This is ‘tanhaai’ by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. You can find Faiz’s own recitation here.
This is me reciting it: [direct audio link]
You will notice that it is somewhat different from Faiz’s. =)
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phir ko’ii aayaa, dil-e-zaar! nahiin, ko’ii nahiin;
raah-rau hogaa, kahiin aur chalaa jaaegaa.
dhal chukii raat, bikharne lagaa taaron kaa ghubaar,
larkharaane lage aiwaanon mein khwaabiida charaagh,
so ga’ii raasta tak takke har ek rah guzaar;
ajnabi khaak ne dhundlaa diye qadmon ke suraagh.
gul karo shamiin, barhaa do mai-o-miinaa-o-ayaagh,
apne be khwaab kivaaron ko muqaffal kar lo;
ab yahaan ko’ii nahiin, ko’ii nahiin aayega!
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Oh and the last bit of “koi nahin” naturally comes from the first line of this poem.
oh the last line sounded so sad *sigh*
=) i’ll take that as a compliment.
Yea, I think I meant it as a compliment too. It was sad in a good way ;D
and i totally took it as a compliment. =)
it was designed to be sad. although, i think it’s easier to be sad than it is to be funny.
your recitation of that last line is, truly, heart-breaking.
tsk tsk and why are you breaking anjum’s heart, adnan?
i’m in the business of breaking hearts… didn’t you know?
it’s nothing personal, strictly business.
what do you get out of it?
the breaking of hearts has become a business.
tauba…
sab ganda hai par dhanda hai yeh…
@zb – i don’t release business details/books on the blog. sorry.