Madhushala Part 1
Been busy with a lot of stuff . School is off for a couple of 10 days 
. Have recieved a lot of mail regarding my initial post some nice, some not so nice, some restive asking when I will start. So here I am back to my Madhushala and all that nice stuff.
For all you teetotallers, let me once again re-iterate that the author here doesnt elevate alcoholism, but the poet uses the Madhushala(House of Wine) to talk about life in general and also preaches about some stuff. Also before I start, everyone will interpret this poetry in a very different way and this is my interpretation
As Mr. HarivanshRai Bacchan himself says in one of his stanzas
“Jiski jaisi ruchi thi, usne waise dekhi madhushala”
( One will interpret Madhushala as one wishes or as one has experienced life)
The very first post I am dedicating it to my very intellectual friend with whom I suddenly cant see i-2-i on an issue.
1. Mrudu bhaavo ke anguro ki
aaj bana laaya haala
priyatam, apne haatho se
aaj pilaaonga pyaala ;
pehle bhog laga loo tujhko
fir prasad jag paayega
sabase pehle tera swagat
karti meri madhushala
The author here welcomes the reader to his book by telling him/her that he has made this wine(book) with great care and love just for him/her and that he will himself will offer this wine.
2. pyaas tujhe to, vishv tapaakar
poorn nikaalonga haala,
ek paanv se saaki bankar
naachunga lekar pyaala
jeevan ki madhuta to tere
upar kab ka vaar chuka
aaj nyochavar kar doonga mai
tujhe par jag ki madhushaala
The poet here again is telling the reader that he will go to any extents, like boiling this world to make wine or dance on one leg with an empty cup, to make this collection of Madhushala pleasing to the reader
3. priyatam, tu meri haala hai ,
mai tera pyaasa pyaala,
apne ko mujhme bharkar tu
banta hai peenevaala;
mai tujhko chak chalka karta
mast mujhe pee tu hota
ek doosre ko ham dono
aaj paraspar madhushala
The poet is still in welcome mood. He says that the reader is the wine and he himself is the cup and by filling the cup , the reader will become an alcoholic . Also by having the reader(wine), the author (cup) is brimming with joy and that the book(Madhushala) is incomplete without the author and the reader.
4. bhavukta angur latha se
kheench kalpana ki haala
kavi saaki bankar aaya hai
bharkar kavita ka pyaala
kabhi na kan bhar khaali hoga
lakh piye do laakh piye
paathak gan hai peene vaali
pusthak meri madhushala
The authors asks the reader to let his imaginations run wild,as if u r drunk while reading this book. The author says he is the wine-bearer and he is passing on his poetry(wine-filled cup) in this Madhushala (world). The author here is getting a little egoistic and praising himself by saying that even if u have(read) this wine(poetry) a million times it will not go empty (with meaning)(I for one will agree, it is replete with meaning) He finally reveals that this book is the Madhushala and the readers are the drinkers.
5. madhur bhaavnaaon ki su-madhuar
nitya banaata hoon haala
bharta hoon is madhu se apne
antar ka pyaasa pyaala
utha kalpana ke haatho se
svayam use pee jaata hoon
apne hee mein hoon mai saaki,
peene vaala , Madhushala
The author says that he has been making wine(poetry) of all the nice feelings and experiences of his life. He has been filling his inner self with this wine and has been consuming it through his imaginations. The authors declares that he himself is the wine-bearer, drinker and the Madhushala.
And while I am at it as Mr Bacchan himself says “let your imagination run wild” . One sher(urdu poem) comes to my mind
Ghalib chuti sharaab par ab bhi kabhi-kabhi
peeta hoon roz-o-abr shab-e-mahtaab mein
Ghalib says that he has quit drinking, but he does only on two ocassions when there are clouds during the day or if there is moon at night.
Its cloudy here today and a prediction of a clear night
One more on quitting this time on quitting smoking
Mark Twain once said ” Quitting smoking is easy, I have quit a million times” .
