Sher

Tujhay bhool jaanay ki koshishain kabhi kaamiyaab na ho sakeen
Teri yaad shaakh-e-gulaab hai jo hava chali to lachak gayee

Sher

Darna vo mera neend ke imkaan se her pal
Aur shaam dhalay khaab ki chaahat mein bhi rehna

~Unknown

Sher and Info

Bohot masroor thay jeenay ki duaaon per Shakeel

Mila hai ranj to taaseer pe rona aaya

~ Unknown

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Howdie folks,

This will be (most probably) my last post for the year. I'm going on a vacation tomorrow inshaAllah! To Australia! I'll be back from there on the 11th of next month, and will probably be back on the blog a couple of days after that inshaAllah.

Take care and a very happy new year,

Ambareen

Kabhi Halaat Ki

Kabhi halaat ki gardish se ghabraaya nahin kartay

Hisaab-e-zindgaani sab ko samjhaaya nahin kartay

Bohot be-chain kar detay hain mustaqbil ke andeshay

Bohot se khaab hain taabeer jo paaya nahin kartay

Kheyaalon ke gulistaanon mein aati ha khizaa.n bar

Bohot se zakhm hain aisay jo dikhlaaya nahin kartay

Rivaaj-o-rasm ki bandish ujaalay cheen leti hai

Khalish dil mein ho sab ko batlaaya nahin kartay

Koi dil mein ho aur vo doosray ke dil ki dharkan ho

Muqaddar apna apna hai sabhi paaya nahin kartay

~ Unknown

(I heard this as a title song, sung by Nayyara Noor, for a Pakistani drama named "Hijaab". Cast included Farhan Ali Agha, Azra Siddique and others. If you happen to know the name of the poet, or the full version, please let me know).

Sher

Sard taareek raaton mein
Siyaah saavan ki baarish mein
Dard jab muskuraatay hain
To aankhain khoob roti hain

~Wasi Shah

Ab Kis Se Kahain

Ab kis se kahain aur kaun sunay jo haal tumhaaray baad hua
Is dil ki jheel si aankhon mein ik khaab bohot barbaad hua

(Who do I turn to now [after you] that will listen to me, understand my pain, understand how my dream(s) suffered in my eyes after you left me)

Ye hijr hava bhi dushman hai us naam ke saaray rangon ki
Vo naam jo meray honton per khushbu ki tarah abaad hua
abaad = happily residing/living

(Even the wind that blows now is an enemy of the many colours that were spread on my lips when I would mention your name. It blows them all away with its breeze. It robs me of even the joy, the right, of being able to utter your name)

Is sheher mein kitnay chehray thay, kuch yaad nahin sab bhool gaye
Ik shakhs kitaabon jesa tha vo shakhs zabaani yaad hua
zabaani = from memory; memorized

(I've forgotten everyone that I've known or met. But there was one face that was wonderfully arranged, that used to engage me like a good book does, and that one face is all I remember now - it's like I've memorized that face)

Vo apnay gaaon ki galiyaan theen dil jin mein naachta gaata tha
Ab is se farq nahin parrta na-shaad hua ya shaad hua
shaad = happy

(My heart used to enjoy itself in familiar territories of my village [a seemingly lesser place]. My heart was at peace when it was where it belonged. Now that things have changed, it doesn't even matter if the heart is happy or not. Its happiness doesn't matter anymore)

Be-naam sataaish rehti thee un gehri saanvli aankhon mein
Aisa to kabhi socha bhi na tha dil ab jitna be-daad hua
be = without
sataaish = appreciation
daad = encouragement

(Those eyes, the eyes of my beloved, had appreciation for me -- for no reason. He/She would appreciate me just for existing. I had never thought that I would ever be so unapreciated, so unacknowledged, as I am today)

~ Noshi Gilani

Her Qadam Per

Her qadam per nit naye saanchay mein dhal jaatay hain log
Dekhtay he dekhtay itnay badal jaatay hain log
nit = new, unique
saancha = mold (noun)

(People mold themselves into different shapes, and change into something new all of a sudden)

Kis liye keejay kisi gum gushta jannat ki talaash
Jab ke mitti ke khilonon se behel jaatay hain log
gum gushta = lost

(There is no need to look for a long lost heaven, a peaceful abode to relax in, because people are easily pleased by simple things [they are easy to manipulate])

