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Jaswinder

An important voice of contemporary ghazal, who gave Punjabi ghazal a new direction. Received the Sahitya Akademi Award for the book Agarbatti.

Ghazal 32

aapan tan bas aapNe dukh sukh sahij subha han kol rahe
adhure rahi gae chawan nun hass ke Tal chhaDDange
agg hai paNi hai ih aakash hai jaan pauN hai
ajj wi kaT sakia na moh da jal te harna pia
asin apNi shanaKHat bhiD de andar gua aae
asin dil chhaDD gae hoie ajeha wi nahin lagda
bigani juh cha suraj labhadian hi sham Dhal jaNi
chann asman cha kambda dekh ghazab da khelh
dharat na aakash kidhre jal nazar aaunda nahin
dil cha je ahisas di shiddat nahin halchal nahin
ek tufan samundar wich hai ek tufan malahan andar
fasilan kol bhawen darad apNa pholda howe
ghar di haalat dekh ke bhull ke rangle KHab
jhilan tikar pahunchadian tehan de arth guach gae
kade paiDan te hunda si baDa hi maN rahan nun
KHud nun hi aawaz je marenga pal bhar waste
kise barsat da ikko tala wich bhar gia paNi
kiwen masum diwe rahiNge jagde gharan andar
koi sazish chuphere machaldi rahi pher wi lo banere te bal di rahi
mahikan ton mahirum dilan nun ehsasan da sandal de de
main aatma te badan wichaale sugandh da pul usar han
main inhan bejaan safian te jo akkhar likh riha han
mannia dur tikar hai viranagi is de ohle luke hoe tufan wi
matam judai chiKH rudan sek zalzale
safar wich KHahishan anusar na suraj gati badle
sandli baghan nun saDi bhaal wich na chhanNa
shor wich KHamoshian wich kis jagha na DhunDia
sochan andar uDde parchhawen di bukkal mar lai
sulaghdi raat hai pher wi aas hai kaLe kohan de painDe mukauNe asin
tere ambar cha mainun parinde nun tan khanbh kholaN di bhawen ijazat nahin
udas naghma hai pesh mere te maithon sargam na Thik hundi