Ashaar #021 - 'galii/kuuchaa'

Date: 13-Oct-2000
Topic: 'galii/kuuchaa'

As you can see, we got a very enthusiastic response 
to 'galii/kuuchaa'. The topic for next week is difficult 
but should be interesting. Please send in your favourite 
ashaar on "Gazal" or if you prefer the more common 
form "ghazal". The deadline is October 20th, 2000.
Looking forward to hearing from you all.

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Contributed by Narsing Raj:
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nikalanaa Khuld se aadam kaa sunate aaye hai.n lekin
bahut be-aabaruu ho kar tere kuuche se ham nikale
[Mirza Ghalib]


phir tere kuuche ko jaataa hai Khayaal
dil-e-gum_gashtaa magar yaad aayaa
[Mirza Ghalib]


rahate the kabhii jin ke dil me.n ham jaan se bhii pyaaro.n kii tarah
baiThe hai.n unhii.n ke kuuche me.n ham aaj gunahagaaro.n kii tarah
[Majrooh Sultanapuri]


Contributed by Deepak Purohit:
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First a few ashaar by Ghalib:

apanii galii me.n mujh ko na kar dafn baad-e-qatl
mere pate se Khalq ko kyo.n teraa ghar mile
[Mirza Ghalib]


zauf se naksh-e-paa-e-mo.D hai tauq-e-gardaa.N
tere kuuche se kahaa.N taaqat-e-raam hai ham ko
[Mirza Ghalib]


tere kuuche kaa hai maa_il dil-e-muztar meraa
kaabaa ik aur sahii qiblaa-numaa aur sahii
[Mirza Ghalib]


galiyo.n merii naash ko khii.nche phiro ki mai.n
jaan_daadaa-e-havaa-e-sar-e-rahaguzaar thaa
[Mirza Ghalib]


haa.N vo nahii.n Khudaa-parast, jaao vo be-vafaa sahii
jis ko ho diin-o-dil aziiz us kii galii me.n jaaye kyuu.N
[Mirza Ghalib]


hu_ii hai kis qadar arzaanii-e-may-e-jalvaa
ki mast hai tere kuuche me.n har dar-o-diivaar 
[Mirza Ghalib]


kam nahii.n jalvaagarii me.n tere kuuche se bahisht
yahii naqshaa hai vale is qadar aabaad nahii.n
[Mirza Ghalib]


mai.n yuu.N bhii ehtiyaatan us galii se kam guzarataa huu.N
ko_ii maasuum kyo.n mere liye bad-naam ho jaaye
[Bashir Badr]


ujaale apanii yaado.n ke hamaare saath rahane do
na jaane kis galii me.n zindagii kii shaam ho jaaye
[Bashir Badr]


ho sake kyaa apanii vahashat kaa ilaaj
mere kuuche me.n bhii saharaa chaahiye
[Daag Dehlvi]


janaazaa rok kar meraa vo is andaaz se bole
galii ham ne kahii thii tum to duniaya chho.De jaate ho
[Safi Lucknawi]


janaazevaalo na chupake qadam ba.Dhaaye chalo
usii kaa kuuchaa hai tuk karate haaye haaye chalo
[Hiranand 'Soz']


zindagii Khatm jahaa.N kii vo jagah phir na milii 
tere kuuche se uThaaye liye jaate hai.n mujhe
[Razaa]


mai.n ise shoharat kahuu.n yaa apanii rusvaa_ii kahuu.N
mujh se pahale us galii me.n mere afsaane gaye
[Hari Chand Akhtar]


terii aarazuu terii justajuu me.n bhaTak rahaa thaa galii galii
merii daastaa.N terii zulf hai jo bikhar biklhar ke sa.Nvar ga_ii
[Bashir Badr]


kuchh yaad kar ke aa.Nkh se aa.Nsuu nikal pa.De
muddat ke baad guzare jo us galii se ham
[Nawab Saeed]


abhii aa_ii bhii nahii.n kuuchaa-e-dilbar se sadaa
khil ga_ii aaj mere dil kii kalii aap hii aap
[Daag Dehlvi]


aql kahatii hai na jaa kuuchaa-e-qaatil kii taraf
sarfaroshii kii havas kahatii hai ki chal kyaa hogaa
[Bedil Azeemabadi]


aa kar Kharaab hai.n tere kuuche me.n varnaa ham
ab tak to jis zamii.n pe rahe aasmaa.N rahe
[Anwar]


ham dillii bhii ho aaye hai.n laahaur bhii ghuume
ai yaar magar  terii galii terii galii hai
[Bashir Badr]

paa-e-bosii bhii tumhe.n yaar kii mil jaayegii
us ke kuuche kii zaraa Khaak to mil jaane do
[Unknown]



