hu_ii hai shaam to aa.Nkho.n me.n bas gayaa phir tuu

Everytime I need situational words Faraz is always there. If anybody has any idea on biography of Faraz please let me know:

hu_ii hai shaam to aa.Nkho.n me.n bas gayaa phir tuu 
kahaa.N gayaa hai mere shahar ke musaafir tuu 

bahut udaas hai ik shaKhs tere jaane se
jo ho sake to chalaa aa usii kii Khaatir tuu

[shaKhs = individual/person]

merii misaal ki ik naKhl-e-Khushk-e-saharaa huu.N
teraa Khayaal ki shaaKh-e-chaman kaa taa_ir tuu

[misaal = example; taa_ir = bird]
[naKhl-e-Khushk-e-saharaa = dry tree in the wilderness]

mai.n jaanataa huu.N ke duniyaa tujhe badal degii 
mai.n maanataa huu.N ke aisaa nahii.n bazaahir tuu 

[bazaahir = appear to be]

ha.Nsii Khushii se bichha.D jaa agar bichha.Danaa hai 
ye har maqaam pe kyaa sochataa hai aaKhir tuu 

'Faraz' tuune use mushkilo.n me.n Daal diyaa 
zamaanaa saahib-e-zar aur sirf shaayar tuu 

[saahib-e-zar = wealthy]

na thaa kuchh to Khudaa thaa, kuchh na hotaa to Khudaa hotaa

First heard it in voice of Naseerudhin as dialogues just fell in love that day itself...

Na thaa kuchh to Khudaa thaa, kuchh na hotaa to Khudaa hotaa
Duboyaa mujh ko hone ne, na hotaa mai.n to kyaa hotaa

huaa jab Gam se yuu.N behis to Gam kyaa sar ke kaTane kaa
na hotaa gar judaa tan se to zaa.Nno.n par dharaa hotaa

[behis=shocked/stunned, zaa.Nno.n=thigh]

huii muddat ke 'Ghalib' mar gayaa par yaad aataa hai
wo har ek baat pe kahanaa ke yuu.N hotaa to kyaa hotaa

[muddat=duration/period ]

ye na thii hamaarii qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa

Few of the lines from this nazam are my FB status from few days. Just noticed it was missing from my blog, here it is one of my fav by Asad. Love you Ghalib...


Ye na thii hamaarii qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jiite rahate yahii intazaar hotaa

tere vaade par jiye ham to ye jaan jhuuTh jaanaa
ke Khushii se mar na jaate agar aitabaar hotaa

terii naazukii se jaanaa ki ba.Ndhaa thaa ahd_bodaa
kabhii tuu na to.D sakataa agar ustavaar hotaa

[ahd=oath, ustavaar=firm/determined ]

koii mere dil se puuchhe tere tiir-e-niimakash ko
ye Khalish kahaa.N se hotii jo jigar ke paar hotaa

[tiir-e-niimkash=half drawn arrow, Khalish=pain ]

ye kahaa.N kii dostii hai ke bane hai.n dost naaseh
koii chaaraasaaz hotaa, koii Gam_gusaar hotaa

[naaseh=councellor, chaarasaaz=healer, Gamgusaar=sympathizer]

rag-e-sang se Tapakataa wo lahuu ki phir na thamataa
jise Gam samajh rahe ho ye agar sharaar hotaa

[rag=nerve, sang=stone, sharaar=flash]

Gam agarche jaa.N_gusil hai, pe kahaa.N bache.n ke dil hai
Gam-e-ishq gar na hotaa, Gam-e-rozagaar hotaa

[jaa.N_gulis=life threatning ]

kahuu.N kis se mai.n ke kyaa hai, shab-e-Gam burii balaa hai
mujhe kyaa buraa thaa maranaa agar ek baar hotaa

hue mar ke ham jo rusavaa, hue kyo.N na Garq-e-dariyaa
na kabhii janaazaa uThataa, na kahii.n mazaar hotaa

[Garq=drown/sink ]

use kaun dekh sakataa ki yaganaa hai wo yaktaa
jo duii kii buu bhii hotii to kahii.n do chaar hotaa

[yaganaa=kinsman, yaktaa=matchless/incomparable, duii=duality ]

ye masaail-e-tasavvuf, ye teraa bayaan 'Ghalib'
tujhe ham walii samajhate, jo na baadaa_Khvaar hotaa

