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ATP Mushaira: Anwar Masood (Repost)
2008-03-26 05:27:00 Adil Najam I want to introduce this new (hopefully regular) feature at ATP. (Actually, if you press the ‘ATP Mushaira‘ category you will find that this is the second installment in this category; the first being our little Faiz Mela on Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s birthday.) Of course, poetry has been a regular and favorite subject for us at Pakistaniat.com. However, this (sub-) category is distinguished from other posts on poetry because here we will feature kalam i shair ba zaban i shair (i.e., poetry recited by the poets themselves). The Mushaira is a particular - and particularly enchanting - Pakistani tradition. It is, of course, not just a Pakistani tradition, nor any more only an Urdu tradition. Indeed, it seems that the new revival of the mushaira is happening neither in Pakistan nor in India but in the Middle East and North America, because of affluent expatriates yearning for poetic connections to the homes they left behind. Indeed, a new crop of poets are emerging ...
ATP Mushaira: Raqs Zanjeer Pehn Kar Bhi Kiya Jaata Hai - Habib Jalib?s Poet
2007-11-23 07:05:00 Adil Najam For much of Pakistan’s history, Habib Jalib was a voice of rebellion. Often an angry voice, but always an honest voice. He wrote in the idiom of the people and the jalsa was as much a platform for his poetry as was the mushaira. He often wrote in the idiom of anger. But that ...
Khataa maine ko?ii bhaarii nahiiN kii
2007-08-23 23:44:00 khataa maine ko'ii bhaarii nahiiN kee ameer-e-sHehar se yaarii nahiiN kee
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mutafarriq ashaar - Muzaffar Hanfi
2007-06-15 02:03:00 sitam-rasiidaa hai Hindustan meN Urdu isii zubaan meN Hindustan ziyaadaa hai (sitam-rasiidaa : persecuted) ——— ucchal paRtaa hai saayaa aur mujhko Dar nahiiN lagtaa ko’ii aaseb ho insaan se baRh kar nahiiN lagtaa (aaseb : ghost) kahiiN kacche phaloN ko sang-baarii toR letii hai kahiiN phal suukh jaate haiN ko’ii patthar nahiiN lagtaa (sang-baarii : barrage of stones) hazaaroN mushkileN haiN dostoN se duur rahne ...
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sach baat maan leejiye chehre pe dhuul hai
2007-06-14 02:03:00 sach baat maan leejiye chehre pe dhuul hai ilzaam aaiinoN pe lagaanaa fizuul hai (ilzaam : accusation; fizuul : useless) terii navaazisheN hoN to kaaNTaa bhii phuul hai Gham bhii mujhe qubuul, Khushii bhii qubuul hai (navaazish : generosity; qubuul : acceptable) us paar ab to ko’ii teraa muntazir nahiiN kacche GhaRe pe tair kar jaanaa fizuul hai (muntazir : waiting) jab bhii milaa ...
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husn jab mehr?baaN ho to kyaa keejiye
2007-06-11 12:22:00 husn jab mehr’baaN ho to kyaa keejiye ishq kii maGfirat kii du’aa keejiye (mehr’baaN : generous; maGfirat : pardon, forgiveness) is saliiqe se unse gilaa keejiye jab gilaa keejiye haNs diyaa keejiye duusroN par agar tabsiraa keejiye saamne aaiinaa rakh liyaa keejiye (tabsiraa : criticism) ap sukh se haiN tark-e-talluq ke baad itnii jaldii na ye faislaa keejiye (tark-e-talluq : breaking off) ko’ii dhokhaa na khaa ...
