Urdu

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

A masterpiece by Mehdi Hasan: main hosh mein tha to phir us pe mar gaya kaise yeh zeher mere lahoo mein utar gaya kaise kuch us ke dil mein lagawat zaroor thi warna woh mera haath daba ke guzar gaya kaise (lagawat - affection, love) zaroor us ki tawajoh ki rehbari ho gi nashe mein tha to main apne hi ghar gaya kaise (rehbar - guide, tawajoh - liking, close attention) ...

Ahmed Faraz woh tafawutein hain mere khuda k yeh tu nahi koi aur hai k tu aasman pe, ho to ho, pai sar-e-zameen koi aur hai (tafawutein - doori,distance) woh jo raaste the wafa ke the,yeh jo manzalein hain, saza ki hain mera hamsafar koi aur tha, tera hamnashin koi aur hai (hamnashin - associate) mere jism-o-jaan mein tere siwa, nahi koi bhi doosra mujhe fir b lagta hai is tarah k kahin kahin koi aur hai ...

By Sayed Ahmed Akhtar kuch haqeeqat to hua karti thi afsaano mein woh bhi baki nahi is daur ke insaano mein waqt ka sell baha le gaya sab kuch warna pyar ke dher lage the mere khilyaano mein (sell = flood, khilyaano = gardens) shaakh se katne ka gam unko bahut tha lekin phool majboor the, haste rahe guldaano mein unki pehchaan ki keemat to ada karni thi jaanta hai koi apno mein na begano mein ...