Best of Anwaar Qureshi

Arts & Culture Poetry ( Intikhaab & Sho'ra-e-Gupshup)
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Dear friends

We are going to present to you some of the finest collection of poetry written by writers of SGS. Creation is not a child’s play - and definitely not if you are targetting readers that are rich in taste and mature in standard. I am talking about you. Credit, therefore, must be given to our writers who have been very religiously writing for your reading pleasure and have been getting their share of compliments as well as criticism.

We intend to dedicate one week to every writer of SGS in which the selected writer will share with us ten of his best ghazals and nazms he/she has written to this date. The basic idea behind this thread is to allow the writer to showcase the cream of his work which will actully work as a window to the writer’s person, passion, skills and his thoughts.

You are being provided with a chance to see some of the best-ever work of a poet, selected by himself/herself, in a sinlge thread. Please spend some time going through the stuff posted in this thread, read them carefully, ask any question that comes to your mind about any part of any piece. Give your criticism or compliment freely. Do quote anything that you like the most in each post – be it a single word. It will help the writer to know how well or bad it goes with his readers and ultimately it will help him/her improve.

Please DO NOT run away by just saying beautiful, or lovely or by just putting a smily or icon. If you have really NOTHING to say, just leave the thread without bothering! I will not allow anyone to insult my writers in this way! A few words of compliment or complains will not cost you anything - just try it.

Amal

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This week's Poet - Anwaar Qureshi

Anwaar Qureshi has been a very enthusiastic guppie since he joined GS on Novermber 1st, 2002. However, his first contribution for GS’s poetry community came on 12 August, 2003. Since then, Anwaar has contributed 83 threads to Intikhaab and Shora-e-Gupshup. Anwaar is a fine writer and one of a few here on GS who has improved over the time. There are definitely some issues with his writing but than, who is perfect in this imperfect world? One main reason perhaps is that he does not take his writing skills and passion seriously. That’s probably why Poetry section got only 83 threads out of his over 500 threads posted on GS. Most of his poems are longish – a problem that he should work out fast, but they are very meaningful and are worth spending time with.

Being a writer, Anwaar has serious complains of inattention of members towards his poetry – and rightly so. That’s a big and the most serious complaint a writer could have. This feeling also factored in his decision to distance himself from poetry forum and post his work in his own journal. Most of his work reflects colors of real life. He has shared with us some very good stuff for which we are thankful to him.

Anwaar is a good writer and can be a very good writer. He is going through the phase of improving – and improving fast. I believe if he withstands cold manners of this community and allocates more time and attention towards his skills, he could do a lot better than what he is doing now. Best of Luck Anwaar :)

Anwaar has selected 10 of his best pieces for our reading pleasure. All these pieces are very dear to Anwaar for different reasons. Anwaar will be willing to reply any question about any part of this thread. Readers are welcome to praise, criticise his work ask questions or post views. Anwaar will be more than willing to get back.

Amal

Baa’zubaan-e-shaer…

Well, about me.. hmmm... My name is Anwar-ul-Islam Qureshi ... I was born and raised in Karachi and moved to New York at an age when I were to start under graduate studies; therefore, I got oppertunity to get education right here in USA. That explains the firm faith on the belief that I have on an ayah: Wallaho Khair ul Maakireen that is And Allah is the best of the planners Indeed.

I joined this site back in June 2000 with a nick name Shaheen with the only thought in mind that this is a bird highly adored in Iqbal's poetry a side fact: that I am a great great fan of Iqbal

It turned out that everyone took it as a female name and a quite a story to search in Cafeduring those days. I consider myself lucky and it's an honour to be one of those pioneers of Cafe who made Cafea cafe what it is today; senseless, cheap, bakwaas, boring, smiley-land and what not ... So guys please say thanks to me for bringing out an ever-cheering fun Cafe` for you.

Wanna take revange ?
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My first poem - It talks about time when people whom you think are closest to you, start differently and strangely.

