Ashaar #022 - 'Gazal'

Date: 21-Oct-2000
Topic: 'Gazal'

A big thank you to all of you who contributed to today's 
post on 'Gazal'. I do have a request. Please mention your 
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Topic for next week is 'Khalish' (pain/prick). Please send 
in your contributions by 27th October.


Gazal us ne chhe.Dii mujhe saaz denaa
zaraa umr-e-raftaa ko aavaaz denaa
[Safi Lucknawi] - Contributed by 'simppl' :-)


At least four people sent in the above sher making it 
the most popular sher on the topic, followed closely 

kuchch to pa.Dhiye ki log kahate hai.n
aaj Gaalib Gazal-saraa na huaa
[Mirza Ghalib] - contributed by Abhay Ghasias

This was sent by three people.


Here are the other contributions. I hope you have as much fun 
reading these as I did. :-)


Contributed by Syed Ayaz Quadri:
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kaise sukuun paa_uu.N tujhe dekhane ke baad
ab kyaa Gazal sunaa_uu.N tujhe dekhane ke baad
[Saeed Shahidi]


Contributed by Abhay Ghaisas:
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baqadr-e-shauq nahii.n zarf-e-tanganaa-e-Gazal
kuchh aur chaahiye vusat mere bayaa.N ke liye
[Mirza Ghalib]

kuchch to pa.Dhiye ki log kahate hai.n
aaj Gaalib Gazal-saraa na huaa
[Mirza Ghalib]

mai.n chaman me.n kyaa gayaa goyaa dabistaa.N khul gayaa
bulbule.n sun kar mere naale Gazal-Khvaa.n ho ga_ii.n
[Mirza Ghalib]

sadqe "Firaq" ejaaz-e-suKhan ke kaise u.Daa_ii ye aavaaz
in Gazalo.n ke parde me.n to miir kii Gazale.n bole hai.n
[Firaq Gorakhpuri]

bhiigii hai raat "Faiz" Gazal ibtidaa karo
vaqt-e-sarod, dard kaa hangaam hii to hai
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]

sajaao bazm Gazal gaao jaam taazaa karo
bahut sahii Gam-e-getii sharaab kam kyaa hai
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]

ab bhii Khizaa.N kaa raaj hai lekin kahii.n kahii.n
goshe rah-e-chaman me.n Gazal-Khvaa.N huye to hai.n
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]

ab teraa zikr bhii shaayad hii Gazal me.n aaye
aur se aur huaa dard kaa unavaa.N jaanaa.N
[Ahmed Faraz]

ga_ii umr dar band-e-fikr-e-Gazal
so is fan ko aisaa ba.Dhaa kar chale
[Meer Taqi Meer]

ham se puchho Gazal kyaa hai Gazal kaa fan kyaa hai
chand lafzo.n me.n ko_ii aah chhupaa dii jaaye
[Unknown]

karuu.N na yaad agar kis tarah bhulaa_uu.N use
Gazal bahaanaa karuu.N aur gungunaa_uu.N use
[Ahmed Faraz]


Gazal me.n bandish-e-alfaaz hii nahii.n sab kuchh
jigar kaa Khuun bhii kuchh chaahiye asar ke liye
[Unknown]

bedard sunanii ho to chal kahataa hai kyaa achchhii Gazal
aashiq teraa rusavaa teraa shaayar teraa inshaa teraa
[Ibne Insha]

Khaamushii me.n hazaar Gam sahanaa
kitanaa dushvaar hai Gazal kahanaa
[Unknown]

varnaa ab talak yuu.N thaa Khvaahisho.n kii baarish me.n
yaa to TuuT kar royaa yaa Gazal-saraa_ii kii
[Ahmed Faraz]

vo miir kii Gazal ho ki Gaalib kii shaayarii
naGme tamaam saaz-e-rag-e-jaa.N se aaye hai.n
[Ibrahim Faiz]

ye mahakatii hu_ii Gazal "Makhdoom"
jaise saharaa me.n raat phuulo.n kii
[Makhdoom Mohiuddin]

"Faiz" mai.n shaayar vahii huu.N shaam-e-tanhaaii me.n kal
dha.Dakano.n ke saaz par jis kii Gazal gaa_ii ga_ii
[(Ibrahim ?) Faiz]

"Asghar" Gazal me.n chaahiye vo mauj-e-zindagii
jo husn hai buto.n me.n jo mastii sharaab me.n
[Asghar Gondvi]

daaG ke sher javaanii me.n bhale lagate hai.n
miir kii ko_ii Gazal gaa_o to kuchh chain pa.De
[Ganesh Bihari Tarz]

tanahaa apane aap ko jab paaiiiye janaab
merii Gazal ko saath liye jaayiye janaab
[Unknown]


Contributed by Ibrahim Taj:
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phuulo.n me.n Gazal rakhanaa ye raat kii raanii hai
is me.n tere zulfo.n kii ba-rabt kahaanii hai
[Bashir Badr]

ye shabanamii lahajaa hai aahistaa Gazal pa.Dhanaa
titallii kii kahaanii hai phuulo.n kii zabaanii hai
[Bashir Badr]

mere Gazal terii vahashato.n kii Khair ki hai
bahut dino.n se bahut iztaraab aa.Nkho.n me.n
[Iftikhar Arif]

Gazal ne vahii.n zulfo.n ke phailaa diye saaye
jin raaho.n pe dekhaa hai bahut dhuup ka.Dii hai
[Bashir Badr]

vo maathaa ke matalaa ho ki ho.nTho.n ke do misare
bachapan se Gazal hii merii mahabuubaa rahii hai
[Bashir Badr]

dard siine se uThaa aa.Nkh se aa.Nsuu nikale
raat aa_ii to Gazal kahane ke pahale nikale
[Unknown]

