lamhat(moments)

कल चौदहवी की रात थी! ( Yesterday it was the full moon night!) - Ibn-e-Insha Those who love Urdu Shayari must have heard or read the first sher of this ghazal. It is famous and have used in various movies also. I discovered today that this was written by the best humorist of Urdu language Ibn-e-Insha. I have posted complete ghazal along with its translation by me. It's in admiration of the poet's beloved and about his one sided love to her. He is comparing her face with that of the full moon on fourteenth day of the month and expressing his love in rest of the ghazal. You can understand it better here . कल चौदहवी की रात थी,शब भर रहा चर्चा तेरा, कुछ ने कहा यह चाँद है, कुछ ने कहा चेहरा तेरा।  Kal chaudhvi ki raat thi, shab bhar raha charcha tera, kuch ne kaha yeh chand hai, kuch ne kaha chehra tera. You were discussed on yesterday's full moon night, Some said, ' It is moon.' , Some said that it was your face. हम भी वहीँ मौजूद थे , हमसे भी ...

किया मुझे इश्क ने ज़ालिम को।(Love Has Turned That Tyrant To.)- By Wali Mohammad Wali(Wali Dakhini) Aab aur Gulab किया मुझ इश्क ने ज़ालिम को आब आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता, के आतिश गुल को करती है गुलाब  आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता। Love has turned a tyrant like me to plain water slowly-slowly, As sun's heat makes a rose bud to rose flower slowly-slowly. वफ़ादारी ने दिलबर की बुझाया आतिश-ए-ग़म को, के गर्मी दफ़ा करता है गुलाब  आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता। Loyalty of beloved has quenched my pain of grief, As rose dispels the effect of heat slowly-slowly. अजब कुझ लुत्फ़ रखता है शब-इ-खिलवत में गुल रुसुं, किताब  आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता,जवाब  आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता। There is a strange pleasure of rosy face in lonely nights, to address to her slowly-slowly,to listen to her slowly-slowly. मेरे दिल को किया बेख़ुद तेरी अंखियों ने आख़िर को, के ज्यों बेहोश करती है शराब  आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता। Your eyes has made my heart to loose its senses, like the way wine makes us unconscious slowly-...