Ashaar #027 - 'zaahid'

Date: 06-Dec-2000
Topic: 'zaahid'


My apologies for the late posting of this edition of Ashaar.
I am leaving for a month long vacation to India on 1st January
and I am sooo excited!!! :-) However, that is no reason to 
neglect my work. By the way, Ashaar membership reached a 
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There will be no posts in the month of January since I am 
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The topic for next week is 'shaadii' (marriage). I have had
many requests for couplets on 'shaadii'. I know it is not the 
easiest of topics but I am sure that, like always, I will 
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online form at http://www.ashaar.net/contact.html. The 
deadline for sending in your favourite ashaar on 'shaadii'
is December 12th.

And now for some  selected ashaar on 'zaahid':

Contributed by Sandeep Nain:
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sab hasii.n hai.n zaahido.n ko naapasand
ab ko_ii huur aayegii in ke liye
[Ameer Minai]

[huur = fairy/celestial nymph]


Contributed by Zoya Birring:
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zaahid ye merii shoKhii-e-rindaanaa dekhanaa
rahamat ko baato.n baato.n me.n bahalaa ke pii gayaa
[Jigar Moradabadi]

jahaa.N se raastaa bhuulaa hai baarahaa zaahid
vahii.n se raah mu.Dii hai sharaab_Khaane kii
[Asar Lucknawi]

masjid me.n bulaate hai.n hame.n zaahid-e-naafaham
hotaa kuchh agar hosh to maiKhaane na jaate
[Ameer Minai]

rind-e-Kharaab_haal ko zaahid na chhe.D tuu
tuj ko paraa_ii kyaa pa.Dii apanii nibhe.D tuu
[Ibrahim Zauq]

zaahid sharaab piine se kaafir huaa mai.n kyuu.N
kyaa De.Dh chulluu paanii me.n imaan bah gayaa
[Ibrahim Zauq]

samajhaataa kyaa hai tuu diivaanaagaan-e-ishq ko zaahid
ye ho jaaye.nge jis jaanib usii jaanib Khudaa hogaa
[Jigar Moradabadi]

josh-e-rahamat ke vaaste zaahid
hai zaraa sii gunah_gaarii shart
[Daag Dehlvi]

lutf-e-mai tujh se kyaa kahuu.N zaahid
haaye kam_baKht tuune pii hii nahii.n 
[Daag Dehlvi]

zaahid mazaa to jab hai azaab-e-savaab kaa
dozaKh me.n baadaakash na ho jannat me.n tuu na ho
[Daag Dehlvi]

dekh us chashm-e-mast ko zaahid
tujh se itanii bhi pii nahii.n jaatii
[Daag Dehlvi]

mol jannat ka huaa naqd-e-ibaadat zaahid
haaye kahii.n maal kahii.n daam liye jaate hai.n
[Daag Dehlvi]

jo mai_farosh se saudaa bane to kar lenaa
kamii ho hazrat-e-zaahid vo ham se bhar lenaa
[Daag Dehlvi]

aashiqii se milegaa ai zaahid
bandagii se Khudaa nahii.n milataa
[Daag Dehlvi]

apanii tasbiih rahane de zaahid
daanaa-daanaa shumaar kaun kare
[Daag Dehlvi]

[shumaar = count]


Contributed by Deepak Purohit:
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sach kahaa thaa tuu ne zaahid zahar-e-qaatil hai sharaab
ham bhii kahate the yahii jab tak bahaar aa_ii na thii
[Jaleel Manikpuri]

gar yaar mai pilaaye to phir kyo.n na piijiye
zaahid nahii.n mia.n shaiKh nahii.n kuchh valii nahii.n
[Insha]

bache.nge hazrat-e-zaahid kahii.n baGair piiye
hamaare haath lage hai.n janaab baraso.n me.n
[Unknown]

zaahid ne meraa haasil-e-imaa.N nahii.n dekhaa
ruKh par terii zulfo.n ko parishaa.N nahii.n dekhaa
[Asghar Gondvi]

huaa hai chaar sajdo.n par ye daavaa zaahido tum ko
Khudaa ne kyaa tumhaare haath jannat bech Daalii hai
[Daag Dehlvi]

botal khulii ko hazrat-e-zaahid ke vaaste
maare Khushii ke kaag bhii do Gaz uchhal gayaa
[Qasr Dehlvi]


Contributed by Ibrahim Taj:
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baiThataa hai hameshaa rindo.n me.n
kahii.n zaahid valii na ho jaaye
[Bekhud Dehlvi]

pii bhii le do ghuu.NT zaahid pii bhii le 
maikade se kaun pyaasaa jaayegaa 
[Bekhud Dehlvi]


Contributed by Tanmay:
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zaahido.n ko kisii kaa Khauf nahii.n 
sirf kaalii ghaTaa se Darate hai.n 
[Shakeel Badayuni]


Contributed by Ashraf:
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is taubaa par hai naaz mujhe zaahid is qadar 
jo TuuT kar shariik huu.N haal-e-tabaah me.n 
[Daag Dehlvi]

zaahid kuchh aur ho na ho maiKhaane me.n magar 
kyaa kam ye hai ki shikavaa-e-dair-o-haram nahii.n 
[Jigar Moradabadi]


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