#Urdu poetry rekhta

[maihonhassan]

Parveen Shakir is the finest poetess in the history of urdu literature:

“ye dukh nahi ke andheron se sulah ki humne, malal yeh hai ke ab subha ki talab bhi nahi.”

[nabihahahahahaha]

( chand nagar by ibn e insha )

Here's some favourite lines from this poetry

sham samay aaik oonchi

seehriyon walay ghar kay

angan mein

chand ko utaray daikha

hum nay, chand bhi

kaysa ? poora chand

chand

chand kissi ka ho nahi

sakta, chand kissi ka hota

hai ?

chand ke khatir zid nahi

kartay, aye mairay achay

( whole poetry is 10/10)

[hereisnxbiya]

The reason for my inner breakdown was explained very well by Shafin Khan when he wrote :

Wo jo muntazir the mere achhey waqt ke..

Bade saliiqe se door hue, bohat bure waqt par.

It reflects on the irony and pain of people leaving during moments of struggle, despite seeming supportive when things were going well.

[ihateyouvishal]

it's all about when hafeez hoshiarpuri sahb said;

"Mohhabat karne waale kam na honge, teri mehfil ma lekin hum na honge"

[om-is-ok]

Mohabbat diary hargiz nahi hai - Saleem Kausar

Mohabbat diary hargiz nahi hai jis mein tum likkho ki kal kis rang ke kapde pahnne? kaun si khushbu lagani hai? kise kya baat kahni? kaun si kis se chhupani hai? kahan kis ped ke saaye tale milna hai? mil kar puchhna hai kya tumhen mujhse mohabbat hai?

ye farsuda sa jumla hai magar phir bhi yahi jumla, darichon, aangano, sadkon, gali, kuchon mein chaubaron mein, chaubaron ki tuti sidhiyon mein, har jagah koi kisi se kah raha hai kya tumhen mujhse mohabbat hai?

Mohabbat diary hargiz nahi hai jis mein tum likkho tumhen kis vaqt kis se kis jagah milna hai? kis ko chhod jaana hai? kahan par kis tarah ki guftugu karni hai? ya khamosh rahna hai? kisi ke saath kitni dur tak jaana hai? aur kab laut aana hai? kahan aankhein milana hai kahan palkein jhukana hai?

ya ye likkho ki ab ki baar jab vo milne aayega to us ka haath apne haath mein le kar dhanak chehre pe raushan jagmagati raqs karti us ki aankhon mein utar jayenge aur phir gulshan-o-sahra ke bicho-bich dil ki saltanat mein khaak udayenge, bahut mumkin hai vo ujlat mein aaye, aur tum us ka haath hathon mein na le paao na aankhon hi mein jhanko aur na dil ki saltanat ko fateh kar paao jahan par guftugu karni hai tum khamosh ho jaao, Jahan khamosh rahna hai vaha tum bolte jaao Naye kapde pahan kar ghar se niklo maile ho jaao koi khushbi lagane ka irada ho to shishi haath se gir jaaye... tum veeran ho jaao, safar karna se pahle be-sar-o-saman ho jaao

Mohabbat diary hargiz nahi hai, Ab-ju hai, jo dilo ke darmiyan bahti hai khushbu hai kabhi palkon pe lahraye to aankhein hansne lagti hai, jo aankho mein utar jaaye to manzar aur pas-e-manzar mein shamein jalne lagti hai kisi bhi rang ko chhu le, vahi dil ko gavara hai kisi mitti mein ghul jaaye, vahi mitti sitara hai

Farsuda - worn-out | Ujlat - hurry | Ab-ju - water-stream | Pas-e-manzar - background

[harf-e-kun]

𝑴𝒖𝒋𝒉 𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒉𝒍𝒊 𝒔𝒊 𝒎𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒃 𝒏𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒈

𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒋𝒉𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝒌𝒊 𝒕𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒊 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒉𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒊 𝒉𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒕

𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒎 𝒉𝒂𝒊 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒎-𝒆-𝒅𝒂𝒉𝒓 𝒌𝒂 𝒋𝒉𝒂𝒈𝒅𝒂 𝒌𝒚𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒊

𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒉𝒐𝒏 𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒂 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒌𝒉𝒂 𝒌𝒚𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒊

𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒊 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒊 𝒂𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒎 𝒎𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒌𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒕

𝑻𝒖 𝒋𝒐 𝒎𝒊𝒍 𝒋𝒂𝒂.𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒒𝒅𝒊𝒓 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒏 𝒉𝒐 𝒋𝒂𝒂𝒚𝒆

𝒀𝒖𝒏 𝒏𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒒𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒉𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝒚𝒖𝒏 𝒉𝒐 𝒋𝒂𝒂𝒚𝒆

𝑨𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒉𝒊 𝒅𝒖𝒌𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒛𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒘𝒂

𝑹𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒉𝒊 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒂𝒔𝒍 𝒌𝒊 𝒓𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒘𝒂

Don't ask for the love of the old days my beloved;

I used to feel your presence would keep my life brighter,

I used to feel if I could share your grief, I wouldn't have to focus on my worldly fights;

You presence would be enough to keep my world in eternal spring,

there is nothing better in the world than the sight of your eyes.

I though having you in my life would turn my fate around,

it was not to be, yet I wished for it to be so simple.

For there are other sorrows in the world, apart from the anguish of love,

there are other reliefs, more potent than the relief of our reunion.

- Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Pic Courtesy: Pinterest & The Photographer inside me

[shahsalim]

Woh kehte hain ke apna din bayaan karein,

Ae dost, deewar ko kya khabar ke saaye kidhar dhale.

Waqt bas daur raha hai khala ke darmiyan,

Rait-e-abad uski muthi se girti rahe.

Guzar jata hai har lamha un zarron ki tarhan,

Mujhe kya khabar kis simt yeh umr-e-hayaat bahe.

[iwajidshaikh]

In English we say

you are always in my prayers

But In urdu Wajid Shaikh said

Tu Kaamil hain meri Duao mein taa-umar, Taa hayaat tere haq mein duae, Ta-umar ki jaaegi

Source book: Sukoon 2023, Author Wajid Shaikh , Indo pak Claimed poet

[mehvishhh1]

maiñ kisī tarah bhī samjhauta nahīñ kar saktā yā to sab kuchh hī mujhe chāhiye yā kuchh bhī nahīñ

- Jawad Sheikh

[poetichashmee]

Aye zindagi tujhse mujhe mohabbat ho aise tujhme koi baat toh nahi,

Mai tujhe aur jeene ki khwaahish karu mujhe aise koi chaha toh nahi.

Kehte hai gile-shikwe apno se hote hai,

Par tu mere liye koi apne jaise ho ye baat mumkin toh nahi.

Ek yeh insan hai k hamesha tujh me rehne ki umeed laga baithe hai,

Tujh jaise bewafa se mujhe wafa ki koi umeed toh nahi.

Hijr ka ye waqt hai mere uss zameen k darmiyaan,

Jaha dafan hojayenge mai jiska mujhe koi pata toh nahi.

Umr se badh karr tajurbe dena ka bhi kya shauq hai tera,

Hashmee ko tere iss talkh haqiqaton ka pata toh nahi.

Hashmee 🖋

[ziyaanfarooq]

In english we say " you are really beautiful"

But in urdu jaun elia said;

"kis liye dekhti ho aaina tum toh khud se bhi khubsurat ho"

Jaun Elia

[maihonhassan]

"mai nahi chahta wo mere bulane se aaye,mai chahta hoon woh reh na paaye aur bahane se aaye"

"I don't want them to come just because I call them; I want them to feel they can't stay away and come with their own reasons."

[chashmenaaz]

Hope of love, mood of sight, color of pain

Today, don't ask anything, for the heart is very melancholy

umid-e-yar nazar ka mizaj dard ka rang tum aaj kuchh bhi na puchho ki dil udas bahut hai

[theshasays]

She said it to me while looking into my eyes with wonder :

Apni aankhai'n dekhi hai , kaisi ho rakkhi hai..

Tumne mera baad apna ye kya haal kar diya hai..

And in response, I said while avoiding eye contact with her :

Tumne jo dikhaya hai wahi haiqiqat samjhi hai maine , Magar tumne khawabo'n mai bhi mujhko behaal kar diya hai.

– Shafin Khan @theshasays

[bougainvillea-like]

main aksar bhuul jata hun aukaat apni phir vo yaad aati hai aur maar deti hai

— aas

[peaceishim]

And when they are not with you, You may wonder-

Kitne aish udhate hoñge kitne itrāte hoñge Jaane kaise log vo hoñge jo us ko bhāte hoñge

-Jaun Eliya