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Nasir Kazmi was one of the leading Urdu poets of the post-partition era. Full of
unfulfilled ambitions and tragedies, his poetry had an autobiographical feel
about it.
The intention, which moved Nasir to try his hand at poetry, was a noble one. He
wanted to forever capture the eye pleasing and emotionally moving images in his
poems. Such preservation has amounted to an evergreen and immortal legacy left
behind by the poet. Although primarily his poetry constituted to Ghazals, he was
also found proficient in writing ‘Nazms’ and dramas. ‘Sar Ki Chaya’ is one such
work in this book where Nasir displays his various talents. Conceptually it’s a
drama, masterfully construed in a form of a ‘Nazm’.
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aaj to be-sabab udaas hai jii
aaj to be-sabab udaas hai jii
ishq hotaa to ko_ii baat bhii thii
jalataa phirataa huu.N kyuu.N do-paharo.n me.n
jaane kyaa chiiz kho ga_ii merii
vahii.n phirataa huu.N mai.n bhii Khaak ba-sar
is bhare shahar me.n hai ek galii
chhupataa phirataa hai ishq duniyaa se
phailatii jaa rahii hai rusvaa_ii
ham_nashii.n kyaa kahuu.N ke vo kyaa hai
chho.D ye baat niind u.Dane lagii
aaj to vo bhii kuchh Khaamosh saa thaa
mai.n ne bhii us se ko_ii baat na kii
ek dam us ke haath chuum liye
ye mujhe baiThe baiThe kyaa suujhii
tuu jo itanaa udaas hai 'Nasir'
tujhe kyaa ho gayaa bataa to sahii
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