WORD OF THE DAY
diivaalii
- दीवाली
- دیوالی
means
happiness, row of lamps, a Hindu festival celebrated on the day of the new moon of Karttik in honour of Karttikeya, the god of war, (at this festival, the Hindus, after bathing in some river, put on their best attire, and perform a sraddh, and at night they worship Lakshmi, their houses and streets are illuminated, and the night is spent in gambling)
biis baras se ik taare par man kī jot jagātā huuñ
dīvālī kī raat ko tū bhī koī diyā jalāyā kar
bis baras se ek tare par man ki jot jagata hun
diwali ki raat ko tu bhi koi diya jalaya kar
from the Ghazal "sapne ki wadi ko taj kar rup-nagar mein aaya kar" by Majid-ul-Baqri
