Poems describe beauty of nature in an eloquent manner. This blog is an endeavor to provide place for some of the elegant poems and sufiana kalaam......
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Khushbuu hai vo to chhuu ke badan ko guzar na jaaye ~ Parvin Shakir

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Khushbuu hai vo to chhuu ke badan ko guzar na jaaye
jab tak mere wajuud ke andar utar na jaaye
Khud phuul ne bhii honth kiye apane niim-vaa
chorii tamaam rang kii titalii ke sar na jaaye
is Khauf se vo saath nibhaane ke haq mein hai
khokar mujhe ye ladakii kahiin dukh se mar na jaaye
palkon ko us kii apane dupatte se ponch duun
kal ke safar mein aaj kii gard-e-safar na jaaye
main kis ke haath bhejuun use aaj kii duaa
qaasid havaa sitaaraa koii us ke ghar na jaaye
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Parvin Shakir (Roman Urdu)
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
mujh se pehli si mohabbat meray mehbub na maang - Faiz Ahmed Faiz (English Translation)
---mein ne samjha tha kay tu hai to darakhshaan hai hayaat
tera gham hai to gham-e-dahar ka jhagdra kya hai
teri surat se hai aalam mein bahaaron ko sabaat
teri aankhon ke sivaa duniya mein rakkha kya hai
If I had your sorrows, those of the universe would mean nothing
Your face would bring permanence to every spring
What is there but your eyes to see in the world anyway
If I found you, my fate would bow down to me
aur bhii dukh hain zamaane mein mohabbat ke sivaa
aahaten aur bhi vasl ki raahat ke sivaa
There are other heartaches in the world than those of love
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Usay yeh kon samjhaye?..
Woh dasht-e-khamoshi main
Ungliyon main sipiyan pehnay
Kisi sookhay samandar ki
Adhuri pyas ki batain
Bohat chup chaap sunta hai
Bohat khamosh rehta hai
Usay kon samjhaye???
Khushi kay ik aansu say
Samandar bhar bhi jatey hain
Bohat khamosh rehnay say
Taaluq mar bhi jaatey hain ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Dashte Tanhae - Faiz Ahmed Faiz

dasht-e-tanhaai mein, ai jaan-e-jahaan, larzaan hain
In the desert of my solitude, oh love of my life, quiver
teri avaaz ke saaye,
the shadows of your voice,
tere honthon ke saraab
the mirage of your lips
dasht-e-tanhaai mein,
In the desert of my solitude,
duri ke khas-o-khaak tale
beneath the dust and ashes of distance
khil rahe hain tere pehlu ke saman aur gulaab
bloom the jasmines and roses of your proximity
uht rahi hai kahin qurbat se
From somewhere very close,
teri saans ki aanch
rises the warmth of your breath
apani khushbuu mein sulagti hui
smouldering in its own aroma,
maddham maddham
slowly, bit by bit.
dur ufaq par chamakati hui
far away, across the horizon, glistens
qatra qatra
drop by drop
gir rahi hai teri dil daar nazar ki shabnam
the falling dew of your beguiling glance
is qadar pyaar se hai jaan-e jahaan rakkhaa hai
With such tenderness, O love of my life,
dil ke rukhsaar pe
on the cheek of my heart,
is vaqt teri yaad ne haath
has your memory placed its hand right now
yun guman hota hai
that it looks as if
garche hai abhi subah-e-firaaq
(though it's still the dawn of adieu)
dhal gaya hijr ka din
the sun of separation has set
aa bhi gaye vasl ki raat
and the night of union has arrived.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Khuli Ankh Main Sapna
khuli aankh mein sapna jhaankta hai
wo soya hai ke kuch kuch jaagta hai
teri chahat ke bheege junglon mein
mera tan, more ban kar naachta hai
mujhe har kaifiyat mein kyun na samjhe
wo mere sab hawale jaanta hai
main uski dastaras mein hon, magar wo
mujhe meri raza se maangta hai
kisi ke dhyaan mein dooba hua dil
bahane se mujhe bhi taalta hai










