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Date: 12-Jul-2001
Poet: Qateel Shifai


rahegaa saath teraa pyaar zindagii ban kar
ye aur baat merii zindagii vafaa na kare....


On 12th July, 2001, famous poet and lyricist Qateel Shifai breathed his last in Sheikh Zayed hospital. In the next few editions of Mehfil-e-Gazal, I shall be posting some ghazals by Qateel Shifai as a tribute to the great poet.


Today's ghazal is from Jagjit Singh's album In Search and is very popular:


apane hoTho.n par sajaanaa chaahataa huu.N 
aa tujhe mai.n gun_gunaanaa chaahataa huu.N 

ko_ii aa.Nsuu tere daaman par giraakar 
buu.Nd ko motii banaanaa chaahataa huu.N 

thak gayaa mai.n karate-karate yaad tujh ko 
ab tujhe mai.n yaad aanaa chaahataa huu.N 

chhaa rahaa hai saarii bastii me.n andheraa 
raushanii ho ghar jalaanaa chaahataa huu.N 

aaKharii hichakii tere zaano.n pe aaye 
maut bhi mai.n shaayaraanaa chaahataa huu.N