Na Kisi Ki Aankh Ka Noor Hoon

Lyrics by Bahadur Shah Zafar

न किसी की आँख का नूर हूँ
न किसी के दिल का करार हूँ
जो किस्सी के काम न आ सका
मैं वोह एक मुश्त-ए-गुबार हूँ

na kisii kii aa.Nkh kaa nuur huu.N
na kisii ke dil kaa qaraar huu.N
jo kisii ke kaam na aa sakaa
mai.n vo ek musht-e-gubaar huu.N

नूर, Noor: Bright, Light, Luminescence, Luster, Refulgence
करार, Qaraar: Ease, Patience, Quietude, Repose, Residence Rest, Satisfaction, Stability
मुश्त-ए-गुबार, Musht-e-Gubaar:handful of dust

न तो मैं किसी का हबीब हूँ
न तो मैं किसी का रकीब हूँ
जो बिगड़ गया वो नसीब हूँ
जो उजड गया वो दयार हूँ

na to mai.n kisii kaa habiib huu.N
na to mai.n kisii kaa raqiib huu.N
jo biga.D gayaa vo nasiib huu.N
jo uja.D gayaa vo dayaar huu.N

हबीब, Habib: Beloved, Sweetheart, Comrade, Friend
रकीब, Raqiib: Rival, Competitor, Opponent, Enemy
बिगड़ा, Bigda: Bad, Spoilt, Wry
नसीब, Naseeb: Destiny, Fortune, Fate, Lot, Quota
उजड, Ujad: A hard, cold or unfeeling person; a very stupid fellow, an arrant blockhead, a fool; a clumsy, awkward fellow, a lout, an ill-mannered fellow
दयार, Dayaar: Place, Residence

मेरा रंग रूप बिगड़ गया
मेरा यार मुझसे बिछड़ गया
जो चमन फिजां में उजड गया
मैं उसी की फसल-इ-बहार हूँ

meraa ra.ng-ruup biga.D gayaa
meraa yaar mujhase bichha.D gayaa
jo chaman fizaa.n me.n uja.D gayaa
mai.n usii kii fasl-e-bahaar huu.N

बिछड़ना, Bicharna:To be separated, parted, divided, to separate, part, go asunder; to be sprained; to turn away or aside (from); to slip, slide
चमन, Chaman: Flower Garden, Flower Bed, A Blooming or Flourishing Place
फिजा, Fizaa: Atmosphere, Environment
फसल-इ-बहार, Fasl-e-bahaar: The season of flowers, the spring

ए फातिहा कोई आये क्यूँ
कोई चार फूल चड़ाए क्यूँ
कोई आके शम्मा जलाये क्यूँ
में वो बेकसी का मज़ार हूँ

aiy faatiha koi aaye kyun,
koi chaar phool cha-ra ye kun
koi aake shamma jalaye kui-n
mein wo be-kasee-ka mazar hun

फातिहा, Fatiha: Commencement, first part (of a thing); exordium;–the opening chapter, or exordium, of the Qorʼān, prayers for the dead; prayers offered up in the name of saints
शमा, Shama: Lamp, Candle
बेकसी, Bekasii: Despair, Helplessness
मज़ार, Mazaar: Mausoleum, Shrine, Tomb, Grave

11 comments so far

  1. Abhijeet on

    I have heard the last sher as

    ‘zafar’ ashq koi bahae kyun,
    ke main bekasee ka mazar hoon

    Which is correct?

  2. Anonymous on

    Apke sher me thodi galti hai bro

    its khiza not fiza
    then its पढें fatiha not ऐ

  3. MOHAMMAD RASHID on

    these sentences are truth of life. This is the nature.

  4. Satyajit Mukerji on

    The last stanza starts with “Pay Fateha” which means to read (Pay) not “Ay” the (beginning) verses (Fateha) (of the Holy Koran).

  5. Raman Ghai on

    Apne ujad ka matlab thoda galat btaya hai . Yahan par उजड ki jagah par उजड़ aana chahiye tha . Iska matlab Hota hai ‘बरबाद होना’ .

  6. Salik Khan on

    This Ghazal was not written by Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Author of this Ghazal is Iftikhar Hussain, popularly known by his pen name Muztar Khairabadi. He was the father of noted poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar and grandfather of Javed Akhtar.

    • Asrar Ahmed mirza on

      Bilkul ghalat baat hai.. Yeh ghazal marhoom Bahadur shah zafar ki hi hai.. Muztar ki koi ghazal is standard ki nahin hai.. Muztar ka takhallus do baar is ghazal ke maqte men thoonsa gaya hai.

  7. yas-e-man on

    just because it was found in his grandfather’s handwriting validates it as khairabadi’s? this is an essential question to ask

  8. salim ali on

    i love this song

  9. Soyab (SOEbi=100ebi=100×BhulKarnar) on

    A very PraiseWorthy Effort By The Sender
    SokhiMe BhulChuk to HoHi Jaati Hey..
    Apna Kaam GaltioPe Darguzar Aur
    DariyaDil TaklifMuaf..BhulChuk Adjust
    Karke Sudhaarke PadhLena..
    When We Excessively Love SomeThing
    or/of SomeOne (Beloved=Pyaare)..
    We PutUp Forebare Darguzar the
    Human Faults and Fragrances..
    So Like A Holywood Movie Line
    Love Means Never Having to Say
    You Are Sorry..


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