Sher on Aashiq
The figure of the lover
in Urdu poetry is of archetypal nature. He has many faces and conducts himself as differently as are the lovers from each other. These verses would bring you some of the facets of the lover’s personality.
chal saath ki hasrat dil-e-marhūm se nikle
āshiq kā janāza hai zarā dhuum se nikle
chal sath ki hasrat dil-e-marhum se nikle
aashiq ka janaza hai zara dhum se nikle
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anokhī vaz.a hai saare zamāne se nirāle haiñ
ye āshiq kaun sī bastī ke yā-rab rahne vaale haiñ
Their manner is strange; they stand apart from the whole world.
O Lord, from what settlement do these lovers come, that they are so different?
The couplet marvels at the lovers’ distinct way of living and feeling, as if they belong to a different world altogether. Their “unusual style” suggests a love that refuses common rules and social norms. The poet’s question to God turns this difference into a metaphor for a higher, almost spiritual homeland of true love. Emotionally, it carries awe and admiration for love’s radical otherness.
anokhi waza hai sare zamane se nirale hain
ye aashiq kaun si basti ke ya-rab rahne wale hain
Their manner is strange; they stand apart from the whole world.
O Lord, from what settlement do these lovers come, that they are so different?
The couplet marvels at the lovers’ distinct way of living and feeling, as if they belong to a different world altogether. Their “unusual style” suggests a love that refuses common rules and social norms. The poet’s question to God turns this difference into a metaphor for a higher, almost spiritual homeland of true love. Emotionally, it carries awe and admiration for love’s radical otherness.
dikhāvā hī karnā hai to phir baḌā kar
tū shā.ir nahīñ ḳhud ko āshiq kahā kar
dikhawa hi karna hai to phir baDa kar
tu shair nahin KHud ko aashiq kaha kar
ye āshiqī tire bas kī nahīñ so rahne de
ki terā kaam to bas nā-sipās honā hai
ye aashiqi tere bas ki nahin so rahne de
ki tera kaam to bas na-sipas hona hai
terā āshiq tere qadmoñ se lipaT jā.egā
rūThne vaale tujhe aaj manāne ke liye
tera aashiq tere qadmon se lipaT jaega
ruThne wale tujhe aaj manane ke liye
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vaa.e āshiq-e-nādāñ kā.enāt ye terī
ik shikasta shīshe ko dil banā.e baiThā hai
wae aashiq-e-nadan kaenat ye teri
ek shikasta shishe ko dil banae baiTha hai
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