Ghalib was a mad man!
By: Rajbir Deswal
From my sick bed. Viral fever has taken the better of me. And once again, despite the discomfort and body-ache, I rather am enjoying my predicament in the sense that some rustic things which I cannot otherwise do, I allow them a full play now. And the family members too have their share of tickling their funny bone at my cost. No, no that they are not concerned about me, but the way I behave amuses them.
For example, I will have a full blown sneeze whiffed out of my system with all the saliva sprayed concoction adding a notation of a longish—Aa-k-chheeeeeeeenn!!! And for added effect I would always like to repeat performance even if it’s not coming out of me in a natural course of business. Then in the case of cough, I will make an additional phono of ‘khown-khoooown’ followed by a loud clearing of the phlegm chocked throat.
And the more amusing part of my falling sick as I said is watching the family members exchange glances and smiles when I will in a state of feigned disorientation blaming everybody around with exhortations like—O’ God, none in this house cares for meeeeeee!!! Who the hell should be bothered about meeeeee!
I send everybody burst into peels of laughter when I will remember my late mother screaming, “Hai-Maaan! What for did you bring me to this uncaring world? Hai Maaan, where are youuuu! I miss you Maan!!! Etc etc.
O’ yes, Mr Ghalib must have been really a stone-hearted man when he exclaimed, “Padiye gar bimar to koi na ho timardar/Aur gar mar jaiye to noah-khawa koi na ho
Loosely translated it means—If you fall sick, there should be none to look after. And if you die, there should be none who would have any connections with you. Mad cap! No, mad fool’s cap that he wore.
I am happy to have viral fever. And I am in no hurry to recover. More over, I will pray for all my friends, for the Bible believes that those who are sick, God hears them first. So, in my being indisposed, I am gonna dispose off your urgent matters pending finalization at Almighty’s hands.
Still if you want an early recovery for me, well thank you very much. Let me for the time being enjoy my body-burning and body-breaking; I mean jism jalna aur jism tootna!
By: Rajbir Deswal
From my sick bed. Viral fever has taken the better of me. And once again, despite the discomfort and body-ache, I rather am enjoying my predicament in the sense that some rustic things which I cannot otherwise do, I allow them a full play now. And the family members too have their share of tickling their funny bone at my cost. No, no that they are not concerned about me, but the way I behave amuses them.
For example, I will have a full blown sneeze whiffed out of my system with all the saliva sprayed concoction adding a notation of a longish—Aa-k-chheeeeeeeenn!!! And for added effect I would always like to repeat performance even if it’s not coming out of me in a natural course of business. Then in the case of cough, I will make an additional phono of ‘khown-khoooown’ followed by a loud clearing of the phlegm chocked throat.
And the more amusing part of my falling sick as I said is watching the family members exchange glances and smiles when I will in a state of feigned disorientation blaming everybody around with exhortations like—O’ God, none in this house cares for meeeeeee!!! Who the hell should be bothered about meeeeee!
I send everybody burst into peels of laughter when I will remember my late mother screaming, “Hai-Maaan! What for did you bring me to this uncaring world? Hai Maaan, where are youuuu! I miss you Maan!!! Etc etc.
O’ yes, Mr Ghalib must have been really a stone-hearted man when he exclaimed, “Padiye gar bimar to koi na ho timardar/Aur gar mar jaiye to noah-khawa koi na ho
Loosely translated it means—If you fall sick, there should be none to look after. And if you die, there should be none who would have any connections with you. Mad cap! No, mad fool’s cap that he wore.
I am happy to have viral fever. And I am in no hurry to recover. More over, I will pray for all my friends, for the Bible believes that those who are sick, God hears them first. So, in my being indisposed, I am gonna dispose off your urgent matters pending finalization at Almighty’s hands.
Still if you want an early recovery for me, well thank you very much. Let me for the time being enjoy my body-burning and body-breaking; I mean jism jalna aur jism tootna!
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