Kitnay saada-dil hain ab bhi sun ke avaaz-e-jaras
Pesh-o-pas se bekhabar ghar se nikal jaatay hain log
jaras = bell - In the olden days, people used to travel in groups, caravans, using animals as their modes of transportation. They would make stops on their way to their final destination. When the caravan would be ready to go after making a stop, the bell on animals on the front of the caravan would be rung, and that's how the rest of the caravan would know that they are about to leave. That bell is known as jaras.
pesh-o-pas = hesitation

(How simple minded are the people even now. When they get the sign to leave, they get up and leave. This is metaphoric, so use your imagination to give it your meaning)

Shamma ki maanind ehl-e-anjuman se beneyaaz
Aksar apni aag mein chup chaap jal jaatay hain log
ehl = family
anjuman = stars
beneyaaz = oblivious

(So even though there are stars on the sky to make light, the candle still lights up, to do the same thing that the stars are meant to do, i.e. making light. But in doing so, the candle melts with its own flame, failing to realize that its burning was meaningless, baseless)

Shayer un ki dosti ka ab bhi dam bhartay hain aap
Thokarain kha ker to suntay hain sambhal jaatay hain log
dam bharna = care for

(You're still caring for his/her friendship? I thought people became careful after getting hurt)

~ Himayat Ali Shayer

11.11.03

Corrected Version:

Umr bhar teri mohabbat meri khidmat gar rahi
Main teri khidmat ke qaabil jab hua tu chal basi

~ Allama Iqbal

* If anyone knows the full original poem, please let me know. 

Manzar Hai Vahi Thathak Rahi Hoon

Manzar hai vahi thathak rahi hoon
Hairat se palak jhapak rahi hoon

Yeh tu hai keh mera vehem hai
Band aankhon se tujh ko tak rahi hoon

Jaisay ke kabhi na tha ta'arruf
Yoon miltay huay jhijhak rahi hoon

Pehchaan main teri raushni hoon
Aur teri palak palak rahi hoon

Kiya chain mila hai sar jo us ke
Shaanon pe rakkhay sisak rahi hoon

Ik umr hui hai khud se lartay
Andar se tamaam thak rahi hoon

~ Parveen Shakir

Maa.n Ke Naam

Maut ki aaghosh mein jab thak ke so jaati hai maa.n
Tab kahin jaa ker sakoo.n thora sa pa jaati hai maa.n
maut = death
aaghosh = lap

(The only time when mothers can sleep with peace is when they're no longer alive)

Fikr mein bacchon ki kuch is tarah ghul jaati hai maa.n
Nau-javaa.n hotay huay boorhi nazar aati hai maa.n
ghul = melt
nau-javaa.n = young

(They get drowned in concern for their children to the extent that they age much before their time)

Orhti hai khud to ghurbaton ka boseeda kafan
Chaahaton ka pairahan bacchon ko pehnaati hai maa.n
ghurbaton = impoverish
boseeda = old
kafan = cloth in which dead bodies are wrapped in before burial
pairahan = attire

(They give up their own needs to spend everything they have on their children)

Rooh ke rishton ki yeh gehraaiyyaan to dekhiye
Chot lagti hai hamaaray aur chillaati hai maa.n

(Such is the depth of a mother-child relationship that when the child gets hurt, the mother feels the pain)

Jaanay kitni barf si raaton mein aisa bhi hua
Baccha to chaati pe hai geelay mein so jaati hai maa.n

(They spend so many cold nights sleeping where their children have wet the beds, and they place the children on their chest so the child wouldn't have to sleep on the wet sheet)

Apnay pehlu mein lita ker aur totay ki tarah
Allah Allah hum ko ratvaati hai maa.n
totay = tota = parrot

(They lie us next to them and teach us who the Lord is)

Ghar se jab bhi door jaata hai koi noor-e-nazar
Haath mein Qur'aan le ker dar pe aa jaati hai maa.n
noor-e-nazar = the light of eyes (refers to sons)

(Any time that a child has gone away from the home, the mother prays for his safe return the whole time he's gone)

De ke bacchon ko zamaanat mein razaa-e-paak ki
Peechay peechay sar jhukaaye door tak jaati hai maa.n
zamaanat = guarantee
razaa-e-paak = God's will

