TEN == EXERCISES 19-24

*Ghazal 19 by Ghalib, pp. 324-325*
*Ghazal 20 by Ghalib, p. 331*
*Ghazal 21 by Dagh, p. 367*
*Ghazal 22 by Dagh, pp. 371-372*
*Ghazal 23 by Akbar Ilahabadi, pp. 396-397*
*Ghazal 24 by Iqbal, p. 425*

 

Ghazal 19, by Ghalib, pp. 324-325:

gar ;xaamushii se faa))idah a;xfaa-e ;haal hai
;xvush huu;N kih merii baat samajhnii mu;haal hai

kis parde me;N hai aa))inah-pardaaz ai ;xudaa
ra;hmat kih ((u;zr-;xvaah lab-e be-savaal hai

hai hai ;xudaa na;xvaastah vuh aur dushmanii
ai shauq-e munfa((il yih tujhe kyaa ;xayaal hai

hastii ke mat fareb me;N aa jaa))iyo asad
((aalam tamaam ;halqah-e daam-e ;xayaal hai

 

GHAZAL 20 by Ghalib, p. 331:

hai baskih har ik un ke ishaare me;N nishaa;N aur
karte hai;N mu;habbat to gu;zartaa hai gumaa;N aur

yaa rab vuh nah samjhe hai;N nah samjhe;Nge mirii baat
de aur dil un ko jo nah de mujh ko zabaa;N aur

har chand subuk dast huu))e but-shikanii me;N
ham hai;N to abhii raah me;N hai sang-e giraa;N aur

paate nahii;N jab raah to cha;Rh jaate hai;N naale
ruktii hai mirii :tab((a to hotii hai ravaa;N aur

hai;N aur bhii dunyaa me;N su;xanvar bahut achchhe
kahte hai;N kih ;Gaalib kaa hai andaaz-e bayaa;N aur

 

GHAZAL 21 by Dagh, p. 367:

yaa rab hai ba;xsh denaa bande ko kaam teraa
ma;hruum rah nah jaa))e kal yih ;Gulaam teraa

jab tak hai dil ba;Gal me;N har dam ho yaad terii
jab tak zabaa;N hai mu;Nh me;N jaarii ho naam teraa

hai tuu hii dene vaalaa pastii se de bulandii
asfal maqaam meraa a((al;aa maqaam teraa

ma;hruum kyuu;N rahuu;N mai;N jii bhar ke kyuu;N nah luu;N mai;N
detaa hai rizq sab ko hai fai.z ((aam teraa

yih daa;G bhii nah hogaa tere sivaa kisii kaa
kaunain me;N hai jo kuchh vuh hai tamaam teraa

 

GHAZAL 22 by Dagh, pp. 371-372:

((ajab apnaa ;haal hotaa jo vi.saal-e yaar hotaa
kabhii jaan .sadqe hotii kabhii dil ni;saar hotaa

ko))ii fitnah taa qiyaamat nah phir aashkaar hotaa
tire dil pah kaash :zaalim mujhe i;xtiyaar hotaa

yih mazah thaa dil-lagii kaa kih baraabar aag lagtii
nah tujhe qaraar hotaa nah mujhe qaraar hotaa

tire va((de par sitam-gar abhii aur .sabr karte
agar apnii zindagii kaa hame;N ((itibaar hotaa

tumhe;N naaz ho nah kyuu;N kar kih liyaa hai daa;G kaa dil
yih raqam nah haath lagtii nah yih ifti;xaar hotaa

 

GHAZAL 23 by Akbar Ilahabadi, pp. 396-397:

;xudaa ;haafi:z musalmaano;N kaa akbar
mujhe to un kii ;xvush-;haalii se hai yaas

kahaa majnuu;N se yih lail;aa kii maa;N ne
kih be;Taa tuu agar kar le em ai paas

to faura:n byaah duu;N lail;aa ko tujh se
bilaa diqqat mai;N ban jaa))uu;N tirii saas

kahaa majnuu;N ne yih achchhii sunaa))ii
kujaa ((aashiq kujaa kaalij kii bakvaas

dil apnaa ;xuun karne ko huu;N maujuud
nahii;N man:zuur ma;Gz-e sar kaa aamaas

yahii ;Thahrii jo shar:t-e va.sl-e lail;aa
to isti((faa miraa baa ;hasrat o yaas

 

GHAZAL 24 by Iqbal, p. 425:

kabhii ai ;haqiiqat-e munta:zar na:zar aa libaas-e majaaz me;N
kih hazaaro;N sijde ta;Rap rahe hai;N mirii jabiin-e niyaaz me;N

tuu bachaa bachaa ke nah rakh use tiraa aa))iinah hai vuh aa))iinah
kih shikastah ho to ((aziiztar hai nigaah-e aa))iinah-saaz me;N

nah kahii;N jahaa;N me;N amaa;N milii jo amaa;N milii to kahaa;N milii
mire jurm-e ;xaanah-;xaraab ko tire ((afv-e bandah-navaaz me;N

nah vuh ((ishq me;N rahii;N garmiyaa;N nah vuh ;husn me;N rahii;N sho;xiyaa;N
nah vuh ;Gaznavii me;N ta;Rap rahii nah vuh ;xam hai zulf-e ayaaz me;N

jo mai;N sar bah sijdah huu))aa kabhii to zamii;N se aane lagii .sadaa
tiraa dil to hai .sanam aashnaa tujhe kyaa milegaa namaaz se