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Kaifi Azmi (Urdu: کیفی اعظمی) (b.
1919 - d. May 10, 2002) was an Urdu and Hindi lyricist, poet and songwriter.
Kaifi Azmi was born as Akhtar Hussain Rizvi into a family of landlords in the
small town of Mejwaan, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. His father,
Syed Fateh Hussain Rizvi, though a landlord, took up employment first in a small
native state called Balharah as a tahsildar and later, he worked in other areas
of Uttar Pradesh. He decided to send his sons to schools imparting modern
education, including English, against the stiff opposition of his relatives.
However, Azmi could not get this opportunity because his elders wanted him to
become a theologian. He was admitted to Sultan Al-Madaris, a reputed seminary in
Lucknow. However, his nonconformist nature created many problems for the
authorities of the seminary
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ab tum aaGosh-e-tasavvur me.n bhii aayaa na karo
ab tum aaGosh-e-tasavvur me.n bhii aayaa na karo
mujh se bikhare huye gesuu nahii.n dekhe jaate
surKh aa.Nkho.n kii qasam kaa.Npatii palako.n kii qasam
thar-tharaate huye aa.Nsuu nahii.n dekhe jaate
[aaGosh-e-tasavvur=in the grasp/reach of dreams/imagination]
ab tum aaGosh-e-tasavvur me.n bhii aayaa na karo
chhuuT jaane do jo daaman-e-vafaa chhuuT gayaa
kyuu.N ye laGaziidaa Kharaamii ye pashemaa.N nazarii
tum ne to.Daa nahii.n rishtaa-e-dil TuuT gayaa
[laGaziidaa Kharaamii=hesitant walk; pashemaa.N nazarii=penitent gaze]
ab tum aaGosh-e-tasavvur me.n bhii aayaa na karo
merii aaho.n se ye ruKhsaar na kumalaa jaaye.n
Dhuu.NDatii hogii tumhe.n ras me.n nahaa_ii hu_ii raat
jaao kaliyaa.N na kahii.n sej kii murjhaa jaaye.n
[ruKhsaar=cheek]
ab tum aaGosh-e-tasavvur me.n bhii aayaa na karo
mai.n is uja.De huye pahaluu me.n biThaa luu.N na kahii.n
lab-e-shiirii.n kaa namak aariz-e-namakii.n kii miThaas
apane tarase huye ho.nTho.n me.n churaa luu.N na kahii.n
[lab-e-shiirii.n=sweet lips; aariz-e-namakiin=salty cheeks]
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