[Kokamal]

tumhee mere meet ho, tumhee meree preet ho

tumhee meree aarzoo ka, pahla-pahla geet ho

tumhee mere meet ho~~~

'h'

[Kokamal]

aap ke haseen rukh pe aaj nayaa noor hei

meraa dil macal gayaa, to meraa kya kusoor hei

aap kee nigah ne kaha to kuch zuroor hei

meraa di macal gayaa to meraa kya kusoor hei

'h'

[Kokamal]

dayaar-e-magrib ke rehnevaalo

khoda kee bastee dokan nahee hei

qharaa jise tum samajhte rahe ho

vo zar-e-kam aeeyyar hoga

tumaharee tehzeeb khud apne qhanzar se khudkushi karegee

shaaqh-e-naazuk pe jo aashiyaan banegaa, na-paayedaar hoga

– Iqbaal

[dayaar=country, magrib=west, qharaa = pure/clean, zar-e-kaam = worldly possessions, aiyyaar = fake/deception

tehzeeb=civilization, shaakh= twig, naazuk = tender, aashiyaan = nest/edifice, na-paayedaar = mortal/not permanent]

[Kokamal]

vo bhoolee daastaan, lo phir yaad aa gaee

nazr ke saamne ghaTa-see chaa gaee

vo bhoolee daastaan, lo phir yaad aa gaee

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“EE” the short or long sound of 'E'

[Kokamal]

yahaan kaun hei tera, musaafir, jaayega kahaan

dam lele]2]

ghaDee bhar, ye chaiyaan, paayega kahaan

'n'

[Kokamal]

raaj-e-dil un se chipaaya na gaya [2]

pyaar kee aag kuch eisee bhaDakee

ek shola bhee dabaaya na gaya

raaj-e-dil un se chipaaya na gaya

[Kokamal]

kahaan ja rahaa hei too, ay jaanevaale

kahaan jaa rahaa hei

andhera hei man ka diya to jalaale

kahaan ja raha hei

[Film: Seema]

[Kokamal]

nein laD jahiyen [2]

to manvaa ma kasak hoibe karee

prem ka phuTihei [2]

paTaaka to dhamaak hoibe karee

nein laD jahiyen to

manvaa ma kasak hoibe karee

Film: Ganga-Jamna, picturized on Dilip Kumar

Singer: Rafi, Lyrics Shakeel Badaayoonee. Composed by Naushad

[Kokamal]

Gosh, I'm no rehnuma [leader], just an ordinary person. But, I liked your suggestion. Thanks for your kind words of admiration.

The urdu poetry has the beauty to express very-very subtle human emotions. Even a complaint of a ditched lover, who can't bear the complete denial of his existance by his beloved, can be worded so delicately that the beloved will feel touched as though by a feather.

Here is the couplet:

ay cashm-e-yaar, ab na tagaaful, na iltifaat

kya mein kisee sulook ke, kaabil naheen raha

[Note: c in cashm be read as 'ch' in champion]

cashm = sight, yaar = dearest one, tagaaful = naaraaz, angry

iltifaat = invigourating, adding spice [to life], cheering and such like. The word is plural of lutf meaning taste, relishing

[Kokamal]

ye qhaamoshiyaan, ye tanhaaiyaan

muhobbat kee duniyaa hei, kitnee javaan

ye qhaamoshiyaa……

'y'

[Note the qh(QH) is used to make it distinct from kh]

[Kokamal]

Hi Madhu, may I point out that last stenza has been left out?

Here it is:

chup na hogi havaa bhee

kuchh kahegee ghaTa bhee

aur mumkin hei tera zikr karde khuda bhee

phir to patthar hee shaayad jabt se kaam lenge [2]

husn kee baat chalee to sab tera naam lenge

chand aahen bharega…

[Kokamal]

Thanks, PoorNima. Will try to give explanations of of foreign words and expressions so as to make the poetry comprehensible.

Here is a love-letter nazm [in a nazm all ashaa'r have one topic while in a ghazal, all ashaa'r may be on different topics. This is one difference]

nazm aTkee huee hei seene mein

misre uljhe hue hein hoTon par

uDte firte hein titliyon kee tarah

lafz kaaghaz pe beiThte hee naheen

kabse beiTha hua hoon, mein jaana

saada kaaghaz pe likh ke naam tera

bas tera naam hee mukammal hei

is se behtar bhee, nazm kya hogee

[“Gulzaar”]

nazm = poem

misra = the line of a shei'r [couplet], misre is plural by usage

lafz = akshar/alphabets

jaana = more dear than self's life, beloved, feminine

mukammal = complete in itself, full

[Kokamal]

gaayeja geet milan ke

too apnee lagan ke

sajan ghar jaana hei

'h'

[Kokamal]

na jaane kyoon

na jaane kyoon hamaare dil ko tum ne dil nahee samjha

na jaane kyoon

ye sheesha toD Daala, ye sheesha toD Daala pyaar ke qabil nahee smajha

na jaane kyoon

'y'

[Kokamal]

gore-gore, o baanke chore

kabhee meree galee aaya karo

goree-goree, o bankee choree

caahe roz bulaaya karo

'r'

[Kokamal]

rajajani29….. pl stick to antaaksharee…… you can't reply to your own song. since, you're a new member, you deserve some consideration.

I reject both above entries and reply to the 3rd above

ye kya hua, keise hua

kyoon hua, kab hua

ye na poocho

ye kya hua…

'a'

[Kokamal]

Not part of antaaksharee, but a few asha'r

kar dee hei meiqade mein sah'r, maine shaam se

meena se kuch sukoon mila hei na jaam se

kar dee hei………

allah re kamaal sitamgar kee saasdgee

joDa hei toD-toD ke, reshtaa salaam se

kar dee hae…..

– Shaa'ir Jameel HaapuDee

[ participation by courteous suggestion of another participant ]

[Kokamal]

muhobbat zinda rahtee hei, muhobbat mar naheen saktee

ajee insaan kya ye to, khoda se Dar neheen saktee

muhobbat zinda rahatee hei muhobbat mar naheen saktee

't'

[Kokamal]

Note: It should have ended with hogi. but. let's get on with n

na ye chaand hoga, na taare rahenge

magar ham hamesha, tumhaare rehenge

na ye chand hoga

'g'

[Kokamal]

Will be highly thankful, if someone tells me what “pure love” is.

The songs are a mixed lot, so much so that I wondered if the word theme any meaning at all! Or, I got it all wrong, folks?

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