This is a letter i wrote in january 2008 , after returning from a music concert where i heard Abida Parveen ji. That was a wonderful night! she rendered some great poetry and ghazals.

ABIDA

MANDIR DHADE MASJID DHADE
DHADE JO KUCH DHENDA
EK BANDE DA DIL NA DHAVI
RAB DIL VICH HI REHANDA

ABIDA tu gaat hoti un mehfiliwar romanch pasarat hote. Ek wegalach naate jase ulgadat hote. Nirmikashi tu surantan naate jodit hotis. Manasatalya nirmikala saad ghalat ; maulala awaaz det hoti,

Tuhi ishq ki ibteda hai, tuhi ishq ke imtehan
Mujhe sab kuch pata hai,
Banda bhi tu aur khuda bhi tu hai

Aayushyat asha kahi wela yetaat jewha mi kon? Brahm mhanaje kay ase prashn padatat. Tula aiktana to mich tar nahina asahi prashn mala padat hota. Mag tu haluch tya brahmala khulawat gelis. sandhyet rang bharat gelis.

‘Mailisi meri chunariya baharonse bhar gayi.’

Amir khusro che te aashiqana mijaj,natkhat kavya ‘chhap tilak sab chhina mose naina milayake….’ gaatana tujhyatali premika bahrun aali hoti. Aata amir khusro mi nakkii wachnar aahe.

Tyanatar Baba bulleshah cha tyawelacha sudharnawadi drushtikon kal samjun ghetana mi tyachya prematach padlo.
‘ Bulleya ki jana main kaun ’
Tu saangitalas ki Jewha log baba bulle shah la jab wicharayala lagle tewha to mhanala,
“Main khuda hun”
Logon…. Tumhara kya…
Main jaanu mera khuda jane…..
Wah!

Kavyala kuthehi dhakka na lawata, aawajachya swachh fekine tu urjela waahate keles. Tyanantar ‘Pag ghungaroo bandh meera nachi thi’ mhanat tu sagalya amaanushaana uttar dilas. Ekhadya waarkaryasaarkhi tanmaytene tu gaat hotis. Ho waarkarich tu , maanusakila jaagate thewane tar tujhyasaarkhyancha dharm.

Music is manifestation of a greater power, humanity. Aiktaana aapale astitv kay ani kiti hehi jaanwun jaate. ‘te’ jewha ekhadya dhyeyasaathi wisrun jaau na aamhi tewhach tya nirmikashi sanwad karu shku. Toparyant prayatn. Tumha lokaanche te sharirane gaanyashi, un gaanyane aabhaalashi ekrup hone, aamhala kadhi jamanare?
Tuje gaane maanasache hote. Shewati tar kalat nawhate ki gaat kon hote an aikat kon hote. Abida tujhe naw ghetanahi samor aakash distay, niletambade.

Panchtatwe janu aapalich pratibimbe aahet. Rojach panchtatwaant jagnaara tyat ‘wilin’ tari kasa honar? Abida, aajach BABA AMATE gele, pan te kuthe gele. Tyaanche wichar, tyaanch karya tar panchmahabhutant pasarlay. Tyaani kruticha agnee dila an mastishkat navnirmanachi jwala petli . tyaani maatitan aatmwishwaspurn navwichar, dhyeyaasakti rujawali. Abida aaj tu Babaanach shraddanjali det hotis janu.
Aani mi bhagyawan tethe upasthit hoto.

Danyawad.
Aaj tar manoos pan mich aahe aani nisarghi mich.

Yogesh kurhade.