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Date: 24-Jun-99
Poet: Kausar Niyazi

kabhii jo nikhat-e-zulf-e-nigaar aa_ii hai
fazaa-e-murdaa-e-dil me.n bahaar aa_ii hai

[nikhat-e-zulf-e-nigaar = perfume of (her) hair]
[fazaa-e-murdaa-e-dil = (in a) dead heart's environment/air]

zaruur terii galii se guzar huaa hogaa
ki aaj baad-e-sabaa beqaraar aa_ii hai

[baad-e-sabaa = morning breeze]

ko_ii dimaaG tasavvur bhii jin kaa kar na sake
ye jaan-e-zaar vo lamahe.n guzaar aa_ii hai

[tasavvur = imagine; jaan-e-zaar = life filled with difficulties]

Khudaa gavaah ki un ke firaaq me.n "Kausar"
jo saa.Ns aa_ii hai vo sogavaar aa_ii hai

[firaaq = separation; sogavaar = mournful/mourning]

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A new section has been added to the Urdu poetry site.
It is called Bikhare Moti and has assorted 'ashaar' by 
various poets, whose larger body of work is not available.