bhi mohabbat kahi mujhasaa na banaa de
mai dhundh rahaa hun meri wo shamaa kahaan hai
jo bazm ki har chiz ko parawaanaa banaa de
aakhir ko_i surat bhi to ho khaanaa-e-dil ki
kaabaa nahi banataa hai to butakhaanaa banaa de
'behzad' har ek gaam pe ek sajadaa-e-masti
har zarre ko sag-e-dar-e-jaanaanaa banaa de
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tJZYW_71nE
LYRICS: BEHZAD LUCKNAVI
10.
ibn-e-mariyum huaa kare ko_i
mere duhkh ki davaa kare ko_i
na suno gar buraa kahe ko_i
na kaho gar buraa kare ko_i
baat par vaan zubaan katati hai
vah kahe aur sunaa kare ko_i
kaun hai jo nahi hai haajatamad
kisaki haajat ravaa kare ko_i
jab tavaqqu hi uth ga_i 'gaalib'
kyun kisi kaa gilaa kare ko_i
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRzd8JxhRTo
LYRICS: MIRZA GHALIB
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), was a well known Indian singer of Ghazal, and Dadra, and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music.
She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music, and was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan (posthumously) by Govt. of India. She was given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazals)
Begum Akhtar was born in Bada Darwaza, Town Bhadarsa, Bharatkund, Faizabad District, Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Asghar Hussain, a young lawyer who fell in love with her mother Mushtari and made her his second wife, subsequently disowned her and his twin daughters Zohra and Bibbi (Akhtar)
Akhtar was barely seven when she was captivated by the music of Chandra Bai, an artist attached to a touring theatre group. However at her uncle's insistence she was sent to train under Ustad Imdad Khan, the great sarangi exponent from Patna, and later under Ata Mohammed Khan of Patiala. Later, she travelled to Calcutta with her mother and learnt music from classical stalwarts like Mohammad Khan, Abdul Waheed Khan of Lahore, and finally she became the disciple of Ustad Jhande Khan.
Her first public performance was at the age of fifteen.
1.
ab chhalakate hue saagar nahi dekhe jaate
taubaa ke baad ye mazar nahi dekhe jaate
mast kar ke mujhe, auro ko lagaa mun saaqi
ye karam hosh me rah kar nahi dekhe jaate
saath har ek ko is raah me chalanaa hogaa
ishq me rahazaan-o-rahabaar nahi dekhe jaate
ham ne dekhaa hai zamaane kaa badalanaa lekin
un ke badale hue tevar nahi dekhe jaate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVOab3hRQL4
2.
rahiye ab aisi jagah, chalakar jahaan koi na ho
ham sukhan koi na ho aur ham_zabaan koi na ho
be dar-o-divaar sa ek ghar banaayaa chaahiye
koi hamasaayaa na ho aur paasabaan koi na ho
padiye gar bimaar to koi na ho timaaradaar
aur agar mar jaaye to, nohaakhvaan koi na ho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlCjAi8BuH0
LYRICS: MIRZA GHALIB
3.
bazm se unaki ham kyaa laaye
pyaase gaye aur pyaase aaye
kaash junun itanaa badh jaaye
bhulane waalaa yaad na aaye
mazil se wo dur hi achchhe
jinako mazil raas na aaye
aah musibat ke wo lamhe
dost bhi jiname kaam na aaye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQaMV5qNvs
LYRICS: SHAMIM JAIPURI
4.
daa_im padaa huaa tere dar par nahi hun mai
khaaq aisi zindagi pe, ki patthar nahi hun mai
[daa_im = forever]
kyo gadrish-e-mudaam se ghabaraa na jaaye dil
insaan hun, pyaalaa-o-saagar nahi hun mai
[gardish-e-mudaam = never ending sorrow mudaam = never ending]
[pyaalaa-o-saagar = goblet of wine]
yaa rab zamaanaa mujhako mitaataa hai kis liye
lauh-e-jahaan pe harf-e-muqarrar nahi hun mai
[lauh-e-jahaan = paper of the world, metaphorically speaking]
[hafr-e-muqarrar = redundant word / letter]
had chaahiye sazaa me aqubat ke vaaste
aakhir gunaah_gaar hun qaafir nahi hun mai
[aqubat = torture, pain]
kis vaaste aziz nahi jaanate mujhe
laal-o-zamurd-o-zar-o-gauhar nahi hun mai
[laal-o-zamurd-o-zar-o-gauhar = ruby, emerald, gold or pearl]
rakhate ho tum qadam meri aankho se kyo direg
rutabe me mahar-o-maah se kamatar nahi hun mai
karate ho mujhako man-o-qadam-bos kis liye
kyaa aasamaan ke bhi baraabar nahi hun mai
'gaalib' vazifaakhvaar ho, do shaah ko duaa
vo din gaye ki kahate the, naukar nahi hun mai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyQ_gLPYNi0
LYRICS: MIRZA GHALIB
5.
