Ashaar #010 - 'Khaamoshii'

Date: 14-May-2000
Topic: Khaamoshii

The topic for next week is 'vasl'. The deadline 
for sending in your contributions is May 17th.


Contributed by Athar Ali Sheikh:
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kah rahaa hai dariyaa se samandar kaa sukuut
jis kaa jitanaa zarf hai utanaa vo Khaamosh hai
[Iqbal]

[sakuut = silence; zarf = capability/capacity]


Contributed by Deepak Purohit:
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bazm me.n us ke ruu-ba-ruu kyuu.N na Khaamosh baiThiye
us kii to Khaamoshii me.n bhii hai ye hii mudda'a ki yuu.N
[Mirza Ghalib]

[bazm = gathering; ruu-ba-ruu = face to face]

** I am not sure about the second misra of the 
above sher. Can someone confirm the same? **


umr bhar jalataa rahaa dil aur Khaamoshii ke saath
shamaa ko ek raat kii soz-e-dilii pe naaz thaa
[Saqib Lucknawi]

[soz = burning; naaz = pride]


o aasmaa.N vaale kabhii to nigaah kar
kab tak ye zulm sahate rahe.n Khaamoshii se ham
[Sahir Ludhianvi]


Khaamosh tum bhii the aur Khaamosh mai.n bhii thaa
phir vo kaun thaa jo itanii der bolataa rahaa
[Unknown]


Contributed by Mirza Faisal Beg:
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zulmat kade me.n mere shab-e-Gam kaa josh hai 
ek shammaa hai daliil-e-sahar so Khaamosh hai 
[Mirza Ghalib]

[zulmat = darkness; kadaa = place; daliil = proof; sahar = dawn]


Khaamosh ai dil bharii mahafil me.n chillaanaa nahii.n achchhaa 
adab pahalaa qariinaa hai mohabbat ke qariino.n me.n 
[Sir Mohammad Iqbal] 

[adab = good manners; qariinaa = condition]


Contributed by Pradipmaya:
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Khaamoshii Khud apanii sadaa ho aisaa bhii ho sakataa hai
sannaaTaa hii guu.Nj rahaa ho aisaa bhii ho sakataa hai
[Zaka Siddiqui]

[sadaa = voice/sound; sannaaTaa = silence]


mai.n ne ye kab kahaa ke mere haq me.n ho javaab
lekin Khaamosh kyuu.N hai tuu ko_ii faisalaa to de
[Rana Sahri]

[haq me.n = in favour of; javaab = reply; faisalaa = decision]


lab-e-Khaamosh se izhaar-e-tamannaa chaahe
baat karane ko bhii tasviir kaa lahajaa chaahe
[Muzaffar Warsi]

[lab-e-Khaamosh = silent lips; izhaar-e-tamannaa = expression of (one's) desire]
[lahajaa = style]


uff Khaamoshii kii ye aahe.n dil ko baramaatii hu_ii
uff ye sannaaTe kii shahanaa_ii kise aavaaz duu.N
[Josh Malihabadi]


ye sukuut-e-naaz ye dil kii rago.n kaa TuuTanaa
Khaamoshii me.n kuchh shikast-e-saaz kii baate.n karo
[Firaq?]


kabhii Khaamosh baiThogii kabhii kuchh gun_gunaaogii
mai.n utanaa yaad aa_uu.Ngaa mujhe jitanaa bhulaaogii
[Unknown]

[gun_gunaanaa = humming]


Contributed by Suma:
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muu.Nh kii baat sune har ko_ii dil ke dard ko jaane kaun
aavaazo.n ke baazaaro.n me.n Khaamoshii pahachaane kaun
[Unknown]


Contributed by Vivek:
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Khaamoshii kaa haasil bhii ek lambii sii Khaamoshii hai 
un kii baat sunii bhii ham ne apanii baat sunaa_ii bhii 
[Gulzar (from Jagjit Singh's album "Marasim")

[haasil = result]