GHAZAL 8TH JUNE

GHAZAL 8^TH JUNE

Hain aqwaal Ghalib ke bhi kya  kya

Na ho marna to jeeney ka maza kya !

Jisey tum poojtey ho duniya walo

Kabhi suntey bhi ho us ki sada kya !

Hai phir charon taraf ik ajnabiyet

Phir insaa’n ho gya hai be-wafa kya!

Caroona ki waba phayli hai jab se

Hai tab se har maraz ab la dawa kya!

Khataa kya soch kar ham kar rahay hain

Nahin milni hamain aakhir sazaa kya!

Kanwal kyun dard se be-haal ho tum

Masiha ho gya hai la-pataa kya !

GLOSSARY

LINES: 1. Aqwaal: sayings. Ghalib: One of the greatest Urdu poets (1797-1869). 4. Sada: Voice; call; message. 5. Ajnabiyet: alienation; estrangement; unfamiliariy. 6.Be-wafa: unconcerned; unfaithful.  7. Waba: epidemic. 8. Maraz: ailment; disease. La-dawa: cureless. 9. Khataa: Moral lapse; immoral act. 11. Be-haal: Uneasy; restless. 12. Masiha: Healer; One who can cure even incurable disease. Lord Jesus Christ was endowed with miraculous healing power. La-pataa: Untraceable.

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8^th JUNE 2020                        DR. G. R. KANWAL