Gaalib tere zamiin pe likhii to hai Gazal
tere qad-e-suKhan ke baraabar nahii.n mai.n
[Unknown]

mere jaise ban jaaoge jab ishq tumhe.n ho jaayegaa
tum merii Gazale.n gaaoge jab ishq tumhe.n ho jaayegaa
[Unknown]


Contributed by Ather Ali Shaikh:
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kabhii to mere liye bhii TuuT kar mujh se milo
ye kyaa ke merii Gazal ko hii sarahaate rahanaa
['Saher']


Contributed by simppl:
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gar tuu mushaayare me.n sabaa aaj kal chale
kahiyo "Azim" se ke zaraa vo sa.nbhal chale
pa.Dhane jo yaar shab ko Gazal dar Gazal chale
bahar-e-rajaz me.n Daal ke bahar-e-ramal chale
[Mirza Rafiuddin Sauda]

Contributer's Note: 
Actually this is part of a HIJV directed 
towards Mirza Azim Beg Chughtai. 

Moderator's Note: 
A HIJV is a satirical poem written to abuse or condemn 
someone. It is generally considered a low form of poetry 
and normally avoided by reputed poets. 


kar ke tukbandii tarannum se Gazal mai.n ne pa.Dhii
aur sab kahane lage "Bekal" bhii shaayar ho gayaa
[Bekal Barhanpuri]


Contributed by Adnan Abbasi:
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shikaayat un se karanaa go musiibat mol lenaa hai
magar "Aajiz" Gazal ham be-sunaaye dam nahii.n le.nge
[Kaleem Aajiz]

raushan cheharaa bhiigii zulfe.n kis ko duu.N kis par tarjiih
ek qasiidaa dhuup pe likhuu.N yaa ek Gazal barasaat ke naam
[Malikzada Manzoor]


Contributed by M.Eqbal Rahman:
-----------------------------

dil dard kii bhaTTii me.n ka_ii baar jale hai
tab ek Gazal husn ke saa.Nche me.n Dhale hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]

Gazal kaho ke ye haal ab Gazal ke qaabil hai
pakaa pakaa hai kalejaa dukhaa dukhaa dil hai

merii Gazal ko merii jaan faqat Gazal na samajh
ik aa_iinaa hai jo har dam tere muqaabil hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]

ye vazaa-e-vafaadaarii "aajiz" na badal denaa
vo zaKhm tujhe denge tum un ko Gazal denaa
[Kaleem Aajiz]

kal kahate rahe hai.n vahii kal kahate rahe.nge
har daur me.n ham un pe Gazal kahate rahe.nge
[Kaleem Aajiz]

chhuri jin ke haatho.n se khaanaa pa.De hai
gazal bhii unhii.n ko sunaanaa pa.De hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]

aazamaana hai to aa baazuu dil kii quvvat
tuu bhii shamshiir uThaa ham bhii Gazal kahate hai.n 
[Kaleem Aajiz]


Contributed by SZAkhter:
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husn ko chaa.Nd javaanii ko ka.Nval kahate hai.n
un kii suurat nazar aaye to Gazal kahate hai.n
[Qateel Shifai]

jis ne bhii ha.Ns ke baat kii ham us ke ho liye
zulfo.n kii ThaNDii chhaao.n milii aur so liye
kahanaa kisii Gazal kaa dushvaar bahut hai
goyaa jigar ke Khuun se motii piro liye
[Unknown]


Contributed by Abhimanyu Bhola:
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Gazal rudaad hai naakaamiyo.n kii 
Gazal maharumiyo.n kii daastaa.N hai 
Gazal riste hue zaKhmon kaa marham 
Gazal ek chaaraa-e-dard-e-nihaa.N hai 
Gazal kaa husn hii hai husn-e-aalam 
Gazal kaa nuur hii nuur--e-jahaa.N hai
[Jagdish Bhatnagar 'Hayaat']



And finally, here is complete Gazal on 'Gazal'. The 
poet is Ganesh Bihari "Tarz". This ghazal can be found 
in the album titled 'Tarz' with ghazals sung by Mehdi 
Hassan and Shobha Gurtu.


duniyaa banii to hamd-o-sunaa ban ga_ii Gazal 
utaraa jo nuur nuur-e-Khudaa ban ga_ii Gazal 

guu.Njaa jo naad_brahm, banii raqs-e-mahar-o-maah 
zarre jo thar-tharaaye sadaa ban ga_ii Gazal 

chamakii kahii.n jo barq to ehasaas ban ga_ii 
chhaa_ii kahii.n ghaTaa to adaa ban ga_ii Gazal 

aa.Ndhii chalii to qahar ke saa.Nche me.n Dhal ga_ii 
baad-e-sabaa chalii to nashaa ban ga_ii Gazal 

haivaan bane to bhuuk banii bebasii banii 
insaan bane to jazb-e-vafaa ban ga_ii Gazal 

uThaa jo dard-e-ishq to ashko.n me.n Dhal ga_ii 
bechainiyaa.N ba.Dhii to duaa ban ga_ii Gazal 

zaahid ne pii to jaam-e-panaah ban ke rah ga_ii 
rindo.n ne pii to jaam-e-baqaa ban ga_ii Gazal 

arz-e-dakkan me.n jaan to dilli me.n dil banii 
aur shahar lakhanau me.n hinaa ban ga_ii Gazal 

dohe rubaa_ii nazme.n sabhii 'Tarz' the magar 
asnaaf-e-shaayarii kaa Khudaa ban ga_ii Gazal