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
chalne wale jara dekh kar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
shakht hai ishk ki rahgujar
rah jan
rah jan rahenuma humsafar
rah jan rahenuma humsafar
alhafiz alnama alhazar
alhafiz alnama alhazar
tujhse badhkar hasi hasi kaun hai
tujhse badhkar hasi kaun hai
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
kisko dekhu tujhe dekh kar
rahjano
rah jano lut na jana kahi
rah jano lut na jana kahi
kahi
maine dekhe hai kuch rah bar
maine dekhe hai kuch rah bar
maine dekhe hai kuch rah bar
ik najar ke liye
ik najar ke liye sari umar
ik najar ke liye sari umar
umar bhar ke liye ek najar
umar bhar ke liye ek najar
umar bhar ke liye ek najar
aadmi aur tar ke wafa wafa
aadmi aur tar ke wafa
saram kar na siha saram kar
saram kar na siha saram kar
saram kar na siha saram kar
saram kar na siha saram kar
jab pukarega farze wafa
jab pukarega farze wafa
dekh lena hame dar par
dekh lena hame dar par
dekh lena hame dar par
karwa kisi taraf hai jami
karwa karwa
karwa kis taraf hai jami
ab kaha hai mere humsafar
ab kaha hai mere humsafar
ab kaha hai mere humsafar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6X5vwb5g1o
LYRICS: SHAMIM JAIPURI
7.
sharaab-e-naab ko do-aatishaa banaa ke pilaa
pilaanewaale nazar se nazar se milaa ke pilaa
jhalak rahaa thaa tabassum bhi saagar-e-may me
phir ek baar usi tarah muskuraa ke pilaa
pilaa har ek ko har ek par navaazish kar
magar ye shart hai pahale mujhe pilaa ke pilaa
kuchh imtiyaaz rahe maikade me maikash kaa
labo se apane har ek jaam ko lagaa ke pilaa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFjfgRdpe6g
LYRICS: SHAKEEL BADAYUNI
8.
uzr aane me bhi hai aur bulaate bhi nahi
baa_is-e-tark-e-mulaakaat bataate bhi nahi
khub paradaa hai ke chilaman se lage baithe hai
saaf chhupate bhi nahi saamane aate bhi nahi
ho chukaa qataa taalluq to jafaa_en kyun ho
jinako matalab nahi rahataa wo sataate bhi nahi
zist se tag ho ai 'daag' to jite kyun ho
jaan pyaari bhi nahi jaan se jaate bhi nahi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJMW0_6Z50M
LYRICS: Daag Dehalwi
MUSIC: KHAYYAM
9.
diwaanaa banaanaa hai to diwaanaa banaa de
varanaa kahi taqadir tamaashaa na banaa de
ai dekhane waalo mujhe hans-hans ke na dekho
tumako bhi mohabbat kahi mujhasaa na banaa de
mai dhundh rahaa hun meri wo shamaa kahaan hai
jo bazm ki har chiz ko parawaanaa banaa de
aakhir ko_i surat bhi to ho khaanaa-e-dil ki
kaabaa nahi banataa hai to butakhaanaa banaa de
'behzad' har ek gaam pe ek sajadaa-e-masti
har zarre ko sag-e-dar-e-jaanaanaa banaa de
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tJZYW_71nE
LYRICS: BEHZAD LUCKNAVI
10.
ibn-e-mariyum huaa kare ko_i
mere duhkh ki davaa kare ko_i
na suno gar buraa kahe ko_i
na kaho gar buraa kare ko_i
baat par vaan zubaan katati hai
vah kahe aur sunaa kare ko_i
kaun hai jo nahi hai haajatamad
kisaki haajat ravaa kare ko_i
jab tavaqqu hi uth ga_i 'gaalib'
kyun kisi kaa gilaa kare ko_i
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRzd8JxhRTo
LYRICS: MIRZA GHALIB