[masaail=topics, tasavvuf=mysticism, walii=prince/friend, baadaa_Khvaar=drinker]

saaqii par ilzaam na aaye

saaqii par ilzaam na aaye
chaahe tujh tak jaam na aaye

tere sivaa jo kii ho muhabbat
merii javaanii kaam na aaye.

jin ke liye mar bhii gaye ham
vo chal kar do gaam na aaye

ishq kaa saudaa itanaa garaa.N hai
i.nhe.n ham se kaam na aaye

[garaa.N=difficult]

maiKhaane me.n sab hii to aaye
lekin "Jigar" kaa naam na aaye

baraabar se bachakar guzar jaane vaale

baraabar se bachakar guzar jaane vaale
ye naale nahii.n be-asar jaane vaale

[naale=sighs]

muhabbat me.n ham to jiye hai.n jiye.nge
vo ho.nge ko_ii aur mar jaane vaale

mere dil kii betaabiyaa.N bhii liye jaa
dabe paao.n muu.Nh pher ke jaane vaale

nahii.n jaanate kuchh ki jaanaa kahaa.N hai
chale jaa rahe hai.n magar jaane vaale

tere ik ishaare pe saakit kha.De hai.n
nahii.n kah ke sab se guzar jaane vaale

Humako miTaa sake ye zamaane me.n dam nahii.n

Another famous ghazal by Jigar.. Hope you like it..


Hunmako miTaa sake ye zamaane me.n dam nahii.n
humase zamaanaa Khud hai zamaane se ham nahii.n

befaayadaa alam nahii.n, bekaar Gam nahii.n
taufiiq de Khudaa to ye ne'amat bhii kam nahii.n

[alam=sorrow; taufiiq=divine strength; ne'amat=divine blessing]

merii zubaa.N pe shikavaa-e-ahl-e-sitam nahii.n
mujhako jagaa diyaa yahii ehasaan kam nahii.n


yaa rab! hujuum-e-dard ko de aur vus'ate.n
daaman to kyaa abhii merii aa.Nkhe.n bhii nam nahii.n

[vus'ate.n=spread out]

zaahid kuchh aur ho na ho maiKhaane me.n magar
kyaa kam ye hai ki shikavaa-e-dair-o-haram nahii.n

shikavaa to ek chhe.D hai lekin haqiiqatan
teraa sitam bhii terii inaayat se kam nahii.n

marg-e-Jigar pe kyo.n terii aa.Nkhe.n hai.n ashk-rez
ik saanihaa sahii magar itanii aham nahii.n

[saanihaa=incident; aham=important]

ik lafz-e-mohabbat kaa adanaa saa fasaanaa hai

First one of Jigar Muradabadi on my blog and what better to start with.. Yeh ishq nahin assan....

ik lafz-e-mohabbat kaa adanaa saa fasaanaa hai
simaTe to dil-e-aashiq phaile to zamaanaa hai

ye kis kaa tasavvur hai ye kis kaa fasaanaa hai
jo ashk hai aa.Nkho.n me.n tasbiih kaa daanaa hai

ham ishq ke maaro.n kaa itanaa hii fasanaa hai
rone ko nahii.n ko_ii ha.Nsane ko zamaanaa hai

vo aur vafaa-dushman maane.nge na maanaa hai
sab dil kii sharaarat hai aa.Nkho.n kaa bahaanaa hai

kyaa husn ne samajhaa hai kyaa ishq ne jaanaa hai
ham Khaak-nashiino.n kii Thokar me.n zamaanaa hai

vo husn-o-jamaal un kaa ye ishq-o-shabaab apanaa
jiine kii tamannaa hai maranaa kaa zamaanaa hai

yaa vo the Khafaa ham se yaa ham the Khafaa un se
kal un kaa zamaanaa thaa aaj apanaa zamaanaa hai

ashko.n ke tabassum me.n aaho.n ke tarannum me.n
maasuum mohabbat kaa maasuum fasaanaa hai

aa.Nkho.n me.n namii sii hai chup-chup se vo baiThe hai.n
nazuk sii nigaaho.n me.n naazuk saa fasaanaa hai

hai ishq-e-junuu.N-peshaa haa.N ishq-e-junuu.N-peshaa
aaj ek sitamagar ko ha.Ns ha.Ns ke rulaanaa hai

ye ishq nahii.n aasaa.N itanaa to samajh liije
ek aag kaa dariyaa hai aur Duub ke jaanaa hai

aa.Nsuu to bahot se hai.n aa.Nkho.n me.n 'Jigar' lekin
bindh jaaye so motii hai rah jaaye so daanaa hai