tumne bhi thukra hi diya hai

A beautiful qawali by Khan saab. I am not sure about the name of the writer. From the last stanza it seems that it was written by Mohsin Naqvi. If anyone can confirm/correct it, please post in the comments. tumne bhi thukra hi diya hai dunia se bhi door huye apni ana ke saare sheeshe aakhir chakna-choor huye (ana - self, ego) humne jin par ghazlein sochi unko chaha logon ne hum kitne badnaam huye the woh kitne mashoor huye ...

July 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM · 2 min · 283 words · Amardeep Sidhu

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 hota raha malaal bhi [malaal=sorrow] baat woh aadhi raat ki raat woh pure chaand ki chaand bhi ain chet ka us pe tera jamaal bhi ...

December 5, 2008 at 10:43 PM · 1 min · 205 words · Amardeep Sidhu

gam hai ya khushi hai meri zindagi hai tu

Awesome lyrics by Nasir Kazmi and given a life by Nusrat saab. My lifetime favourite. gam hai ya khushi hai tu, meri zindagi hai tu aafton ke daur mein, chaiyn ki ghadi hai tu meri raat ka chiraag, meri neend bhi hai tu main khizan ki shaam hun, rutt bahar ki hai tu (khizan - autumn, decay) doston ke darmiyaan, waj-he dosti hai tu meri sari umar mein, ek hi kami hai tu ...

November 14, 2008 at 10:02 PM · 1 min · 124 words · Amardeep Sidhu