ab tere mere beech zara faasla bhi ho

ab tere mere beech zara faasla bhi ho hum log jab milein to koi doosra bhi ho tu jaanta nahi meri chahat ajeeb hai mujh ko mana raha hai kabhi khud khafa bhi ho tu bewafa nahi hai magar bewafai kar uski nazar mein rehne ka koi silsila bhi ho patjhad ke toot-te hue patton ke saath-saath mausam kabhi to badlega yeh aasra bhi ho chupchaap usko baithe k dekhoon tamaam raat jaaga hua bhi ho koi soya hua bhi ho ...

April 26, 2009 at 5:30 PM · 3 min · 489 words · Amardeep Sidhu

daag-e-dil humko yaad aane lage

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 ...

April 21, 2009 at 10:14 PM · 3 min · 431 words · Amardeep Sidhu

tujh ko aate hi nahi chuppne ke andaaz abhi

Wonderful poetry by Tabassum saab. Mehdi Hasan rendered this ghazal. Listen it here on pz10. tujh ko aate hi nahi chuppne ke andaaz abhi mere seene mein hai larzan teri avaaz abhi (larzan=trembling) us ne dekha hi nahi dard ka aagaaz abhi ishq ko apni tamannaon pe hai naaz abhi tujh ko manzil pe pahunchane ka hai daava ham-dam mujh ko anjaam nazar aata hai aagaaz abhi kis qadar gosh-bar-avaaz hai khamoshi-e-shab koi naala ke hai fariyaad ka dar-baaz koi (gosh=ear, naala=loud cry, dar-baaz=open door) ...

March 14, 2009 at 12:13 PM · 1 min · 145 words · Amardeep Sidhu

silsile tod gaya woh sabhi jaate jaate

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) ...

March 8, 2009 at 12:04 AM · 2 min · 348 words · Amardeep Sidhu

aaj fir dil ne kaha aao bhula dein yaadein

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) ...

March 1, 2009 at 7:11 PM · 1 min · 205 words · Amardeep Sidhu

aa k meri jaan mein qaraar nahi hai

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) ...

February 14, 2009 at 1:47 PM · 1 min · 119 words · Amardeep Sidhu

rafta rafta woh meri

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 ...

January 18, 2009 at 9:18 AM · 1 min · 99 words · Amardeep Sidhu

wohi palkon ka jhapkana

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 ...

January 13, 2009 at 8:05 PM · 1 min · 179 words · Amardeep Sidhu

pyar ka pehla khat likhne mein

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 ...

January 12, 2009 at 7:24 PM · 2 min · 390 words · Amardeep Sidhu

kya batayein k jaan gai kaise

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 ...

December 27, 2008 at 10:24 PM · 1 min · 89 words · Amardeep Sidhu