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 har koi har kisi se mushkil hai (sahel=approachable) tu ba-zid hai to ja Faraz magar wapisi us gali se mushkil hai ...
main zara turna ki sikhia, raah samundar ho gaye fir pata nahi pair mere kis taran par ho gaye si mere seene ch enni pyar tere di agan dhal gaye sab teer khanjar dhal ke baktar ho gaye pehlan tan main aatma tak paardarshi hi rahi fir tere chumman meri kaya de bastar ho gaye mere dil wich dard de lakhan parinde kaid sann bas teri ik shoh de sadka sabh sutantar ho gaye ...
jad v main apne ishq da koi wakia likhan khud nu khudai ishq nu apna khuda likhan fullan te titlian di ik lammi katha likhan qudrat nu suche ishq da hi silsila likhan na tan likhan mein theekran na hi guache jal jad v likhan main neer da bharia ghada likhan main kyon likhan hayaat nu bandish te bebasi khulli fiza likhan kade wagdi hava likhan hove je mere kol v akaash da safa ik main v chan tarian da silsila likhan ...
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 ...
A wonderful ghazal by Nayara Noor. har chand sahara hai tere pyar ka dil ko rehta hai magar ik ajab khauf sa dil ko woh khawab k dekha na kabhi le uda neendein woh dard k utha na kabhi kha gaya dil ko rehta hai magar ik ajab khauf sa dil ko yahan saans ka lena b guzar jana hai jee se yahan marka-e-ishq bhi ik khel qatil ko rehta hai magar ik ajab khauf sa dil ko ...
Wonderful poetry by Wasi Shah dayaar-e-gair mein kaise tujhe sada dete tu mil bhi jata to tujhe gawa dete (dayaar-e-gair=alien/unknown place, sada=voice, call) tumhi ne ham ko sunaya na apna dukh warna dua woh karte ke ham aasmaan hila dete hamein yeh zom raha ab ke woh pukaarenge unhein yeh zid thi k har baar ham sada dete (zom=illusion) woh tera gam tha k taseer mere lahje ki ke jis ko haal sunaate use rula dete (taseer=effect) ...
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 ...
A wonderful ghazal sung by Jagjit Singh Zirvi (Not to be confused with Jagjit Singh, the ghazal singer). It is written by Shakeel Badayuni. You can listen to it on pz10. sukoon e dil ke liye kuch to ehtimaam karoon zara nazar to mile fir unhe salaam karoon (ehtimaam - planning) mujhe to hosh nahi aap mashwara deeje kahan se chedoon fasana kahan tamaam karoon (mashwara - advice) uhni ke zulam ka shikwa karoon zamane se unhi ke haq main duaein main subah shaam karoon ...
A sweet song by Nusrat saab. Its written by Bari Nizami. Listen to it here on pz10. wigad gai e thode dina ton doori pai e thode dina ton tere hundian peende nahi saan peeni pai e thode dina ton chan jiha mukhda nazar ni aaunda rutt surmai e thode dina ton shaam savere a jande san khabar na lai e thode dina ton dil mar jana hun tak darda chot te sahi e thode dina ton ...
This time a link to the lyrics (& English translation) of a wonderful qawali of Nusrat tum ik gorakh dhanda ho. Before you start listening or reading, its written by Naaz Khialvi. Read about him here and you would enjoy even more. A masterpiece and Nusrat also did full justice ! Hats off to the legends ! Comments Comment by Aman…. on 2008-10-09 11:51:26 +0530 Truly amazing! A real masterpiece! Aman…. Comment by MUNIB on 2008-12-07 14:57:52 +0530 Thanks for the URL ...