Ghazal, Jigar Moradabadi

दिल को सुकून रूह को आराम आ गया
मौत आ गई कि दोस्त का पैग़ाम आ गया

जब कोई ज़िक्र-ए-गर्दिश-ए-अय्याम आ गया
बे-इख़्तियार लब पे तिरा नाम आ गया

ग़म में भी है सुरूर वो हंगाम आ गया
शायद कि दौर-ए-बादा-ए-गुलफ़ाम आ गया

दीवानगी हो अक़्ल हो उम्मीद हो कि यास
अपना वही है वक़्त पे जो काम आ गया

दिल के मुआमलात में नासेह शिकस्त क्या
सौ बार हुस्न पर भी ये इल्ज़ाम आ गया

सय्याद शादमाँ है मगर ये तो सोच ले
मैं आ गया कि साया तह-ए-दाम आ गया

दिल को न पूछ मारका-ए-हुस्न-ओ-इश्क़ में
क्या जानिए ग़रीब कहाँ काम आ गया

ये क्या मक़ाम-ए-इश्क़ है ज़ालिम कि इन दिनों
अक्सर तिरे बग़ैर भी आराम आ गया

अहबाब मुझ से क़त-ए-तअल्लुक़ करें 'जिगर'
अब आफ़्ताब-ए-ज़ीस्त लब-ए-बाम आ गया

Urdu ghazal, Kaif Bhopali

Kaun aayega yahaan koi na aaya hoga,
Mera darwaza hawaoun ney hilaya hoga

Dil-e-nadaan na dhadhak aye dil-e-naadan na dhadhak,
Koi khat ley kay padosi kay ghar aaya hoga

Is gulistaan ki yehi reet hai aye shakh-e-gul
Tuney jis phool ko paala woh paraya hoga.

"Kaif" pardes main mat yaad karo apna makaan,
Ab ki barish ney usey tod giraya hoga.

Story of the day....
https://youtu.be/JEEslEKKyMU

Urdu sher

Bhari duniyaa main raho gham zada ya shaad raho,
Aisa kuch kar kay chalo ki yahan yaad raho.
      - Mir Taqi Mir

Urdu sher

Tere aazad bandhun ki na yeh duniyaa na woh duniyaa,

Yahaan Marney ki paabandi wahaan jeeney ki paabandi.

-Aalama Iqbal

The deep abyss -Day 2

Books got delivered today. They are as varied in the genres as chalk and cheese.
She writes- a collection of short stories by Indian women authors; Faith and frenzy , a book by a Kashmiri pandit , which I have been wanting to read for a long time.
The day seems to be better than yesterday. The excitement of having the books lasted for almost a minute and then it was back to my " I don't wish to do anything" mode.
I have also deactivated my Facebook account since I don't find it lifting my moods. It has been three days since I did that and I do not feel the urge to go back yet.

Dil mera jis sey behaltaa. ...

Dil mera jis sey behaltaa koi aisa na mila,
But kay bandey miley Allah ka banda na mila,



Akbar Allahabadi

The deep abyss -Day 1

The days have been gruelling,  not only physically but mentally. I seem to have gone into a deep abyss of nothingness and find it difficult to come out and express what is bothering me. The days are spent either lying down or crying uncontrollably.  And worst is that I do not know why?
I have to figure this out soon.