Some gems from Sahir Ludhianvi Sahab’s treasure.

Sahir Ludhianvi (March 8, 1921 – October 25, 1980) was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym. He won the Filmfare Award twice, in 1964 and 1977, and in 1971 was awarded the Padma Shri.

Info courtesy – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi

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Ae shareef insaano – Sahir Ludhianvi

Khoon apna ho ya paraya ho

nasle-adam ka khoon hai akhir

Jung mashrik (purv) main ho ki magreeb (paschim) main

amne-aalam (vishv shanti) ka khoon hai akhir

Bam gharo par gire ki sarhad par

roohen-taamir (nirmaan ki aatma) zakham khati hai

khet apne jale ki auron ke

jist (jivan) faakon se tilmilati hai

Tank aage badhe ki peeche hate

kokh dharti ki baanjh hoti hai

fatah ka jashn ho ki haar ka sog

zindagi mayyato (arthiyon) pe roti hai

Jung to khud hi masla (samasya) hai ek

jung kya maslo ka hal degi

aag aur khoon aaj bakhshogi

bhook aur aihatiyaz (tashkand samjhouta) kal degi

Isliye, Ae sharif insaano!

Jung talti rahe to behtar hai

aap aur hum sabhi ke aangan main

shama jalti rahe to behtar hai.

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Gandhi ho ya Ghalib ho – Sahir Ludhianvi
khatam hua dono ka jashn (utsav)
aao, inhe ab kar de dafn

khatam karo tahzib ki baat, band karo culture ka shor
satya, ahinsa sab bakwas, tum bhi kaatil hum bhi chor

khatam hua dono ka jashn
aao, inhe ab kar de dafn (gaadh dena)

Woh basti woh gaanv hi kya, jisme harijan ho azaad?
woh kasba, woh shahar hi kya, jo na bane Ahmadabad?

khatam hua dono ka jashn
aao, inhe ab kar de dafn (gaadh dena)

Gandhi ho ya Ghalib ho dono ka kya kaam yahan
abke baras bhi katl hui ik ki shiksha, ik ki zabaan

khatam hua dono ka jashn
aao, inhe ab kar de dafn

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Badi taakatain – Sahir Ludhianvi

Tum hi tajvize-sulah (samjhoute ki yojna) laate ho
tum hi saaamane-jung baantte ho
tum hi karte ho katl ka maatam
tum hi teeron-tufang (bandook) baantte ho.

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Sadiyon se – Sahir Ludhianvi

Sadiyon se insaan ye sunta aaya hai
dukh ki dhoop ke aage, sukh ka saaya

Humko in sasti khsuhiyon ka lobh na do
humne soch samajhkar gam apnaaya hai

Jhooth to kaatil thahra , iska kya rona
sach ne bhi insaan ka khoon bahaya hai

Paidaish ke din se maut ki zad (Jakad) main hai
is maktal (vadh sthan) main kaun hamen le aaya hai

Awwal-awwal jisne dil barbaad kiya
akhir akhir woh dil hi kaam aaya hai

Utne din ahsaan kiya deewano par
jitne din logon ne saath nibhaaya hai.

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Katah – Sahir Ludhianvi

Tapte dil par yun girti hai .. teri nazar se pyar ki shabnam (os ki boonde)

Jalte hue jungle par jaise barkha barse ruk ruk tham tham.

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Na mooh chupa ke jiye hum, na sar jhuka ke jiye,

sitamgaro ki nazar se nazar mila ke jiye

Ab ek raat agar kam jiye, to kam hi sahi

yahi bahut hai ki hum mashale jala ke jiye. Sahir Ludhianvi

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Khwabon ke aasre pe kati hai tamam umr – Sahir Ludhianvi

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Sahir Ludhianvi — woh shayar jinki kalam ne mohabbat ko lafzon ka jadoo aur haqeeqat ko awaaz di.