zindagi yun thi ke jeene ka bahana tu tha

Beautifully sung by Salma Agha. See in the end, Ahmed Faraz is in tears :)

zindagi yun thi ke jeene ka bahana tu tha
hum faqat zaib-e-hikayat the, fasana tu tha
(faqat=alone, zaib=ornament, hikayat=story, zaib-e-hikayat=existing only in story)

hum ne jis jis ko bhi chaha tere hijran mein, woh log
aate jaate huye mausam the, zamana tu tha

ab ke kuch dil hi na maana ke palat kar aate
warna hum dar-ba-daron ka to thikana tu tha
(dar-ba-dar=door to door)

yaar aghayaar ke haathon mein kamanein thi ‘Faraz’
aur sab dekh rahe the ke nishana tu tha
(aghayaar=enemy, kamaan=bow)

ज़िन्दगी यूँ थी कि जीने का बहाना तू था
हम फ़क़त जेबे-हिकायत थे फ़साना तू था

हमने जिस जिस को भी चाहा तेरे हिज्राँ में वोह लोग
आते जाते हुए मौसम थे ज़माना तू था

अबके कुछ दिल ही ना माना क पलट कर आते
वरना हम दरबदरों का तो ठिकाना तू था

यार अगियार कि हाथों में कमानें थी फ़राज़
और सब देख रहे थे कि निशाना तू था

Here is the video of Salma Agha singing

Here is one with audio only but with better quality

Ahmed Faraz himself reciting it

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3 Comments on "zindagi yun thi ke jeene ka bahana tu tha"

  1. Aman....
    23/06/2010 at 7:56 pm Permalink

    Too good! Awesome!

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  2. xitija
    27/02/2011 at 8:51 pm Permalink

    it was such a pleasure going through this blog … thnks for sharing such wonderful poetry … keep posted … :)

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  3. Shubha Baldota
    03/02/2012 at 1:56 am Permalink

    Great work..done quite painsatakingly and with mahabbat…!

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