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Click above to listen this nazm in Kaifi Azmi’s own voice.
but-shikan ko’ii kahiiN se bhii na aane paaye
hamne kuch but abhii siine meN sajaa rakhe haiN
apnii yaadoN meN basaa rakhe haiN
dil pe ye soch ke path-raao karo diivaanoN
ke jahaaN hamne sanam apne chhupaa rakhe haiN
vahiiN Ghazni ke Khudaa rakhe haiN
but jo TuuTe to kisii tarah banaa leNge unheN
tukRe-tukRe sahii daaman meN uThaa leNge unheN
phir se ujRe hu’e siine meN sajaa leNge unheN
Gar Khudaa TuuTegaa ham to na banaa paayeNge
uske bikhre hu’e tukRe na uThaa paayeNge
tum uThaa lo to uTha lo shaayad
tum banaa lo to banaa lo shaayad
tum banaao to Khudaa jaane banaao kaisaa
apne jaisaa hii banaaya to qayaamat hogii
pyaar hogaa na zamaaneN meN muhabbat hogii
dushmanii hogi, adaavat hogii
hamse uskii na ibaadat hogii
vahshat-e-but-shikanii dekh ke hairaan huuN maiN
but-parastii mera shevaa hai ke insaan huuN maiN
ek na ek but to har ek dil meN chhupaa hotaa hai
uske sau naamoN meN ek naam Khudaa hotaa hai
Kaifi Azmi
but-shikan : idol breaker
siinaa : chest
path-raao : barrage of rocks
diivaanaa : frenzied
sanam : idol
Ghazni : Afhan invader
qayaamat : day of judgment
adaavat : animosity
daaman : part of the dress
tukRe : pieces
ibaadat : worship
vahshat : frenzy
hairaan : shocked
but-parastii : idol-worship
shevaa : trade, profession
{ 10 comments… read them below or add one }
Waah, waah, waah, very nice, mazaa aa gayaa.
Kya baat hai. Beautiful.
Waa….h!
Bahot achchhii nazm sunaayii. Waaqeyii Kaifi saahab NazmoN ke baadshaah thay.
Baho…t khuub!
Bahut khuub !!
beautiful!!!
great……..
mavellous ……….
a good lesson of humanity…….
Zindagi tujhse shikayat nahi hai
Khuda-i-bandagi ijazaat nahi hai
Ruh ko dharma ke emaan se na band
Aap hi se pehle janaat nahi hai.
could not agree more with kaifi sahab
ek na ek but to har ek dil meN chhupaa hotaa hai
uske sau naamoN meN ek naam Khudaa hotaa hai……
very beautifully expressed the inner …….”KHUDA” what we all have in ourselves…who ever is he or she..ny way…..
again marvellous!!!!!!!
A rebel speaks for humanity.Hats off!
Bravo!Bravo!Bravo!
” ye imaarat to ibaadadatgaah hai,
is jagah ek butqadaa tha,kya huaa ? “