Contributed by Sofia:
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kuchh yaadagar-e-shahar-e-sitamgar hii le chale.n
aaye hai.n is galii me.n to patthar hii le chale.n
[Nasir Kazmi]


har galii achchhii lagii har ek ghar achchhaa lagaa
vo jo aayaa shahar me.n to shahar bhar achchhaa lagaa
[Unknown]

ko_ii aahaT ko_ii aavaaz ko_ii chaap nahii.n
dil kii galiyaa.N ba.Dii sunasaan hai.n aaye ko_ii
[Parveen Shakir]

is kuuche me.n ka_ii us ke shanaasaa bhii to hai.n
vo kisii aur se milane ke bahaane aaye
[Parveen Shakir]

ham zamaane me.n kuchh aise bhaTake
ab to un kii bhii galii yaad nahii.n
[Unknown]

raat bhar us kii aahaT kaan me.n aatii rahii
jhaa.Nk kar dekhaa galii me.n ko_ii bhii aayaa na thaa
[Adeem Hashmi]


Contributed by M.Eqbal Rahman:
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aaj junuu.N ke Dhang naye hai.n
teri galii bhii chhuuT na jaaye
[Qabil Ajmeri]


tumhaarii galiyo.n me.n phir rahaa huu.N 
Khayaal-e-rasm-e-vafaa hai varnaa
mai.n apane Gam-Khaanaa-e-junuu.N me.n
tumhe.n bulaanaa bhii jaanataa huu.N
[Qabil Ajmeri]


[ye gardish-e-zamaanaa hame.n kyaa miTaayegii
ham hai.n tavaaf-e-kuuchaa-e-jaanaa.N kiye hue
[Qabil Ajmeri]


ko_ii diivaanaa chaahe bhii to lagzish kar nahii.n sakataa
tere kuuche me.n paao.n la.Dakha.Daanaa bhuul jaate hai.n
[Qabil Ajmeri]

kitane shoriidaa-sar muhabbat me.n
ho gaye kuchaa-e-sanam kii Khaak
[Qabil Ajmeri]


kuuchaa-e-yaar markaz-e-anvaar
apane daaman me.n dasht-e-Gam kii Khaak
[Qabil Ajmeri]


Gam-e-jahaa.N ke taqaaze shadiid hai.n varnaa
junuu.N-e-kuuchaa-e-dildaar ham bhii rakhate hai.n
[Qabil Ajmeri]


sahib-e-dard ho ke ham "Qabil"
kuuchaa-e-chaaragar me.n rahate hai.n
[Qabil Ajmeri]



Contributed by Ather Ali Shaikh:
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ye kuuche ye niilaam-ghar dil-kashii ke
ye luTate hue kaaravaa.N zindagii ke
kahaa.N hai kahaa.N hai muhaafiz Khudii ke
sanaa Khvaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaa.N hai

ye pur-pe.Nch galiyaa.N ye be-Khvaab baazaar
ye gumanaam raahii ye sikko.n kii jhankaar
ye ismat ke saude ye saudo.n pe takaraar
sanaa Khvaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaa.N hai

ta'ffun se pur-niim roshan ye galiyaa.N
ye masalii hu_ii adh khulii zard kaliyaa.N
ye bikatii hu_ii khokalii rang-raliyaa.N
sanaa Khvaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaa.N hai

zaraa mulk ke rahabaro.n ko bulaao
ye galiyaa.N ye kuuche ye manzar dikhaao
sanaa Khvaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq ko laao
sanaa Khvaan-e-taqdiis-e-mashriq kahaa.N hai
[Sahir Ludhinavi]


sang-e-tuflaan kii rivaayat ko bhii doharaayaa gayaa
apanii galiyo.n me.n mujh ko ajanabii karane ke baad
saa.Ns lene kaa takalluf hii to baaqii rah gayaa
roz-marraa ki zaruurat me.n kamii karane ke baad
[Saleem Kausar]


saaye galii me.n jaagate rahate hai.n raat bhar
tanhaa_iyo.n kii oT se jhaa.Nkaa na kar mujhe
[Saleem Kausar]



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