Khayal o Khwab huii hain …

Khayal o Khawab hui hain muhabbatein kaisi
Lahuu may naach rahii hain yah wahashatein kaisi

Naa shab ko chand hi accha na na din ko Mehr accha
Yah hum pay beet rahi hain qayamatein kaisi

Woh saath tha tu khuda bhi tha Meharbaa’n kiya kiya
Bhichar gaya tu hui hain adawatein kaisi

Azaab jinka tabasum, Sawaab jinki nigah’
Khinchi hui hain pas e jaa’n yah sooratein kaisi

Hawaa kay dosh pay rakhay huay chiragh hain hum
Jo bujh gayay tu Hawaa say Shikayatein kaisi

Jo bekhabar koi guzra tu yah sadaa di hay
may sang e raah hoon mujh pay inayatein kaisi

Jo abar hay so woh ab sang o khisht laata hay
Fazaa yah ho tu Dilon ki Nizakatein kaisi

Yah daur e be hunr’aan hay bacha rakho khud ko
yahaan sadaqatein kaisi karamatein kaisi …!

Since this morning, I’m humming Obaid ullah Aleem’s this very ghazal, beautifully expressed and felt … all poets really do feel alike or is it the sensitivity (the much famed one) within that irks??

Yu read a fe lines and feel as if thats exactly how your inner-self feels … weird that soemone can portray your emotions so well … an etching of a soul!!!

Strange things happen !!!

 

Comments (15)

SidhusaahebJuly 30th, 2007 at 2:04 am

Waah!

As for, “You read a few lines and feel as if that’s exactly how your inner-self feels … weird that someone can portray your emotions so well …”, for me that is the acid test for good poetry. :)

I agree that poets are able to achieve this on account of their sensitivity, in addition to an exceptional hold over the language, of course.

Aks..July 30th, 2007 at 3:02 pm

Nice one Asma :)

ZiosJuly 31st, 2007 at 3:52 am

I think everyone of us does feel..quite similarly..though we do not express in same way. Poets express with words that rhyme.. and painters express beauty in series of dots.:)
Still humming???:-P

GHJuly 31st, 2007 at 4:56 pm

Fazaa yah ho tu Dilon ki Nizakatein kaisi … Bohat khoob!

MuddasirJuly 31st, 2007 at 5:34 pm

Salamz Asma Baji,

Well to be honest I am not very much into Literature esp. Urdu, just to the extent of an bystander; i.e I talk less and listen more. Waisay I could’nt grasp the above stated Ghazal (meray palay nahi pari as they say) but still you deserve a “Wah Wah”

The Reason for my post is just a small query for which I require Your Majesty’s cerebral opinion.

So here it Goes:

Malka-e-Aliya Agar Jaan Bakhshi Jai to ek Arz hai :

Ajj Office mein ek female coworker neh ek sawal kiya which left me puzzled,
sawal Darj Zail hai:

What’s better?
A lie that draws a smile or the truth that draws a tear ?

Hope to have your response soon.

P.S : No cheating or Umar bhai (Centipede Walay ;) ) say muth inquire kariga warna pura lecture sunah paray ga. ;)

P.P.S: And in my comments on my your last post I wished for you a Shawl for Swat becoz I thought that those muggers also ran away with your Chaddar, so my bad. SOrry :(

Fi Amanallah.

MuddasirJuly 31st, 2007 at 5:37 pm

Sorry for my posts for being so long.

aashelyJuly 31st, 2007 at 10:03 pm

..heart penetrating poetry..and lyrics always reflect ones pulsing rate thouroughly

SidhusaahebAugust 1st, 2007 at 1:24 am

@Muddasir: While we await Asma’s answer, I am taking the liberty to put in my two cents here. I hope you don’t mind! :)

Telling some one a lie today might save them from shedding a tear, but cause them to shed many more tears at a later date, when they discover the truth, which they most certainly will at some point of time.

Every liar thinks that he or she shall never be found out, but always is and, often, at the most inopportune moment.

