http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog Weblog dedicated to Sahir Ludhianvi - lafzoN ka jaadugar (site optimized for Firefox) Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:48:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sahir Ludhianvi wrote this nazm on the slain Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, the first prime-minister of Congo and also a staunch anti-imperialist. He was deposed from the office and murdered. A really good poet and someone who is very dear to me and has taught me a lot ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/22/poetry/khoon-phir-khoon-hai/ Here's a beautiful beautiful song .. sung by the evergreen Mohd. Rafi.  The song featured in the movie Chitrelekha (1964) and was composed by Roshan. Enjoy: man re tu kaahe na dheer dhare vo nirmohi, moh na jaane, jinkaa moh kare man re tu kaahe na dheer dhare is jeevan ki chaRhati Dhalati dhoop ko ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/29/poetry/man-re-tu-kaahe-na-dheer-dhare/ This beautiful song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the feature film Taj Mahal (1963).  The music was by Roshan.  A beautiful Ghazal that talks about war.... Khudaa-e-bartar terii zameeN par, zameeN ki Khaatir, ye jaNg kyoN hai? har ik fatah-o-zafar ke daaman pe Khuun-e-insaaN ka  raNg kyoN hai? zameeN bhi teri, haiN ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/21/poetry/khuda-e-bartar-teri-zameen-par/ muskuraa aie zameen-e-teerah-o-taar sar uThaa aie dabii hui maKhlooq dekh vo maGhrabii ufaq ke qareeb aaNdhiyaaN pech-o-taab khaane lagiiN aur pooraane qamaar Khaane meiN kuhnah shaatir baham ulajhane lage koii terii taraf nahiiN nigraaN ye giraaN-baar sard zanjeereiN zang-Khurdaa haiN, aahanii hi sahii aaj mauqaa' hai TooT saktii haiN fursat-e-yak nafas Ghaneemat hai sar uThaa aie dabii hui maKhlooq Glossary: teerah-o-tark = dark makhlooq ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/18/poetry/lamha-e-ghaneemat/ subah-e-nau-roz (The morning of a new day) phooT paReeN mashriq se kirneiN haal banaa maazii ka fasaanaa gooNjaa mustaqbil ka taraanaa bheje haiN ahbaab ne tuhfe aTe paRe haiN mez ke kone dulhan banii hui haiN raaheiN jashn manaao saal-e-nau ke nikli hai bangle ke dar se ik muflis dahqaan ki beTi afsurdah murjhaaii hui hai jism ke dukhte joR dabaati aaNchal ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/15/poetry/subah-e-nau-roz/ merii naakaam muhabbat kii kahaani mat chheR apnii mayoos umaNgoN ka fasaanaa na sunaa zindagii talKh sahii, zahar sahii, sitam* hi sahii dard-o-aazaar sahii, jabr sahii, Gham hi sahii lekin is dard-o-Gham-o-jabr kii vus'at ko to dekh zulm kii chhaaNv meiN dam toRtii Khalqat ko to dekh apnii mayoos umaNgoN ka fasaanaa na sunaa merii naakaam muhabbat ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/15/poetry/mujhe-sochne-de/ 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 ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2007/05/20/poetry/maayuus-to-huun-vaade-se/ tum ap'naa ranj o Gham ap'nii pareshaanii mujhe de do tumhe Gham kii qasam is dil kii viiraanii mujhe de do ye maanaa maiN kisii qaabil nahiiN huuN in nigaahoN meN buraa kyaa hai agar ye dukh ye hairaanii mujhe de do maiN dekhuuN to sahii duniyaa tumheN kaise sataatii hai koii din ke ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2007/05/16/poetry/tum-apnaa-ranj-o-gham/ another masterpiece from Sahir's 'talKhiyaaN' maiN ne jo geet tire pyaar ki Khaatir likkhe aaj un geetoN ko baazaar meiN le aayaa houN aaj duukaan pe neelaam uThegaa un kaa tu ne jin geetoN pe rakhii thii muhabbat kii asaas aaj chaandi ke taraazoo  meiN tulegii har cheez mere afkaar, miri shaayari mera ahsaas jo tirii zaat ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2007/05/03/poetry/fankaar/ Popularized by the movie "kabhi kabhi", the nazm featured in Sahir's "talKhiyaaN" and was later simplified for the movie version.  The movie contained two different versions of the nazm, the one that was sung by Mukesh and then Mukesh and Lata and the other version was from 'talKhiyaaN', recited by ... http://www.sahirludhianvi.com/blog/index.php/2007/05/03/poetry/kabhi-kabhi/