Umer-e-rawaaN kay saathi raqeeb Thehray
YouN Apnay AaNgun kay hum Ajnabi Thehray

HaiN Dhoop kay dushman ghar kay bund darwaazay
Hum jo ik andheray makaaN kay makeeN Thehray

Teeer-e-nazar, zakhm-e-jiger kuch youN bun gaye
Taskeen-e-Qalb thay pehlay, soohaan-e-Rooh abb Thehray

Mausam-e-zeest kaa Rung hum nay ik anokhaa dekhaa
Ikhtetaam har baat maiN siyah baadal-e-ghum Thehray

Mitti kay gharoNday saahil par banaanay waalay
Woh haath aaj taa'meer-e-Qadar kay Mujaddid Thehray

Jinn ko thaa khoob naaz ab tuk hamaari qurbat kaa
Woh sung-e-dil ajnabi aaNgun maiN hamaaray makeeN Thehray

shub-e-hijraaN maiN yaadouN kay saaye jub huvay taweel
Dil yeh chaahaa raat ka yeh pall abhi aur Thehray

Ho gaie subha-e-Firaaq tau yeh yaad aayaa
Waqt kee naheeN yeh mijaal kay woh Thehray

Tawaqqouh thee jinn say humm ko millay woh youN humm say
YouN lagaa kay zamaan-o-makaaN maiN ik sukoot Thehray

Halqaa-e-yaaraaN ho kay mehfil-e-ahle-zoq Anwaar
Baat sub chaahatay haiN unki pathar par lakeer Thehray

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Second Poem: Iss kaa unwaan agar Correction of a Mistake rakhaa jaaYe tay baY jaa naa ho gaa... sometimes, expectation ruins the happiness of your heart. Really.

Un-kahay lafzouN kee Baaz gasht maiN
Tanha hujoom kee ronaqouN maiN
Koray kaaghaz par
likhay lafzouN kee
talkh yaadouN kay pur sukoon
mazmoon kee gehraaiiyouN maiN:

Ik rishtaa joR beTha thaa maiN
kuch umeedaiN baandh beThaa thaa maiN

Ik ghalati kaa azaalah na kar sakaa
zindagi haar kar tajurbaa lay beThaa hooN maiN

unn maasoom lafzouN kee chaalaakiouN ko
phool say naazuk
ehsaas kay khaar-e-baareek say haasil
zakhmouN kee shiddat ko
naa jaanay kiouN
mohabbat samajh beThaa thaa maiN

maiN hee pagal thaa
jo woh sub kartaa gayaa
ik shakhs kee khaatir
kitnouN say moonh moRtaa gayaa

sirf iss liye:

kay hur dum ab bhee sochtaa hooN maiN
jo maiN woh sub naa kartaa
tau bay-wafaa sub ko lagtaa
zindagi kay imtehaan-e-laa haasil maiN
apni nazrouN maiN khud gharz bun gayaa hooN maiN

aur ab yeh sochtaa hooN maiN:

woh baa-wafa kitnay jafaakaar haiN
meri haalat-e-naadeed dekh sakay naa jo
jinhaiN gumaaaN naa huvaa
maiN jin kay liye jeewan kee sooli par chaRhaa
Dil meraa pathar ho gayaa hai shayad
khud naazuk sheeshay kee tarah ho gayaa hooN maiN

sub kuch seh letaa hooN abb
haNs kar aankhaiN pher laitaa hooN maiN

Zindagi kiouN unn kee khaatir
maut say hamkinaar karooN
Kay jo seenaa cheeer daiN
aur dil ko apnay lahoo luhaan karooN

apnay dil say ab muhabbat kar beThaa hooN maiN
haaN shaayad ghud gharz bunn beThaa hooN maiN

Twilight Series
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*Third Poem: This came at a cross road in my life. I think this poem tells everything and needs no further explanation.. However, there is a prose very much related to it too. That combined with this and the sequel to this poem later last year really fill the color in the message of the poem. *

Alwida aye December
Alwida!

jaa rahay ho tum
shukriyaa tumharaa

Aye Maah-e-December
Alwida!

