Poetry Collection
As opposed to that adage that ignorance is bliss, we may pose a question as to what worth is a human being if he does not know, or is not enlightened. We deserve our exalted human status because we know but knowing is also a philosophical preoccupation. This has been a subject of bigger discourse in our times and poets have philosophized upon it exhaustively. Here are some examples for your perusal.
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29
Sher
28
Ghazal
1
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apne man men duub kar pa ja suraghh-e-zindagi tu agar mera nahin banta na ban apna to ban
the couplet urges deep self-exploration: the “clue of life” is not outside, but within one’s own consciousness. the speaker refuses shallow dependence and asks for inner sovereignty—if you can’t be mine, don’t be anyone’s tool. the emotional core is a call to awaken selfhood and live with purpose. freedom here means becoming truly oneself.
shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahin behtar tha apne hisse ki koi shama jalate jaate
apni hasti hi se ho jo kuchh ho agahi gar nahin ghhaflat hi sahi
should be with one's own being whatever that you see if not with enlightenment then with ignorance let be ghalib emphasizes the authenticity of the self over the quality of one's state. he argues that whether one is enlightened or ignorant matters less than the fact that the state is genuinely one's own. it is a declaration of individual identity, suggesting that even one's own negligence is superior to borrowed wisdom.
'sauda' jo be-khabar hai vahi yaan kare hai aish mushkil bahut hai un ko jo rakhte hain agahi
agar shuur na ho to bahisht hai duniya bade azaab men guzri hai agahi ke saath
umr jo be-khudi men guzri hai bas vahi agahi men guzri hai
ik zamane tak badan be-khvab be-adab the phir achanak apni uryani ka andaza hua
khuda ka matlab hai khud men aa tu khud-agahi hai khuda-shanasi khuda ko khud se juda samajh kar bhatak raha hai idhar udhar kyuun
pahad jaisi azmaton ka dakhila tha shahr men ki log agahi ka ishtihar le ke chal diye
charaghh samne vaale makan men bhi na tha ye saneha mire vahm-o-guman men bhi na tha
na puchhiye ki vo kis karb se guzarte hain jo agahi ke sabab aish-e-bandagi se gae
yahi aaina hai vo aina jo liye hai jalva-e-agahi ye jo shaeri ka shuur hai ye payambari ki talash hai
agahi bhulne deti nahin hasti ka maaal tuut ke khvab bikharta hai to hans dete hain
duboe deta hai khud-agahi ka baar mujhe main dhalta nashsha huun mauj-e-tarab ubhar mujhe
is kar-e-agahi ko junun kah rahe hain log mahfuz kar rahe hain faza men sadaen ham
uruj-e-mah ko insan samajh gaya lekin hanuz azmat-e-insan se agahi kam hai
agahi ne diye ibham ke dhoke kya kya sharh-e-alfaz jo likkhi to ishare likkhe
junun ki khair ho tujh ko 'asar' mila sab kuchh ye kaifiyat bhi zaruri thi agahi ke liye
agahi dam-e-shunidan jis qadar chahe bichhae muddaa anqa hai apne alam-e-taqrir ka
ghalib asserts that the meaning of his poetry is so subtle and lofty that it transcends ordinary understanding. even if a listener applies their full intellectual focus to catch the intent, the core meaning remains elusive like the mythical anqa (phoenix), which is known by name but never seen or captured.
apne man men duub kar pa ja suraghh-e-zindagi tu agar mera nahin banta na ban apna to ban
the couplet urges deep self-exploration: the “clue of life” is not outside, but within one’s own consciousness. the speaker refuses shallow dependence and asks for inner sovereignty—if you can’t be mine, don’t be anyone’s tool. the emotional core is a call to awaken selfhood and live with purpose. freedom here means becoming truly oneself.
shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahin behtar tha apne hisse ki koi shama jalate jaate
apni hasti hi se ho jo kuchh ho agahi gar nahin ghhaflat hi sahi
should be with one's own being whatever that you see if not with enlightenment then with ignorance let be ghalib emphasizes the authenticity of the self over the quality of one's state. he argues that whether one is enlightened or ignorant matters less than the fact that the state is genuinely one's own. it is a declaration of individual identity, suggesting that even one's own negligence is superior to borrowed wisdom.
