Sometimes, words really do weave magic and are enough to transform how you were feeling upto a point completely. Here’s a sweet romantic Urdu poem (Gazhal) by Jan Nissar Akhtar -

Mauj-e-gul, mauj-e-sabaa, mauj-e-sahar lagti hai
sar se paoon tak vo samaan hai ki nazar lagti hai

Humne har ghum sajdon e jalaaye hain chiraag
ab teri rehguzaar rehguzaar lagti hai

Lamhe lamhe mein basi hai teri yaadon ki mahak,
Aaj ki raat to khushbu ka safar lagti hai…

Jal gaya apna nasheman to koi baat nahi
dekhanaa yeh hai ki ab aag kidhar lagti hai

Saari duniyaa mein Garibon ka lahu bahataa hai
har zamin mujhko mere Khuun se tar lagti hai

Vaqyaa shehar mein kal to koi aisa na hua
yeh to “Akhtar” ke daftar ki Khabar lagti hai

Thanks to this particularly romantic & nostalgic entry “Yaad” on Rachna’s blog Bitter Chocolate for pointing out the above beautiful gazhal.

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• Urdu Poet – www.urdupoet.net
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