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Friday, June 4, 2010

Ahmad Faraaz for you!

Ahmad Faraaz has been one of the better poets in urdu, his recent loss is yet another nail in the yet unfinished coffin of urdu poetry. There aren't many poets now, who can boast of a flowing and natural style of poetry that makes genuine art seem effortless. Here are some of the couplets from his ghazals that i cull out for my readers.
wahshaten badhti gayin, hijr ke aazaar ke saath
ab to ham baat bhi karte nahin ghamkhwar ke saath

the next one is undoubtedly in dialogue with meer's "phirte ho meer khwar koi poochta nahin/ is shayari mein izzat e saadat bhi gayi." dastaar=head gear, a mark of self respect, saadaat is the plural of syed, the most respected people amongst the muslim drawing lineage from the prophet, via hazrat Ali PBUH

ab to ham ghar se nikalte hain to rakh dete hain
taaq par izzat e saadaat bhi dastaar ke saath

is qadar khauf hai is sheher ki galiyon mein ke log
chaap sunte hain to lag jaate hain deewar ke saath!

ham ko us ahd mein taameer ka sauda hai jahan
log memaar ko chun dete hain deewar ke saath

Two couplets from the other ghazal
talaatum=tempest, me'maar= mason, creator
ab tum aaye ho meri jaan tamaasha karne
ab to dariya mein talaatum na sakoon hai, yun hai

shayari taaza zamaanon ki hai me'maar faraaz
yeh bhi ek silsila e kun fa ya koon hai yun hai!

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Friday, June 4, 2010

Ahmad Faraaz for you!

Ahmad Faraaz has been one of the better poets in urdu, his recent loss is yet another nail in the yet unfinished coffin of urdu poetry. There aren't many poets now, who can boast of a flowing and natural style of poetry that makes genuine art seem effortless. Here are some of the couplets from his ghazals that i cull out for my readers.
wahshaten badhti gayin, hijr ke aazaar ke saath
ab to ham baat bhi karte nahin ghamkhwar ke saath

the next one is undoubtedly in dialogue with meer's "phirte ho meer khwar koi poochta nahin/ is shayari mein izzat e saadat bhi gayi." dastaar=head gear, a mark of self respect, saadaat is the plural of syed, the most respected people amongst the muslim drawing lineage from the prophet, via hazrat Ali PBUH

ab to ham ghar se nikalte hain to rakh dete hain
taaq par izzat e saadaat bhi dastaar ke saath

is qadar khauf hai is sheher ki galiyon mein ke log
chaap sunte hain to lag jaate hain deewar ke saath!

ham ko us ahd mein taameer ka sauda hai jahan
log memaar ko chun dete hain deewar ke saath

Two couplets from the other ghazal
talaatum=tempest, me'maar= mason, creator
ab tum aaye ho meri jaan tamaasha karne
ab to dariya mein talaatum na sakoon hai, yun hai

shayari taaza zamaanon ki hai me'maar faraaz
yeh bhi ek silsila e kun fa ya koon hai yun hai!

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