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यहाँ रात किसी की रोते कटे या चैन से सोते-सोते कटे

Yahan Raat Kisi Ki Rote Kate Ya Chain Se Sote-Sote Kate

4 verses · ~1 min

यहाँ रात किसी की रोते कटे, या चैन से सोते-सोते कटे तक़दीर में कैसी रात मेरी, न सोते कटे न रोते कटे यहाँ रात किसी की...

उल्फ़त में मिटना रीत मेरी, पिंजरे में तड़पती प्रीत मेरी पनघट पे पहुँचकर प्यासा हूँ, क्या हार मेरी, क्या जीत मेरी तक़दीर में कैसी...

दिल भरा-भरा, प्यासे हैं नयन, है पास मगर मुश्किल है मिलन पंछी है अकेला सूना है चमन, आँखों में नमीं है दिल में जलन तक़दीर में कैसी...

(1960-61) फ़िल्म 'जय भवानी'

इति

Rasa: Karuna
Stanzas: 4
Lines: 10
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Geet (lyric song)
Metre: geet
Rhyme: AABB

The atmosphere is one of profound melancholic resignation, capturing the quiet desperation of a soul suspended in an agonizing state between longing and hollow hopelessness. Visually, a painting would depict a solitary, weary figure standing at a desolate, moonlit village well, their silhouette stark against a backdrop of barren branches and a dry, cracked landscape that mirrors their unquenched thirst. The imagery of an empty cage and a lone bird in a withered garden symbolizes the confinement of a love that can neither be fulfilled nor abandoned, transforming the setting into a metaphor for spiritual and emotional thirst. This karuna rasa-infused scene evokes a tragic, meditative tone, emphasizing the existential loneliness of one who remains perpetually excluded from the cycle of rest or release.

यहाँ रात किसी की रोते कटे या चैन से सोते-सोते कटे (Yahan Raat Kisi Ki Rote Kate Ya Chain Se Sote-Sote Kate), by Gopal Singh Nepali runs to 10 lines across 4 stanzas, set as Three stanzas of a melancholic film song. Its governing rasa is Karuna, shaded by Shringara. The metre is geet. Rhyme falls as AABB.

It belongs to the 1911 · 1963 span of Gopal Singh Nepali's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for प्रेम में विरह और अकेलेपन की पीड़ा and भाग्य की विडंबना और अधूरापन. 2 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Tishyaraksha: The painting evokes a brooding, melancholic emotional atmosphere heavy with suppressed jealousy and turbulent psychological tension. It depicts Queen Tishyaraksha, the final consort of Emperor Ashoka, standing in deep,…

Words worth pausing on

उल्फ़त: प्रेम या मोहब्बत
पनघट: वह घाट जहाँ से पानी भरा जाता है

Threads

Night Destiny Love

The Poet

गोपाल सिंह नेपाली

Gopal Singh Nepali

1911 · 1963

Gopal Singh Nepali lived a life divided between the quiet beauty of nature and the demanding glare of the Hindi film industry. Born in 1911 in Bettiah, Bihar, he emerged as a prominent voice in the post Chhayavaad era of Hindi poetry. Collections like Umang and Panchhi captured a profound love for the natural world, freedom, and the Himalayan landscapes. However, financial struggles eventually pushed him toward Mumbai, where he achieved tremendous success as a lyricist. He wrote roughly three hundred songs for over fifty films, crafting immortal melodies that blended high poetic dignity with popular appeal. During the national crisis of 1962, he wrote stirring patriotic verses that roused the conscience of the nation. Yet, despite his massive contributions to literature and cinema, the literary establishment often treated him with undeserved neglect. He passed away suddenly at the Bhagalpur railway station in 1963, completely unrecognized in his final moments. His life stands as a poignant reminder of the heavy price often paid by independent artists.