Sirf Bol

Written by Javed Akhtar

gae baras ki id ka din kya achchha tha

chand ko dekh ke us ka chehra dekha tha

faza mein 'keats' ke lahje ki narmahaT thi

mausam apne rang mein 'faiz' ka misra tha

dua ke be-awaz uluhi lamhon mein

wo lamha bhi kitna dilkash lamha tha

hath uTha kar jab aaankhon hi aaankhon mein

us ne mujh ko apne rab se manga tha

phir mere chehre ko hathon mein le kar

kitne pyar se mera matha chuma tha!

hawa! kuchh aaj ki shab ka bhi ahwal suna

kya wo apni chhat par aaj akela tha?

ya koi mere jaisi sath thi aur us ne

chand ko dekh ke us ka chehra dekha tha?

-Parveen Shakir

Music: Baghon mein by Arooj Aftab

Ghazal by Meer Taqi Meer

music: Last night by Arooj Aftab

Hasti apni habab ki si hai

ye numaish sarab ki si hai

Nazuki us ke lab ki kya kahiye

Pankhudi ek gulab ki si hai

Bar bar us ke dar pe jata hun

Haalat ab iztirab ki si hai

main jo bola kaha ki ye aawaz

usi Khana-Kharab ki si hai

'mir' un nim-baz aankhon mein

sari masti sharab ki si hai

Today, I received a heartwarming message from someone who has been listening to my podcast for almost three years. I’ve been inactive for a while. I’ve recorded plenty of poems, but never posted them. I’m not sure why—life has just been curling around me in its own way.

But after reading that message today, I realized how much I missed the feeling of pouring my heart into something.

So here it is… I finally created something again.

All thanks to a beautiful message from Srishti.

MUSIC: AYE NA BALAM BY AROOJ AFTAB

GHAZAL: TERI KHUSHBU KA PATA KRTI HAI BY PARVEEN SHAKIR

Apne sard kamre mein

Main udas baithi hun

Nim-wa darichon se

Nam hawaen aati hain

Mere jism ko chhu kar

Aag si lagati hain

Tera nam le le kar

Mujh ko gudgudati hain

Kash mere par hote

Tere pas uD aati

Kash main hawa hoti

Tujh ko chhu ke lauT aati

Main nahin magar kuchh bhi

Sang dil riwajon ke

Aahani hisaron mein

Umr-qaid ki mulzim

Sirf ek laDki hun!

-Parveen Shakir

Nazm by Parveen Shakir

Music:- Mose bole na by Hedrun

Republishing it with a different background music. Let me know your thoughts.

Ab ki jo rah-e-Mohabbat mein uthai taklif

sakht hoti hamein manzil kabhi aisi to na thi

- By Bahadur Shah Zafar

Music:- Gulon ki baat by Farida Khannum

Forever hold your silence....

For it is between me, the stars, and the countless nights I spent without you.

No words can describe the essence of Parveen Shakir's poetry