Types of Shayaris

Indignant Shayari

There are verses that seek to chastise or self-deprecate the poet.

Nikalna khuld se sunte the aadam ka lekin

Bade be-abroo hokar tere kuche se hum nikle (Galib)

Or

Honge kam is bisat par hum jaise badkimar

Jo chal hum chale nihayat buri chale (Ibrahim Zouk)

Or

Yun hi ‘Firaq’ ne umr basar ki
Ya gham-e-janan ya gham-e-dauran-Firak Gaurakhpuri

Or

 Jist-e-toofan achha hai, jungju sar accha hai

 Marne se pehle ek aur zid ka khayal accha hai

Or

Is hal huun zid sivay fursat kuch kaam nahin milta…

Or

Is badnasib ka sar ho to zid qutl kya hai

Mar to pehlehi gaya tha isme harz kya hai

Or

Bayaan main kya karun ab is se aage apni nakaami
Tere yeh tevar aur mujh ko tujhi se kaam rahta hai- Jafar Ali Khan

Or

Ham se pehle bhi mohabbat ka yehi anjaam tha
‘Qais’ bhi nashaad tha, ‘Farhad’ bhi nakaam tha-Hasrat Mohani

Or

Muddat hui rasaayi-e-qismat ko ro chuke
Vo sang-e-dar kahan yeh hamaari jabeen kahan- Riaz Khairabadi

Or

Idhar se aaj vo guzre to munh phere hue guzre
Ab inse bhi hamari bekasi dekhi nahi jaati- Asr Lakhnavi

The poets readily walk into the common man shoe & express themselves whole-heartedly. Typically these are the verses that create a pity in the mind of the listener; that the poet is also like him, but also creates pride in him; that he is also like the poet. 

Self-eulogizing shayari

Hai to waise duniyamein aur bhi sukhanwar acche

Magar kehte hai Galib tera andaaz-e-bayan kuch aur hai

Or

Zid tu aata hai jab bhi tund apni kalam-e-tausan pe sawaar

Tab tab mizaz-e-ghalib-e-fun koi aatish-e-bayan yaad aaya

Mehfilo-tanz shayari

Mai nahi samhjta huun ke marhala jaanne ki sabko zarrorat kya hai

Aadab Karen shartiya wah karen samazhneki zaroorat kya hai

or

Bazm gar phareb hai to yeh jist kya hai

Hum kya hai, tum kya hai yeh zid kya hai

or

Aaj phir mehfilse nakaam khudaya ghar aaye,

Roz to aate rahe par aap aaj bahot yaad aaye

Political- Husn-IshqTug of war

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चाहते हैं सो आप करें हैं, हमको अबस^[4] बदनाम किया

Or

Main muntazir hun magar tera intazar nahi (Sahir)

Or

Jise aap ginte the aashna, jise aap kehta the bawafa
Main wahi hoon Momin-e-mubtala tumhen yaad ho ke na yaad ho

Or

Be-khabar soye hain woh loot ke neendain meri,
Jazba-e-dil pe tarss khaney ko jee chahta hai(Sahir)

