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Recitation
سویرا نہ ہوا ۔ کویتا کرنؔ
۱
رات آنکھوں میں کٹی پھر بھی سویرا نہ ہوا
جب سے تم چھوڑ گئے گھر میں اُجالا نہ ہوا
۲
فصلِ گل جھوم کے آئی نہ تو مہکا گلشن
جب تلک تیری محبت کا اِشارہ نہ ہوا
۳
کتنی قربانیاں دیں آپ کی خاطر میں نے
اِس محبّت میں کوئی خواب بھی پورا نہ ہوا
۴
تیری تنہائیوں کا مجھ پہ ہے اِلزام بہت
کیا تیرے بعد کوئی شہر میں رسوا نہ ہوا
۵
جس گلی میں بھی ترے نقشِ قدم اُبھرے تھے
آج تک بھی اُسی کوچے میں اندھیرا نہ ہوا
۶
جب کھلے ذہن سے تم بھی نہ ملے مجھ سے کرنؔ
اِس بھرے شہر میں پھر کوئی بھی میرا نہ ہوا
सवेरा न हुआ – कविता किरन
१
रात आंखौं में कटी फिर भी सवेरा न हुआ
जब से तुम छोढ गए घर में उजाला न हुआ
२
फ़स्ल-ए गुल झूम के आई न तो महका गुल्शन
जब तलक तेरी मोहब्बत का इशारा न हुआ
३
कितनी क़ुर्बानियां दीं आप की ख़ातर मैं ने
इस मोहब्बत में कोई ख़्वाब भी पूरा न हुआ
४
तेरी तनहाईयौं का मुझ पे है इल्ज़ाम बहुत
क्या तेरे बाद कोई शहर में रुस्वा न हुआ
५
जिस गली में भी तेरे नक़्श-ए क़दम उभ्रे हैं
आज तक भी उसी कूचे में अंघेरा न हुआ
६
जब खुले ज़हन से तुम भी न मिले मुझ से किरन
इस भरे शहर में फिर कोई भी मेरा न हुआ
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. kavita kiran (1963-living), hyderbad, telaNgaana. Her native language is maraaThi. She grew up in an urdu loving atmosphere. Her father, an urdu scholar, had regular musical programs at their house including performance by viTThal rao. She began to compose Ghazal and also took music lessons from him and he introduced her to shaa’er salaahuddin nayyar. He willingly took her on as her shaagird. She has published four collections of her kalaam. This Ghazal is one of two Ghazal of kavita kiran, modeled after Ghalib’s “dard minnat kash-e dava na hua”.
1
raat aaNkhoN meN kaTi1 phir bhi savera2 na hua
jab se tum chhoR gay ghar meN ujaala3 na hua 1.passed before my eyes 2.dawn, joy, good tidings 3.brightness
raat aaNkhoN meN kaTna is an expression meaning the whole night passed before my eyes – wide awake. Thus, I spent the whole night awake, even then there was no dawn/joy. Ever since you have left, there hasn’t been light/happiness in this house.
2
fasl-e-gul1 jhoom ke aaii na to mahka2 gulshan
jab talak teri mohabbat ka ishaara3 na hua 1.season of flowers 2.spread fragrance 3.sign, indication
Neither has spring arrives nor does the garden burst into fragrance, until the beloved gives some indication of love. Thus, the definition of love changes into blooming of love.
3
kitni qurbaaiyaaN1 diiN aap ki Khaatir2 maiN ne
is mohabbat meN koii Khwaab bhi puura na hua 1.sacrifices 2.for the sake of
The poet has had to make many sacrifices for the sake of the beloved but in this love non of his/her dreams have been fulfilled.
4
teri tanhaaiyoN1 ka mujh pe hai ilzaam2 bahut
kya tere baad koii shahr meN rusva3 na hua 1.loneliness 2.blame, accusation 3.maligned, insulted
I am not sure I get the drift correctly. It seems that the beloved is feeling lonely and left out and blames the poet/lover as if there has not been another one as much shamed and embarrassed as him.
5
jis gali meN bhi tere naqsh-e-qadam1 ubhre2 haiN
aaj tak bhi usi kooche3 meN andhera na hua 1.footprints 2.emerged 3.lane
In whichever lane your footprints have emerged, that alone has never become dark.
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jab khule zahn1 se tum bhi na mile mujh se kiran2
is bhare shahr meN phir koii bhi mera na hua 1.mind 2.pen-name of poet
If even you could not meet me/listen to me with an open mind, then there is no one here who will.
kavita kiran (1963-living), hyderbad, telaNgaana. Her native language is maraaThi. She grew up in an urdu loving atmosphere. Her father, an urdu scholar, had regular musical programs at their house including performance by viTThal rao. She began to compose Ghazal and also took music lessons from him and he introduced her to shaa’er salaahuddin nayyar. He willingly took her on as her shaagird. She has published four collections of her kalaam. This Ghazal is one of two Ghazal of kavita kiran, modeled after Ghalib’s “dard minnat kash-e dava na hua”.
1
raat aaNkhoN meN kaTi1 phir bhi savera2 na hua
jab se tum chhoR gay ghar meN ujaala3 na hua
1.passed before my eyes 2.dawn, joy, good tidings 3.brightness
raat aaNkhoN meN kaTna is an expression meaning the whole night passed before my eyes – wide awake. Thus, I spent the whole night awake, even then there was no dawn/joy. Ever since you have left, there hasn’t been light/happiness in this house.
2
fasl-e-gul1 jhoom ke aaii na to mahka2 gulshan
jab talak teri mohabbat ka ishaara3 na hua
1.season of flowers 2.spread fragrance 3.sign, indication
Neither has spring arrives nor does the garden burst into fragrance, until the beloved gives some indication of love. Thus, the definition of love changes into blooming of love.
3
kitni qurbaaiyaaN1 diiN aap ki Khaatir2 maiN ne
is mohabbat meN koii Khwaab bhi puura na hua
1.sacrifices 2.for the sake of
The poet has had to make many sacrifices for the sake of the beloved but in this love non of his/her dreams have been fulfilled.
4
teri tanhaaiyoN1 ka mujh pe hai ilzaam2 bahut
kya tere baad koii shahr meN rusva3 na hua
1.loneliness 2.blame, accusation 3.maligned, insulted
I am not sure I get the drift correctly. It seems that the beloved is feeling lonely and left out and blames the poet/lover as if there has not been another one as much shamed and embarrassed as him.
5
jis gali meN bhi tere naqsh-e-qadam1 ubhre2 haiN
aaj tak bhi usi kooche3 meN andhera na hua
1.footprints 2.emerged 3.lane
In whichever lane your footprints have emerged, that alone has never become dark.
6
jab khule zahn1 se tum bhi na mile mujh se kiran2
is bhare shahr meN phir koii bhi mera na hua
1.mind 2.pen-name of poet
If even you could not meet me/listen to me with an open mind, then there is no one here who will.
