Jab raat ki tanhai

Jab raat ki tanhai dil ban k dherakti hai
yadon k darechay main chilman si sarakti hai

Yoon pyar naheen chhupta palkon k jhukanay say
Aankhon k lifafon per tehreer chamakti hai

Shohrat ki bulandi bhi lam-bher ka tamasha hai
Jis daal per baithay ho wo toot bhi sakti hai

lao-ban main chingari jaisay koi rakh jaye
Youn yaad teri shaab bher seenay main sulaghti hai

Jab raat ki tanhai dil ban k dherakti hai
yadon k darechay main chilman si serakti hai

Re: Jab raat ki tanhai

very nice poem :) ... what are these words, I guess I am having problem due to spellings:

  • lam-bher *]lao-ban

Re: Jab raat ki tanhai

Huzoor, poem kaafi achchi hai..shayar ka naam bhi bata den to achcha lagega.

Re: Jab raat ki tanhai

yes, its a nice one....

Re: Jab raat ki tanhai

I got this ghazal in Email so don't know the name of poet :).

Aur raha sawal Alfaz k ma'ani ka tu woh mere khayal kuch yoon hain
lam-bhar : Lamha Bhar
Lao-ban -->> iss ka matlab mujhe bhi naheen patta
lekin shair se jo matlab samajh aata hay woh CHIRAGH hay (shayad)

Re: Jab raat ki tanhai

hmmm
lao-ban could be Lobaan :)

Re: Jab raat ki tanhai

no no lao-ban ka matlab hay jalta houa dil ...

achi poetry janab

Re: Jab raat ki tanhai

very nice...