Melody ! aap hain kyon khafa, kuch pata to chale hai meri kya khata, kuch pata to chale (khafa - angry, khata - fault) aaj chehre pe rang-e-udaasi hai kyon ae mere dilruba kuch pata to chale aapke aur mere pyar ke darmiyaan kyon hai ye faasila kuch pata to chale main agar bewafa hoon to yun hi sahi kaun hai bawafa kuch pata to chale (bawafa - faithful) आप हैं क्यों खफा, कुछ पता तो चले है मेरी क्या खता, कुछ पता तो चले ...
dukh chhupaye huye hain hum dono zakhm khaye huye hain hum dono aisa lagta hai fir zamane ko yaad aaye huye hum dono tu kabhi chaandni thi dhoop tha main ab to saaye huye hain hum dono (saya - shadow) jaise ik doosre ko paa kar bhi kuch ganwaye huye hain hum dono jaise ik doosre se sharminda sar jhukaye huye hain hum dono jaise ik doosre ki chahat ko ab bhulaye huye hain hum dono ...
Beauty of Bashir Badr saab’s poetry muhabbaton mein dikhaave ki dosti na mila agar gale nahi milta to haath bhi na mila gharon pe naam the naamon ke saath ohade the bahut talaash kiya koi aadmi na mila (uhde-(job) title) tamaam rishton ko main ghar pe chhod aya tha phir uske baad mujhe koi ajnabi na mila bahut ajeeb hai yeh qurbaton ki doori bhi wo mere saath raha aur mujhe kabhi na mila (qurbatein-closeness) ...
For the first time, I am trying to translate a poem of Baba Bulleh Shah. Excuse my misinterpretations, if any and please post the correct meanings, if you know :) ik nukte vich gal mukdi e (nukta - point, idea) means it all is contained in a single idea/point fad nukta chod hisaaban nu, get hold of that idea and forget all your calculations kar door kufar dian baaban nu (kufar - disbelief, unbelief in existence of God | baab - miserable state) ...
Some amazing poetry at the end of Attaullah Khan’s performance of pyar naal na sahi in Coke Studio season 4. kyo tu acha lagta hai waqt mila to sochenge tujh mein kya kya dekha hai waqt mila to sochenge saara shahar shanaasai ka daawedaar to hai lekin (shanaasai - Acquaintance) kaun hamara apna hai waqt mila to sochenge humne usko likha tha kuch milne ki tadbeer karo (Tadbir - plan, arrangement) usne likhkar bheja hai waqt mila to sochenge mausam, khusboo, baad-e-sabaa, chand, shafaq aur taaron mein (baad-e-sabaa - Morning Breeze, shafaq - rainbow) kaun tumaare jaisa hai waqt mila to sochenge ya to apne dil ki maano ya fir dunia walon ki mashwara uska acha hai (mashwara - advice) waqt mila to sochenge kyon tu acha lagta hai waqt mila to sochenge ...
A very simple and beautiful ghazal by Ghulam Ali. I don’t know the name of the writer. If you know please post in the comments. You can listen to it here. beqarar tanhaiyon ka silsila reh jayega tere mere darmiyan bas ek khala reh jayega (khala - space, distance, vacuum) aks beh jayenge saare dhoop ke sailaab mein aur koi paanion mein jhaankta reh jayega tere mere darmiyan bas ek khala reh jayega (aks - image, reflection | sailaab - flood | jhaankta - looking) ...
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 nahi ke tujh se kahein (harfaashna - ?) aey khuda dard-e-dil hai bakshish-e-dost aab-o-dana nai ke tujh se kahein ...
dekha jo aaina to mujhe sochna pada khud se na mil saka to mujhe sochna pada uska jo khat mila to mujhe sochna pada apna sa woh laga to mujhe sochna pada mujhko tha yeh gumaan ke mujhi mein hai ik ana dekhi teri ana to mujhe sochna pada (ana - ego, self) dunia samjh rahi thi ke naraz mujhse hai lekin woh jab mila to mujhe sochna pada ik din woh mere aib ginaane laga ‘Farag’ jab khud hi thak gaya to mujhe sochna pada ...
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 ...
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) ...