[meena chheda]

kuch lamhe jo maine or komal ne sath gujare... oosi ki kuch yaade..

A life sketch of Faiz based on his writings

sheeshon ka masiha
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

*shabana azmi & javed akhtar
ghazals & nazms sung by jaswinder singh

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kab yaad me.n teraa saath nahii.n kab haath me.n teraa haath nahii.n
sad shukr ke apanii raato.n me.n ab hijr kii koii raat nahii.n


mushkil hai.n agar haalaat vahaa.N dil bech aaye.N jaa.N de aaye.N
dil vaalo kuuchaa-e-jaanaa.N me.n kyaa aise bhii haalaat nahii.n


jis dhaj se koii maqtal me.n gayaa vo shaan salaamat rahatii hai
ye jaan to aanii jaanii hai is jaa.N kii to koii baat nahii.n


maidaan-e-vafaa darbaar nahio.n yaa.N naam-o-nasab kii puuchh kahaa.N
aashiq to kisii kaa naam nahii.n kuchh ishq kisii kii zaat nahii.n


gar baazii ishq kii baazii hai jo chaaho lagaa do Dar kaisaa
gar jiit gae to kyaa kahanaa haare bhii to baazii maat nahii.n

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raaz-e-ulfat chhupaa ke dekh liyaa
dil bahot kuchh jalaa ke dekh liyaa


aur kyaa dekhane ko baaqii hai
aap se dil laga ke dekh liyaa


wo mere hoke bhii mere na hue
unako apanaa banaa ke dekh liyaa


aaj unakii nazar me.n kuchh hamane
sabakii nazare.n bachaa ke dekh liyaa


aas us dar se TuuTatii hii nahii.n
jaa ke dekhaa, na jaa ke dekh liyaa


'Faiz', taqmiil-e-Gam bhii ho na sakii
ishq ko aazamaa ke dekh liyaa


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shaam-e-firaaq ab na puuchh aaii aur aake Tal gaii
dil thaa ke phir bahal gayaa, jaa.N thii ke phir sambhal gaii


bazm-e-Khayaal me.n tere husn kii shamaa jal gaii
dard kaa chaa.Nd bujh gayaa, hijr kii raat Dhal gaii


jab tujhe yaad kar liyaa, subha mahak mahak uThii
jab teraa Gam jagaa liyaa, raat machal machal gaii


dil se to har muaamalaa karake chale the saaf ham
kahane me.n unake saamane baat badal badal gaii


aaKhir-e-shab ke hamasafar 'Faiz' na jaane kyaa hue
rah gaii kis jagah sabaa, subha kidhar nikal gaii


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dil me.n ab yuu.N tere bhuule huye Gam aate hai.n
jaise bichha.De huye kaabe me.n sanam aate hai.n


ik ik kar ke huye jaate hai.n taare raushan
merii manzil kii taraf tere qadam aate hai.n


raqs-e-may tez karo, saaz kii lay tez karo
suu-e-maiKhaanaa safiiraan-e-haram aate hai.n


kuchh hamii.n ko nahii.n ehasaan uThaane kaa dimaag
vo to jab aate hai.n maa_il-ba-karam aate hai.n


aur kuchh der na guzare shab-e-furqat se kaho
dil bhii kam dukhataa hai vo yaad bhii kam aate hai.n



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aur meri do fev gajal.........

gulo.n me.n rang bhare, baad-e-naubahaar chale
chale bhii aao ki gulshan kaa karobaar chale


qaffas udaas hai yaro, sabaa se kuchh to kaho
kahii.n to bahr-e-Khudaa aaj zikr-e-yaar chale


kabhii to subh tere kunj-e-lab se ho aaGaaz
kabhii to shab sar-e-kaakul se mushkabaar chale


ba.Daa hai dard kaa rishtaa, ye dil Gariib sahii
tumhaare naam pe aaye.nge Gam_gusaar chale


jo ham pe guzarii so guzarii magar shab-e-hijraa.N
hamaare ashk terii aaqabat sa.Nwaar chale


huzoor-e-yaar huii daftar-e-junuu.N kii talab
girah me.n leke garebaa.N kaa taar taar chale


maqaam 'Faiz' koii raah me.n jachaa hii nahii.n
jo kuu-e-yaar se nikale to suu-e-daar chale


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mujh se pahalii sii mohabbat merii mahabuub na maa.Ng

mai.n ne samajhaa thaa ki tuu hai to daraKhshaa.N hai hayaat
teraa Gam hai to Gam-e-dahar kaa jhaga.Daa kyaa hai
terii suurat se hai aalam me.n bahaaro.n ko sabaat
terii aa.Nkho.n ke sivaa duniyaa me.n rakkhaa kyaa hai (*)
tuu jo mil jaaye to taqadiir niguu.N ho jaaye
yuu.N na thaa mai.n ne faqat chaahaa thaa yuu.N ho jaaye
aur bhii dukh hai.n zamaane me.n mohabbat ke sivaa
raahate.n aur bhii hai.n vasl kii raahat ke sivaa

mujh se pahalii sii mohabbat merii mahabuub na maa.Ng

anaginat sadiyo.n ke taariik bahimaanaa talism
resham-o-atalas-o-kam_Khvaab me.n bunavaaye huye
jaa-ba-jaa bikate huye kuuchaa-o-baazaar me.n jism
Khaak me.n litha.De huye Khuun me.n nahalaaye huye
jism nikale huye amaraaz ke tannuuro.n se
piip bahatii hu_ii galate huye naasuuro.n se
lauT jaatii hai udhar ko bhii nazar kyaa kiije
ab bhii dil_kash hai teraa husn maGar kyaa kiije
aur bhii dukh hai.n zamaane me.n mohabbat ke sivaa
raahate.n aur bhii hai.n vasl kii raahat ke sivaa

mujh se pahalii sii mohabbat merii mahabuub na maa.Ng


[daraKhshaa.N : shining; hayaat = life]
[Gam-e-dahar = sorrows of the world; aalam = world]
[sabaat = permanence; niguu.N = bow/subservient]
[faqat = merely; vasl = union/meeting; taariik = dark]
[bahiimaanaa = dreadful; talism = magic]
[resham = silk; atalas = satin; kam_Khvaab = brocade]
[jaa-ba-jaa = hither-thither; litha.De = covered/soaked in]
[amaraaz = diseases; tannuuro.n = ovens; piip = pus]
[naasuur = ulcer/a wound that won't heal; dil_kash = heart-warming]


or bhi hai yaade........ fir kabhi sahi.