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Zehra Nigah

1937 (Hyderabad) – Present • Voice of Grace

"A prominent and highly respected poet, Zehra Nigah is famous for her incredibly gentle, melodic, and almost musical style of recitation (tarannum) that captivates mushaira audiences. Beyond the grace of her delivery, her poetry is remarkably powerful, focusing deeply on pressing social issues, the pain of migration, women's struggles, and the tragedy of war, proving that soft words can deliver the strongest messages."

Mashhoor Ash'aar

ab is ghar ki aabadi mehmanon par hai koi aa jaae to vaqt guzar jaata hai...
is ummid pe roz charagh jalate hain aane vaale barson baad bhi aate hain...
nahin nahin hamein ab teri justuju bhi nahin tujhe bhi bhuul gae ham tiri khushi ke liye...
chhoTi si baat pe khush hona mujhe aata tha par baDi baat pe chup rahna tumhi se sikha...
kahan ke ishq-o-mohabbat kidhar ke hijr o visal abhi to log taraste hain zindagi ke liye...
aurat ke khuda do hain haqiqi o majazi par us ke liye koi bhi achchha nahin hota...
ek ke ghar ki khidmat ki aur ek ke dil se mohabbat ki donon farz nibha kar us ne saari umr ibadat ki...
dekhte dekhte ik ghar ke rahne vaale apne apne khanon mein baT jaate hain...
is shahr ko raas aai ham jaison ki gum-nami ham naam batate to ye shahr bhi jal jaata...
ham jo pahunche to rahguzar hi na thi tum jo aae to manzilen laae...
tum se hasil hua ik gahre samundar ka sukut aur har mauj se laDna bhi tumhi se sikha...
bhulna khud ko to aasan hai bhula baiTha hun vo sitamgar jo na bhule se bhulaya jaae...
dil bujhne laga aatish-e-rukhsar ke hote tanha nazar aate hain gham-e-yaar ke hote...
koi hangama sar-e-bazm uThaya jaae kuchh kiya jaae charaghon ko bujhaya jaae...
barson hue tum kahin nahin ho aaj aisa laga yahin kahin ho...
zamin par gir rahe the chaand taare jaldi jaldi andhera ghar ki divaron se uncha ho raha tha...
jin baaton ko sunna tak baar-e-khatir tha aaj unhin baaton se dil bahlae hue hun...
jo dil ne kahi lab pe kahan aai hai dekho ab mahfil-yaran mein bhi tanhai hai dekho...
ye udasi ye phailte saae ham tujhe yaad kar ke pachhtae...
vo na jaane kya samjha zikr mausamon ka tha main ne jaane kya socha baat rang-o-bu ki thi...
dekho to lagta hai jaise dekha tha socho to phir naam nahin yaad aate hain...
jo sun sako to ye sab dastan tumhari hai hazar baar jataya magar nahin maane...
mai-e-hayat mein shamil hai talkhi-e-dauran jabhi to pi ke taraste hain be-khudi ke liye...
apna har andaz aankhon ko tar-o-taza laga kitne din ke baad mujh ko aaina achchha laga...
divanon ko ab vusat-e-sahra nahin darkar vahshat ke liye saya-e-divar bahut hai...
sulh jis se rahi meri ta-zindagi us ka saare zamane se jhagDa sa tha...
dekho vo bhi hain jo sab kah sakte the dekho un ke munh par taale ab bhi hain...
raat ajab aaseb-zada sa mausam tha apna hona aur na hona mubham tha...
ham se baDhi masafat-e-dasht-e-vafa ki ham khud hi bhaTak gae jo kabhi rasta mila...
shaam dhale aahaT ki kirnen phuTi thiin suraj Duub ke mere ghar mein nikla tha...
basti mein kuchh log nirale ab bhi hain dekho khaali daman vaale ab bhi hain...
gham apne hi ashkon ka kharida hua hai dil apni hi haalat ka tamashai hai dekho...
vahshat mein bhi minnat-kash-e-sahra nahin hote kuchh log bikhar kar bhi tamasha nahin hote...
shab-bhar ka tira jaagna achchha nahin zehra phir din ka koi kaam bhi puura nahin hota...
ab bhi kuchh log sunate hain sunae hue sher baaten ab bhi tiri zehnon mein basi lagti hain...
der tak raushni rahi kal raat main ne oDhi thi chandni kal raat...
lo Dubton ne dekh liya nakhuda ko aaj taqrib kuchh to bahr-e-mulaqat ho gai...
uTho ki jashn-e-khizan ham manaen ji bhar ke bahaar aae gulistan mein kab khuda jaane...
main to apne aap ko us din bahut achchhi lagi vo jo thak kar der se aaya use kaisa laga...
ek tera gham jis ko raah-e-motabar jaanen is safar mein ham kis ko apna ham-safar jaanen...
vo saath na deta to vo daad na deta to ye likhne-likhane ka jo bhi hai khalal jaata...
bahut din baad zehra tu ne kuchh ghazlen to likkhin na likhne ka kisi se kya koi vaada kiya tha...
saaten jo tiri qurbat mein giran guzri thiin duur se dekhun to ab vo bhi bhali lagti hain...
taaron ko gardishen milin zarron ko tabishen ai rah-navard raah-e-junun tujh ko kya mila...
ruk ja hujum-e-gul ki abhi hausla nahin dil se khayal-e-tangi-e-daman gaya nahin...
naqsh ki tarah ubharna bhi tumhi se sikha rafta rafta nazar aana bhi tumhi se sikha...
jiina hai to ji lenge bahar-taur divane kis baat ka gham hai rasan-o-dar ke hote...
gardish-e-mina-o-jaam dekhiye kab tak rahe ham pe taqaza-e-haram dekhiye kab tak rahe...
raushniyan atraf mein zehra raushan thiin aaine mein aks hi tera maddham tha...
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