Bheega bheega yeh maah-e-December
YaadouN kee meri, iss maiN hay ab Qabar

Jinn say dil maiN aik chain bhee hay
ik dukh bhee hay aur ik khalish bhee hay

magar aye December!
teraa hay ab mujh par karam
aur meri taraf say tumhaiN ab
Alwida!
Aye Maah-e-December
Alwida!

pardah uTh gayaa haqeeqat ka kuch aisay iss December maiN
dilouN kee baat youN hee tau nahiN aa gaie lubouN maiN
HoNTT tau dil say juda thay so kaaNpay nahiN kissi kay bhee
nafrat kaa behr-e-baykaraaN dekh liya laikin maiN nay dilouN maiN

iss nazaaray kaa shukriya, Alwida!
Aye Maah-e-December
Alwida!

tera mujh par yeh ehsaan hay
tu nay dikhlaa diye mujh ko
sitaarouN kay woh jaltay nasheman
kay dooor say dekhnay waali aankhaiN bhee
ab pehchaan gaieN qurbat-e-kawaakib bhee
chaand kaa daagh hay ab accha lagnay laggaa
hus'n-e-Qamar maiN izaafa youN honay laggaa
jo saaf nazar aataa hai, woh hee buss haseeN hay
Abb daagh-e-Mehtaab yaqeenan chaand say bhee haseeN hay

tau aye meray dost!
Aye Maah-e-December
Alwida!

Loug kehtay haiN tu TanhaaiyouN kee yaad dilaataa hay
Loug kehtay haiN tu ghamouN ko sung apnay laataa hay
Loug yeh bhee kehtay haiN kay tujh maiN bayqaraari hay
agar aisa hay meri jaan!, tau tu sub maheenouN par bhaari hay

laikin!

loug tau kehtay hee haiN aur kehtay hee rahaiN gey
maiN jaantaa hooN kay meray liye ab tu kiyaa hay
Dooor tanhaaiyouN ko karnay walaa meraa maseehaa hay
ghamouN kee wujooh kiya hay, yeh tu nay hee batlaayaa :-)
ghamouN maiN pinhaaN bayqarari ko chain tu nay diyaa hay

iss nawaazish par tum par maiN hooN ab fidaa
Aye Maah-e-December
Alwida!

maiN khush hooN kay tu nay saabit ghalat mujh ko kiya
meray ghamouN aur tanhaaiyouN ko naabood tu nay kiyaa
Bataa diyaa mujh ko kay raaz-e-hast-O-bood kiyaa hay
kay Bay-dilouN kay haath maiN yeh dil ik khilona hay :~)

Tu nay bachaa liyaa mujh ko uss dil-e-bay-dil say
Naa yaqeeN thaa mujh ko kay nafrat hay jiss ko mujh say
Meraa bolnaa jiss ko dooor lay gayaa hay mujh say
jis nay paRh liya dil ko meray faqat ik hurf-e-naa samajh say
Shiddat-e-ghum aur baRh jaata jo yeh sub naa hotaa
ThoRaa hairaaN hee rehtaa maiN gar woh sub naa hotaa
Dil kee munaafiqat hoNToun par aa gaiee jub
Mujhay ALLAH kee yeh baat yaad aa gaiee tub:
Allah nikaal laataa hay buraaie maiN say acchaaiee ko
Quran kaafi hay iss baat kee gawaahii ko
Waqt lay lay gaa hissaab mairaa abb sub say :~)

tau meray saath rehnay par tumhaaraa shukriyaa
Aye Maah-e-December
Alwida!