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jinke aaNgan meN amiirii kaa shajar lagtaa hai
2007-06-10 12:19:00 jinke aaNgan meN amiirii kaa shajar lagtaa hai unkaa har aib zamaane ko hunar lagtaa hai (shajar : tree; aib : vice; hunar : skill) chaaNd taare mere qadmoN meN biche jaate haiN ye buzurgoN kii duaaoN kaa asar lagtaa hai maaN mujhe dekh ke naaraaz na ho jaaye kahiiN sar pe aaNchal nahiiN hotaa hai to Dar lagtaa hai Anjum Rahbar
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jinke aaNgan meN amiirii kaa shajar lagtaa hai
2007-06-10 12:19:00 jinke aaNgan meN amiirii kaa shajar lagtaa hai unkaa har aib zamaane ko hunar lagtaa hai (shajar : tree; aib : vice; hunar : skill) chaaNd taare mere qadmoN meN biche jaate haiN ye buzurgoN kii duaaoN kaa asar lagtaa hai maaN mujhe dekh ke naaraaz na ho jaaye kahiiN sar pe aaNchal nahiiN hotaa hai to Dar lagtaa hai Anjum Rahbar
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fasaad ke baad
2007-06-09 21:14:00 gehraa sannaaTaa hai kuch makaanoN se Khamosh uThtaa hu’aa gaaRhaa kaalaa dhuuaaN mail dil meN liye har taraf duur tak phailtaa jaataa hai gehraa sannaaTaa hai laash kii tarah bejaan hai raastaa ek TuuTaa hu’aa Thelaa ulTaa paRaa apne pahiye havaa meN uThaaye hu’e aasmaanoN ko hairat se taktaa hai jaise ke jo bhii hu’aa uskaa ab tak yaqiiN isko aayaa nahiiN gehraa sannaaTaa hai (Thelaa : wooden cart) ek ...
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fasaad ke baad
2007-06-09 21:14:00 gehraa sannaaTaa hai kuch makaanoN se Khamosh uThtaa hu’aa gaaRhaa kaalaa dhuuaaN mail dil meN liye har taraf duur tak phailtaa jaataa hai gehraa sannaaTaa hai laash kii tarah bejaan hai raastaa ek TuuTaa hu’aa Thelaa ulTaa paRaa apne pahiye havaa meN uThaaye hu’e aasmaanoN ko hairat se taktaa hai jaise ke jo bhii hu’aa uskaa ab tak yaqiiN isko aayaa nahiiN gehraa sannaaTaa hai (Thelaa : wooden cart) ek ...
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ATP Mushaira: Khalid Masood, Anney Wa
2007-06-06 06:13:00 Adil Najam I was talking to a friend yesterday about Pakistan’s traumatic politics and remembered these really funny verses from Khalid Masood: Luch lafang elect huwa hai annay-wa Beeba phir reject huwa hai annay-wa Sooe pay dhaga daalnay waali nokri pay Anna aik select huwa hai annay-wa We had featured these in a post very early in ATP’s life and a ...
mutafarriq ashaar - Noshi Gilani
2007-06-05 07:09:00 ajiib Khvaahish hai shah’r-vaaloN se chhup-chhupaa kar kitaab likhuuN tumhaare naam apnii zindagii kii kitaab kaa intisaab likhuuN (intisaab : attribution) maiN tanhaa laRkii dayaar-e-shab meN jalaauuN sach ke diye kahaaN tak siyaahkaaroN kii sultanat meN maiN kis tarah aaftaab likhuuN (dayaar-e-shab : house of night; siyaah : black; sultanat : empire; aaftaab : light) ——— vo baat baat meN itnaa badaltaa ...
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mutafarriq ashaar - Noshi Gilani
2007-06-05 07:09:00 ajiib Khvaahish hai shah’r-vaaloN se chhup-chhupaa kar kitaab likhuuN tumhaare naam apnii zindagii kii kitaab kaa intisaab likhuuN (intisaab : attribution) maiN tanhaa laRkii dayaar-e-shab meN jalaauuN sach ke diye kahaaN tak siyaahkaaroN kii sultanat meN maiN kis tarah aaftaab likhuuN (dayaar-e-shab : house of night; siyaah : black; sultanat : empire; aaftaab : light) ——— vo baat baat meN itnaa badaltaa ...
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Mushaira: The Shrinking Platform Of Urdu Poetry
2007-06-03 06:16:00 kyaa rahaa hai MushaairoN meN ab log kuch jam?aa aan hote haiN What is there in poetry soirees now? Some people gather, and that is it. It is difficult to believe that the above couplet was written by Mir Taqi Mir during a time regarded as the golden age of classical Urdu poetry. While reading the couplet it is ...
ham saadaa hii aise the, kii yuuN hii paziiraa?ii
2007-05-24 12:48:00 Click below to listen to Faiz recite his Ghazal: ham saadaa hii aise the, kii yuuN hii paziiraa’ii jis baar KhizaaN aa’ii samajhe ki bahaar aa’ii (saadaa : sincere; paziiraa’ii : to receive; KhizaaN : autumn) aashob-e-nazar se kii hamne chaman-aaraa’ii jo shai bhii nazar aa’ii gul-rang nazar aa’ii (aashob : tumult; nazar : vision; chaman-aaraa’ii : view the garden; gul-rang ...
