Ashaar #006 - 'ummiid'

Date: 12-Apr-2000
Topic: 'umiid'

The topic for next week is 'naaKhudaa'. The deadline 
is April 16th.


One again, the list of ashaar sent in by our fellow
subscribers surpassed my expectations. I was also
happy to note that I had a few ashaar that no one
had sent in. :-) Enjoy these ashaar and once again,
please note that, in case of duplication, I have 
attributed the ashaar to the first person who sent 
them in.


Contributed by Abhay Ghaisas:
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lo aaj ham ne to.D diyaa rishtaa-e-ummiid
lo ab kabhii gilaa na kare.nge kisii se ham
[Sahir Ludianvi]

[rishtaa = relationship; gilaa = complaint]

bas ab to daaman-e-dil chho.D do bekaar ummiido
bahut dukh sah liye mai.n ne, bahut din jii liyaa mai.n ne
[Sahir Ludianvi]

chhin ga_ii aaKhirii umiid bhii dil se "Ashaar"
ye sahaaraa hai ki ab koii sahaaraa na rahaa
[Habib Ahmed Ashaar]

na jaane kis liye ummiidavaar baiThaa huu.N
ik aisii raah pe jo terii rahaguzar bhii nahii.n
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]

[ummiidavaar = hopeful[
** It is also used as a noun to mean candidate **

yuu.N to har shaam ummiido.n pe guzar jaatii thii
aaj kuchh baat hai jo shaam pe ronaa aayaa
[Shakil Badayuni]

sau sau ummiide.n ba.ndhatii hai.n ik ik nigaah par
mujhako na aise pyaar se dekhaa kare koii
[Sir Mohammad Iqbal]

kuchh kaTii himmat-e-savaal me.n umr
kuchh ummiid-e-javaab me.n guzarii
[Fani Badayuni]

[himmat-e-savaal = courage to ask; ummiid-e-javaab = hope of a reply]

na koii vaadaa na koii yaqii.n, na koii ummiid
magar hame.n to teraa intazaar karanaa thaa
[Firaq Gorakhpuri]

[yaqii.n = certainty]

kam se kam maut se aisii mujhe ummiid nahii.n
zi.ndagii tuu ne to dhoke pe diyaa hai dhokaa
[Firaq Gorakhpuri]

hamako un se vafaa kii hai ummiid
jo nahii.n jaanate vafaa kyaa hai
[Mirza Galib]

rahii naa taaqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhii
to kis ummiid pe kahiye ke aarazuu kyaa hai
[Mirza Galib]

[taaqat-e-guftaar = strength for conversation; aarazuu = desire]

hame.n phir un se ummiid aur unhe.n hamaarii qadr
hamaarii baat hii puuchhe.n na vo, to kyo.nkar ho
[Mirza Galib]

[qadr = value/appreciation]

kahate hai.n jiite hai.n ummiid pe log
ham ko jiine kii bhii ummiid nahii.n
[Mirza Galib]

munhasir marane pe ho jisakii ummiid
naa-ummiidii us kii dekhaa chaahiye
[Mirza Galib]

[munhasir = dependent on]

ba hujuum-e-naaumiidii Khaak me.n mil jaa_egii
ye jo ik lazzat hamaarii sa_i-e-behaasil me.n hai
[Mirza Galib]

[hujuum = crowd; lazzat = taste/deliciousness (is there such a word? :-)]
[sa_i = attempt/endeavour; sa_i-e-behaasil = futile attempt/effort]


Contributed by Amit Malhotra:
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ko_ii ummiid bar nahii.n aatii
ko_ii surat nazar nahii.n aatii
[Mirza Galib]

[bar = bear fruit; ummiid bar aanaa = realization of one's hopes]


Contributed by Deepak Purohit:
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ummiid-e-shifaa bhii nahii.n biimaar ko tere
allaah se maayuus huaa bhii nahii.n jaataa
[S. Jaayasi]

[shifaa = cure/recovery; maayuus = disappointed]

saarii ummiid rahii jaatii hai
haay, phir subah hu_ii jaatii hai
['Bismil' Azimabadi]

ummiid to ba.ndh jaatii taskii.n to ho jaatii
vaadaa na vafaa karate vaadaa to kiyaa hotaa
[Charagh Hasan ' Hasrat ']

[taskii.n = peace/comfort/consolation]

miT chale merii ummiido.n kii tarah harf magar
aaj tak tere Khato.n se terii Khushbuu na ga_ii
[Akhtar Shirani]

[harf = a letter of the alphabet]

tum aise kaun Khudaa ho ki umr bhar tum se
ummiid bhii rakkhuu.N naa-ummiid bhii na rahuu.N
[Altaf Husain Hali]

bahut taviil shab-e-Gam hai kyaa kiyaa jaaye
ummiid-e-subah bahut kam hai kyaa kiyaa jaaye
[Shamim  Jaipuri]

[taviil = long] 

us ke ba.ndo.n ko dekh kar kahiye 
ham ko ummiid kyaa Khudaa se rahe
[Javed Akhtar]


Contributed by Sandeep Nain:
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sambhalane de mujhe ai naa-ummiidii kyaa qayaamat hai 
ki daamaan-e-Khayaal-e-yaar chhuuTaa jaaye hai mujh se 
[Mirza Ghalib] 



Some more ashaar:
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kuchh ummiid-e-karam me.n guzarii umr 
kuchh ummiid-e-karam me.n guzaregii 
[Fani Badayuni] 

[karam = benevolence/favour]

tark-e-ummiid bas kii baat nahii.n 
varanaa ummiid kab bar aatii hai 
[Fani Badayuni] 

[tark = to give up]

kahate hai.n ummiid pe jiitaa hai zamaanaa 
vo kyaa kare jis ko ko_ii ummiid nahii.n hai 
[Asi Uldani] 

Khalvat-e-ummiid me.n roshan hai ab tak vo chiraaG 
jis se uThataa hai qariib-e-shaam yaado.n kaa dhuaa.N 
[Hasan Naeem] 

[Khalvat = solitude]

ilaahii kaamayaabii rahanumaa ho 
ko_ii ummiid-vaaraanaa chalaa hai 
[Azad Ansari] 

[ilaahii = God; kaamayaabii = success; rahanuumaa = guide]
[ummiid-vaaraanaa = with hope/hopeful]