Tumhain yaad ho k na yaad ho!
So, I’m in a poetic mood today 
Many of u might be surprised to know that because I usually don’t show my interest in shair-o-shairi but at times I can go on reading it for hours and hours…depends entirely on mood Have even written a few pieces myself which no-one ..yup..no-one has got a chance to read (except a friend and a teacher who were requested to read just one of them with the purpose of suggesting improvement.."Islaah" is the right word 
) The rest have never been shared with anyone but my diary and sigh sigh sighhhhhhhh….I lost one of them even before I cud save it in my diary 
. I wrote it I guess in the middle of the night (for those who r into writing and poetry might agree with me that sometimes the most beautiful of thoughts come right in the middle of the night while u r lying in ur comfy bed) so, it was on some random piece of paper that I got my hands on and used it to jot down the lines echoing in my mind. However, I found that piece of paper lying in my car, in the afternoon the next day while I was driving back from university with dear bhai. In utter state of confusion I picked it up and tried slipping it inside one of my registers before bhai gets to see it. That was the last time I saw it and after that haven’t yet been able to see that lovely piece again Don’t know where it disappeared…did I drop it in the car again leaving it for the car cleaner to read and enjoy? If that is so then shall I hope to find it written on some public bus someday?
I’m missing it because i can’t even recall it completely now else would have written it down again!
Khair while I sigh..u enjoy "Woh jo hum main tum main qaraar tha…tumhain yaad ho k na yaad ho"..Beautiful!!
PS: This isn’t for any significant other and my poems don’t really have nething that need not be disclosed but u know sometimes there are things that u just want to keep up to yourself
I have more or less moved on from reading romantic poetry, unless it uses romance as a metaphor to convey a deeper meaning. Though I still do appreciate a good piece, when I come across one, the level of enthusiasm has gone down somewhat.
I can’t, of course, write any poetry at all.
Comment by Sidhusaaheb — September 11, 2008 @ 11:30 pm
It happens Fariha..No need to write that its not for significant other…
Right now I am listening to “Everything I do I do it for you” by Brian Adams but its not for anyone significant…or Is it??
Comment by Syed Talha Izhar — September 12, 2008 @ 2:29 am
We all know that whose that significant other is
so no need to hide it on your blog. But thanks for sharing this ghazal with us; one of the most brilliant work done in urdu poetry.
Comment by aMmAr — September 12, 2008 @ 8:16 am
This is a beautiful ghazal. I remember it was part of my Urdu textbook in high school (FSc)! Are you someone who reads her diary again & again and tries to make editions to the poetry, or once it’s written, it’s final?
Comment by Meher — September 12, 2008 @ 9:02 am
@Sidhusaaheb
In urdu poetry when it comes to “Ishq” we have two types “Ishq-e-Majazi” which refers to the romantic love and then we have “Ishq-e-Haqiqi” which is love for the the Almighty.
Seems like u have now moved from Ishq-e-Majazi to Ishq-e-Haqaqi
I can appreciate poetry written to show either, it all depends on how touching a particular piece is.
Btw parra jee…can u read urdu…if not let me know..I’ll post this ghazal in roman urdu as well for the convenience of all those who can read roman urdu but not urdu in Nasta’liq script.
@Talha
Ha ha…Talha, every time I write something which can possibly be connected to someone special, people come to me asking who that **special one** is and I always disappoint them by saying “Uff…koi nahi hai bahee”
Abt ur significant other….hmmmm…yeh tu aap hi janain
@Ammar
Really…u know him?? Please please pleaseeeeeeeee….ask him to meet me..I’m desperately waiting to see who my prince charming is
Btw…Ph.D tu hai na?
@Meher
It indeed is a beautiful ghazal
I do read my diary again’n'again but often don’t edit the ghazals already there unless something no longer seems too appropriate.
However, I add new ones to my diary as soon as they are born..so in my case additions are more common than editions
Comment by Administrator — September 12, 2008 @ 9:30 am
!مقرر
:)
Comment by AamirRaz — September 12, 2008 @ 12:45 pm
@Fariha: There are certain unwritten rules when you share such stuff..
You never mention anything about any special one.
