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September 2000 Index
Date: 28-Sep-2000 Poet: Manzar Bhopali A fellow Urdu poetry lover sent me some poems by Manzar Bhopali. I would like to share some of these with you. Today's nazm is titled "zabaan-e-hind hai urduu" zabaan-e-hind hai urduu to maathe kii shikan kyuu.N hai vatan me.n be-vatan kyuu.N hai [shikan = frown] merii mazaluum urduu terii saa.Nso.n me.n ghuTan kyuu.N hai teraa lahajaa mahakataa hai to lafzo.n me.n thakan kyuu.N hai agar tuu phuul hai to phuul me.n itanii chubhan kyuu.N hai vatan me.n be-vatan kyuu.N hai [mazaluum = oppressed; ghuTan = suffocation] [lahajaa = style/manner; thakan = fatigue] ye naanak kii ye Khusro kii dayaa shankar kii bolii hai ye diivaalii ye baisaakhii ye iid-ul-fitr holii hai magar ye dil kii dha.Dakan aaj kal dil kii jalan kyuu.N hai vatan me.n be-vatan kyuu.N hai ye naazo.n se palii thii miir ke Gaalib ke aa.Ngan me.n jo suuraj ban ke chamakii thii kabhii mahalo.n ke daaman me.n vo shah-zaadii zabaano.n kii yahaa.N be-anjuman kyuu.N hai vatan me.n be-vatan kyuu.N hai [be-anjuman = without a gathering/assembly (alone)] muhabbat kaa sabhii elaan kar jaate hai.n mahafil me.n ke is ke vaaste jazbaa hai ham-dardii kaa har dil me.n magar haq maa.Ngane ke vaqt ye begaanaapan kyuu.N hai vatan me.n be-vatan kyuu.N hai [elaan = proclaimation; jazbaa = feeling; ham-dardii = sympathy] [begaanaapan = indifference/aloofness] ye doshiizaa jo baazaaro.n se iThalaatii guzaratii thii labo.n kii naazukii jis kii gulaabo.n sii bikharatii thii jo tahaziibo.n kii sar kii o.Dhanii thii ab kafan kyuu.N hai vatan me.n be-vatan kyuu.N hai [doshiizaa = young girl; naazukii = delicacy; tahaziib = culture/etiquette] [o.Dhanii = veil; kafan = shroud] muhabbat kaa agar daavaa hai to is ko bachaao tum jo vaadaa kal kiyaa thaa aaj vo vaadaa nibhaao tum agar tum raam ho to phir ye raavan kaa chalan kyuu.N hai vatan me.n be-vatan kyuu.N hai -------------------------------------------------- Mehfil-e-Gazal Archive: http://www.geocities.com/urdu_poetry/meg/ To subscribe: send an e-mail to urdu_poetry-subscribe@eGroups.com To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to urdu_poetry-unsubscribe@eGroups.com For all other queries, send an e-mail to moderator@urdupoetry.com --------------------------------------------------