Meg Index | June 2001 Index

Date: 28-Jun-2001
Poet: Wasim Barelvi


Here are some miscellaneous ashaar recited by Wasim Barelvi 
at the Houston mushaira:

Gam bayaa.N karane kaa ko_ii aur Dhang ijaad kar
terii aa.Nkho.n kaa paanii to puraanaa ho gayaa


is zaamaane kaa ba.Daa kaise banuu.N
itanaa chhoTaapan mere bas kaa nahii.n


And now, another new ghazal recited by Wasim Barelviin Houston. 
He didn't recite this at the Dallas mushaira.


zaraa saa qataraa kahii.n aaj agar ubharataa hai
samandaro.n hii ke lahaje me.n baat karataa hai

Khulii chhato.n ke diye kab ke bujh gaye hote
ko_ii to hai jo havaao.n ke par katarataa hai

[par kataranaa = make futile/ineffective]

sharaafato.n kii yahaa.N ko_ii ahamiyat hii nahii.n
kisii kaa kuchh na bigaa.Do to kaun Darataa hai

[ahamiyat = importance]

zamii.n kii kaisii viqaalat ho phir nahii.n chalatii
jab aasmaan se ko_ii faisalaa utarataa hai

tum aa gaye ho to phir kuchh chaa.Ndanii sii baate.n ho.n
zamii.n pe chaa.Nd kahaa.N roz roz utarataa hai