Gulzar saab’s lyrics, sung by Jagjit Singh in Koi Baat Chale kya batayein k jaan gai kaise fir se dohraayein woh ghadi kaise kisne raste mein chaand rakha tha mujh ko thokar wahan lagi kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise waqt pe paaon kab rakha hamne zindagi moonh ke bal giri kaise kya batayein [...]
Archive > December 2008
iska socha bhi na tha ab ke jo tanha guzri
Ahmed Faraz iska socha bhi na tha ab ke jo tanha guzri woh kyamat hi ganimat thi jo yakja guzri (ganimat=blessing, yakja=together) aa gale tujh ko laga loon mere pyare dushman ik meri baat nahi tujh pe bhi kya-kya guzri main to sehra k tapish, tishna-labi bhool gaya jo mere ham-nafson par lab-e-dariya guzri (tapish=warmth, [...]
aashiqi bedili se mushkil hai
Ahmed Faraz aashiqi bedili se mushkil hai phir mohabbat usi se mushkil hai ishq aagaaz hi se mushkil hai sabar karna abhi se mushkil hai ham tan-aasan hain aur hamare liye dushmani, dosti se mushkil hai (tan-aasan=lazy, kahil) jisko sab bewafa samjhte hon bewafai usi se mushkil hai ek ko doosre se sahel na jaan [...]
main zara turna ki sikhia…
main zara turna ki sikhia, raah samundar ho gaye fir pata nahi pair mere kis taran par ho gaye si mere seene ch enni pyar tere di agan dhal gaye sab teer khanjar dhal ke baktar ho gaye pehlan tan main aatma tak paardarshi hi rahi fir tere chumman meri kaya de bastar ho gaye [...]
jad v main apne ishq da koi wakia likhan
jad v main apne ishq da koi wakia likhan khud nu khudai ishq nu apna khuda likhan fullan te titlian di ik lammi katha likhan qudrat nu suche ishq da hi silsila likhan na tan likhan mein theekran na hi guache jal jad v likhan main neer da bharia ghada likhan main kyon likhan hayaat [...]
kuch to hava bhi sard thi kuch tha tera khiyal bhi
A wonderful ghazal by Parveen Shakir Update: Just found 2 videos on youtube. One is of Nusrat saab rendering this beautiful composition and another one from a mehfil where Parveen Shakir herself recites this. Embedding both the videos here. kuch to hava bhi sard thi kuch tha tera khiyal bhi dil ko khushi ke saath [...]
har chand sahara hai tere pyar ka dil ko
A wonderful ghazal by Nayara Noor. har chand sahara hai tere pyar ka dil ko rehta hai magar ik ajab khauf sa dil ko woh khawab k dekha na kabhi le uda neendein woh dard k utha na kabhi kha gaya dil ko rehta hai magar ik ajab khauf sa dil ko yahan saans ka [...]