And you never repeatedly deny that there isnt any special one.:P
Comment by Syed Talha Izhar — September 12, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
wah wah wah!! my favorite since those days of FSc…
Suno zikar hai yeh kahi saal ka, kay kiya ik aap nay wada tha..
so nibhanay kaa tu zikar kiya, tuhmein yaad ho kay na yaad ho…
Comment by Ordinary Girl — September 12, 2008 @ 7:43 pm
@Aamir
Shukariya Shukariya
@Talha
Ahh…only if there was really some special one..I’d hav rather emailed him
Btw if you have come across my prince charming…do make me meet him too
@Ordinary
Yaar…I don’t remember if I studied it in my FSc days…I probably had a different version of the text book which by the way shows that I’m either too older than you and Meher or too younger because FSc books don’t change too often
Comment by Administrator — September 13, 2008 @ 12:00 am
Lovely ghazal! Thanx 4 sharing..
And u said it so true that mostly the “poet-jinn” wakes up at middle of the nite 
Poetry is a quiet cute and wondrful way of expressing our feelings I believe! Be blessd..
Comment by BholiBhali — September 13, 2008 @ 9:02 am
During college days, we are into urdu poetry a lot (thanks to the college books). This indeed is a lovely poem and has always been one of my favoruites. I remember making parodies of these ghazals or translating them to English and losing the poetic sense while doing so… =D It was always so much fun!
Comment by Hina — September 13, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
loll ..so true about waking up in the middle of the night to scribble something and it can never be recalled. I have lost a few myself so i know
its so sad:(. I wish I could write well in urdu 
not that I write very well in english 
o well !! *sigh*
Comment by Sana — September 13, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
@Fariha:
Good to know that you have written some peoms for ….!
A normal person thinks to sleep when he/she is on bed
Comment by Om Perkash — September 13, 2008 @ 5:37 pm
@BholiBhaali
Welcome to my blog
Ha ha..”poet-jinn”…nice name 
Poetry indeed is a beautiful way of expressing how one feels 
@Hina
Ha ha…I’d love to see one of those parodies
@Sana
Nice to have someone who can understand my “dard”
From what I get to read on Pro-Pakistan, you can really write well in English MashAllah. Trust me! 
@Om
Ommmmmm…u too hav joined the gang to tease me
I always thought u’d support me no matter what.
Lolz at “the normal person thinks about sleeping”
Comment by Administrator — September 13, 2008 @ 8:29 pm
@ Farah!
I agree with you that mid-night is most suitable time
Thanks for sharing this beautiful Ghazl (personally, I hate word ‘poem’ for these beautiful Ghazls) :->
P.S. I don’t follow comments!
Comment by Muhammad Qasim Pasta — September 13, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
@Qasim
Qasim bhaii..I hope u follow this comment …i mean u OUGHT to bcoz u’ve misspelled my name. I’m Fariha not Farah
“Poem” perhaps may not sound too good for “Ghazals” but sometimes when I can’t decide if a certain piece can formally qualify as a ghazal or not, I tend to use the word “poem”. I hope someday I sit down and acquaint myself with all the ingredients of different forms of urdu poetry so that I may be in a condition to name them appropriately, the next time.
Comment by Administrator — September 14, 2008 @ 12:21 am
@Administrator
If I’m saying ‘مقرر’, u’r supposed to ‘repeat’ what u said, not ’shukriya’
See, i added to ur gen. knowledge..
Comment by AamirRaz — September 14, 2008 @ 9:49 pm
@ Fariha:
You know, Earlier I was a nice person but I am not
because i cant find Monika here 
… searching for her replacement now 
Comment by Om Perkash — September 14, 2008 @ 10:57 pm
visit me!!
Comment by bosnian hijab girl — September 15, 2008 @ 3:56 am
@Aamir
I know but it is kind of appreciation so that’s y I was saying “Shukariya”
@Om
Lagge Raho Om bhai
Comment by Administrator — September 21, 2008 @ 10:02 pm
@ Farah…………………………..oh sorry i mean Fariha
i just love this mesmerizing piece of poetry
Comment by Sakina — September 24, 2008 @ 11:48 am