कभी यूँ भी आ मेरी आँख में

Rendered and composed by two "Ustaads" from Jaipur, it's one of my favorite ghazals. Hussain brothers, early in their careers, used to perform on Jaipur Doordarshan and IIRC, this ghazal was aired pretty often during between programmes and at other times. Their inimitable style of singing and amazing synchronization was awe-inspiring. This is still one of their most popular ghazal, even after they have released over half-a-dozen albums and become known to a much broader audience.

Basheer Badr, among current Indian Urdu poets, has a high place for both quality and popularity of his verses. There are a couple of very good ones in this long-metered ghazal as well.

कभी यूँ भी आ मेरी आँख में कि मेरी नज़र को ख़बर न हो
मुझे एक रात नवाज़ दे, मगर उसके बाद सहर न हो

वो बड़ा रहीम-ओ-करीम है, मुझे ये सिफ़त भी अता करे
तुझे भूलने की दुआ करूँ तो मेरी दुआ में असर न हो

* सिफ़त: योग्यता

मेरे बाजुओं में थकी-थकी, अभी मह्व-ए-ख़्वाब है चाँदनी
न उठे सितारों की पालकी, अभी आहटों का गुज़र न हो

कभी दिन की धूप में झूम के, कभी शब के फूल को चूम के
यूँ ही साथ-साथ चलें सदा कभी ख़त्म अपना सफ़र न हो

In ISB format:

% ITRANS Song #
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\startsong
\stitle{kabhii yuu.N bhii aa merii aa.Nkh me.n}%
\film{Rifaaqat (Non-film)}%
\year{}%
\starring{}%
\singer{Ahmed Hussain, Mohammed Hussain}%
\music{Ahmed Hussain-Mohammed Hussain}%
\lyrics{Basheer Badr}%
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% Audio on: HMV
% Contributor: Vinay P Jain
% Transliterator: Vinay P Jain
% Date: 11 Jun 2004
% Series: Andaaz-e-Bayaan Aur
% Comments:
% generated using giitaayan
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\printtitle
#indian
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kabhii yuu.N bhii aa merii aa.Nkh me.n ki merii nazar ko Kabar na ho
mujhe ek raat nawaaz de, magar usake baad sahar na ho

wo ba.Daa rahiim\-o\-kariim hai, mujhe ye sifat bhii ataa kare
tujhe bhuulane kii duaa karuu.N to merii duaa me.n asar na ho

% sifat: yogyataa, good quality

mere baaZuo.n me.n thakii\-thakii, abhii mahv\-e\-Kwaab hai
chaa.Ndanii
na uThe sitaaro.n kii paalakii, abhii aahaTo.n kaa guzar na ho

kabhii din kii dhuup me.n jhuum ke, kabhii shab ke phuul ko chuum ke
yuu.N hii saath\-saath chale.n sadaa kabhii Katm apanaa safar na ho
%
#endindian
\endsong