Kin lafzon mein itni kadwi, itni kasili baat likhun


کن لفظوں میں اتنی کڑوی اتنی کسیلی بات لکھوں
شعر کی میں تہذیب بنا ہوں یا اپنے حالات لکھوں
– جاوید اختر

Kin lafzon mein itni kadwi, itni kasili baat likhun
Sher ki main tehzeeb nibahun ya apne haalaat likhun
– Javed Akhtar

किन लफ़्ज़ों में इतनी कड़वी इतनी कसीली बात लिखूँ
शेर की मैं तहज़ीब निबाहूँ या अपने हालात लिखूँ
– जावेद अख्तर

Meaning of:

tehzeeb, तहज़ीब, تہذیب: शिष्टता, परंपरा, etiquette

Kin lafzon mein itni kadwi, itni kasaili baat likhun
Sher ki main tehzeeb nibahun ya apne haalat likhun

Such simple and honest lines by Javed Akhtar. He is known more for being associated with the Hindi film industry for writing scripts and very hummable songs. But he is one of the most powerful Urdu Shairs of today.

This ghazal is in his collection called “Tarkash” I have the book as well as  an audio book of the collection that has all the Ghazals and Nazms included in the book. 

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