Shakeb – Urdu Gallery

Vohi Jhuki Houi

Site Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:08:26 +0000

vahii jhukii hu_ii bele.n vahii dariichaa thaa magar vo phuul-saa cheharaa nazar na aataa thaa mai.n lauT aayaa huu.N Khaamoshiyo.n ke saharaa se vahaa.N bhii terii sadaa kaa Gubaar phailaa thaa qariib tair rahaa thaa bato.n kaa ek jo.Daa mai.n aab_juu ke kinaare udaas baiThaa thaa [bat (batak) = swan] banii nahii.n jo kahii.n par kalii kii turbat thii sunaa nahii.n jo kisii ne havaa…

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Utari Ajeeb Roshaniyaan

Site Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:05:23 +0000

utarii.n ajiib roshaniyaa.N raat Khvaab me.n kyaa kyaa na aks tair rahe the saraab me.n [aks = image; tairanaa = to float; saraab = mirage] kab se hai.n ek harf pe nazare.n jamii.n hu_ii.n vo pa.Dh rahaa huu.N jo nahii.n likkhaa kitaab me.n [harf = a letter of the alphabet] phir tiragii ke Khvaab se chau.Nkaa hai raastaa phir raushanii-sii dau.D ga_ii hai sahaab me.n [tiiragii =…

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Murjha Ke Kali

Site Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:02:29 +0000

murjhaa ke kaalii jhiil me.n girate huye bhii dekh suuraj huu.N meraa ra.ng magar din Dhale bhii dekh kaaGaz kii katarane ko bhii kahate hai.n log phuul ra.ngo.n kaa aitabaar hii kyaa suu.Ngh ke bhii dekh har cha.nd raakh hoke bikharanaa hai raah me.n jalate huye paro.n se u.Daa huu.N mujhe bhii dekh tuune kahaa na thaa ki mai.n kashtii pe bojh huu.N aa.Nkho.n ko ab na Dhaa.

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Lau De Uthe Vo

Site Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:59:48 +0000

lau de uThe vo harf-e-talab soch rahe hai.n kyaa likhiye sar-e-daaman-e-shab soch rahe hai.n [harf-e-talab = words of pleading] [sar-e-daaman-e-shab = in the last part of the night] kyaa jaaniye manzil hai kahaa.N jaate hai.n kis simt bhaTakii hu_ii is bhii.D me.n sab soch rahe hai.n [simt = direction] bhiigii hu_ii ek shaam kii dahaliiz pe baiThe ham dil ke dha.Dakane kaa sabab soch…

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Jahan Talak Bhi

Site Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:56:53 +0000

jahaa.N talak bhii ye seharaa dikhaa_ii detaa hai merii tarah se akelaa dikhaa_ii detaa hai na itanaa tez chale sar-phirii havaa se kaho shajar pe ek hii pattaa dikhaa_ii detaa hai buraa naa maaniye logo.n kii aib-juu_ii kaa i.nhe.n to din kaa bhii saayaa dikhaa_ii detaa hai ye ek abr kaa Tukaraa kahaa.N kahaa.N barase tamaam dasht hii pyaasaa dikhaa_ii detaa hai vo alvidaa kaa ma.

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Jaatii Hai Dhuup

Site Admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:31:31 +0000

jaatii hai dhuup ujale paro.n ko sameT ke zaKhmo.n ko ab ginuu.Ngaa mai.n bistar pe leT ke [par = wing] mai.n haath kii lakiire.n miTaane pe huu.N ba-zid go jaanataa huu.N naqsh nahii.n ye sleT ke [ba-zid = determined/firm on (my) decision; sleT = slate] duniyaa ko kuchh Khabar nahii.n kyaa haadasaa huaa phe.Nkaa thaa us ne sang gulo.n me.n lapeT ke [haadasaa = accident; sang = stone]…

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Ab Ke Pathar To Mere

Site Admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:28:03 +0000

aa ke patthar to mere sahan me.n do-chaar gire jitane us pe.D ke phal the pas-e-diivaar gire [sahan = courtyard; pas-e-diivaar = other side of the wall] aisii dahashat thii fazaao.n me.n khule paanii kii aa.Nkh jhapakii bhii nahii.n haath se patavaar gire mujhe giranaa hai to mai.n apane hii qadamo.n me.n giruu.N jis tarah saayaa-e-diivaar pe diivaar gire [saayaa-e-diivaar = wall’s…

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Shakeb Jalali – Bio

Site Admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:25:05 +0000

Shakeb Jalali was one of the most promising modern poets of Urdu whose brief but powerful career left a deep mark on twentieth-century poetry. Born Syed Hasan Rizvi in 1934 in a village near Aligarh, he migrated to Pakistan with his family after Partition. The migration, dislocation, and the struggles of rebuilding life in a new country were experiences that shaped both his personality and his…

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