उदास हो रहा समा (Udaas ho raha samaa)


(Original poetry by @kaunquest)

उदास हो रहा समा ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा
ज़हर मिला शराब में तू ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा

वा-रफ्ता दिल को भूल जा.. होश से दामन चुरा
साखी नज़र नज़र मिला ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा

बह जाऊं दिल के खून में.. सोजाऊँ  मैं सुकून से
सरकाये जा पर्दा यूं ही ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा

सोचा के दिल के साथ साथ जलगाये वो सारे दाग
धुंआ उठे क्यों राख से ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा ज़रा





udaas ho raha samaa zaraa zaraa, zaraa zaraa
zahar milaa sharaab mein tu, zaraa zaraa, zaraa zaraa

wa-rafta dil ko bhool jaa, hosh se daaman churaa
saaqii nazar nazar milaa, zaraa zaraa, zaraa zaraa

beh jaaon dil ke khuun mein, sojaaon mai sukoon se
sarkaaye jaa pardaa yoon hi, zaraa zaraa, zaraa zaraa

socha ke dil ke saath saath jalgaye vo saare daag
dhuaan uTte kyon raakh se, zaraa zaraa, zaraa zaraa

(wa-rafta = distracted;lost)

Photo credit unsplash-logoJJ Jordan

Comments

ESIH said…
the audio clip was beautiful!!mind blowing~
Shalz Nair said…
Hey !

As always its nice to start one's day with a good thought or else a good poem ! U have already made my day !

thnks for dropping by ! i can never go too far away from blogspot. will keep coming back ! continue writing, cus u do inspire a few if not many by your poems...

keep smiling ! cheers
god bless!!
I really enjoyed reading your poetry, its good to know that you like Ghazals and poet like MIR.

This post of yours reminded me of my NAZM (SAQEEYA)that I wrote four years ago.

I would like to share with you,

SAQEEYA

Meh pila, meh pila, Saqeeya meh pila
Day jila, day jila, Ishq ko day jila
Na mila, na mila, chian mujhe na mila
Ban gya shara ye dil, phool koee to khila

Kya kahoon, kya kahoon, kya kaha! Chup rahoon
Bas sitam sheta rahoon, lab kushaee na karoon
Kuch nahee, kuch nahee, dar mujhe kuch nahee
Hoon bad-e-meharbaan, khauf say tu bujh nahee.

Kar khata, kar khata, kar bhee day dil ata
Kho bhee day hosh ab, mujko yun na sata
Day azan, day azan, band bhee kar ab fughan(crying)
Tishnagee(thirst) bhar gaee, aagaee phir khizan(autumn).

_________HAJR
Manish said…
hey... man sahi hai.... u hav really written this piece beautifully...
too gud :)
Kaunquest said…
@sushmita, Thank u :) I am a fan of your drunken cat!

@shals, You have made my day with your comment :) So, yoon hi milte rahenge inhi vaadiyon mein..

@farhan, Sahi hai. Wah bhai maan gaye. Thanks for dropping by. I visited your blog too. Glad to see that you write nice english poetry too.

@Blogging One's Own Trinkets, Welcome here. Nice to know about your meeting with Ghulam Ali. Humility comes with greatness and I think, your experience with Ghulam Ali is a good example of that.
Since you are a singer, why dont you start an audio blog of your own. I know a few fellow bloggers who sing karoke and post online.
Kaunquest said…
@Manishji, shukriyaa hauslaa afzaai ka. thanks for the appreciation.
ajay:

Came up with a tune for this song. Let me send it in a week. Keept up the good work.
Kaunquest said…
@Murali, Brilliant! I will look forward to your email buddy. I can't wait to hear this come to life :)

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