Syed Obaid Hasan Raza on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 dasht-e-tanhaai mein, ai jaan-e-jahaan, larzaan hain
In the desert of my solitude, oh love of my life, quiver
teri avaaz ke saaye,
the shadows of your voice,
tere honthon ke saraab
the mirage of your lips
dasht-e-tanhaai mein,
In the desert of my solitude,
duri ke khas-o-khaak tale
beneath the dust and ashes of distance
khil rahe hain tere pehlu ke saman aur gulaab
bloom the jasmines and roses of your proximity
uht rahi hai kahin qurbat se
From somewhere very close,
teri saans ki aanch
rises the warmth of your breath
apani khushbuu mein sulagti hui
smouldering in its own aroma,
maddham maddham
slowly, bit by bit.
dur ufaq par chamakati hui
far away, across the horizon, glistens
qatra qatra
drop by drop
gir rahi hai teri dil daar nazar ki shabnam
the falling dew of your beguiling glance
is qadar pyaar se hai jaan-e jahaan rakkhaa hai
With such tenderness, O love of my life,
dil ke rukhsaar pe
on the cheek of my heart,
is vaqt teri yaad ne haath
has your memory placed its hand right now
yun guman hota hai
that it looks as if
garche hai abhi subah-e-firaaq
(though it's still the dawn of adieu)
dhal gaya hijr ka din
the sun of separation has set
aa bhi gaye vasl ki raat
and the night of union has arrived.
Hassan Syed on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 in the wilderness of loneliness, oh my love, vibrating the shadows of your
beautiful voice, mirages of your lips; in the wilderness of loneliness,
buried under the straws and dust of distance, blossoming the flowers of
your body; from the closeness lightly radiating perfume of your breath,
burning slowly;
Hassan Syed on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 far on the other side of horizon, dripping slowly dew of your loving sight;
with so much love, hands of you memories have touched my heart that I feel;
even though it is still the morning of our separation, sun of our distance
has already set and; night of our meeting has already arrived
bayn awan on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 In the desert of my solitude, oh love of my life, quiver the shadows of
your voice, the mirage of your lips. In the desert of my solitude,
beneath the dust and ashes of distance bloom the jasmines and roses of your
proximity.
Kabla21 on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 I heard the CokeStudio version first of this song, it was good but somehow
i felt it was too harsh for a ghazal and now when i hear the original
version..i feel right :) Pure class !
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