Poetry I Love

Another gem of Ghulam Ali and my favourite. Its written by Aaga Bismil. The audio you can listen here and I am embedding the video also. The ones in blue are there in live version only.

teri baat hi sunaane aaye
dost bhi dil hi dukhaane aaye
phool khilte hain
to hum sochte hain
tere aane k zamane aaye

chand kaliyan nishaat ki chun kar
muddaton mein rihas rehta hoon
tera milna khushi ki baat sahi
tujse mil kar udas rehta hon

(nishaat - joy, rihaas - ?)

nazar nazar se milao
bahar ke din hain
gamon bhai bhool jao
bahar ke din hain

shayad mujhe nikaal ke pachta rahe ho aap
mehfil mein is khiyal se fir a gaya hoon main

mehfil mein baar baar kisi par nazar gai
humne bachai laakh
magar phir udhar gai
mehfil mein baar baar kisi par nazar gai…

unki nazar to koi to jaadu jaroor hai
jis par padi
usi ke jigar tak utar gai…

us bewafa ki aankh se aansu jhalak pade
hasrat bhari nigah
bada kaam kar gai…

(hasrat - desire)

unke jamaal-e-rukh pe unhi ka jamaal tha
woh chal diye
to raunak-e-shaamo sahar gai…

(jamaal-e-rukh - glowing face, roshan chehra)

unko khabar karo ke hai “Bismil” kareeb-e-marg
woh aayange jaroor
jo un tak khabar gai…

(kareeb-e-marg - near death)

One of my favourite ghazals of Ghulam Ali. The sweetness of love translated into beauty of lyrics. Its written by Hasrat Mohni then sung by Ghulam Ali. Asha Bhosle also sung it in one of her albums [That album was probably a tribute to popular ghazals of the old time] The live version by Ghulam Ali can be listened to, here.

chupke chupke raat din aansu bahana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

khench lena woh mera parde ka kona daffatan
aur dupatte se tera moonh chupana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

(daffatan-suddenly)

berukhi ke saath sun-na dard-e-dil ki dastaan
woh kalai mein tera kangan ghumana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

waqt-e-rukhsat alwida ka lavz kehne ke liye
woh tere sookhe labon ka thar-tharana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

a gaya gar vasl ki shab bhi kahin zikar-e-firaaq
woh tera ro ro ke bhi mujh ko rulana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

dopeher ki dhoop mein mere bulaane ke liye
woh tera kothe pe nange paaon aana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

tujhse milte hi woh kuch bebaak ho jana mera
aur tera daaton mein woh ungali dabana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

chori chori hum se tum aakar mile the jis jagah
muddatein guzri par ab tak woh thikana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

tujhko jab tanha kabhi pana to az raah-e-lihaaz
haal-e-dil baaton hi baaton mein batana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

ba-hazaaran iztiraabo sad-hazaaran ishitiaaq
tujhe woh pehle pehal dil ka lagana yaad hai
humko ab tak aashiqi ka woh zamana yaad hai

(iztiraab - restlessness,perturbation, ishitiaaq - craving, ba - ? , sad - hundered)