Pakistan’s great ghazal singer Iqbal Bano passed away today in Lahore. May her soul rest in peace. Here is a small tribute to the great singer in the form of a wonderful ghazal sung by her. The poet is Baqi Siddiqui.
daag-e-dil humko yaad aane lage log apne diye jalane lage
khud farebi si khud farebi hai paas ke dhol b suhaane lage
ab to hota hai har qadam pe gumaan hum yeh kaisa qadam uthane lage
ek pal mein wahan se hum uthe baithne mein yahan zamane lage
Few more stanzas not sung by her in this mehfil (taken from here):
kuch na pakar bhi mutmain hain ishq mein haath kya khazane lage (mutmain=Appeased, Quiescent)
apni qismat se hai maqar kisko teer par ka ke bhi nishaane lage
Comments
Comment by ALI on 2012-05-25 04:04:45 +0530
i think its “Apni qismat se hy MAFUR kisko” Mafur means “faraar” (not sure) and in the end its “teer par ur kay bhi nishanay lagay”.
Comment by ALI on 2012-05-25 04:06:26 +0530
its not “wahan” its “baithnay main JAHAN zamanay lagay”
Comment by SP95 on 2012-12-21 17:47:10 +0530
Thanks for uploading. Thanks also to those who made corrections.
Comment by Shoaib on 2013-07-04 02:07:19 +0530
Thank you for doing a great job!!!! Here are the complete ghazal lyrics….
Daagh-e-Dil Hum ko yaad ane lage
Logg apne diye jalaane lage
Kuch na paa kar bhi mutma’en hain Hum
Ishq mein haath kya khazaane lage
yehi rasta hai ab yehi manzil
ab yehein dil kisi bahane lage
Khud fareybi si Khud fareybi hai
Paas k dhol bhi suhaane lage
Ab to hota hai har qadam pe gumaan
Hum ye kysa qadam uthaane lage
Is badalte hue zamaney mein
Tere qissey bhi kuch puraane lage
Rukh badalne laga fasaane ka
Logg mehfil se uth k jaane lage
Ek pal mein hum wahan se uthe
Baithne mein jahan zamaane lage
Apni kismat se hai mufer kis ko?
Teer par urr k bhi nishaane lage
Hum taka aye, na aaye mousam-e-gul
Kuch parinde to chehchahaane lage
Shaam ka waqt ho gaya Baaqi’…!
Bastiyon se sharaar aane lage…’
Daagh-e-Dil Hum ko yaad ane lage
Logg apne diye jalaane lage
Comment by sharoz on 2014-01-30 13:32:48 +0530
could any one explain these lines to me.. i m fail to understand these..
“apni qismat se hai mufer kis ko
teer par urr k bhi nishaane lge”
Comment by nadeem on 2014-09-16 23:53:49 +0530
There is no escape from what is written in taqdeer.
Comment by Rukhan on 2022-04-19 18:49:19 +0530
Add to nadee reply, even the target may hit the arrow.