Poetry

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 hi na barpa hua warna hum bhi paab- zoolan hi sahi naachte gaate jaate (maqtal=place of killing, barpa=start, paab=feet, zoolan=chained) ...

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 mere fool patte teri yaadon mein bicha dein yaadein (zood-faramosh=jaldi bhoolne wala) jaise chahat bhi koi zurm ho aur zurm bhi woh jiski padaash mein ta-umar saza dein yaadein (padaash=zurm ki saza) ...

Beauty of Mirza Ghalib aa k meri jaan mein qaraar nahi hai taaqat-e- bedaad-e-intezaar nahi hai (bedaad=injustice) dete hain jannat hayaat-e- dahar k badle nasha ba-andaaza-e-khumar nahi hai (hayat=life, dahar=world) giriya nikaale hai teri bazm se mujh ko haaye k rone pe ikhtiyar nahi hai (giriya=crying, ikhtiyar=control) ham se abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-khaatir khaak mein ushshaq ki gubaar nahi hai (abas=indifferent, gumaan=suspicion, ushshaq=lovers, gubaar=clouds of dust) dil se utha lutf-e-jalva haaye maani gair-e- gul aaina-e-bahar nahi hai (gul=rose) ...

One of the most popular ghazal of Mehdi Hasan. Its written by Tasleem Fazli. rafta rafta woh meri hasti ka samaan ho gaye pehle jaan phir jaan-e-jaan fer jaan-e-jaana ho gaye din-ba-din badti gai us husan ki raanaiyan pehle gul fir gul-badan fir gul-badaama ho gaye rafta rafta woh meri hasti ka samaan ho gaye (raanai=beauty) aap to nazdik se nazdik-tar aate gaye pehle dil fir dil-ruba fir dil ke mehmaan ho gaye rafta rafta woh meri hasti ka samaan ho gaye ...

A wonderul ghazal by Ghulam Ali. I don’t know the name of the writer. If you know please leave a comment. wohi palkon ka jhapkana wohi jaadu tere sare andaaz chura lai hai khushbu tere tujh se main jism churata tha magar ilam na tha mera saaye se lipat jayenge baazu tere wohi palkon ka jhapkana wohi jaadu tere sare andaaz chura lai hai khushbu tere teri aankhon mein pighalti rahi soorat meri meri tasveer pe girte rahe aansu tere wohi palkon ka jhapkana wohi jaadu tere sare andaaz chura lai hai khushbu tere ...

A wonderful ghazal by Jagjit Singh (Lyrics by Hasti) pyar ka pehla khat likhne main waqt to lagta hai naye parindo ko udne main waqt to lagta hai jism ki baat nahi thi unke dil tak jana tha lambi doori tai karne mein waqt to lagta hai gaanth agar lag jaye to fir rishte ho ya dori laakh karein koshish khulne mein waqt to lagta hai hamne ilaaz-e-zakham-e-dil to dhoond liya lekin gehre zakhmon ko bharne mein waqt to lagta hai ...

Sukhwinder Amrit tere mud aaun di dil nu aje b aas baki hai k mere dard de tan te eho hi libaas baki hai jadon hasdi haan hanjhu shalak aaunde ne subhavik hi mere ehsaas de tan te same di laash baaki hai eh meri akh da athar, kahani da hai ik akhar te meri hiqq de wich dard da itihaas baki hai tere seene ch thaathan maarda daria mohabbat da mere seene ch kai tapde thalan di pyas baki hai ...

A very very happy new year to all the readers. In the form of first post in 2009, here goes a wonderful & inspirational poem by Sukhwinder Amrit: kavita nahi tun pyar te poori kitaab likh kaale swaal sun te chitte jawab likh tu nafartan da tarzuma kar de khaloos wich te kandian nu katt ke khidia gulab likh likhde ne kuch k lok bas sooli saleeb hi par tu harek rukh nu gaundi rabab likh ...

Gulzar saab’s lyrics, sung by Jagjit Singh in Koi Baat Chale kya batayein k jaan gai kaise fir se dohraayein woh ghadi kaise kisne raste mein chaand rakha tha mujh ko thokar wahan lagi kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise waqt pe paaon kab rakha hamne zindagi moonh ke bal giri kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise aankh to bhar gai thi paani se teri tasveer jal gai kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise fir se dohraayein woh ghadi kaise ...

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, heat, tishna-labi=thrist, ham-nafson=friends, lab=bank, kinara) aaj kya dekh ke bhar aai hain teri aakhein hum pe eh dost yeh saat to hamesha guzri ...