This week’s post is Ghazal on defeat: हार, reflects my emotions from after watching India shuttler Lakshya Sen losing out in the badminton Olympics semi final. To me, he was definitely the better of two players today but still defeat landed on his side of the court. I felt overwhelmed with the realization that it takes four years for any athlete to reach such pivotal moments and at times, only to see it feather out in seconds. While the defeat is definitely unbearable, yet sportspersons find the resilience and courage to come back stronger. Manu Bhaker is a perfect example of that never say die spirit.
This ghazal on defeat is my shout out to Lakshya Sen and to all of us who feel defeated. I hope we all find the courage, focus and resilience needed to bounce back harder and stronger. Count us out, at your own peril. Hope you relate to some of the shers in this ghazal on defeat.
Here it goes, Ghazal on defeat: हार
दुआएँ कबूल होने में उम्र निकल जाती है
कभी कभी जीती बाज़ी हाथ से फिसल जाती है
हार की यादें जैसे घुल गयी हैं हवा में
सहमे हुए बच्चे की तरह मेरी नींद खुल जाती है
गिरा हूँ मगर फिर खड़ा होने की ज़िद्द है
मानते नहीं हार जो, उनकी किस्मत बदल जाती है
मैं फिर जगमगाऊँगा जैसे तारा आसमान में
सोचता हूँ तो दिल में उम्मीद की लौ जल जाती है
कह दो मुखालिफ से तैयारी वो भी करे शिद्दत से
कमज़ोर इमारतें ज़रा सी बारिश में ही धुल जाती हैं
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