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jab yaqiin-e-vafaa hu’aa hogaa

February 17th, 2007 Posted in Self, Urdu Poetry

This is my favorite self-written Ghazal. The only reason it has not been posted at this blog is because I don’t like its matlaa. I was thinking of changing it but it seems it would not happen anytime soon. A dear friend and a big Urdu aficionado recently posted a compilation of her favorite couplets at one of the discussion forums where she was generous enough to include a couplet from this Ghazal. Even though it seems a vague question as preferences differ, any guesses which couplet she would have selected?

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jab yaqiin-e-vafaa hu’aa hogaa
bevafaa tab mujhe kahaa hogaa

(yaqiin-e-vafaa : certainty of fidelity)

itni muddat Khafaa nahiiN rahtaa
vo mujhe bhuul hii gayaa hogaa

maut aaye to kuch sukuun mile
zindagii meN to Khair kyaa hogaa

hijr meN ab nahiiN taRap baaqii
vasl meN ab ke faasilaa hogaa

kar rahaa huuN jo saikRoN sajde
aap hii kaa to naqsh-e-paa hogaa

(sajde : prostations;  naqsh-e-paa : footprints)

Mohib Ahmad

  1. 5 Responses to “jab yaqiin-e-vafaa hu’aa hogaa”

  2. By Asma Bashir on Feb 19, 2007

    wooowww good poetry. I must admit that non resident desis know more about Urdu literature and poetry.

  3. By Mohib on Feb 20, 2007

    Thanks, Asma. I beg to differ with you, I think that non-resident desis are more active on the web and that might have given you the impression.

  4. By Tarana on Feb 28, 2007

    Wah Wah! Aap to bada achcha likhte hain! Thanks for your compliments on my blog.

  5. By Mohib on Mar 1, 2007

    Thanks, Tarana and welcome to my blog. I don’t update this one as often as I should but oh well.

    Glad you liked the Ghazal.

  6. By Ghazal on Mar 29, 2008

    Wonderful it is! Keep up the good work…Post more poetry…

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