ab ke ham bichhRe to shaayad kabhii KhvaaboN meN mileN
jis tarah suukhe hu’e phuul kitaaboN meN mileN
(bichhRe : part company; Khvaab : dreams; suukhe : dry)
DhuuNDh ujRe hu’e logoN meN vafaa ke motii
ye Khazaane tujhe mumkin hai KharaaboN meN mileN
(ujRe : ruined; motii : pearls; mumkin : possible; Kharaab : blemish)
tuu Khudaa hai na meraa ishq farishtoN jaisaa
donoN insaaN haiN to kyuN itne hijaaboN meN mileN
(farishtoN: angels; hijaab : veil)
Gham-e-duniyaa bhii Gham-e-yaar meN shaamil kar lo
nashaa baRhtaa hai sharabeN jo sharaaboN meN mileN
(Gham-e-duniyaa : mondane sufferings; Gham-e-yaar : sufferings due to beloved; shaamil : incorporate; nashaa : intoxication; sharaabeN : wines)
aaj ham daar pe kheNche gaye jin baatoN par
kyaa ajab kal vo zamaane ko nisaaboN meN mileN
(daar : gallows; ajab : surprise; zamaane : era; nisaaboN : benchmarks )
ab na vo maiN huN na tuu hai na vo maazii hai “Faraaz”
jaise do saaye tamannaa ke saraaboN meN mileN
(maazii : past; saaye : shadows; tamannaa : desire; saraab : illusion, mirage)
Ahmed Faraz
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One of my all time favorites… thanks !
Just noticed… last line should have ‘saaye’ in place of ‘shaKhs’. Fix it when you get chance.
Choicest composition and equally well rendered by the master.Progressive poet , poet by innate nature and communist by intellectual compulsions.After 1947,most popular Pakistani poet in India.
Son of a poor school teacher who revolted against wearing coarse dress presented by his father `Ham kammal ke bane kapRe nahi pahneNge` and ran away from home-`Farar`.
Today stands tall as `Faraz `
His other compositions have been rendered by eminent Indian singers.In his own words `meri gazaloN ko aam logoN tak pahuchane meN Hindustani gulukaroN ne ayetrafe-muhbbat kiya jin meN Lata,Asha,Jagjiit Singh,Pankaj Uddhas—–shamil haiN`
all time fav. ghazal…thankx
very nice blog!!
Excellent, janaab mazaa aa gayaa. Beautiful verse – Waah.
waaah!
Wow!!! Especially “tuu Khudaa hai na meraa ishq farishtoN jaisaa
donoN insaaN haiN to kyuN itne hijaaboN meN mileN…” Too good.
I have to say i’m real happy that i stumbled across this site!!!!
Superb!!!!!!!!
I have always admired him as a great poet.It is one of his best works.
Really he is unmatched
Fantastic site, kudos to U for the painstakig compilation. Apart from faraz,got many of my fav poets and works here. Keep up the good work.
This Ghazal is one of the few greatest Ghazals of the 20th century.We are lucky that respected Ahmed Faraz lives in our times.His other Ghazal “Ranjish hi sahi Dil hi dukhane ke liye aa” also “must read” Ghazals. Poetry is the ultimate destination of the seeker. And poet like Faraz sees things in human situations which cant be seen by ordinary mortals like us.
Ghazals & Poetry have that uniqueness – The more you think about it, the more myriad our interpretations become. The beauty of Faraz is that his poetry is almost bottomless. The more you think about it, the more essence you get out of it. Ranjish hi sahi is one such classic example.
This Ghazal rendered by master Mehdi is real soulful – the raaga, the extended aalap, the depth and rage of Mehdi’s voice is just elevating!!
i luv u “>>”FARAZ”<<”
ab k hm bichre
my fav fav fav ghazl
Ahmed Faraz marr zaroor gaye hain lekin mere dil mein barson zinda rahen gay, kyon k mujhe us k fun se ,us ki shaery se mohabbat hai junoon ki hadd tak.
All of the readers sadaa khush raho Good Bye.
MERI TAMAM MUSLIMS SE APPEAL HAI K WOH SIRF AUR SIRF DEEN-E- ISLAM KO APNA SHU’AR BANAEN . SHUKRIA.
Ahmed Faraz a wonderful poet.
ahmed faraz was the best peot:he will be,remember throuh his life.such kind of poet are take birth after centuries.may his soul rest in peace.
was looking for this gazal for over a decade. Thanx.
Beautiful lines……………..
Arzoo thi k tum pay sub kuch waar doon
Tujh pay apni yeh jaan bhi nisaar doon
Na khawish puri hui na tum ne sath dia
Sub bakwas ha aur kuch ni dear.