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kaduuratoN ke darmiyaaN adaavatoN ke darmiyaaN
2007-05-24 06:19:00 kaduuratoN ke darmiyaaN adaavatoN ke darmiyaaN tamaam dost ajnabii haiN dostoN ke darmiyaaN (kaduurat : strife; adaavat : animosity; darmiyaaN : midst) zamaanaa merii daastaaN pe ro rahaa hai aaj kyuuN yehii to kal sunii gayii thii qahqahoN ke darmiyaaN (qahqahe : laughter) zamiir-e-asr meN kabhii navaa-e-dard meN kabhii suKhan-saraa to maiN bhii huuN sadaaqatoN ke darmiyaaN (zamiir-e-asr : conscience of the times; ...
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bevafaa tere ruuTh jaane se
2007-05-19 12:27:00 bevafaa tere ruuTh jaane se aaNkh miltii nahiiN zamaane se aarizaa ho gayaa hai rone kaa chand ghaRiyoN ke muskuraane se (aarizaa : compensate) kitne tuufaaN uTheNge saahil par ek kashtii ke Duub jaane se DhuuNd aayaa tujhe zamaane meN tum kahaaN gum ho ek zamaane se ab to duniyaa se jaa rahaa huuN maiN lauT aao isii bahaane se kis qadar baRh gayii hai lazzat-e-Gham shiddat-e-Gham ...
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Gham uThaane kaa qariinaa aa gayaa
2007-05-19 06:36:00 Gham uThaane kaa qariinaa aa gayaa dostoN ke saath jiinaa aa gayaa unke qadmoN tak rasaa’ii kii Khushii jaise saahil tak safiinaa aa gayaa (rasaa’ii : access; safiinaa : boat) mere hoNToN par tabassum dekh kar ek sitamgar ko pasiinaa aa gayaa (tabassum : smile) unkaa saahil pe kahiiN lagtaa hai jii jinko tuufaanoN meN jiinaa aa gayaa kis tarah hogii talaafii-e-sitam kyaa unheN zaKhmoN kaa ...
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dil lagaane kii kisii vo sazaa paayii ke bas
2007-05-18 05:41:00 dil lagaane kii kisii se vo sazaa paayii ke bas aisii aisii ishq meN is dil meN ban aayii ke bas kyaa Khabar Kaabaa thaa but-Khaanaa thaa yaa kuu-e-dost chalte chalte daf’atan mujhko niiNd aayii ke bas ab to sab kahne lage diivaanaa-diivaanaa mujhe aur hai manzuur tumko apnii rusvaa’ii ke bas yuuN to muddat tak nahiiN aayaa kabhii unkaa Khayaal aur ...
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baa-vafaa?ii kii adaa paane lagaa huuN tujh meN
2007-05-17 05:29:00 baa-vafaa’ii kii adaa paane lagaa huuN tujh meN ai jafaa-dost ye kyaa dekh rahaa huuN tujh meN (baa-vafaa’ii : fidelity; jafaa-dost : unfaithful friend) tuu daryaa hai ke jiskaa ko’ii saahil hii nahiiN maiN safiine kii tarah Duub gayaa huuN tujh meN tere chehre se haTaa’ii nahiiN jaatii nazreN kyaa Khabar der se kyaa dekh rahaa huuN tujh meN meraa daavaa hai ...
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chalne kaa hauslaa nahiiN ruknaa muhaal kar diyaa
2007-05-16 05:17:00 chalne kaa hauslaa nahiiN ruknaa muhaal kar diyaa ishq ke is safar ne to mujhko nidhaal kar diyaa milte hu’e diloN ke biich aur thaa faislaa ko’ii usne magar bichhaRte vaqt aur savaal kar diyaa ae merii gul-zamiiN tujhe chaah thii ek kitaab kii ahl-e-kitaab ne magar kyaa teraa haal kar diyaa ab ke havaa ke saath hai daaman-e-yaar muntazir baanu-e-shab ke ...
