Ashaar #013 - 'zindagii' (Part II)

Here is part 2 of couplets on 'zindagii'. The
topic for next week is 'gaam' (step). The 
deadline is June 15th.

Date: 16-Jun-2000
Topic: 'zindagii'


Contributed by Ather Ali Shaikh:
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zindagii jiine ko dii, jii mai.n ne
qismat me.n likhaa thaa pii to pii mai.n ne
mai.n na piitaa to teraa likhaa Galat ho jaataa
tere likhe ko nibhaayaa kyaa Khataa kii mai.n ne
[Saeed Rahi]


Contributed by B. Wadekar:
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zindagii jab bhii terii bazm me.n laatii hai hame.n
ye zamii.n chaa.Nd se behatar nazar aatii hai hame.n
[Shahryar]


Contributed by Abhay Ghaisas:
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zindagii yuu.N bhii guzar hii jaatii 
kyo.n teraa raahaguzar yaad aayaa 
[Mirza Galib] 

vo aaye hai.n pashemaa.N laash par ab 
tujhe ai zindagii laa_uu.N kahaa.N se 
[Momin Khan Momin] 

rahegaa saath teraa pyaar zindagii ban kar 
ye aur baat merii zindagii vafaa na kare 
[Qateel Shifai] 

zindagii mai.n bhii chaluu.Ngaa tere piichhe piichhe 
tuu mere dost kaa naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa ho jaanaa 
[Qateel Shifai] 

lamhaat-e-yaad-e-yaar ko sarf-e-duaa na kar 
aate hai.n zindagii me.n ye aalam kabhii kabhii 
[Shakeel Badayuni] 

[lamhaat-e-yaad-e-yaar = moments spent in remembering one's beloved]
[sarf-e-duaa = expend in prayer; naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa = footprints]

un kii yaad, un kii tamannaa, un kaa Gam 
kaT rahii hai zindagii aaraam se 
[Shakeel Badayuni] 

yuu.N zi.ndagii guzaar rahaa huu.n tere baGair 
jaise ko_ii gunaah kiye jaa rahaa huu.N mai.n 
[Jigar Moradabadi] 

gesuuo.n ke saaye me.n aaraam-kash 
sar-barahanaa zindagii thii mai.n na thaa 
[Abdul Hameed Adam] 

[sar barahanaa = uncovered head]

zindagii phailii hu_ii thii shaam-e-hijraa.N kii tarah 
kis ko itanaa hausalaa thaa kaun jii kar dekhataa 
[Ahmed Faraz] 

[hijraa.N = separation; hausalaa = strength/courage]

zindagii terii ataa thii so tere naam kii hai 
ham ne jaise bhii basar kii teraa ehasaa.N jaanaa.N 
[Ahmed Faraz] 

[ataa = gift; basar = to live]


kam se kam maut se aisii mujhe ummiid nahii.n 
zi.ndagii tuu ne to dhoke pe diyaa hai dhokaa 
[Firaq Gorakhpuri] 

maut kaa bhii ilaaj ho shaayad 
zindagii kaa ko_ii ilaaj nahii.n 
[Firaq Gorakhpuri] 

is zindagii se ham ko na duniyaa milii na dii.n 
taqadiir kaa mushaahidaa karate guzar ga_ii 
[Tilok Chand Mehroom] 

[dii.n = religion/faith; mushaahidaa = 

aish se kyo.n Khush huye, kyo.n Gam se ghabaraayaa kiye 
zi.ndagii kyaa jaane kyaa thii aur kyaa samajhaa kiye 
[Moen Ahsan Jazbi] 

hame.n to shaam-e-Gam me.n kaaTanii hai zi.ndagii apanii 
jahaa.N vo hai.n, vahii.n ai chaa.Nd, le jaa roshanii apanii 
[Unknown] 

saa.Ns lene ko hii jiinaa nahii.n kahate hai.n 
zi.ndagii thii jo tere vasl kaa imkaa.N hotaa 
[Yusuf Zafar] 

[imkaa.N = possibility]

tamaam umr teraa intazaar kar le.nge 
magar ye ra.nj rahegaa ki zi.ndagii kam hai 
[Shahid Siddiqi] 

vaadaa karake aur bhii aafat me.n Daalaa aap ne 
zi.ndagii mushkil thii, ab maranaa bhii mushkil ho gayaa 
[Jaleel Manikpuri] 

vo naam jis ke liye zindagii ga.Nvaa_ii ga_ii 
na jaane kyaa thaa, magar kuchh bhalaa bhalaa saa thaa 
[Mazhar Imam] 

zindagii kis tarah kaTegii saif 
raat kaTatii nazar nahii.n aatii 
[Saifuddin Saif] 

zindaa huu.N is tarah ki Gam-e-zindagii nahii.n 
jalataa huaa diyaa huu.N magar roshanii nahii.n 
[Behzad Lakhanavi] 



