Faiz Ahmed Faiz Ki Mashhoor Ghazal: Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar

Ghazal Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar

Faiz Ahmed Faiz ki mashhoor ghazal "Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar" apne jazbaat aur shayrana gehraiyon ki wajah se Urdu adab ki ek laazawal misaal hai. Yeh ghazal dard, tanhai, aur umeed ko ek khoobsurat zubaan deti hai. Neeche ghazal ka asal matn aur mushkil alfaaz ke ma'ni diye gaye hain:

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Ghazal:

Aap kī yaad aatī rahī raat bhar
Chāñdnī dil dukhātī rahī raat bhar

Gaah jaltī huī, gaah bujhtī huī
Sham-e-gham jhilmilātī rahī raat bhar

Koī ḳhushbū badaltī rahī pairahan
Koī tasvīr gaatī rahī raat bhar

Phir sabā sāya-e-shāḳh-e-gul ke tale
Koī qissā sunātī rahī raat bhar

Jo na aayā use koī zanjīr-e-dar
Har sadā par bulātī rahī raat bhar

Ek ummīd se dil bahaltā rahā
Ik tamannā satātī rahī raat bhar

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Mushkil Alfaaz aur Unke Mai'ne (Meanings of Difficult Words):

1. Chāñdnī - Chaand ki roshni (Moonlight).
2. Gaah - Kabhi kabhi (Sometimes).
3. Sham-e-gham - Gham ki shaam (Evening of sorrow).
4. Jhilmilātī - Chamakti hui, roshni karti hui (Twinkling).
5. Ḳhushbū - Mehak (Fragrance).
6. Pairahan - Kapray ya libas (Clothing or attire).
7. Sabā - Hawa, narm jhonka (Breeze).
8. Sāya-e-shāḳh-e-gul - Phool ki shaakh ka saaya (Shade of a flower’s branch).
9. Qissā - Kahani (Story).
10. Zanjīr-e-dar - Darwaze ki zanjir (Chain of the door).
11. Sadā - Pukaar ya awaaz (Call or voice).
12. Ummīd - Aasha, umeed (Hope).
13. Tamannā - Arzoo, khwahish (Desire or wish).