Meg Index | December 2000 Index

Date: 6-Dec-2000
Poet: Anjum Irfani


daalaano.n me.n kamaro.n me.n ulajhaaye huye rakhanaa
kuchh kaam me.n apane ko bahalaaye huye rakhanaa

duniyaa ke masaa_il me.n ulajhaa huaa jab aa_uu.N
tum ghar ke masaa_il ko sulajhaaye huye rakhanaa

sanduuk ke kapa.Do.n ko kuchh dhuup dikhaa denaa
tum sahan me.n jaa.De ko phailaaye huye rakhanaa

mai.n dhuup ke saharaa se jhulasaa huaa aa_uu.Ngaa
shaano.n pe ghaTaao.n ko Thaharaaye huye rakhanaa

ho jaaye.n kabhii shab me.n bachcho.n se bhii do baate.n
pariyo.n kii kahaanii ko doharaaye huye rakhanaa

dhundhalaa na kahii.n kar de kuchh ghar kii pareshaanii
aa_iinaa-e-ruKh apanaa chamakaaye huye rakhanaa

ik umr pe bhii us kaa andaaz vahii 'Anjum'
kamare me.n qadam rakhanaa sharmaaye huye rakhanaa


I would like to know your views/opinion of today's ghazal.
One interesting thing to note is that all the couplets are
related/linked. This is rare though not unknown in ghazals.
The theme is also interesting. It is not something that is 
seen very often in ghazals. Also, one usually doesn't see 
social messages being delivered in such an oblique manner.

Enough hints! Let me know what you think. I will be 
sharing your thoughts with the rest of MeG so don't be put 
out if I edit your responses, for the sake of brevity, if 
nothing else. :-)

For those of you have joined Mehfil-e-Gazal (MeG) in the 
past few days, and as a reminder, I would like to mention 
my upcoming vacation in January. There will be no MeG posts
from January 1st to January 31st.