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Fourth Poem: A sequel to the above... Whereas I really adore this one with the bottom of my heart, it is sad at the same time that some people took my words out of context from it and criticized me that I am actually making a bud-duaa in this poem. That was a shocker. I wonder what type of people those are who can't understand that Heart is one which is trustworthy in Love and a prayer of heart is the one which is the subject of this poem. I feel sorry for them and pray that May their lives be filled with Love and Happiness and that one day they remember me saying all that. I forgive them and expect the same from them for one who wants Allah to forgive him/her must seek forgiveness from fellow human beings:

December Guzar rahaa hai

sard raatoN kee
gehri siyahi kaa
ik pur sukoon samander hai
aur !
aasmaaN par chamaktaY taaroN talaY
khuN'k hawaaoN kee sarsarhuT liye

December Guzar rahaa hai

kuch dhundhlee yaadoN kaY
roshan saaYe liye
kuch husn-e-rifaaqat kaY
pur soz lamhaat liYe
puraani yaadoN kaY
khushgawaar pa'l sameTaY
aur !
kuch talkh baatoN kee garmi liYe

December Guzar rahaa hai

Shub-e-Amaawas kee woh holnaakiyaaN
aayee haiN naye chaand kee
aamad kaa parwaana liYe
woh mehboob, jo har ik kaa hai
jo dushman Mehtaab-e-Mukammal kaa hai
woh hilaal aa gayaa sadaa yeh liye

December Guzar rahaa hai

Woh ChodhveeN kee raat maiN
Woh ChodhveeN kaY Chaand maiN
woh ik chaandi raat maiN
woh noor kee barsaat maiN
nazar teri kiouN Thehr gaYee?
soch kahaaN youN guum hee ho gaYee?
ZubaaN kiouN gunG see ho gaYee?

kiouN teri yeh nigaahaiN
chaand par haiN jum see gayeeN
kiouN aa gayaa Daagh-e-Qamar
yeh fasaanaa liYe

December Guzar rahaa hai

Ik woh December thaa kaY jub
thanDee fizaaoN maiN
ik ghum chupaa thaa
ik udaasi kaa samaaN thaa
dil bahut kuch seh chukaa thaa
koi judaa hum saY huaa thaa
Dosti Qurban jo kar gayaa thaa
hum ko tanhaa woh kar gayaa thaa

dil saY aah jub yeh niklee thee
duaa laboN pe jo machlee thee
woh mohabbat kee ik ghaRi thee
zubaaN saY dil ko ik shikwah thaa
Aq'l kaa aur hee kuch kehnaa thaa

Dil yeh keh rahaa thaa
duaa yeh daY rahaa thaa
teri zindagi maiN ae dost!
aisaa December aaYe kabhi naa
Tu Kabhi December ko Alwida kahai naa
Dosti ko buraa kabhi kahai naa
naa hee tu kabhi Tanhaa ho
naa kabhi dard-e-aashnaa ho

Aq'l yeh keh rahi thee
bud duaa yeh daY rahi thee
tu bhee meraY Rafeeq!
dekhaY wohi sitam
tu naY jo kiYe karam
kuch maaloom tujh ko ho
sang-e-dil mom kuch tau ho

yeh jung chal rahi thee
Ghumsaan kaa ik ru'n paRaa thaa

December Guzar rahaa thaa

aglaY December tukk
waqt kaa woh marham
tu naY jo kuch kahaa thaa
woh such ho gayaa thaa
maiN woh sub bhool gayaa thaa
uss saal bhee yehi December
ayaa aur youN hee gayaa thaa

Tu khush phir bhee rahaa thaa
Kuch dostoN ko choR gayaa thaa
naYe raastoN par chal paRa thaa
naYe hum safaroN ko laY chalaa thaa
nayee shaaraahoN par
Mohabbat kee naYee puGDandiyoN par
RifaaqataiN dhoondh rahaa thaa

aur maiN!

maiN YaadoN ko seenaY saY lagaaYe
khud ko MunaafiqatoN saY bachaaYe
Apni dagar par chal rahaa thaa

December Guzar rahaa thaa
Mohabbat kee uss haar ko
saal ik aur beet gayaa hai
December aa gayaa hai

khabar kuch milli hai
kaY tu ae Dost!
December kee in
thanDee fizaaoN maiN
ik ghum seh rahaa hai
udaasiyaaN jhel rahaa hai
Tanhaa reh gayaa hai
Dosti kay samnder maiN
BeY rehm mojoN kaY thapeRon maiN
dostiyaaN kho chukaa hai

Zindagi ki ye taareek saa'ataiN
uss waqt bhee ayaaN theeN
kaY jub!

