71: If Good Things Come to Those Who Wait, then How Should One be 'Muntazir' ?

<div>It is said that don't keep waiting for things; instead, make them happen. But then it is also believed that good things come to those who wait. What is it that one should do? <br> <br> 'Muntazir' means the state of waiting for something or someone. In Urdu poetry, the subject of poets' wait is often the lover, and <em>shayar's</em> ultimate fantasy is the moment of 'vasl' or union with him. <br> <br> The delay in <em>vasl </em>is the period that the <em>shayar </em>spends in <em>hijr </em>or separation from his lover. And moments spent in this separation is what makes the <em>shayar</em> become <em>muntazir</em> of the glad tidings that await him. <br> <br> In this episode, we explore how poets have written about the theme of 'intezaar; or wait. We do this is through reading some of the gems by Faiz, Daagh, Sahir Ludhianvi, among others. <br> <br> Tune in. </div>