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Here’s a wonderful ghazal by Urdu poet Nida Fazli, sung to a beautiful melody by Jagjit Singh. Enjoy! :
Badla na apne aapko jo the wahi rahe,
Milte rahe sabi say magar ajnabi rahe
I didn’t change myself, remained as I was before,
I kept meeting people, yet stayed a stranger to all
Duniya na jeet pao to haaro na khud ko tum,
Thodi bahut to zehen mein naarazgi rahe
If you cannot win over the world, still don’t lose yourself yet,
A little bit anger (being upset) should remain within everyone
Apni tarah sabi ko kisi ki talaash thi,
Hum jiske bhi qareeb rahe door hi rahe
Just like me, everyone was in search of somebody,
Even if I got close to someone, I still maintained a distance
Guzro jo baagh se toh, dua maangte chalo,
Jis mein khile hain phool woh daali hari rahe
When you stroll through a garden, do say a prayer that,
Those branches that hold the flowers, they should remain green and blossom
Link to the ghazal:
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One of my favorites…I keep using the couplets, especially ‘milte rahe sabhi se magar’ n ‘jis per khile hain phool wo daali hari rahe’.