Thinking of my Baba today

So thankful for the link my Baba (grandfather) created between me and his grandfather Dr. Makund Ram Sharma by reciting his writings ( and other poets’) and sowing the seeds for appreciation of poetry! 

Dr. Makund Ram Sharma was a doctor, poet, and social reformer. I am not sure of the exact year of his birth but I guess it to be early1860's. He died in 1941. My Baba was upset that he passed away just a few days before the birth of his first great-grandson, my father. Many of his poetries included a mix of Hindi, Urdu, and even English because he did not feel bound by any rules when it came to speaking his mind. When he needed to say something, he used whichever words conveyed his thoughts and ideas. HIs 'Takiya Kalam' (signature) was 'मुहकिक'' which means 'seeker of the truth'. This probably was the purpose of his life which he passed on to his grandson, my grandfather, by naming him 'Satya'  (truth). The influence Dr. Makund Ram Sharma had on his grandson reflected in the way he carried out his life, living up to the meaning of his name all the way.

Just the other day in an interesting discussion with friends I got reminded of this one by him- 

Atoms with energy, हर जिस्म ख़ाक शामिल

हर लम्हा ये बदलते, तुम देखो या ना देखो

कुछ ज़र्रे होते दाखिल , कुछ ज़र्रे होते ख़ारिज 

करते अजब करिश्मे, तुम देखो या ना  देखो 

ताक़त मिली जुली है, मुफरित नहीं 'मुहकिक''

हम रूह इसको कहते, तुम देखो या ना  देखो 

Meanings - 

जिस्म - Body 

ख़ाक - Earth /Dirt/Soil

शामिल - Included /Inclusive

लम्हा - Moment

ज़र्रे  - Very small particles /atom

दाखिल - Enter

ख़ारिज  - Dismiss

करिश्मे - Wonders

ताक़त - Strength

मिली जुली - All together

मुफरित - Separate

मुहकिक - Seeker of truth 

रूह - Soul

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