aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair

jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere

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Saleem Ahmed

1927 - 1983 | Karachi, Pakistan

One of the most prominent modern Urdu critics. Famous for his promotion of the Anti-ghazal trend of poetry and anti-modernism views.

One of the most prominent modern Urdu critics. Famous for his promotion of the Anti-ghazal trend of poetry and anti-modernism views.

Saleem Ahmed

Ghazal 64

Nazm 22

Sher-o-Shayari 70

na jaane sher meñ kis dard havāla thā

ki jo bhī lafz thā vo dil dukhāne vaalā thā

TRANSLATION

I know not what grief did my she’r contain,

For each word in it was an agonizing pain.

Sagar Akbarabadi

na jaane sher mein kis dard ka hawala tha

ki jo bhi lafz tha wo dil dukhane wala tha

TRANSLATION

I know not what grief did my she’r contain,

For each word in it was an agonizing pain.

Sagar Akbarabadi

sach to kah duuñ magar is daur ke insānoñ ko

baat jo dil se nikaltī hai burī lagtī hai

sach to kah dun magar is daur ke insanon ko

baat jo dil se nikalti hai buri lagti hai

dar-ba-dar Thokareñ khā.īñ to ye mālūm huā

ghar kise kahte haiñ kyā chiiz hai be-ghar honā

dar-ba-dar Thokaren khain to ye malum hua

ghar kise kahte hain kya chiz hai be-ghar hona

ghaas meñ jazb hue hoñge zamīñ ke aañsū

paañv rakhtā huuñ to halkī namī lagtī hai

ghas mein jazb hue honge zamin ke aansu

panw rakhta hun to halki si nami lagti hai

nikal ga.e haiñ jo bādal barasne vaale the

ye shahr aab ko tarsegā chashm-e-tar ke baġhair

nikal gae hain jo baadal barasne wale the

ye shahr aab ko tarsega chashm-e-tar ke baghair

Article 43

BOOKS 15

Videos 25

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aafaaq

badan sun ho gayaa hai baiThe baiThe Saleem Ahmed

dilo.n me.n dard bhartaa aa.nkh me.n gauhar banaataa huu.n

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ishq me.n jis ke ye ahvaal banaa rakkhaa hai

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mai.n sar chhupaa.uu.n kahaa.n saaya-e-nazar ke baGair

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nuqta

har taraf se infiraadii jabr kii yalGaar hai Saleem Ahmed

titli ne kaha tha mashrik mashrik hai

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dil husn ko daan de rahaa huu.n

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dil ke andar dard aa.nkho.n me.n namii ban jaa.iye

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jaane kisii ne kyaa kahaa tez havaa ke shor me.n

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jaane kisii ne kyaa kahaa tez havaa ke shor me.n

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jis kaa inkaar bhii inkaar na samjhaa jaa.e

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mai.n sar chhupaa.uu.n kahaa.n saaya-e-nazar ke baGair

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mai.n sar chhupaa.uu.n kahaa.n saaya-e-nazar ke baGair

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mashriq haar gayaa

'kipling' ne kahaa thaa Saleem Ahmed

meraa dushman

us ne jo zarb lagaa.ii mujhe bharpuur lagii Saleem Ahmed

tire saa.nche me.n Dhaltaa jaa rahaa huu.n

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Audios 18

mai.n sar chhupaa.uu.n kahaa.n saaya-e-nazar ke baGair

baiThe hai.n sunahrii kashtii me.n aur saamne niilaa paanii hai

ban ke duniyaa kaa tamaashaa mo'atabar ho jaa.e.nge

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