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.