
सूरज डूब गया बल्ली भर
Suraj Doob Gaya Balli Bhar
Narendra Sharma
1 verse · ~12 lines · 1 min
№ MMXXVI
RACHNA · A LIVING ARCHIVE
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Raaz Kahan Tak Raaz Rahega Manzar-E-Aam Pe Aaega
Ibn-e-Insha5 verses · ~1 min
राज़ कहाँ तक राज़ रहेगा मंज़र-ए-आम पे आएगा जी का दाग़ उजागर हो कर सूरज को शरमाएगा
शहरों को वीरान करेगा अपनी आँच की तेज़ी से वीरानों में मस्त अलबेले वहशी फूल खिलाएगा
हाँ यही शख़्स गुदाज़ और नाज़ुक होंटों पर मुस्कान लिए ऐ दिल अपने हाथ लगाते पत्थर का बन जाएगा
दीदा ओ दिल ने दर्द की अपने बात भी की तो किस से की वो तो दर्द का बानी ठहरा वो क्या दर्द बटाएगा
तेरा नूर ज़ुहूर सलामत इक दिन तुझ पर महा-ए-तमाम चाँद नगर का रहने वाला चाँद नगर लिख जाएगा
इति
The Poet
Ibn-e-Insha
1927 · 1978
Sher Muhammad Khan, immortalized under the pen name Ibn-e-Insha, was a literary wanderer who observed the world with a brilliant mix of deep melancholy and razor sharp wit. Born in 1927 in the Jalandhar district of Punjab, he migrated to Pakistan and became one of the most beloved Urdu poets and travelogue writers of his generation. His most famous ghazal Insha Ji Utho Ab Kooch Karo carries an overwhelming sense of world weariness and final departure, sung beautifully by generations of classical vocalists. Yet, alongside this intense sorrow, he authored travelogues filled with hilarious, biting satire that dissected human follies across the globe. He served in the United Nations, traveling extensively before his premature death in London in 1978. He remains the poet of the restless soul, wrapping profound existential grief inside breathtaking lyrical beauty.

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Lord Shiva and Parvati as Hunter and Huntress
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