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Mehfil-e-Ghazal - 20th September

9/20/2012

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shole hii sahii aag lagaane ke liye aa - Hasrat Jaipuri

shole hii sahii aag lagaane ke liye aa 
phir toor ke manzar ko dikhaane ke liye aa 
 
[toor = the mountain where Moses had his revelation; manzar = view] 

 ye kis ne kahaa hai merii taqadeer banaa de 
aa apane hii haathoN se miTaane ke liye aa 

ai dost mujhe gardish-e-haalaat ne gheraa 
tuu zulf kii kamalii meN chhupaane ke liye aa 

[gardish-e-haalaat = bad times] 

deewaar hai duniyaa ise raahoN se haTaa de 
har rasm muhabbat kii miTaane ke liye aa 

[rasm = tradition] 

matalab terii aamad se hai daramaaN se nahiiN hai
"Hasrat" kii qasam dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa 

[aamad = coming, arrival; daramaaN = cure]
1 Comment
Surfing Simply
9/21/2012 05:22:34 pm

An humble thought:

In the 'Matlaa' of the ghazal, the word 'Toor' is not merely 'A Mountain'.

It specifically refers to The Mountain on which Moses had his Revelation / Vision,

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