zindagii tanhaa safar kii raat hai
2,154 Viewszindagii tanhaa safar kii raat hai
apne apne hausle kii baat hai
kis aqiide kii duhaa’ii deejiye
har aqiidah aaj be-auqaat hai
(aqiidah : belief; be-auqaat : without value)
kyaa pataa pahuNcheNge kab manzil talak
ghaTte-baRhte faasiloN kaa saat(h) hai
(saat(h) : company)
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Mohib sahib,
aakhri she’r is ghazal ka naheeN hai. baihr aur qaafiya donoN hi mukhtalif haiN.
My bad, the second line is:
ghaTte baRhte faasiloN kaa saat(h) hai
Can saat be written for saath?
saat and saath are parsed the same as far as ‘taqtee’ is concerned. However, correct me if I am wrong, but the first misra is still not in the same baihr as the rest of the ghazal.
Really sorry, sometimes the mind refuses to work. Especially when you are pre-occupied with something else.
Thanks so much for pointing out the error. I have made the correction, it should be fine now.