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Click above to listen this ghazal in Saleem Kausar’s own voice.
We are thankful to Shaheer Khan sahab of AMUalumni.org for making available this audio.
maiN Khayaal huN kisii aur kaa mujhe sochtaa ko’ii aur hai
sar-e-aa’iinaa meraa aks hai pas-e-aa’iinaa ko’ii aur hai
(sar-e-aa’iinaa : in front of the mirror; pas-e-aa’iinaa : behind the mirror)
maiN kisii ke dast-e-talab meN huuN to kisii ke harf-e-duaa meN huN
maiN nasiib huN kisii aur kaa mujhe maaNgataa ko’ii aur hai
(dast : hand; talab : desire; harf-e-duaa : words of prayers)
kabhii lauT aayeN to na puuchhnaa sirf dekhnaa baRe Ghaur se
jinheN raaste meN Khabar hu’ii ki ye raastaa ko’ii aur hai
ajab aitbaar-o-be-aitbaarii ke darmiyaaN hai zindagii
maiN qariib huN kisii aur ke mujhe jaanataa ko’ii aur hai
(aitbaar : confidence, belief)
vahii munsifoN kii rivaayateN vahii faisaloN kii ibaarateN
meraa jurm to ko’ii aur thaa par merii sazaa ko’ii aur hai
(munsif : judge; rivaayat : traditions; ibaarat : diction, style)
terii roshnii merii Khaddo-Khaal se muKhtalif to nahiiN magar
tuu qariib aa tujhe dekh luuN tuu vahii hai yaa ko’ii aur hai
(Khaddo-Khaal : appearence; muKhtalif : different)
jo merii riyaazat-e-niim-shab ko “Saleem” subh na mil sakii
to phir is ke maanii to ye hu’e ke yahaaN Khudaa ko’ii aur hai
(riyaazat-e-niim-shab : religious exercises at mid-night)
Saleem Kausar
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Excellent! Eagerly waiting for more of such works par excellence!
Thanks a lot, Vivek sahab.
I intend to post them regularly.
Mohib
I have to thank Dr. Tailor for introducing me to you site. I in turn have emailed all my friends about your site.
Main nasseb hun kisi aur ka mujhe mangta koi aur hai!
simply splendid! every line , every word is mejestically written, and I am thank ful to the individual who is promoting this exotic beauty of Ghazals by posting these works, thank you mohib sahab, shukriya!
Golden words & a great work,
Waiting for such more golden coins…invaluable!!!
aafriN…aafriN..
Yeh jahan ka rivajo-rang nahiN
Yeh rang huzur koii aur hai!
To,
Dr.Vivek Tailor,
Thanks a lot. It was nice to listen original voice.
It’s very touching to listen to this beautiful ghazal in the original voice. Great presentation! Each word sounds deep, and meaningful.
Subhan Allha
jo merii riyaazat-e-niim-shab ko “Saleem” subah na mil sakii
to phir is ke maanii to ye hu’e ke yahaaN Khudaa ko’ii aur hai
Kya baat hai kya ahub hai kamal hai mohib bhai app bahut accha kaam karrahe ho
don’t have word to say………
it’s simply superb.
very deep….just like a cool darkness……….
I thank God for two things:
(1) Creating such a web site through His created, and
(2) Making me stumble upon it apparently accidentally, but I feel it as a reward for what ever I did in His service and in the service of His created.
May God bless the masters of this web site.
I know now how to spend every minute of my life, it is bliss, bliss and bliss.
Capt. M. Srinivasulu.
It’s one of the immortal ghazals. And is sung in the exact way, the shaayar must have thought of, by Raees Khan.
Dear Mohib,
I have some problem with translation of pas-e-aa’inaa as in front of mirror, to me pas is behind, therefore this translates into behind the mirror. Correct me if I am wrong.
regards,
Syed
The Translation of two urdu words is wrong:
Sar-e-Aaina means a mirror which is openly visible
Pas-e-Aaina means a mirror which is hidden
sar-e-aa’iinaa meraa aks hai pas-e-aa’iinaa ko’ii aur hai
means My image is on mirror of open – but in mirror of hidden the image is somebody else’s
Please correct it
Thanks.
does any one have MOHABAT DIARY HARGIZ NHI HAI JIS MAIN TUM LIKHO BY SALEEM KAUSAR
Splendid
Dil ka har dard sheron mein ubhar aya hai..
thank you beboo for introducing me to this site. i am in love with this ghazal.
im eager to listen more poetry by saleem sahab
do me notice of there is more
what is the english translation of the last two lines? I am having trouble understanding it. thanks!
jo merii riyaazat-e-niim-shab ko “Saleem” subh na mil sakii
to phir is ke maanii to ye hu’e ke yahaaN Khudaa ko’ii aur hai
I think the original one is best because of its simplicity. If we remove the original one from comparison, Jagjit’s look simplest. But if music is to be added I would wgo ith the most complex but classical way of Ghazal singing of MH.
wah bahut hi umda ghazal . bahut khoob
When I heard the audio clip, I found that…
- one of the stanzas that Salimji has recited is not added here (and that one is one the best ones in this Ghazal… Tujhe dushmano ki khabar na thi, mujhe dosto ka pata na he,…)
- in the stanza “teri roshani meri…” should actually be “meri roshani teri…”
Can someone please update it? It would be awesome to get the complete poetry here.
And as always, it is wonderful to have one place where so many good Ghazals are present.
Very Nice Ghazal near to Reality Of Humen Beings. I will just Say Waaaah Sir Saleem Quiser.
Friends,
This is simply an awesome piece of shayari.
this ghazal also sung by great singer Mehdi Hassan and a marvellous piece of our calssical sangeet. and bu the way ‘sar-e-aina’means on the mirror reflection we see on the surface of mirror and ‘pas-e-aaina’means behind the mirror where that reflection is created, ”pas”’in farsi simply mean what is in urdu ”peechay” behind.