Originally posted on rec.music.indian.misc in 1995
GHalib is well-known for his philosophical Shers. But it wasn't his monopoly. Others also managed it quite admirably. Here is one from GHalib's contemporary Shayar, Zauk.
hayaat = life/birth
qazaa = death
laayi hayaat aaye, qazaa le chali, chale
na apani KHushi aaye, na apani KHushi chale
- Zauk
- Abhay.
ASAD _also_ stands for "A Sher A Day" !
Ghalib ne zauk ko bahut kam daad thee ablki tanz kaste the
ReplyDeletebanaa hai shah ka muhaasib , fire hai itraata
wagrnaa shahar me ghaalib kee aabroo kyaa hai
(apnaa naam liyaa lekin tanz shahee shaayar Zauk pe thaa)
khair baat ye kahnaa chaahta thaa ki, is sabke baawzood Ghalib Zauk ki us ghazal se bahut mutaasir the jiska aapne sher post kiyaa