December Guzar rahaa thaa
aur aaj bhee ayaaN haiN
kaY jub!
tu bhee keh raha hai
Tanhaa tu reh gayaa hai

haan!

Sunn lo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

December Guzar rahaa hai

12:16 AM 12/8/2005

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Fifth Poem: This poem was written in two different span of time and youN lagta hai "Tishnagi abb bhee baaqi hai."

zindagi main dosti ka safar
kitnaa khoobsoorat safar
kitnaa madhur safar
kitnaa naazuk safar?

iss kay raastoun main
koie bhee rah guzar aisee nahin
koie shahraah koie pagdandee aisee nahin
jiss main kachi mitti aur paani kee khushbu nahin
agar khushbu na ho tau samjho
yeh raastay bhee pakkay ho gayee
aisay jaisay dil pathar kay ho gayee

kacchay raastoun kee khoobsoorati apni jagah
laikin yeh bhee ik haqeeqat hay ya keh lo fasaanaa
dukh keh lo yaa gham ka afsaanaa
kacchay raastay nafratoun kay saaye main
ghussay kee parcchaaien main
aksar ho jaatay hain ojhal aankh say

Zindagi main dosti ka safar!

[01-21-2003]

kacchay raastay nafratoun kay saaye main
ghussay kee parcchaaien main
aksar ho jaatay hain ojhal aankh say

Zindagi main dosti ka safar!

raastay jo ho jaatay haiN ojhal aankh say
yeh nahiN kay mitt jaatay haiN
inn raastouN kay nishaaN!

InsaaN khud apni Ana kaa hay maaraa
raastouN say churaa kay nazraiN
chall daitaa hay yeh kehtaa

'kho gaie manzil
chuTT gayaa kaarwaaN!'

Zindagi main dosti ka safar!

manzil bhee wahin
raastay bhee wahin
duniyaa bhee wohi
ussool-e-duniyaa bhee wohi

badal jaatay haiN dil
badal jaatay haiN insaaN!
bahut banaataa hay insaaN
Aql-O-khird kaa taar-O-poo!
iss kaa takhaiiyoul bay panaah bay misaal!

aur phir!
kacchay raastay nafratoun kay saaye main
ghussay kee parcchaaien main
aksar ho jaatay hain ojhal aankh say

Zindagi main dosti ka safar!

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**Sixth Poem: Perhaps my favorites of all along with the December-sequel...

It was written at the time of Eid-ul-Fit'r in 2003 ... It does have a very very striking background and perhaps is related to the prose mentioned with the first december poem.... **

Hilaal-e-Eid kee khushiyaaN
chehray par har ik shakhs kay
phel rahi haiN!

intezaar-e-eid maiN
tuloo-e-mehtaab kee muntazir
har ik chashm-e-baitaab hai!

mohabbat aaj uss shakhs ko bhee
chaand say ho gaie hai
kay jiss ko chaand
kee thaNdi chaaouN maiN
chaand kay daagh kaa nishtar
chubhtaa hai har lamhay dil maiN
aur nafrat chaand say
jiss ko az'li ho gaie hai!

kaisa alamiya hai kay
nafratouN kay sel-e-rawaaN maiN
munaafiqtouN kay behr-e-bay karaaN maiN
ik sharaaraa-e-mohabbat dikhla kar
ik din ki khushi manaa kar
louT jaye gaa woh
zindagi maiN apni waapis

yeh eid kee khushiyaaN!
kiya masnoo'ee haiN?
Muhabbat kaa libaadah
kiyaa itnaa hee tamaskhuranaa hai?
kay badaltay mausam maiN
jub libaas badal jatay haiN
Muhabbat bhee badal jaati hai?
insaan badal jaatay haiN?
dil badal jaatay haiN?
jo kissi kay liye aaj ik hilaal hai
woh kal ussi kay liye daagh-e-hilaal hai?

