Nazeer Akbarabadi - Mahadevji ka byah
11 Dec 2022 Share on:
Nazeer Akbarabadi, a contemporary poet of Mir Taqi Mir, was born in Delhi. He moved to Agra when he was around 21-22 years old as Mughal Empire started declining during the the reign of Mohammad Shah and Alamgir II.
Nazeer Akbarabadi loved Agra so much that though he was born in Delhi and moved to Agra as a grown men, he took Akbarabadi as his Taqallus or pen name. Agra was also known as Akbarabad as it was re-founded by Akbar.
He wrote beautiful poetry on Indian, specially Hindu festivals. His poetry is a great example Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb (culture), showcasing the syncretic Indian and Muslim thought. Here I am presenting one of his Nazms, “Mahadevji ka Byah”
पहले नाँव गणेश का, लीजिए सीस नवाए
जा से कारज सिद्ध हों, सदा महूरत लाए
pahle naañv ganesh kaa, lījiye siis navā.e
jā se kāraj sidh hoñ, sadā mahūrat laa.e
बोल बचन आनंद के, प्रेम, पीत और चाह
सुन लो यारो, ध्यान धर, महादेव का ब्याह
bol bachan ānand ke, prem, piit aur chaah
sun lo yāro, dhyān dhar, mahādev kā byaah
जोगी जंगम से सुना, वो भी किया बयान
और कथा में जो सुना, उस का भी परमाण
jogī jañgam se sunā, vo bhī kiyā bayān
aur kathā meñ jo sunā, us kā bhī parmān
सुनने वाले भी रहें हँसी ख़ुशी दिन रैन
और पढ़ें जो याद कर, उन को भी सुख चैन
sunñe vaale bhī raheñ hañsī ḳhushī din rain
aur paḌheñ jo yaad kar, un ko bhī sukh chain
और जिस ने इस ब्याह की, महिमा कही बनाए
उस के भी हर हाल में, शिव-जी रहें सुहाए
aur jis ne is byaah kii, mahimā kahī banā.e
us ke bhī har haal meñ, shiv-jī raheñ suhā.e
ख़ुशी रहे दिन रात वो, कभी न हो दिल-गीर
महिमा उस की भी रहे जिस का नाम 'नज़ीर'
ḳhushī rahe din raat vo, kabhī na ho dil-gīr
mahimā us kī bhī rahe jis kā naam 'nazīr'