agahi dam-e-shunidan jis qadar chahe bichhae muddaa anqa hai apne alam-e-taqrir ka
ghalib asserts that the meaning of his poetry is so subtle and lofty that it transcends ordinary understanding. even if a listener applies their full intellectual focus to catch the intent, the core meaning remains elusive like the mythical anqa (phoenix), which is known by name but never seen or captured.
tira vasl hai mujhe be-khudi tira hijr hai mujhe agahi tira vasl mujh ko firaq hai tira hijr mujh ko visal hai
agar shuur na ho to bahisht hai duniya bade azaab men guzri hai agahi ke saath
agahi se mili hai tanhai aa miri jaan mujh ko dhoka de
ik zamane tak badan be-khvab be-adab the phir achanak apni uryani ka andaza hua
jin se zinda ho yaqin o agahi ki aabru ishq ki rahon men kuchh aise guman karte chalo
pahad jaisi azmaton ka dakhila tha shahr men ki log agahi ka ishtihar le ke chal diye
ujala 'ilm ka phaila to hai charon taraf yaaro basirat aadmi ki kuchh magar kam hoti jaati hai
na puchhiye ki vo kis karb se guzarte hain jo agahi ke sabab aish-e-bandagi se gae
junun ke kaif-o-kam se agahi tujh ko nahin naseh guzarti hai jo divanon pe divane samajhte hain
agahi bhulne deti nahin hasti ka maaal tuut ke khvab bikharta hai to hans dete hain
jaise jaise agahi badhti gai vaise 'zahir' zehn o dil ik dusre se munfasil hote gae
is kar-e-agahi ko junun kah rahe hain log mahfuz kar rahe hain faza men sadaen ham
kya ho sake hisab ki jab agahi kahe ab tak to raegani men saara safar kiya
agahi ne diye ibham ke dhoke kya kya sharh-e-alfaz jo likkhi to ishare likkhe
ham agahi ko rote hain aur agahi hamen varaftagi-e-shauq kahan le chali hamen
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Poetry Collection
As opposed to that adage that ignorance is bliss, we may pose a question as to what worth is a human being if he does not know, or is not enlightened. We deserve our exalted human status because we know but knowing is also a philosophical preoccupation. This has been a subject of bigger discourse in our times and poets have philosophized upon it exhaustively. Here are some examples for your perusal.
Total
29
Sher
28
Ghazal
1
Is collection se writer-diverse top picks for quick reading.
apne man men duub kar pa ja suraghh-e-zindagi tu agar mera nahin banta na ban apna to ban
the couplet urges deep self-exploration: the “clue of life” is not outside, but within one’s own consciousness. the speaker refuses shallow dependence and asks for inner sovereignty—if you can’t be mine, don’t be anyone’s tool. the emotional core is a call to awaken selfhood and live with purpose. freedom here means becoming truly oneself.
shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahin behtar tha apne hisse ki koi shama jalate jaate
apni hasti hi se ho jo kuchh ho agahi gar nahin ghhaflat hi sahi
should be with one's own being whatever that you see if not with enlightenment then with ignorance let be ghalib emphasizes the authenticity of the self over the quality of one's state. he argues that whether one is enlightened or ignorant matters less than the fact that the state is genuinely one's own. it is a declaration of individual identity, suggesting that even one's own negligence is superior to borrowed wisdom.