Jo haiN hilaal-e-eid kay hus'n par mar miTnay waalay
mehtaab-e-mukammal say nafrat unhaiN hai

jo na mukammal hai, woh laaiq-e-muhabbat?
jo takmeel paa gayaa, aankh kaa shahteer wohi hai

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**Seventh poem: as all others, this is also "AS IS" poem.

speaks volume about my feelings but only readers are hard to find **

Nai ruto~on ki chandni main
guzartay lamhon ki ashuftagi main
wo saye kitne veeran kar gaye
zindagi ki sa~aton main
ham~safaron ko juda jo kar gaye
wo insan kitnay be-rehem niklay
rifaqataiN jo neelam kar gaye

badalte rishton kay angun main
chura kay daman
bacha kar nazrain
jhatak kar hathon ko
wo naye rishton ko amar kar gaye

jo ajnabi raston par
ajnabi lamhon ki aghosh main
ajnabi fiza main
ajnabi ashnaon main
hum ko ajnabiat kay supurd kar gaye

dil cheernay wale
raqabaton ki aag main
wohi log dua kar gaye
rifaqataiN jo neelam kar gaye

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Eighth Poem: Something I strongly feel about. Call me crazy but these are my feelings.

Mohabbat sirf piyar naheeN hotee
Mohabbat ik aag hoti hai

Mohabbat haar naheeN hotee
Mohabbat saaNch hotee hai

Mohabbat chaah naheeN hotee
Mohabbat piyaas hotee hai

Mohabbat maiN basaarat hai
Baseerat anjaan hotee hai

Aqal, iss aag maiN chaY ma'ani?
Mohabbat Rooh hotee hai

Mohabbat aye jaan-e-jaanaaN
sadaa yeh dil kee hotee hai

Rung-e-tagha'i-ur hai chehroN pe
Rooh magar abdaal hotee hai

Mohabbat dil maiN bastee hai
Mohabbat dildaar hotee hai

Mohabbat waqt kee naheeN paaband
yeh umer-e-rawaaN kee hotee hai

Jo chehroN pe martaY haiN
woh mohabbat naheeN kartaY

Jo deewanay haiN bannaY phirtaY
woh ik jism pe martaY haiN

Jo dil ko naa paRh paaYeN
Mohabbat unn ko naheeN hotee

Jo khud gharaz bun jaaYeN
Rifaaqat unn say naheeN hotee

Rifaaqat pe hai yaad aayaa
Rifaaqat mukhtasir bhee hotee hai

Mohabbat mukhtasir naheeN hotee
Yaad bhee mukhtasir naheeN hotee

Mohabbat yaad hai shaayad
yaad zindagi naheeN hotee

Mohabbat zindagi hai laikin
yaad ik rafeeq hotee hai

BaRay Mehboob miltaY haiN
inn galiyoN maiN, koochoN maiN

Laikin baat yeh baaNdh rakh Anwaar
Mohabbat sar-e-raah naheeN hotee

11:04 PM 9/29/2005

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*Ninth Poem: This is an "inspired" poem. And the theme and monotony of my poems continues *

Sar-e-Shaam, nazraiN falak pe jamaateY rehnaa
TooT-tey taaroN saY qismat ko bachaateY rehnaa

Chaand maiN dekhtaa hooN jub bhee maiN soorat uss kee
Saath muskaan kay ik daagh chehraY pe sajaateY rehnaa

Yaad uss ko woh ehd-e-wafaa ho kaY naa ho
Mujh ko hai har pa'l umeed kaY charaagh jalaateY rehnaa

