An evening of Nusrat songs..
Some incredible poetry…
“Jo puchha ke kis tarah hoti hai baarish / Jabeen se paseene ki boondein gira di,
Jo puchha ke kis tarah girti hai bijli / Nigahein milaaein – mila kar jhuka di
Jo puchha shab-o-roz milte hain kaise / To bhehre pe apne wo zulfein hata di
Jo puchha ke naghmon mein jaadu hai kaisa / To meethe takallum mein baatein suna di
Jo apni tamannon ka haal puchha / To jalti hui chand shamein bhujha di
Main kehta reh gaya khata-e-mohabbat ki achhi saaza di”
Need help from somebody who is more knowledgeable in Urdu than me but roughly I think it is…
When I asked her how does the rain fall / She let a few beads of sweat fall from her forehead
When I asked her how does the lightning strike / She looked at me, and then lowered her eyes
When I asked her how does the night and day come together / She slowly moved her hair away from her face
When I asked her about the magic in music / She whispered a sweet things in my ear
But when I asked her about my own wishes / She quickly snuffed out a few candles
And all I was left saying was, what a punishment this is, for the sin of loving!!
Oh yeah, the sin of loving! God bless everyone who has ever sinned! 🙂
Wah! Wah!
That was deep, Antara!
Tagging Ustad Shahid !!
You did good.
Arz kiya hai
Tuu milaa hai to ye ehsaas hu’aa hai mujhko
Ye merii umr muhabbat ke liye thori hai
Ek zaraa saa Gham-e-dauraan kaa bhii haq hai jis par
Main ne vo saans bhii tere liye rakh chhori hai
Zindagii mein to sabhii pyaar kiyaa karte hain
Translation:
Ever since I have met you, I felt that
This life is too short for love
The sorrows of the world for which one should spare a thought
Even that last breath, I have devoted to you
Well said, Ustad!!