tanhaaiyaaN

hamaare darmiyaaN ab dooriyaaN haiN

Sep 24, 2007 My Urdu Poems, Poetry

My first nazm ever…. oh it was so much easier writing nazm than writing a Ghazal, it seems that the idea flows far better (at least in my case, that’s what happened) and the nazm just “happened” quickly, while I take my own sweet time when I write Ghazals.  Regardless, here’s my first nazm entitled:

hamaare darmiyaaN ab dooriyaaN haiN
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shab-e-furqat hai…
aur maiN sochtaa houN

hamaare darmiyaaN jo qurbateiN thiiN
vo kab aur kaise rukhsat ho gayiiN haiN
muhabbat ke vo dil-aavez naghme
vo baaheiN, vo nigaaheiN, vo ishaare
na jaane kab paraaye ban gaye sab
faqat aazurdagii hi rah gayii hai

hamaare darmiyaaN ab dooriyaaN haiN

shab-e-furqat hai…
aur maiN sochtaa houN

vo paimaan-e-vafaa sab jhooT thaa kyaa?
vo duzdeedah adaa sab jhooT thii kyaa?
vo andaaz-e-muhabbat jhooT the kyaa?
vo ulfat se bhare Khat, jhooT the kyaa?
vo sab kuchh kis tarah maiN bhool jaaouN?
faqat afsurdagii hii rah gayii hai

hamaare darmiyaaN ab dooriyaaN haiN

mujhe Khalvat meiN tanhaa chhoR kar tum
na jaane kis jahaaN meiN kho gayii ho
bhalaa maiN is sulagte dasht meiN ab
kahaaN paaouNgaa vaisii raahateiN jo
tumhaare gesuuoN kii chhaaNv meiN thiiN

shab-e-furqat hai aur maiN sochtaa houN
kabhii tumko bhi mujhse raabita thaa

magar ab to…

hamaare darmiyaaN bas dooriyaaN haiN

(August 5th 2006)

Tags: my poetry, nazm, urdu poetry