Friday, September 27, 2019

Gullak = Good luck

Was humming this song "Aaja aaja dil nichoden.." from Kaminey, when it struck me that maybe the word gullak was derived from "good luck".

Checked it, and bingo..

3 comments:

  1. Wow! So you've been writing! Good to see :)

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  2. Not really. Want to, though..

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  3. Aaja aaja kuchh likh kar chhodein
    Kalam ke ghode aa fir se daudein
    Aadhi ghazal hi keh lein
    Tukda she'r hi jodein

    [Yahaan din bhar taala ye mail vo mail
    Jo ho do-char line shayrana lafzon ka khel
    Tab kahi jake dil me ho dhan tan
    Dhan te nan....................]

    Aaja aaja kuchh likh hi chhodein
    Kalam ke ghode aa fir se daudein
    Aadhi ghazal hi keh lein
    Auron ke she'r hi marodein

    Aaja aaja...

    :D :D

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