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The poet of the week is Qateel Shifai. 

vafaa ke shiish mahal me.n sajaa liyaa mai.n ne
vo ek dil jise patthar banaa liyaa mai.n ne

ye soch kar ki na ho taak me.n Khushii ko_ii
Gamo.n ki oT me.n Khud ko chhupaa liyaa mai.n ne

kabhii na Khatm kiyaa mai.n ne roshanii kaa muhaaz
agar chiraaG bujhaa, dil jalaa liyaa mai.n ne

[muhaaz = procession]

kamaal ye hai ki jo dushman pe chalaanaa thaa
vo tiir apane kaleje pe khaa liyaa mai.n ne

'Qateel' jisakii adaavat me.n ek pyaar bhii thaa
us aadamii ko gale se lagaa liyaa mai.n ne

[adaavat = enemity]


The overwhelmingly positive response to our query regarding inclusion of 
original poetry by our subscribers and/or visitors made us realise that perhaps 
we need to start that section sooner than we thought. We have tentatively 
decided to name it "Shamma-e-Mehfil". We shall invite contributions from 
everyone, as soon as we are ready.