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sunaa karo merii jaan in se un se afsaane
sab ajnabii haiN yahaaN kaun kis ko pahchaane
(afsaane : fiction, stories; ajnabii : strangers)
yahaaN se jald guzar jaao qaafile vaaloN
haiN merii pyaas ke phuuNke hu’e ye viiraane
(qaafilaa : caravan; viiraane : ruins)
merii junuun-e-parastish se tang aa gaye log
sunaa hai band kiye jaa rahe haiN but-Khaane
(junuuN : frenzy; parastish : worship; but-Khaane : idol temple)
jahaaN se pichhle pahar ko’ii tashnaa-kaam uThaa
vahiiN pe toRe haiN yaaroN ne aaj paimaane
(tashnaa-kaam : thirsty; paimaane : cups)
bahaar aaye to meraa salaam kah denaa
mujhe to aaj talab kar liyaa hai sehraa ne
(bahaar : spring; talab : called for; sehraa : desert)
hu’aa hai hukm ke “Kaifi” ko sang-saar karo
masiih baiThe haiN chhup ke kahaaN Khudaa jaane
(hukm : judgement; sang-saar : stoning; masiih : messiah)
Kaifi Azmi
{ 8 comments… read them below or add one }
Excellent.Worth attention–`JunuuN -e-parastish`
I have not come accross `Viiraane= strangers
Kaifi Sahib is so good.
Darling, you can listen to his or her tale
They’re stranger here, no one knows the other
Move faster on your caravan when you are here
The burnt ruins of my unrequited desires are here
People are now tired of the frenzy of my worship
I hear they’re now closing the temples of idols
Where someone was thirsting for a drink today
Friends broke all drinking glasses there today
When the spring comes, send them my salaams
The deserts are calling earnestly for me today
It’s ordained that ‘Kaifi’ be now stoned to death
God knows where the silent messiah is sitting today
-tr. Ravi Kopra
zaberdast
one more gem from treasures of kaifi azmi.
There is complete audio in kafi sahab s voice namely kafiyat if anybody can please upload this album shall be highly appreciated.
luv
zaheer
excellent flow of feeling
suna karo meri jaan………. is one of best ghazal written by Kaifi sahab. i thought that kaifi is the last eqwali writer after Sardar ali zafari. when kaifi come in mumbai,then sardar is the person who helped him. kaifi&Sardar came to my dreams in many times,i saw and touch them. Really kaify & sardar is priceless for me, i’ll never forgate them. this ghazal is in own voice. my last wish to meet them never be complite Bcoz they hav gone away….. i can see only in dreams.