2. Dilli, Lahore and Gali are metaphors. Poet
has been searching for the best organ in
human body to sing well. He initially
experimented with heart and chest.
Ultimately he finds throat is the proper
organ to sing well.
Explanation I
Poet has been searching for the best
singer for the unbalanced couplet. He
gave this couplet to singers of Delhi and
Lahore. He finds Hariharan the best singer
in all schools of music in India and
Pakistan.
Explanation II
Faisal Javed Rana, an
advertising executive
and Radio Jockey, is
the biggest fan of
Hariharan in Pakistan.
He has conducted
couple of shows on
Hariharan.
Q: Is this Urdu Ghazal couplet balanced?
A: No. Two lines are with different syllables
and words.
Q: Should a couplet be balanced to sing well?
A: Not necessarily.
Q: Can a good theme be in an unbalanced
couplet?
A: Yes.
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