AbsarAugust 1st, 2007 at 10:12 am

Wow! I particularly liked the 5th shair! Awesome!

MuddasirAugust 1st, 2007 at 6:07 pm

Thankyou very much SidhuSaaheb for your two cents, I was in desperate need of an answer. Loads of Thanx

Ok now, one male opinion (check); one female opinion (still uncheck). So Asma Baji I am still waiting for your’s. Plz meri Izzat ka Sawal Hai.

AsmaAugust 2nd, 2007 at 1:58 am

Sidhusaaheb hehehe … and it comes from you – shair dushman :P
Par kah sahee rahay hain (I love those who agrees with me :*)) Acid test – kiya aala baat krdi aap nay …. chaha gayay hain . Unfortunately, in the azaad shatiri of today – its fusion people are getting into and hold on language is at times missing too.

Aks.. Yah I’m nice – thank you :P

Zios true … well nahi not still :P Loud humming ka dil karta hay kabhi kabhi :P

GH :)

Muddassir heheh challo koi nahi aadhi duniya shayiri say peddal hoti hay :P bohat hii aala sawaal kiya hay aapki colleague nay – par yah aap say kiyun kiyya :P

I’ll answer in quite detail (maybe) so kal insha allah – my energy’s all got cucked up by the time i reached this point :| So ‘m sorry – kal inshah allahh :>
aur barri nazar rakhi hui hay centipede :P

aashley His most of the poetry’s this and if u hear his poems in his own voice – its a complete sar dhuniyay experience :)

meri nawaabi mujhay ijazat nahi de rahi kay may mazeeed replies karoon so kal insha allah

Thans – gtg for some nap :>

SidhusaahebAugust 2nd, 2007 at 4:56 pm

@Muddasir: You’re welcome!

@Asma: Zarraa-nawaazish! :)

I guess that’s the reason why none of the current crop comes even close the poets of yore.

GulfamAugust 5th, 2007 at 11:59 am

very good choice

MuddasirAugust 5th, 2007 at 9:18 pm

Salamz Asma Baji,

Haiyay, Spring came & went, moreover autumn also came & went but Asma Baji apka opinion nahi aya. Barah-e-Karam thori Nazar-e-Karam idhar bhi farma di jiayay.

Asma Baji, the thing is kay Karachi ki larkiyan are quite infact way to smart; we were having lunch in our office and this female co-worker of mine came up with question and said in front of my boss that whoever gives the best answer will get to have a free effort (term we use for muft ka khana given by our co-workers) at the winner’s desired venue. Since I have been losing for the past two months, this time my ego jumped in I thought this is best time for getting to my revenge.
I am vegetarian so the food is not reason, but Asma Baji believe me larki kay paiso say khana ka maza hi or hai, esp. when she is from Karachi and her name is Nida. :P

To sum it up Asma Baji, I don’t want to lose for the third and salary milnay say phelay hi 2000 (minimum that is) ki duzz nahi lagana chahta. Yehi mouka hai apnay previous loss ko recover karnay ka. SO plz plz plz plz plz help me win. (I’ll share the food with you :P )

Waisay this contest is like racing in the special olympics; even if you win,
you’re still retarded. :P

As for the centipede thing, as I stated before Asma Baji I am a bystander i.e I keep lurking around the net.

Signing of in hopes to have your response plz Asma Baji I’ll be getting my salary on the 9th of August. (Azadi say phelay mujhey Azad karday :) )

Allah Hafiz.

P.S: Asma Baji one more thing plz aap mujhey APP na Kahain, I got embarrassed actually when I read your comment.

AsmaAugust 8th, 2007 at 1:42 am

Mudassir I’ve already told you my stance – will post it here too :>

Sidhusaaheb wah ji wah – you share my thoughts :) and thanks for ur prompt reply – I’m very sust :s

Absar Oh yup me too :)

Gulfam Obaid ullah aleem :>

Muddasir bacchay abhi bohat dniya dekhni hay tumhay :>

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