JaanaY waalaY ko kabhi aana tau naheeN hai laikin
Sar-e-Raah palkoN ko, hur dumm bichaateY rehnaa

Yaad jub kabhi aataY haiN lamhaY woh Maah-e-December kaY
Dil maiN buss phir Soch kay deep jalaateY rehnaa

Woh bay Wafaayee, Woh bay Rukhi, woh Sard Mehri
Raat maiN bhee abb shamm'aiN bujhaateY rehnaa

Hai sharamsaar Ishq, Mohabbat Sar nigooN hai laikin
QissaY mohabbat kaY Anwaar phir bhee sunaateY rehnaa

12:29 AM 7/26/2005

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*Tenth poem: *

MujhaY tum yaad aataY ho
kabhi bhool naheeN paataY ho

December kee sard raataiN hoN
June kee taptee yaadaiN hoN

bahaaroN kee jub bhee baataiN hoN
KhizaaN kee ro-paheli shaamaiN hoN

MujhaY tum yaad aataY ho
kabhi bhool naheeN paataY ho

unn taaroN kay jhurmaT maiN
jub bhee chaand aur baadal hoN

MujhaY tum yaad aataY ho
kabhi bhool naheeN paataY ho

aksar sochoN kay aaNgun maiN
Jub bhee tanhaai kee barsaataiN hoN

sochtaa hooN maiN buss itnaa
kiYa maiN hee itnaa pagaal hooN

kabhi maiN bhee yaad tum ko aataa hooN?
kabhi bhool bhee tum ko paataa hooN?

Iss yaad-e-Gum Gushtaa maiN
maiN bhee ik yaad-e-maazi hooN

YaadoN maiN tau zindah hooN
Zubaan-e-yaar par shayad khataktaa hooN

maiN bhee chup abb rehtaa hooN
bund ankhoN maiN sapnaY yehi sanjota hooN

MujhaY tum yaad aataY ho
kabhi bhool naheeN paataY ho

8:59 PM 5/9/2005

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it was supposed to be 5 best… :slight_smile:

ne way… bouhat he aala… bouhat he achay… :k:

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Nope sweeto…5 best ghazals and 5 best ghazals…anything totalling ten :slight_smile:

Did you ever had this craving
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Wonderful idea to show the hidden talents of GS... and Anwaar truly deserves it to be the first one in this series...

I've read your poems in your journal, and reading this selection of yours made me feel that it's no justice to your writing skills, as every single poem of yours is better than the previous one... But on the other hand, I do understand it's difficult to quote every poem here, as it would be against the rules of this section... I have not much to say to Anwaar, as he is one person who completely understands my silence... Khush raheiN...

Keep writing and keep sharing... :-)

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Asslamu alikum

intrestin idea by ammal ...

ok lets talk about poems

maini 10th poems say start keroon gee ..phir one by one discussion ho ga agar responce milla to

[quote]
MujhaY tum yaad aataY ho
kabhi bhool naheeN paataY ho

December kee sard raataiN hoN
June kee taptee yaadaiN hoN

bahaaroN kee jub bhee baataiN hoN
KhizaaN kee ro-paheli shaamaiN hoN

MujhaY tum yaad aataY ho
kabhi bhool naheeN paataY ho

unn taaroN kay jhurmaT maiN
jub bhee chaand aur baadal hoN

MujhaY tum yaad aataY ho
kabhi bhool naheeN paataY ho

aksar sochoN kay aaNgun maiN
Jub bhee tanhaai kee barsaataiN hoN

sochtaa hooN maiN buss itnaa
kiYa maiN hee itnaa pagaal hooN

kabhi maiN bhee yaad tum ko aataa hooN?
kabhi bhool bhee tum ko paataa hooN?

