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Recitation
قلب و نظر پیدا کر ۔ رام چندر ورما ساحلؔ
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اپنا خورشید اور اپنا ہی قمر پیدا کر
تو محبت کا شجر ہے تو ثمر پیدا کر
۲
ہر بشر تجھ کو نظر آنے لگے اپنی طرح
اپنے اندر تو وہ ہی قلب و نظر پیدا کر
۳
یہ تو ممکن ہی نہیں ہے وہ نہ چاہے تجھ کو
ہاں مگر اس کے لئے تو بھی جگر پیدا کر
۴
منتظر ہوگا ترے واسطے ساحلؔ اے دوست
پہلے طوفان سے لڑنے کا ہنر پیدا کر
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تیری آہیں بھی پہنچ جائیں گی رب تک اک دن
آہوں میں اپنی وہ دل دوز اثر پیدا کر
۶
رات تاریک اگر ہے تو تجھے ڈر کیا ہے
داغ دل اپنے جلا اور سحر پیدا کر
۷
تو بھی ہو جائے گا محبوبِ زمانہ ساحلؔ
اپنے اندر وہ محبت کی نظر پیدا کر
क़ल्ब-ओ-नज़र पैदा कर – राम चंद्र वरमा साहेल
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अपना ख़ुर्शीद और अपना ही क़मर पैदा कर
तू मोहब्बत का शजर है तो समर पैदा कर
२
हर बशर तुझ को नज़र आने लगे अपनी तरह
अपने अंदर तू वो ही क़ल्ब-ओ-नज़र पैदा कर
३
ये तो मुमकिन ही नहीं है वो न चाहे तुझ को
हाँ मगर उस के लिए तू भी जिगर पैदा कर
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मुंतज़िर होगा तिरे वास्ते साहेल ऐ दोस्त
पहले तूफ़ान से लढने का हुनर पैदा कर
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तेरी आहें भी पहुँच जाएँगी रब तक एक दिन
आहों में अपनी वो दिल-दोज़ असर पैदा कर
६
रात तारीक अगर है तो तुझे डर क्या है
दाग़-ए दिल अपने जला और सहर पैदा कर
७
तू भी हो जाएगा महबूब-ए ज़माना साहेल
अपने अंदर वो मोहब्बत की नज़र पैदा कर
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. raam chandr varma saahil (1947-living), dehli. Born Jan 1, 1947, Dera Ghaazi KhaaN (now pakistan) he was obviously brought to India as an infant, but seems to have retained his love of urdu, which he might have inherited from his family. Diploma in mechanical engineeing and degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering. Retired as assistant director, department of communications, government of India. This Ghazal is linked to other ham-radeef Ghazal on the Refrain page.
1
apna Khurshiid1 aur apna hi qamar2 paida kar
tu mohabbat ka shajar3 hai to samar4 paida kar 1.sun 2.moon 3.tree 4.fruit
This is either a challenge or an exhortation. Create your own sun and moon. If you are tree than make your own fruit. Thus, do not rely on fate.
2
har bashar1 tujh ko nazar2 aane lage apni tarah3
apne andar tu vo hi qalb4-o-nazar5 paida kar 1.person 2.appear 3.like, similar to 4.heart 5.eyes, sight
So that every person may appear to you like yourself i.e., same as or equal to you, develop in yourselves heart and sight like that (that does not discriminate).
3
ye to mumkin1 hi nahiN hai vo na chaahe2 tujh ko
haaN magar us ke liye tu bhi jigar3 paida kar 1.possible 2.like, love 3.liver/heart
Develop a heart/lover for the other because it is not possible that the other will not reciprocate your love.
4
muntazir1 hoga tere vaaste2 saahil3 aye dost
pahle tufaan4 se laRne ka hunar5 paida kar 1.waiting, anticipating 2.for 3.shore, pen-name of the poet 4.storm 5.skill, ability
May be the shoreline is waiting for you, to give you protection but first develop the skill to fight/face the storm.
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teri aaheN1 bhi pahuNch2 jaa’eNgi rab3 tak ek din
aahoN meN apni vo dil-doz4 asar5 paida kar 1.sighs 2.reach 3.lord, god 4.heart penetrating 5.effect
Your sighs will one day reach god. Create a heart penetrating effect in your sighs.
6
raat taarik1 agar hai to tujhe Dar kya hai
daaGh-e-dil2 apne jala aur sahar3 paida kar 1.dark 2.wounds of the heart 3.dawn, brightness
What fear do you have if the night is dark. Light up the wounds of your heart and create brightness.
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tu bhi ho jaa’ega mahbuub1-e zamaana2 saahil3
apne andar vo mohabbat ki nazar4 paida kar 1.beloved 2.times, world 3.pen-name of the poet 4.view, vision
You too will become the beloved of the world, O saahil. Just develop a vision of love inside yourselves.
raam chandr varma saahil (1947-living), dehli. Born Jan 1, 1947, Dera Ghaazi KhaaN (now pakistan) he was obviously brought to India as an infant, but seems to have retained his love of urdu, which he might have inherited from his family. Diploma in mechanical engineeing and degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering. Retired as assistant director, department of communications, government of India. This Ghazal is linked to other ham-radeef Ghazal on the Refrain page.
1
apna Khurshiid1 aur apna hi qamar2 paida kar
tu mohabbat ka shajar3 hai to samar4 paida kar
1.sun 2.moon 3.tree 4.fruit
This is either a challenge or an exhortation. Create your own sun and moon. If you are tree than make your own fruit. Thus, do not rely on fate.
2
har bashar1 tujh ko nazar2 aane lage apni tarah3
apne andar tu vo hi qalb4-o-nazar5 paida kar
1.person 2.appear 3.like, similar to 4.heart 5.eyes, sight
So that every person may appear to you like yourself i.e., same as or equal to you, develop in yourselves heart and sight like that (that does not discriminate).
3
ye to mumkin1 hi nahiN hai vo na chaahe2 tujh ko
haaN magar us ke liye tu bhi jigar3 paida kar
1.possible 2.like, love 3.liver/heart
Develop a heart/lover for the other because it is not possible that the other will not reciprocate your love.
4
muntazir1 hoga tere vaaste2 saahil3 aye dost
pahle tufaan4 se laRne ka hunar5 paida kar
1.waiting, anticipating 2.for 3.shore, pen-name of the poet 4.storm 5.skill, ability
May be the shoreline is waiting for you, to give you protection but first develop the skill to fight/face the storm.
5
teri aaheN1 bhi pahuNch2 jaa’eNgi rab3 tak ek din
aahoN meN apni vo dil-doz4 asar5 paida kar
1.sighs 2.reach 3.lord, god 4.heart penetrating 5.effect
Your sighs will one day reach god. Create a heart penetrating effect in your sighs.
6
raat taarik1 agar hai to tujhe Dar kya hai
daaGh-e-dil2 apne jala aur sahar3 paida kar
1.dark 2.wounds of the heart 3.dawn, brightness
What fear do you have if the night is dark. Light up the wounds of your heart and create brightness.
7
tu bhi ho jaa’ega mahbuub1-e zamaana2 saahil3
apne andar vo mohabbat ki nazar4 paida kar
1.beloved 2.times, world 3.pen-name of the poet 4.view, vision
You too will become the beloved of the world, O saahil. Just develop a vision of love inside yourselves.
