Monday, February 20, 2012

My Father's Favourite Ash'ar

1. Ber mazar-e-ma GHareebaN, nai chiraGHay nai gulay,
Nai per-e-pervane soozad, nai sada-e-bulbulay.

2. Adab gah-e-zeest zair-e-aasmaN ez arSH nazuk ter,
    Nafas gum kerde mae ayed Junaid o BaYazid eenjaw.

3. Too GHanee ez her do aalum mun faqeer,
    Roz-e-MehSHer uzr haie mun pazeer.
    Gar too mee beenee hisabum naguzeer,
    Ez nigahe Mustafa pinhaN bigeer.

4. Naseemay ez Hijawz ayed ke nayed,
    Sarood-e raftaw baz ayed ke nayed.
    Ser amad roozgar-e eeN faqeery
    Digar dana-e rawz ayed ke nayed.

5. Avval-o aaKHir fana, batan-o zahir fana.
    NaqSH-e kuhon ho ke nau, manzil-e aaKHir fana.

6 comments:

  1. these are possibly the best Ash'rs written in love and respect of Nabi Kareem. Your father has a great taste. I was actually looking for ADABGAAHAIST...... on google and hit your page.

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  2. Adab gah-e-zeest zair-e-aasmaN ez arSH nazuk ter,
    Nafas gum kerde mae ayed Junaid o BaYazid eenjaw.
    who is the poet?

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  3. It's a couplet by Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Bralevi (R.A)

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