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Ab Ke Hum Bichdein To Shayad Kabhi Khwabon Mein Milen

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अब के हम बिछडें तो शायद कभी ख्वाबों में मिलें। (Ab Ke Hum Bichdein To Shayad Kabhi Khwabon Mein Milein) - If We Parted Now, We Perhaps Meet in Dreams. - Ahmad Faraz Ahmad Faraz like Faiz Ahmad Faiz is known for his revolutionary and romantic Ghazals. In this one he talks of separation from beloved which will be like separating from life like those flowers in the book became dead after separating from the plant. He further continues in this theme. It is a sad poetry of separation also signifies love from which if separated will be like separating from life. Details about this poem can be read there : What Says : Ab Ke Hum Bichdein अब के हम बिछड़े तो शायद कभी ख़्वाबों में मिलें,  जिस तरह सूखे हुए फूल किताबों में मिलें।  Ab Ke Hum Bichde To Shayad Kabhi Khwabon Mein Milein, Jis Tarah Sukhe Hue Phool Kitabon Mein Milein. If we parted now, we perhaps meet in dreams, like dried flowers found in books' reams.  ढूँड उजड़े हुए लोगों में वफ़ा के मोती, ये...

Kisi Se Meri Manzil Ka Pata.

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किसी से मेरी मंज़िल का पता। ( Kisi Se Meri Manzil Ka Pata) - Makhmoor Dehelvi Makhmoor Dehelvi is one of those Urdu poets whose work is not much known. If you search on internet there is not much information about him. The last sher ( couplet ) was often recited by my father, it was now that I know it was written by Makhmoor Dehelvi and it is part of this beautiful ghazal. This ghazal talks about the failure in love or not getting the love at all because he don't consider himself worthy of it. On the philosophical ground this ghazal holds the deeper meaning of it's connection with almighty God whose doorpost he didn't want to leave but was unable to ask him anything. I have tried to translate it to spread this shayar (poet) and his shayari ( couplet ) among the masses.  किसी से मेरी मंज़िल का पता पाया नहीं जाता, जहाँ मैं हूँ फरिश्तों से वहाँ आया नहीं जाता।  Kisi se meri manzil ka pata paya nahin jata, Jahan mein hun farishton se wahan aaya nahin jata. ...