(She places her beloved children in God's hands (submits to fate) and then walks behind them in the journey of life)

Kaampti aazaav se kehti hai, "beta, alvida"
Saamnay jab tak rahay haathon ko lehraati hai maa.n

(When her kids depart from her, she says goodbye and keeps waving at them for as far as she can see them)

Laut ke jab bhi safar se ghar aatay hain hum
Daal ke baanhain galay mein sar ko sehlaati hai maa.n
sehlaati = gentle patting

(Every time we return home, she welcomes us in her warm embrace)

Vaqt-e-aakhir hai agar pardes mein noor-e-nazar
Apni donon putliyaan chaukhat pe rakh jaati hai maa.n
vaqt-e-aakhir = last moments (usually refers to the end of life)
putliyaan (silgular = putli) = eyes (literal meaning of putli = lens)
chaukhat = threshold

(If a child of hers is not present at her deathbed, she still keeps waiting for that child even after she has passed away)

Pyar kehtay hain kisay aur maamta kiya cheez hai
Koi un bacchon se poochay jin ki marr jaati hai maa.n
maamta = mother's love

(The value of love, especially a mother's love, is known to chose children who have lost their mothers)

Saal bhar mein ya kabhi haftay mein Jumeraat ko
Zindagi bhar ka sila ik Faatiha paati hai maa.n
Jumeraat = Thursday

(And after a lifetime of service to her children, all she gets is a Qur'aanic reading of a small chapter once a year on some random day)

~ Unknown

Note

Hello good folks,

I know I haven't posted in 5 days. Not a big period, I understand. I have poems I can post. I have time too. Nothing has changed. But see my last entry... I'm graduating. After that, nothing else seems worthy enough for a publish. It's a huge milestone for me. I know, it's just a 4, maybe 5 years worth of a journey. But I had to make my way through life's horrific tangles. I had to prove to myself that I am strong enough to juggle a sh*tload of responsibilities and now that I've done what I had set out for myself to do, I'm very humbled.

I'll be back soon guys, just bear with me.

Take care,
Ambareen

My Most Beautiful Post Yet!

:D al-Hamdulillah.

Yeh Kabhi Kisi Ko Khabar Na Ho

Vo bujhay gharon ka chiraagh tha, yeh kabhi kisi ko khabar na ho
Usay le gayi hava kahaan, yeh kabhi kisi ko khabar na ho

Kayi log jaan se jaayen ge, meray qaatilon ki talaash mein
Meray qatl mein mera haath tha, yeh kabhi kisi ko khabar na ho

Mujhe jaan ker koi ajnabi, vo dikha rahay hain gali gali
Isi shehr mein mera ghar bhi tha, yeh kabhi kisi ko khabar na ho

Vo samajh ke dhoop ka devta, mujhe aaj poojnay aaye hain
Main chiraagh hoon teri shaam ka, yeh kabhi kisi ko khabar na ho

Vo tamaam duniya ke vaastay jo mohabbaton ki misaal tha
Vohi apnay ghar mein tha bevafa, yeh kabhi kisi ko khabar na ho

Kaheen masjidon mein shahaadatain, kahin mandiron mein adaalatain
Yahaan kaun karta hai faislay, yeh kabhi kisi ko khabar na ho

Meray paas jitni hai raushni, hai yehi chiraagh ki zindagi
Main kahaan jala main kahan bujha, yeh kabhi kisi ko khabar na ho

~ Unknown

Tum Ne To Keh Diya

Tum ne to keh diya keh mohabbat nahin mili
Mujh ko to yeh bhi kehnay ki mohlat nahin mili

Neendon ke des jaatay koi khaab dekhtay
Lekin diya jalaanay se fursat nahin mili

Tujh ko to kher shehr ke logon ka khauf tha
Aur mujh ko apnay ghar se ijaazat nahin mili

Phir ikhtilaaf-e-raaye ki soorat nikal pari
Apni yahaan kisi se bhi aadat nahin mili

Bezaar yoon huay keh teray ehed mein hamain
Sab kuch mila sukoon ki daulat nahin mili

~ Noshi Gilani

mohlat = time
fursat = faraghat = spare time
ikhtilaaf-e-raaye = disagreement of opinion
bezaar = nonchalant
ehed = time period

Door Tak Chaaye Thay

~ Qateel Shifai