dukh fasana nahi ke tujh se kahein aur dil bhi maana nahi ke tujh se kahein aj tak apni bekali ka sabbab khud bhi jana nahi ke tujh se kahein (bekali – restlessness) betarah haal-e-dil hai aur tujh se dostana nahi ke tujh se kahein (betarah – unsteady) ek tu harfaashna tha magar ab zamana [...]
Category > Ahmed Faraz
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 [...]
silsile tod gaya woh sabhi jaate jaate
Wonderful poetry by Faraz saab. silsile tod gaya woh sabhi jaate jaate warna itne to marasim the k aate jaate (marasim=relations) shikwa-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahin behtar tha apne hisse ki koi shama jalate jaate (zulmat=darkness, shab=night) kitna asaan tha tere hizar mein marna jaana fir bhi ik umar lagi jaan se jaate jaate (hizar=separation) jashan-e-maqtal [...]
aaj fir dil ne kaha aao bhula dein yaadein
aaj fir dil ne kaha aao bhula dein yaadein zindagi beet gai aur wahi yaadein-yaadein jis tarah aaj hi bichde hon bichadane wale jaise ek umar ke dukh yaad dila dein yaadein kaash mumkin ho k ek kaagzi kashti ki tarah khud-faramoshi ke dariya mein baha dein yaadein woh bhi rutt aaye k ae zood-faramosh [...]
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 [...]
woh tafawutein hain mere khuda…
Ahmed Faraz woh tafawutein hain mere khuda k yeh tu nahi koi aur hai k tu aasman pe, ho to ho, pai sar-e-zameen koi aur hai (tafawutein – doori,distance) woh jo raaste the wafa ke the,yeh jo manzalein hain, saza ki hain mera hamsafar koi aur tha, tera hamnashin koi aur hai (hamnashin – associate) [...]
abhi kuch aur karishme…
Another beauty by Faraz Sahab…it looks like a continuation of suna hai log use aankh bhar ke dekhte hain. abhi kuch aur karishme ghazal ke dekhte hain Faraz ab zara lehza badal ke dekhte hain judaiyan to mukaddar hai fir b jaan-e-safar kuch aur door zara saath chal ke dekhte hain rah-e-wafa mein hareef-e-khiraam koi [...]
ranjish hi sahi…
One of my favourite. Its written by Ahmed Faraz. Sung by many singers but the one by Mehdi Hasan is just awesome. Listen it here. ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaane k liye a a phir se mujhe chod k jaane k liye a pehle se marasim na sahi phir bhi kabhi to rasm-o-rahe dunia [...]