'sauda' jo be-khabar hai vahi yaan kare hai aish mushkil bahut hai un ko jo rakhte hain agahi
agar shuur na ho to bahisht hai duniya bade azaab men guzri hai agahi ke saath
umr jo be-khudi men guzri hai bas vahi agahi men guzri hai
ik zamane tak badan be-khvab be-adab the phir achanak apni uryani ka andaza hua
khuda ka matlab hai khud men aa tu khud-agahi hai khuda-shanasi khuda ko khud se juda samajh kar bhatak raha hai idhar udhar kyuun
pahad jaisi azmaton ka dakhila tha shahr men ki log agahi ka ishtihar le ke chal diye
charaghh samne vaale makan men bhi na tha ye saneha mire vahm-o-guman men bhi na tha
na puchhiye ki vo kis karb se guzarte hain jo agahi ke sabab aish-e-bandagi se gae
yahi aaina hai vo aina jo liye hai jalva-e-agahi ye jo shaeri ka shuur hai ye payambari ki talash hai
agahi bhulne deti nahin hasti ka maaal tuut ke khvab bikharta hai to hans dete hain
duboe deta hai khud-agahi ka baar mujhe main dhalta nashsha huun mauj-e-tarab ubhar mujhe
is kar-e-agahi ko junun kah rahe hain log mahfuz kar rahe hain faza men sadaen ham
uruj-e-mah ko insan samajh gaya lekin hanuz azmat-e-insan se agahi kam hai
agahi ne diye ibham ke dhoke kya kya sharh-e-alfaz jo likkhi to ishare likkhe
junun ki khair ho tujh ko 'asar' mila sab kuchh ye kaifiyat bhi zaruri thi agahi ke liye
agahi dam-e-shunidan jis qadar chahe bichhae muddaa anqa hai apne alam-e-taqrir ka
ghalib asserts that the meaning of his poetry is so subtle and lofty that it transcends ordinary understanding. even if a listener applies their full intellectual focus to catch the intent, the core meaning remains elusive like the mythical anqa (phoenix), which is known by name but never seen or captured.
apne man men duub kar pa ja suraghh-e-zindagi tu agar mera nahin banta na ban apna to ban
the couplet urges deep self-exploration: the “clue of life” is not outside, but within one’s own consciousness. the speaker refuses shallow dependence and asks for inner sovereignty—if you can’t be mine, don’t be anyone’s tool. the emotional core is a call to awaken selfhood and live with purpose. freedom here means becoming truly oneself.
shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahin behtar tha apne hisse ki koi shama jalate jaate
apni hasti hi se ho jo kuchh ho agahi gar nahin ghhaflat hi sahi
should be with one's own being whatever that you see if not with enlightenment then with ignorance let be ghalib emphasizes the authenticity of the self over the quality of one's state. he argues that whether one is enlightened or ignorant matters less than the fact that the state is genuinely one's own. it is a declaration of individual identity, suggesting that even one's own negligence is superior to borrowed wisdom.
agahi dam-e-shunidan jis qadar chahe bichhae muddaa anqa hai apne alam-e-taqrir ka
ghalib asserts that the meaning of his poetry is so subtle and lofty that it transcends ordinary understanding. even if a listener applies their full intellectual focus to catch the intent, the core meaning remains elusive like the mythical anqa (phoenix), which is known by name but never seen or captured.
tira vasl hai mujhe be-khudi tira hijr hai mujhe agahi tira vasl mujh ko firaq hai tira hijr mujh ko visal hai
agar shuur na ho to bahisht hai duniya bade azaab men guzri hai agahi ke saath
agahi se mili hai tanhai aa miri jaan mujh ko dhoka de
ik zamane tak badan be-khvab be-adab the phir achanak apni uryani ka andaza hua
jin se zinda ho yaqin o agahi ki aabru ishq ki rahon men kuchh aise guman karte chalo
pahad jaisi azmaton ka dakhila tha shahr men ki log agahi ka ishtihar le ke chal diye
ujala 'ilm ka phaila to hai charon taraf yaaro basirat aadmi ki kuchh magar kam hoti jaati hai
na puchhiye ki vo kis karb se guzarte hain jo agahi ke sabab aish-e-bandagi se gae
junun ke kaif-o-kam se agahi tujh ko nahin naseh guzarti hai jo divanon pe divane samajhte hain
agahi bhulne deti nahin hasti ka maaal tuut ke khvab bikharta hai to hans dete hain
jaise jaise agahi badhti gai vaise 'zahir' zehn o dil ik dusre se munfasil hote gae
is kar-e-agahi ko junun kah rahe hain log mahfuz kar rahe hain faza men sadaen ham
kya ho sake hisab ki jab agahi kahe ab tak to raegani men saara safar kiya
agahi ne diye ibham ke dhoke kya kya sharh-e-alfaz jo likkhi to ishare likkhe
ham agahi ko rote hain aur agahi hamen varaftagi-e-shauq kahan le chali hamen
You have reached the end.
Aagahi se related curated sher, selected ghazal excerpts aur context-friendly reading flow milega.
Haan, collection links, writer links aur detail links sab Kuch Alfaaz ke internal routes par map kiye gaye hain.
Type filter (Sher/Ghazal/Nazm), featured picks aur similar collections rail use karke fast discovery kar sakte hain.