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harf-e-taazaa nayii Khushbuu meN likhaa chaahtaa hai
2007-05-15 05:11:00 harf-e-taazaa nayii Khushbuu meN likhaa chaahtaa hai baab ek aur muhabbat kaa khulaa chaahtaa hai (harf-e-taazaa : fresh words; baab : chapter) ek lamhe kii tavajjoh nahiiN haasil uskii aur ye dil ke use hadd se sivaa chaahtaa hai ek hijaab-e-tah-e-qiraar hai maane varnaa gul ko maaluum hai kyaa dast-e-sabaa chaahtaa hai ret hii ret hai is dil meN musaafir mere aur ye ...
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ATP Mushaira: Aaj bazar mein pa-bajolaaN chalo
2007-05-14 16:36:00 Adil Najam For at least one more day I want to stick to the unraveling of Pakistan politics that is happening before us. I have much to say about it. But people have been saying these things already in response to our last many posts on this issue. What can I add. What can I say that ...
taazaa muhabbatoN kaa nashaa jism-o-jaaN meN hai
2007-05-14 06:25:00 taazaa muhabbatoN kaa nashaa jism-o-jaaN meN hai phir mausam-e-bahaar mere gulistaaN meN hai ek Khvaab hai ke baar-e-digar dekhte haiN ek aashnaa sii raushnii saare makaaN meN hai (baare-digar : once again; aashnaa : known) ek shaaKh-e-yaasmiin thii kal tak KhizaaN-asar aur aaj saaraa baaGh usii kii amaaN meN hai (shaaKh-e-yaasmiin : branch of jasmine; KhizaaN-asar : autumn afflicted) taabish meN apnii mehr-o-maah-o-najm ...
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Nida Fazli: mutafarriq ashaar
2007-05-13 08:04:00 baat kam kiije zehaanat ko chhupaate rahiye ye nayaa shah’r hai kuch dost banaate rahiye (zehaanat : intellect) dushmanii laakh sahii Khatm na kiije rishtaa dil mile yaa na mile haath milaate rahiye —- kabhii kabhii yuuN bhii hamne apne jii ko behlaayaa hai jin baatoN ko Khud nahiiN samjhe auroN ko samjhaayaa hai Mir-o-Ghalib ke sheroN ne kiskaa saath nibhaayaa hai saste giitoN ...
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raat ko shammaa kii maanind piGhal kar dekho
2007-05-12 06:36:00 raat ko shammaa kii maanind piGhal kar dekho zindagii kyaa hai kisii taaq meN jal kar dekho apne chehre ko badalnaa to bahut mushkil hai jii bahel jaayegaa aaiinaa badal kar dekho rang bikhreNge to fariyaad karegii Khushbuu tum kisii phuul ko chuTkii se masal kar dekho jab bhii dekhaa tumheN ek Khvaab kii suurat dekhaa ek din paikar-e-taabiir meN Dhal kar ...
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ATP Mushaira: Humaisha dair kar daita houN meiN
2007-04-01 16:31:00 Adil Najam I sometimes receive email from angry readers, fuming about our moderation policy here at ATP. I usually keep quiet since the comment policy is already explicit and part of our ‘Pakistaniat’ is to be trigger happy with our anger. But sometimes - like earlier today - I am reminded of this wonderful verse from Munir ...
ATP Mushaira: Ahmed Faraz, Mohasra and the CJ
2007-03-11 20:47:00 Adil Najam The recent sacking of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Iftikhar Chaudhry, has ignited passions all over the Pakistani blogistan. That is not surprising. What is remarkable is the consensus in opinion and outrage that seems to be universal (including in the results of our ATP Quick Poll). As I read the hundreds of ...
ATP Mushaira: Anwar Masood
2007-02-23 11:51:02 Adil Najam I want to introduce this new (hopefully regular) feature at ATP. (Actually, if you press the ‘ATP Mushaira‘ category you will find that this is the second installment in this category; the first being our little Faiz Mela on Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s birthday.) Of course, poetry has been a regular and favorite subject for us at Pakistaniat.com. However, this (sub-) category is distinguished from other posts on poetry because here we will feature kalam i shair ba zaban i shair (i.e., poetry recited by the poets themselves). The Mushaira is a particular - and particularly enchanting - Pakistani tradition. It is, of course, not just a Pakistani tradition, nor any more only an Urdu tradition. Indeed, it seems that the new revival of the mushaira is happening neither in Pakistan nor in India but in the Middle East and North America, because of affluent expatriates yearning for poetic connections to the homes they left behind. Indeed, a new crop of poets are emerging ... |
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