Meg Index | September 2000 Index

Date: 26-Sep-2000
Poet: Nasir Kazmi


I was supposed to post the last ghazal from the 
Tahira Syed album but I was just listening to a 
Ghulam Ali album and wanted to share this beautiful 
ghazal with you all.



dil me.n ik lahar sii uThii hai abhii
ko_ii taazaa havaa chalii hai abhii


shor barpaa hai Khaanaa-e-dil me.n
ko_ii diivaar sii girii hai abhii

[barpaa = arisen]


kuchh to naazuk mizaaj hai.n ham bhii
aur ye choT bhii na_ii hai abhii

[naazuk = delicate; mizaaj = temperament]
[choT = wound; na_ii = new]


bharii duniyaa me.n jii nahii.n lagataa
jaane kis chiiz kii kamii hai abhii


tuu shariik-e-suKhan nahii.n hai to kyaa
ham-suKhan terii Khaamoshii hai abhii


yaad ke be-nishaa.N jaziiro.n se
terii aavaaz aa rahii hai abhii

[jaziiraa = island]


shahar ke becharaaG galiyo.n me.n
zindagii tujh ko Dhuu.NDhatii hai abhii

[becharaaG = dark/without light]


so gaye log us havelii ke
ek khi.Dakii magar khulii hai abhii

[havelii = mansion]


tum to yaaro abhii se uTh baiThe
shahar me.n raat jaagatii hai abhii


vaqt achchhaa bhii aayegaa "Nasir"
Gam na kar zindagii pa.Dii hai abhii



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