Archive for May, 2007

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kya hai khaana-kharaab meiN rakkha?

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

zindagi ke nisaab meiN rakkha
gham ko khushioN ke baab meiN rakkha
daagh jesa ata kya mujh ko
vesa hi maahtaab meiN rakkha
mere seene meiN dil diya aise
jese kaaNTa gulaab meiN rakkha
mujh ko duniya meiN kar diya rusva
aur khud ko naqaab meiN rakkha
mujh se va’ada visaal ka kar ke
umr bhar iztaraab meiN rakkha
phool bheja usay lifaafe meiN
us ne [...]

The road to Jerusalem (via Lebanon)

Monday, May 28th, 2007

The road to Jerusalem (via Lebanon)
Inspired by al-Qa’ida, a hitherto little-known militant group is behind the outbreak of bloody violence which has left scores dead
By: Robert Fisk
They came into Lebanon last summer when the world was watching Israel smash this small nation in a vain attempt to destroy the Hizbollah. But the men who [...]

Robert Fisk: Innocent victims caught up in a war of endless revenge

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Robert Fisk: Innocent victims caught up in a war of endless revenge
Robert Fisk reports from the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp, northern Lebanon
It is a place of Palestinian fury - and almost as much Palestinian blood. The bandage-swaddled children whimpering in pain, frowning at the strange, unfatherly doctors, the middle-aged woman staring at us with one [...]

ab mere paas tum aaii ho to kya aaii ho

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Majaz ki eik khoobsoorat nazm, Jagjit ki jaadoo bhari aavaaz meiN:
ab mere paas tum aaii ho to kya aaii ho

yaad bhi un ki ham-safar na hu’ii

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

yaad bhi un ki ham-safar na hu’ii
aur du’aa BHI TO KAAR-GAR na hu’ii
esey uljhey terey jhameiloN main
zindagi tujh ko bhi khabar na huii
qissa-e-dard jaante the sabhi
be.khabar ! bas tujhe khabar na houi
umr bhar uljhanon ko suljhaaya
do ghari chein sey basar nah houi
khavaahishein to hazaar thiin lekin
aik bhi poori umr bhar na hui [...]

baat mushoor hey sayaanoN main

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

baat mushoor hey sayaanoN main
aashiyaaN baste hain zamaanoN main
jis ke charche the aasmaanoN meiN
ab kahaaN josh voh javaanoN meiN
log kehte haiN saNg-dil jis ko
ab hey wo apne meherbaanoN main
shaa’id eemaan dil meiN jaaga hai
“ik sadaa aarahi hey kaanoN main”
tujh se mansoob mirii KhushiyaaN
tu hi shaamil mire bayaanoN main
Faatimah ab kahan wo mosam hey
phool khilte the [...]

aik ik rishta zameeN main muntaqil hota gaya

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

ghazal
syed zawar hussain zair
naqsh-e-dil kuchh yun supurd-e-abb-o-gil hota gaya
aik ik rishta zameeN main muntaqil hota gaya
admi jo zakhm-e-furqat le k utra tha voh zakhm
irtaqa-e-be~hisi per mundamil hota gaya
aik lahzay ko uTha tha dard seene maiN magar
ghar pasand aaya to phir voh mustaqil hota gaya
vehshatoN maiN mujh say kuch logoN ne aankheN bech deeN
phir bhi voho [...]

Real Face Of MQM Exposed

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Real Face Of MQM Exposed

ghar vaapis jab aao ge tum

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Asad Amanat Ali ki aavaaz meiN eik khoobsoorat nazm:

aaj bazar mein — Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Monday, May 21st, 2007

aaj bazar mein — Faiz Ahmed Faiz
chashm-e-nam , jaan-e-shaureedah kaafee naheeN
tohmat-e-i’shq pausheedah kaafee naheeN
aaj baazaar meN paa.bajolaaN chalo
dast afshaaN chalo , mast-o-raqSaaN chalo
khaak bar sar chalo, khooN badaamaaN chalo
raah taktaa hay sab shar-e-jaanaaN chalo
Haakim-e-shahr bhi , majma’-e-’aam bhee
teer-e-ilzaam bhi , saNg-e-dushnaam bhee
SubH-e-naashaad bhi , roz-e-naakaam bhee
in kaa dam.saaz apnay siwaa kon hay
shahr-e-jaanaaN [...]

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