Gulzar Dehlvi: Selected Urdu couplets, poetry on communal harmony and composite culture
आईन तो हम रोज़ बदल सकते हैं
अख़लाक़ में तरमीम नहीं हो सकती
हम रोज़ नए मुल्क बना सकते हैं
तहज़ीब की मगर तक़सीम नहीं हो सकती
साहिर की जुबां, ज़ार की बोली मेरी
साएल ने सिखाया है अदब का असलूब
कैफ़ी से तलम्मुज़ का शरफ़ रखता हूँ
उर्दू के सिवा कुछ नहीं मुझे मतलूब
नाकर्दा गुनाहों की जज़ा जब देगा
मांगूंगा सर-ए-हश्र, खुदा से उर्दू
गुलज़ार, आबरू ए ज़बाँ अब हमीं से है
दिल्ली में अपने बाद ये लुत्फ़-ए-सुखन कहाँ!
गुलज़ार देहलवी
aaiin to ham roz badal sakte hai.n
akhlaaq mei.n tarmeem nahii.n ho sakti
ham roz naye mulk bana sakte hai.n
tahzib ki magar taqseem nahiiN ho sakti
Saahir* ki zubaa.n, Zaar ki boli meri
Saa'el ne sikhaaya hai, adab ka asloob
Kaifi se talammuz ka sharf rakhta hoo.n
Urdu ke siwa kuchh nahin mujh ko matloob
na-karda gunaaho.n ki jazaa jab dega
maangunga sar-e-Hashr, Khuda se Urdu
Gulzaar, aabruu-e-zubaa.n ab hamee se hai
Dilli mein apne baad ye lutf-e-sukhan kahaaN
Gulzar Dehlvi
Mini dictionary
aaiin=constitution
tarmeem=change
*Sahir=Pandit Amarnath Sahir, classical master poet of Urdu, Kaifi=Pt Brijmohan Dattatreya Kaifi
Post-script:
[He grew up amid literary giants. His father Tribhuvan Nath Zutshi 'Zaar' Dehlvi was a well-known poet and a Urdu, Persian litterateur. In his childhood, he saw legends like Saa'el Dehlvi, Mirza Bekhud, Brijmohan Dattatreya 'Kaifi', Abdul Haq in his household.
Gulzar began writing poetry in 1930s, recited in presence of Allama Iqbal, got latter's applause and went on to become a famous poet. In the couplets, the names of Pt Amarnath Sahir, Brijmohan Dattatreya Kaifi and Saael, Zaar are mentioned]
Gulzar Dehlvi
Mini dictionary
aaiin=constitution
tarmeem=change
*Sahir=Pandit Amarnath Sahir, classical master poet of Urdu, Kaifi=Pt Brijmohan Dattatreya Kaifi
Post-script:
[He grew up amid literary giants. His father Tribhuvan Nath Zutshi 'Zaar' Dehlvi was a well-known poet and a Urdu, Persian litterateur. In his childhood, he saw legends like Saa'el Dehlvi, Mirza Bekhud, Brijmohan Dattatreya 'Kaifi', Abdul Haq in his household.
Gulzar began writing poetry in 1930s, recited in presence of Allama Iqbal, got latter's applause and went on to become a famous poet. In the couplets, the names of Pt Amarnath Sahir, Brijmohan Dattatreya Kaifi and Saael, Zaar are mentioned]
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