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rahi haiN daad-talab unkii — Ghazal – JaaN Nisaar Akhtar
A lovely Ghazal by JaaN Nisaar Akhtar rahii haiN daad-talab unkii shauKhiyaaN ham se adaa shanaas bahut haiN, magar kahaaN ham se [daad-talab = wanting praise, adaa-shanaas = those who can appreciate beauty] sunaa diye the kabhi kuchh Ghalat-salat qisse voh aaj tak haiN usi taraH bad-gumaaN ham se [bad-gumaaN = mistrustful] ye kunj kyoN…
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Maan – By Irfan Abid
A Ghazal that touches your heart everytime you read it by Irfan Abid. You can read more poetry by Abid Sahib, posted all over the web. I haven’t talked to him in a while, but I have always wanted to archive this Ghazal somewhere.. and what better place to put it than my own blog.…
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Nazm uljhi hui hai seene meiN – Gulzaar
nazm uljhi hui hai seene meiN – a nazm by Gulzaar with video (sung by Bhupinder)
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bikhre ash’aar (1)
betaabi-e-dil beshak palkoN pe chali aanaa lekin ye teri had hai is had se na baRh janaa aadaab-e-muhabbat meiN, zabt ek baRi shai hai kuchh bhi ho magar aie dil, aavaaz na ban jaanaa (Jagan Nath Azad)
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peer-e-tasmaa-paa
Here’s an amazing nazm by Kaifi Azmi entitled Peer-e-tasmaa-paa (the old man of the sea who would ask the travellers to drop him across the water on their shoulders and with really strong legs, he would choke his carriers) Kaifi’s nazm really talks about a much deeper meaning where he identifies himself with the carrier,…