7 responses to “Ishtehaar – Shiv Kumar Batalvi”

1. sir, i am very glad to see the shiv poem on your site, i respect shiv as my guru i have not seen him alive but i have read everything he wrote.
   thanks again , i was actually searching for ghazal meter.

   ragards
   sat pal

2. I’m not sure whether Punjabi poetry follows the same rules as Urdu be’hr, but if I were to take a guess at it, due to the flexibility this meter has .. it must be a variant of Mir’s Hindi meter which has the following structure:
   22 – 22 – 22 – 22 – 22 – 22 – 22 – 2

   where each (and any) odd number 2 can be replaced by 11 so ultimately it can take this form as well:

   211-211-211-211-211-211-211-2(1)

   This is just a guess after briefly trying to figure out the meter of the nazm. (By the way, as far as I know, this is not a Ghazal, although I can’t say for sure whether one would classify this as a “geet” or “nazm” but definitely not a Ghazal.

3. Hi Amit,

   This is beautiful. Thank you.

   http://rabbism.blogspot.com/2007/11/ishtihaar-original-poem-by-shiv-kumar.html

4. Sameer,

   Glad you liked it. I agree, it is a beautiful beautiful nazm.

   Amit

5. this is most sad and good nazm of world. mere khal nal har kise de nal eh ghatana gati hai bhavee uh jina margi apne ap nu brahamchari kyo na samje. ” i like this nazm very much”

6. Ishtehaar

   ik kuRi jidaa naam muhabbat gum hai, gum hai gum hai
   saad muraadi soni phabbat, gum hai, gum hai gum hai

   suurat osdi pariyaaN vargi, seerat di o Mariam lagdi
   hasdi hai taaN phul jhaRde ne, Turdi hai taa Ghazal hai lagdi
   lamm-salammi, saru de kad di, umr aje hai marke agg di
   par nainaa di gal samajhdii

   ik kuRi jidaa naam muhabbat
   gum hai gum hai gum hai

   gummeyaaN janam janam han hoye, par lagda jyoN kal di gal hai
   yuuN lagda jyoN ajj di gal hai, yuuN lagda jyoN hun di gal hai
   hune taaN mere kol khaRi si, hune taaN mere kol nahiiN hai
   eh ki chhal hai, eh kii phaTkan, soch meri hairaan baRii hai
   nazar meri har aaNde jaaNde, chahre daa rang phol rahii hai
   os kuRi nuu Tol rahii hai

   ik kuRi jidaa naam muhabbat
   gum hai gum hai gum hai

   shaam Dhale baazaaraaN de jad moRaaN te khushbuu ugdi hai
   vehal, thakaavaT, bechainii jad chauraaheyaaN te aa juRdi hai
   raule lippi tanhaaii vich os kuRi di thuR khaaNdi hai
   os kuRi di thuR disdi hai

   ik kuRi jidaa naam muhabbat
   gum hai gum hai gum hai

   har chhin maiNu yuuN lagdaa hai, har din maiNu yuuN lagdaa hai
   jooRe jashan te bheeRaaN vichoN, jooRii mahak de jhurmaT vichoN
   o maiNu aawaaz davegi, maiN ohnu pahchaan lavaaNgaa
   o maiNu pahchaan lavaagii

   par es raule de haR vichoN koi maiNu aawaaz na deNda
   koi vi mere vall na vehndaa
   par khore kyoN Tapala lagda, par khore kyoN jhaulla paiNda
   har din har ik bheeR juRii choN, but ohnda jyuuN langh ke jaandaa
   par maiNu hi nazar na aaunda, par maiNu hi nazar na aaunda

   gum gayii maiN us kuRi de, chehre de vich gummeyaa rahNdaa
   os de gham vich khuRdaa rahndaa

   ek kuRi jida naam muhabbat
   gum hai gum hai gum hai

   os kuRi nu meri sauN hai, os kuRi nu apni sauN hai
   os kuRi nu jag di sauN hai, os kuRi nu rab di sauN hai
   je kite paRdi sundi hove, jyuuNdii jaa o mar rahi hove
   ik vaari aa ke mil jaave, vafaa meri nu daaGh naa laave
   nahiiN taaN methoN jiyaa naa jaaNdaa
   geet koi likheyaa nahiiN jaaNdaa

   ik kuRi jidaa naam muhabbat
   gum hai gum hai gum hai

7. Shikra – The Hawk

   Maae! Ni maae!
   MaeN ik shikra yaar banaaiya.
   Uhde sir te kalgi,
   Te uhde paereeN jhaaNjhar,
   Te o chog chugeeNda aaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   Ik uhde roop di
   Dhup tikheri,
   Dooja mahikaaN da tirhaaiya,
   Teeja uhda raNg gulaabi
   Kise gori ma da jaaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   Naeni uhde
   Chet di aathan,
   Ate zulfeeN saavan CHaaya.
   HoTHaaN de vich kahte da
   Koi dihooN chaRne te aaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   SaahvaaN de vich
   Phul soiyaaN de
   Kise baag chanan da laaiya.
   Dehi deh vich kheDe chetar,
   ItraaN naal nuhaaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   BolaaN de vich
   Paun pure di,
   Ni o koyilaaN da hamsaaya.
   ChiTe daNd jyuN dhaano bagala,
   TauRi maar uDaaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   Ishke da
   Ik palaNgh nuwaari
   AsaaN chaananiyaaN vich Daahiya.
   Tan di chaadar ho gayi maeli
   Us paer ja palaNghe paaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   Dukhan mere
   NaenaaN de koye,
   Vich haR haNjhuaaN da aaiya.
   Saari raat gayi vich sochaaN
   Us e ki zulam kamaaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   Subaah savere
   Lae ni vaTana
   AsaaN mal mal us nuhaaiya.
   Dehi vichoN niklan chingaaN
   Te saaDa hath giya kumhalaaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   Choori kuTaaN
   Te o khaaNda naaheeN
   Uhnu dil da maas khavaaiya.
   Ik uDaari aesi maari
   O muR vatani na aaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!

   Maae! Ni maae!
   MaeN ik shikra yaar banaaiya.
   Uhde sir te kalgi
   Te uhde paereeN jhaaNjhar,
   Te o chog chugeeNda aaiya.
   Ni maeN vaari jaaN!