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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Majaz Lakhnavi's famous Nazm: Usne jab kahaa mujhse geet ek sunaa do naa...

Asrarul Haq 'Majaz', who was born in Rudauli town of Uttar Pradesh (India) in 1911, attained great popularity in the country.

A poet of romance and revolution, he became an alcoholic and was left unattended on a hotel's roof in a chilly winter night, which caused his death at a young age. Read his famous Nazm:

उसने जब कहा मुझसे गीत एक सुना दो ना
सर्द है फिजा दिल की, आग तुम लगा दो ना

क्या हसीं तेवर थे, क्या लतीफ लहजा था
आरजू थी हसरत थी हुक्म था तकाजा था

गुनगुना के मस्ती में साज़ ले लिया मैं ने
छेड़ ही दिया आख़िर नगमा-ऐ-वफ़ा मैंने

यास का धुवां उठा हर नवा-ऐ-खस्ता से
आह की सदा निकली बरबत-ऐ-शिकस्ता से

मजाज़ लखनवी


usne jab kahaa mujhse geet ek sunaa do naa
sard hai fizaa dil kii, aag tum lagaa do naa

kyaa hasiiN tevar the, kyaa latiif lahja thaa
aarzuu thii hasrat thii hukm thaa taqaazaa thaa

gungunaa ke mastii meN saaz le liyaa maiN ne
chheD hii diyaa aaKhir naGma-e-vafaa maiNne

yaas kaa dhuvaaN uThaa har navaa-e-Khastaa se
aah kii sadaa niklii barbat-e-shikasta se

Majaz Lucknowi

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