Wo kabhi mil jaye mujhko apni saanson ke kareeb


وہ کبھی مل جائے مجھ کو اپنی سانسوں کے قریب
ہونٹھ کو جنبش نہ دوں اور گفتگو ساری کروں
ظفر گورکھپری –

Wo kabhi mil jaye mujhko apni saanson ke kareeb
honth ko jumbish na doon aur guftagu saari karun
– Zafar Gorakhpuri

वो कभी मिल जाये मुझको अपनी साँसों के करीब
होंठ को जुंबिश न दूँ और ग़ुफ्तग़ू सारी करूँ
– ज़फर गोरखपुरी

Meaning of:

Jumbish, जुंबिश, جنبش: हरकत, कंपन, Tremor, movement
Guftagu, ग़फ्तग़ू, گفتگو: बातें, Conversation

Zafar Gorakhpuri is a contemporary Urdu poet who blends simplicity in Urdu shairi with ease. Born in 1935, he made a distinct mark in the field of Urdu poetry as a young poet and one can feel the freshness in his style of writing. Look at these two ashars:

Jab meri yaad sataye to mujhe khat likhna
tum ko jab neend na aaye to mujhe Khat likhna

and

Neele pedon ki ghani chaanv mein hasta saavan
Pyasi dharti mein samane ko tarasta saavan

Listen to Zafar Gorakhpuri – Meri Ek choti si koshis tujhko pane ke liye

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lVTIQ16jRpY%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den-US%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

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