Ashaar #012 - 'zindagii' (Part I)

Dear friends,

I had no idea when I suggested 'zindagii' as the 
topic of the week that I would be deluged by e-mails.
No complaints, of course. :-) To be fair to all, I 
have decided to post the ashaar on 'zindagii' in 
two parts. The next part will be posted by this
weekend.

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Date: 05-Jun-2000
Topic: 'zindagii'


Contributed by Chandra Manglani:
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yahii hai zindagii kuchh Khaak chand ummiide.n
inhii.n khilauno.n se tum bhii bahal sako to chalo
[Nida Fazli]

vahii hai zindagii lekin "Jigar" ye haal hai apanaa
ke jaise zindagii se zindagii kam hotii jaatii hai
[Jigar Moradabadi]

ujaale apanii yaado.n ke hamaare saath rahane do 
na jaane kis galii me.n zindagii kii shaam ho jaaye
[Bashir Badr]

zindagii yuu.N hu_ii basar tanhaa 
qaafilaa saath aur safar tanhaa 
[Gulzar]

[qaafilaa = caravan]


Contributed by Parag Pandit:
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ai aashiq na puuch zindagii kyaa hai
zindagii to taKhallus hai muhabbat kaa
[Unknown]

[taKhallus = pen-name]


Contributed by Raheel Siddiqui:
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zindagii maut ban ga_ii hotii jaan se ham guzar gaye hote
itane ishrat_zadaa hai.n ham ke agar Gam na hotaa to mar gaye hote
[Kunwar Mahinder Singh Bedi]

merii zindagii bhii merii nahii.n ye hazaar Khaano.n me.n baT ga_ii
mujhe ek muTThii zamiin de ye zamiin kitanii simaT ga_ii
[Bashir Badr]

tahii zindagii se nahii.n ye fizaaye.N
yahaa.N saika.Do.n kaaravaa.N aur bhii hai.n
[Allama Iqbal]

amal se zindagii banatii hai jannat bhii jahannum bhii
ye khaakii apanii fitrat me.n na nuurii hai na naarii hai
[Allama Iqbal]


Contributed by Asma Haider:
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zindagii jabr-e-musalsal kii tarah kaTii hai
jaane kis zulm kii paa_ii hai sazaa yaad nahii.n
[Sagar Siddiqui]

[jabr-e-musalsal = continuous striving/struggle]


zindagii tujh se ummiid-e-vafaa kyaa rakkhuu.N
jab mujhe chho.D gaye dost puraane mere
[Muzaffar Warsi]

[ummiid-e-vafaa = hope of loyalty]


zindagii kii baat sun kar kyaa kahe.n 
ek tamannaa thii taqaazaa ban ga_ii
[Himayat Ali Shayar]

[taqaazaa = demand]


zindagii ek dau.D hai to saa.Ns phuulegii zaruur
yaa badal mafhuum us kaa yaa phir fariyaad na kar
[Sharif Kanjahi]

[dau.D = race; mafhuum = meaning]