Here’s a Ghazal I wrote couple months ago. Like the old song goes, “Hard times no one knows”, it was a forgettable day for me, which left me with nothing, but a few couplets. Some are presented below, which I put them into a Ghazal. -Gautam
Category: Urdu/Hindi Poetry
Ek nazm pesh hai..
A Nazm that I penned on one of my lunch breaks in 2006…Enjoy.
Here are some ashaar by Naresh Kumaar ‘Shaad’.
On some people’s request, I’m posting a few Ashaar by various Sho’ara.
Some people have requested to share some old ones, so here it goes. I heard this one this summer during my trip to India from our long time neighbor, Capt. BM Lal. This poem is more than 80 years old. I am unaware of the actual Poet, but this poem has enthralled generations… Many thanks…
This is a very heartfelt Ghazal by Jaan Nisar Akhtar Saahab. Ham se bhaagaa na karo door Gazaalon ki tarah Hamane chaahaa hai tumhen chaahane vaalon ki tarah Khud-ba-Khud neend-si aaNkhon men ghuli jaati hai Mahaki mahaki hai shab-e-Gam tere baalon ki tarah Aur kyaa is se ziyaadaa koi narmi baratooN Dil ke zaKhmon ko…
These are some ashaar I wrote that never made into a Ghazal or a Nazm.. Aaj ki raat kahin door nikal jaayenge Aaj parbat ki ghaTaaon ne bulaaya hai mujhe Sochta hoon ki dushmano se dosti kar loon Chod kar saaye ko apnaa yahaan to koi nahi. So tonight I shall leave For I can…
I was going through my diary notes made years ago during high school days and found some Ash’aar. Here’s one. I don’t know who the Shayar is Takmeel muhabbat me taaseer ye maine dekhi hai Dil mera dhaDakta hai aur khabar unko ho jaati hai Ilzaam se darti hai ye duniya saari, Par ye haqeeqat…
Here are few couplets by Kaifi Azmi Sahab. Hontho ko see ke dekhiye pachhtaiye-gaa aap Hangaame jaag uThte hain aksar ghutan ke baad Gurbat ki thandi chaanv me yaad aayi uski dhoop Qadr e watan hui hame tarq e watan ke baad Insaan ki khwahishon ki koi intehaa nahi Do gaz zameen chaahiye do gaz…