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zaraa nigaah uThaao k kuchh qaraar aaye
Continuing with posting my own poetry (which is just a few Ghazals and Nazms that I wrote here and there), here’s another one of my proud creations. zaraa nigaah uThaao k kuchh qaraar aaye mai-e-nashaat pilaao k kuchh qaraar aaye vafaa kii sham’aa jalaao k kuchh qaraar aaye zaraa qareeb to aao k kuchh qaraar…
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unki aaNkhoN se chhalak jaate haiN paimaane kaii
Here’s a ghazal that I also recited in a mushaira that took place in Montreal. The Ghazal got a lot of applauds, thankfully and was well received by the audience there. 1. unkii aaNkhoN se chhalak jaate haiN paimaane ka’ii raat hii raat meiN ban jaate haiN afsaane ka’ii! 2. ik faqat terii hii dil_jo’ii…
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hasrat-e-aashiqi! ham tiraa kya kareiN?
Another ghazal that I wrote while I was learning how to write technically sound Ghazals (though I have to say, I’m still learning!). This one is yet again, a light-hearted Ghazal and was written on a misra-e-tarah posted on urdustan.net forums. 1. hasrat-e-aashiqii! ham tiraa kyaa kareiN? in sulagatii tamannaaoN kaa kyaa kareiN?? 2. ye…
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ishq ki baazi kabhi hamse lagaa kar dekhiye
A light-hearted Ghazal written in 2003 as I was learning how to write technically sound Ghazals. On Urdustan.net forums, a misra-e-tarah was given : “kitni vus’at hai hamaare dil meiN aa kar dekhiye”. The following tarahi ghazal was my attempt: 1. ishq kii baazii kabhii ham se lagaa kar dekhiye dekhiye, ik baar to aaNkheiN…
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mili Khaak meiN muhabbat …
Another gem of a song from Chaudhvin Ka Chand. Guru Dutt, my goodness, what an actor he was. Selecting the best lyrics, the most amazing music, and just the stories that stir your heart and soul. Listen to the words of this masterpiece: [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=oQNIMrJqJ5E]