The original: naa kisii kii aaNkh kaa nuur huuN, naa kisii ke dil kaa qaraar huuN jo kisii ke kaam na aa sake, maiN vo ek musht-e-gubaar huuN main nahin huun naghma-e-jaaN feza, koii sun ke mujh ko karega kya main baRe birog ki huuN sada, maiN baRe dukhoN ki pukaar huun meraa rang ruup [...]
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Bahadur Shah Zafar & his poetry
Posted in India, Water, tagged Bahadur Shah Zafar, I'm the light on no one's eye, melancholy, Mughal empire, na kisi ki aankh ka, urdu on February 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Bas ek chup sii lagii hai :: A quietness has taken over
Posted in Grief, India, Love, Poetry, tagged chup, dawn, evening, gulzar, hemant kumar, hindi, lyrics, sannata, song, tanuja, translation, urdu, zindagi on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A deep quiet has taken over me, not an overwhelming melancholy, but a deep quietness. This poem was written by Gulzar-ji, and sung by Hemant-da, and picturized on Tanuja. I have translated it the way I have perceived the words. There’s a sense of loneliness in these lyrics, a desire, a longing, a regret. Bas [...]
Yun zindagi ki raah mein takraa gayaa koi
Posted in India, Love, Poetry, tagged ghazal, hassan, hindi, mehdi, music, song, urdu on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
yooN zindagi ki raah meiN takra gaya koi ik roshni andher mein bikhra gaya koi wo haadsa wo pehli mulaaqaat kyaa kahoon itni ajab thi soorat-e-haalat kya kahoon wo kehar wo ghazab wo jafa muJko yaad hai wo uski berukhi ki adaa muJhko yaad hai mittha nahin hai zehan se yoon chaa gaya koi yooN [...]
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