Meg Index | May 2002 Index

Date: 31-May-2002
Poet: Obaidullah Aleem


Here is a beautiful ghazal by Obaidullah Aleem, sung by 
Farida Khanum. I am including some additional ashaar for 
the ghazal not sung by Farida Khanum.


kuchh ishq thaa kuchh majabuurii thii so mai.n ne jiivan vaar diyaa
mai.n kaisaa zindaa aadamii thaa ik shaKhs ne mujh ko maar diyaa

ye sajaa sajaayaa ghar saaqii merii zaat nahii.n meraa haal nahii.n
ai kaash kabhii tum jaan sako jo us sukh ne aazaar diyaa

mai.n Khulii hu_ii ik sachchaa_ii mujhe jaanane vaale jaanate hai.n
mai.nne kin logo.n se nafrat kii aur kin logo.n se pyaar kiyaa

vo ishq bahut mushkil thaa magar aasaan na thaa yuu.N jiinaa bhii
us ishq ne zindaa rahane ka mujhe zarf diyaa pindaar diyaa


And here are the additional couplets:

ik sabz shaaKh gulaab kii thaa ik duniyaa apane pyaar kii thaa
vo ek bahaar jo aa_ii nahii.n us ke liye sab kuchh haar diyaa

mai.n rotaa huu.N aur aasmaan se taare TuuTate dekhataa huu.N
un logo.n par jin logo.n ne mere logo.n ko aazaar diyaa

vo yaar ho.n yaa mahabuub mere yaa kabhii kabhii milane vaale
ik lazzat sab ke milane me.n vo zaKhm diyaa yaa pyaar diyaa