Iss yaad-e-Gum Gushtaa maiN
maiN bhee ik yaad-e-maazi hooN

YaadoN maiN tau zindah hooN
Zubaan-e-yaar par shayad khataktaa hooN

maiN bhee chup abb rehtaa hooN
bund ankhoN maiN sapnaY yehi sanjota hooN

MujhaY tum yaad aataY ho
kabhi bhool naheeN paataY ho

[/quote]

is k baray main yeh kahoon gee

saada or barjasta alfaz jo dil ki kayfiyat ko barah-e-rast zaban per munakis kerain baghair kisi istayaray or kiniyaat ka sahara leye

mujhy hamesha aise shiaree mutasir kerte hay kis perh ker app ko ik lamhay ko bhi yeh mehsoos na ho kay is main zehan ya sooch ka koi rabta mojood ho ga seedha dil say niklay

or ab h sawal
1>
*is poore nazam main jin kayfiyat ka bayan hay app is ko ik shair main define ker saktay hain ? *

new poem ka oppreation inshAllah jald he karain gay

p.s> ammal kia hum ko sirf inhe poems per bat kerne hay ya anwar say un ki shairee say mutaliq dosray sawal kernay ki bhi ijazat hay ?

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Interesting question Problem _girl :k:

Go ahead Problem _girl, Anwaar should respond to any question you raise.

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A very good idea. December becomes important to all of us for one reason or the other. My view about this poem is that it unolds beautifully, but somewhere in the middle, the rhythm disappears. Your views and feelings are clearly visible, but to some extent they fail to match up to a quality rhythm with which the poem started. I would like to know why it should have been so lenghty?

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:salam:

I feel very honoured to have such respect and love shown by the moderator of this forum. Perhaps, first time in the history of Gupshup:D but you know Amal is one person who no one can ever dispute with except for those who do not know what they talk about.

When I received Amal’s PM in my inbox, I was shocked more than surprise to have myself picked for it out of blue and that too came as number 1. That definitely talks about the high morales of the personality he has. And this is what exactly I told him in reply:

Thank you Amal.

Now, to those who replied:

**KhamoshNigaheiN: **I can definitely understand what you had to say without saying any words :~) and I simply am grateful to such a nice SILENCE:D you know, likhaY huaY lafz miTaanaY saY Lafz naaraaz ho jaataY haiN laikin jo likhaY hee naa gaYe hoN, un alfaaz ko koi naheeN miTaa saktaa.. aisee khaamoshi yaqeenan un-miT naqoosh choR jaati hai :flower1:

Problem_girl: I am not as good of a poet but I will try something fil-badeeh and I am sure Amal can find out the ‘out of rythm’ phenomenon in it:D

Rifaaqat Mukhtasir ho laikin Yaad mukhtasir naheeN hotee
Insaan baY wafaa ho laikin Mohabbat kufr naheeN hotee

**Amal: **Probably the most true reason could be that I am not as perfect poet as you or some others in this forum. May be, I feel thirst of words in my poetry when writting it and feel as if I am missing out details ommision of which could undermine the whole story of the main theme. I try to rhyme but I think rather I am convinced that I do not have appropriate command on diction as far as the rhytmic choice of words goes. Hence, the result that when I start typing out couple of ash’aarz, suddenly I am out of words and left with mere thoughts. A brain constipation during writting poetry or sometimes prose for that matter is what I suffer tremendously but when it comes to gossiping I am guilty of having verbal diarrhea :teary1:

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Perfection is an illusion, I would say. And no one is bad. It’s only that someone is good and someone is not that good. Creation is a difficult process which is definitely demanding. Writing long pieces is not a sin, neither immoral nor a crime. But as I said that creation is a demanding excercise, I believe I can concentrate better if I have a small plot to focus. I am sorry if you don’t like it, but most of the times I see you opening very good, but you tend to lose focus — as I mentioned earlier — somewhere in the middle. Try some small pieces first. Don’t worry if you think you couldn’t say it complete — say it nice. Revise it over and over and leave it. Get back to it some other time and add more to it. If something previously written does not make you happy, knock that out. Being your own critic immensly help raise your standard. Never prefer quantity over quality. Happy writing :slight_smile: