Saturday, September 09, 2006

har ek rang ka faqir...

پھنچا حضور شاہ ہر اک رنگ کا فقیر
پہنچا نہیں جو تھا وہی پہنچا ہوا فقیر

poNhchaa huzuur-e-shaah har ek rang ka faqiir
poNhchaa nahiiN jo...thaa vahii poNhchaa huaa faqiir

पहुंचा हुज़ूर-ए-शाह हर एक रंग का फ़क़ीर
पहुंचा नहीं जो था वही पहुंचा हुआ फ़क़ीर
(शुजा)

Shuja'uddin Sajid alias Shuja Khawar। Former DCP Delhi, he quit Indian Police Service (IPS) as he felt himself misfit in the police. This stylish Delhi poet had penned his famous poem on Taj Mahal at a young age. He was bed-ridden for a long time due to serious illness and is back to business ie Shaa'eri.

Read his ghazal in Urdu, Hindi and Roman scripts at Best Ghazals.