Contributed by Prakash Gupta:
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ye jo zindagii kii kitaab hai ye kitaab bhii kyaa kitaab hai
kahii.n ik hasiin saa Khvaab hai kahii.n jaan levaa azaab hai
[Rajesh Reddy]

zindagii tuu ne lahuu leke diyaa kuchh bhii nahii.n
tere daaman me.n kyaa mere liye kuchh bhii nahii.n
[Rajesh Reddy]


Contributed by Devendra Rana:
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jiit le jaaye ko_ii mujhako nasiibo.n vaalaa
zindagii ne mujhe daa.Nv pe lagaa rakhaa hai
[Qateel Shifai]

zindagii kii bisaat par aksar 
jiitii baazii bhii ham ne haarii hai
[Tabish Dehlvi]

ham bhii kyaa zindagii guzaar gaye
dil kii baazii lagaa ke haar gaye
[Daag Dehlvi]

zindagii kaT ga_ii manaate huye 
ab iraadaa hai ruuTh jaane kaa
[Farhat Shehzad]



Contributed by Deepak Purohit:
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kabhii dhuup de kabhii badaliyaa.N dil-o-jaa.N se dono.n qubuul hai.n
magar us mahal me.n na qaid kar jahaa.N zindagii kii havaa na ho
[Bashir Badr]

paiGaam zindagii ne diyaa maut kaa mujhe
marane ke intazaar me.n jiinaa pa.Daa mujhe
[Safi Lucknawi]

tum muhabbat ko khel kahate ho
ham ne barbaad zindagii kar lii
[Bashir Badr]

musiibat aur lambii zindagii
buzurgo.n kii duaa ne maar Daalaa
[Muztar Khairabadi]

vahii qaafile vahii raaste vahii zindagii vahii marhale
magar apane apane muqaam par kabhii tum nahii.n kabhii ham nahii.n
[Shakeel Badayuni]

Allah jaane maut kahaa.N mar ga_ii "Khumaar"
ab mujhako zindagii  kii zaruurat nahii.n rahii
[Khumar Barabankvi]

qatraa qatraa zindagii ke zahar kaa piinaa hai Gam
aur Khushii hai do gha.Dii piikar bahak jaane kaa naam 
[Anand Narain Mullah]

vo kaun hai.n jinhe.n taubaa kii mil ga_ii fursat
hame.n gunaah karane ko bii zindagii kam hai
[Anand Narain Mullah]

zindagii zindaadilii kaa naam hai
murdaa dil kyaa Khaak jiyaa karate hai.n
[Nasikh]

muTThiyo.n me.n Khaak lekar dost aaye vaqt-e-kafan
zindagii bhar kii muhabbat kaa silaa dene lage
[Aziz Lucknawi]

mere Khudaa mujh ko tho.Dii sii zindagii dede
udaas mere  janaaze se jaa rahaa hai ko_ii
[Qamar Jalalabadi]

shaame.n kisii ko maa.Ngatii hai.n aaj bhii "Firaq"
go zindagii me.n yuu.N mujhe ko_ii kamii nahii.n
[Firaq Gorakhpuri]

ai dost yuu.N to ham terii hasarat ko kyaa kahe.n
lekin ye zindagii ko_ii zindagii nahii.n
[Firaq Gorakhpuri]

zindagii jab azaab hotii hai 
aashiqii kaamayaab hotii hai
[Unknown]


Contributed by Asma Haider:
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zindagii shamaa kii maanind jalaataa huu.N "Nadeem"
bujh to jaa_uu.Ngaa magar subah to kar jaa_uu.Ngaa
[Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi]

zindagii hai apane qabze me.n na apane bas me.n maut
aadamii majabuur hai aur kis qadar majabuur hai
[Ahmed Amethwi]

zindagii kyaa hai anaasir me.n zahuur-e-taratiib
maut kyaa hai unhii.n ajzaa kaa pareshaa.N honaa
[Brij Narain Chakbast]

zindagii tujh se har ek saa.Ns pe samajhautaa karuu.N
shauq jiine kaa hai mujh ko magar itanaa to nahii.n
[Muzaffar Warsi]

zindagii jis ne talKh kii merii
vo mujhe zindagii se pyaaraa hai
[Suhail Akhtar]

zindagii ke udaas lamho.n me.n 
bevafaa dost yaad aate hai.n
[Unknown]

zindagii ko bhii tere dar se bhikhaarii kii tarah
ek pal ke liye rukanaa hai guzar jaanaa hai
[Ahmed Faraz]