dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itnaa qareeb se
chehre tamaam lagne lage haiN ajeeb se

is rengati hayaat kaa kab tak uThaayeiN baar
beemaar ab ulajhne lage haiN tabeeb se

har gaam  par hai majamaa-e-ushshaaq muntazir
maqtal ki raah milti hai kuu-e-habeeb se

is tarah zindagi ne diyaa hai hamaaraa saath
jaise koi nibaah rahaa ho raqeeb se

ai rooh-e-asar jaag, kahaaN so rahi hai tu
aawaaz de rahe haiN payambar saleeb se

Glossary

rengati = crawling
hayaat = life
baar = weight
tabeeb = doctor/healer
gaam = step
majmaa = crowd
ushshaaq = lovers (Plural of aashiq)
muntazir = awaiting
maqtal = place of execution
kuu-e-habeeb = lover’s street
raqeeb = rival
payambar = prophets
saleeb = cross

Today’s Ghazal

ab aayeiN ya na aayeiN idhar puuchhate chalo
kyaa chaahati hai un ki nazar puuchhate chalo

ham se agar hai tark-e-ta’alluq to kyaa huaa
yaaro! koi to un ki Khabar puuchhate chalo

jo Khud ko kah rahe haiN ki manzil shanaas haiN
un ko bhii kyaa Khabar hai magar puuchhate chalo

kis manzil-e-muraad ki jaanib ravaaN haiN ham
ai rah-ravaan-e-Khaak-ba-sar puuchhate chalo

Glossary

tark-e-ta’alluq = breaking of all connections, relations
manzil-shanaas = someone who knows the destination, goal
ravaaN = flowing
rahravaan-e-Khaak-ba-sar = a traveler whose head is full of dust

It’s time for a nice ghazal by Sahir:

jab kabhi unki tavajjo meiN kami paayii gayii
az-sar-e-nau daastaan-e-shauq dohraayii gayii

bik gaye jab tere lab phir tujh ko kyaa shikvah agar
zindgaani baadah-o-saaGhar se bahlaaii gayii

ai Gham-e-duniyaa tujhe kyaa ‘ilm tere vaaste
kin bahaanoN se tab’eeyat raah par laayii gayii

ham kareiN tark-e-vafaa, acchhaa chalo yuuN hi sahii
aur agar tark-e-vafaa se bhi na rusvaaii gayii?

kaise kaise chashm-o-aariz gard-e-Gham se bujh gaye
kaise kaise paikaroN ki shaan-e-zaibaayii gayii

dil kii dhaRkan meiN tawaazun aa chala hai, Khair ho
merii nazreiN bujhh gayiiN yaa terii raan’aaii gayii

un kaa Gham, un ka tasavvur, un ke shikve ab kahaaN
ab to ye baateiN bhi aie dil ho gayiiN aayii gayii

jurrat-e-insaaN pe go taadiib ke pahre rahe
fitrat-e-insaaN ko kab zanjeer pahnaaii gayii

arsa-e-hastee meiN ab tesha-zanoN kaa daur hai
rasm-e-changezii uThii to qaid-e-durraai gayii

Glossary

tavajjo = attention
az-sar-e-nau = from the beginning
daastaan-e-shauq = love story
baadah-o-saaGhar = alcohol (saaGhar = glass of alcohol)
‘ilm = knowledge
tark-e-vafaa = breaking promises
rusvaaii = disgrace
chashm-o-aariz = eyes and cheeks
gard-e-Gham = the dust of sorrow
paikaroN = bodies
shaan-e-zebaaii =the pride
tawaazun = Balance, rythme
raanaaii = beauty
tasavvur = imagination, thoughts
jurrat-e-insaaN = man’s will to carry out actions
taadeeb = discipline, law
fitrat-e-insaaN = man’s nature, thoughts
arsa-e-hastee = period of existence
tesha-zanoN = axe-wielders
rasm-e-changezii = the way of Changez (probably referring to Gengis Khan)
qaid-e-durraii = the prison of whips (durraa is a scourge made of twisted thongs (with which offenders are punished)

This is more of a qit’a but I’ll add it in the “ghazal / song” category.

As far as I’m concerned, I adore this qit’a.  It’s from the movie Pyasa (1957, Guru Dutt), exceptionally sung by Mohd. Rafi

Gham is qadr baRhe k maiN ghabraa ke pee gayaa
is dil ki bebasii pe, taras khaa ke pee gayaa!

Thukraa rahaa thaa mujhko baRi der se jahaaN
maiN aaj sab jahaan ko Thukraa ke pee gayaa!!!

Listen it to on Youtube

maayuus to huuN vaade se tere kuchh aas nahiiN kuchh aas bhii hai
main ap’ne KhayaaloN ke sad’qe tuu paas nahiiN aur paas bhii hai

ham’ne to Khushii maaNgii thii magar jo tuune diyaa achchhaa hii diyaa
jis Gham ko taa’alluq ho tujh’se wo raas nahiiN aur raas bhii hai

pal’koN pe laraj’te ashkoN meN tasviir jhalak’tii hai terii
diidaar kii pyaasii aaNkhoN ko ab pyaas nahiiN aur pyaas bhii hai

Movie: Barsaat ki Raat
Singer: Mohd. Rafi
Music Director: Roshan