Or

Zulphe-muntashir koi kam dimagi sabak nahin Zid zindgika

Jab bhi girah suljhata huun dao-pech aur samajh leta huun

Or

Allah ki khidmat karen zid unhone unhe baharon mein saja rakkha hai

Mai huun nakaam gayabana shae, unhe hazaron mein saja rakhha hai

Or

Wo nikale hai gulfam ban kar, muzhe chehera-e-surk bana rakhha hai

Wo choo gaye aasman be-dilike, zaminpe ba-dili-e-zid bana rakkha hai

Or

Unka robodab mat puchiye, unka behelna mat puchiye, zid

Jab baat muhobbat ki ho to kyunkar nakkab banker aate hai

Or

Is vast aa pahunch hai mere ghar pe jab shame soza-e-mom nahin

Ek thi  zid ki shan-o-shaukat ab wo hijr mein chale aate hai

Be-afsos –e-bayan

फ़क़ीराना आए सदा कर चले

मियाँ खुश रहो हम दुआ कर चले-Meer

Or

Yeh siyahi, ye kagaz ye malba jala dije saab zid

Ye jaddo-jehad ye tere saath jata to kaisa hota

Or

Zid bhi agar na ho sabit muhobbat kabil thik hai

johri-e-alamadar na ho to zeenat kaha hoti hai

Ba-afsos-e-bayan

बहोत आरजू थी गली की तेरी

सो याँ से लहू में नहा कर चले-Meer

Or

Ab aate hai zid jab sar manzar khamosh hai

Idhar log afsos karen hai wahan kismet-e-wafa badlee jati hai

Fitrat-e-shayari

Zid asar ka ek aisa mod hai ke sab kuch ho jaye tabah

Gar taqdeer ek sawaal hai to isko sakht girah chahiye

Or

Wo aise tane hai abroo ke jaise shamsheer-e-ajal babasta ho unse

Mai sochu sharaa-e-kaam-e-sharafat shamsheer-ba-kaf chale aate hai

Tijarat-e-khas shayri

Teri aamdani badhti jaye hai , haadsoe ki, aatishi-lafzo ki

Kya kya sunaye sheher-e-nigra, zid ab tak koi hisab nahin

Or

Kis junoon se likhte aaye ho tum be-mehfilke

Tehjib-ae-shauk-e-tijrat mein faake bahot hai

Junu-e-shayari

Kuch kam hi talluk tah muhobbat ka junu se

Diwane to hote hai banaye nahin jaate

Or

Junoon ke charche hai kya kya hidayat di jaati hai

ruh ki pehchan ke liye khud hi jal janeka paigam diye jati hai

Self-motivating shayari

Zid tu ek tandrust aashiq hai, tu berukhi se darna nahi

Garke-darya hona hai tuzhe, maut se marna nahi

Metaphysics

जबीं सजदा करते ही करते गई

हक-ऐ-बंदगी हम अदा कर चले-Meer

Hum bhi aate rahe is jannat-e-fiza mein kabhi kabhi

Bas gaye aadmi gar yaha to Zid maza kya hai

Or

Wo ek waqt tha ke shagufa mein lipte rehte the

Aaj gar beparde huye to tarikh bhi badlee jayegi

Or

Shab-e-mah behte darya mein muzhe shabgard banakar

Zid na ho taqdeer-e-khafa ek din zeenat bhi badlee jayegi

Tautology

Ye zameen aur hawa zid har ek hai unki ada

Sair hai zamaneki par mere kam aate bhi nahi

Or

Dekhe ja rahe hai husn to qatil nazar aaya

Gaur-talab har shae chake-gireba nazar aaya

Falsafa-e-shayri

Ishq mein dil hi nahi deed bhi sambhli jati hai

Jis thokar pe utthe gubar uski taseer-e-seerat badlee jati hai

Or

Meer, मर्ग^[5] इक मान्दगी ^[6]का वक़्फ़ा^[7] है
यानि आगे चलेंगे दम लेकर

Or

Jo gham-e-habeeb se door the woh khud apni aag mein jal gaye
Jo gham-e-habeeb ko pa gaye woh ghamon se hans ke nikal gaye- Shair Lakhnavi

Or

Shabe ghum chashme naam jaga kiye Zid khwabo ki ek haqeekat mili

Wo yakayak tufano me jo kashti dubi kaise taqdeer palatkar ise ulfat mili

Ba-khuda shayari

Momin na sahi bosa-e-pa sajda hi karenge
Woh but hai jo auron ka to apna bhi Khuda hai

Or

Aisi ghazal kahi yeh ke jhukta hai sab ka sar
Momin ne is zameen ko masjid bana diya

Spatial Poetry

These are the verses that have a very open space. Over the length of the ghazal the poet seeks to condense the space & make it more nuclear.

Dilme ek lehar si utthi hai abhi

Loi taaza hawa chali hai abhi

Or

ek hawa khawab bun rahi hai, iska pesh-e-khidmat kya hoga

Aahat to milti rahi dilonko, khushboo-e-paigam kya hoga (Zid)

Or

Mulke mein adam bahut fail gaye sab taraf

Hawwa befuzul kyun hawa ki tareh lehrati hai

Or

Phir ek lamha ja basa fiza-e-shauk-e-fursat mein

Waqt ko milna hai kisise par ittefaq bhi zaroori hai

Or

Ayega waqt bhi piche tere bandhe sehra

Aaj fursat nahin ae waqt tere guzar jane ko

There is humor that gets manufactured in any poetic expressions. That is principally because there could be confusion between a subject & object. Poetry is a afst track communication of emotions, values, philosophy that likes to keep off any rigid rules or formalities of grammar.

In the verse, for example;

Apni fitrat-e-quad chod maikhane chale aate hai the subject is not clear. Actually the subject is not stated. So it imperative that the listener would tend to think the poet is talking about quad but then he is talking about fitrat-e-quda. It is quite a change in the subject. The word ‘maikhane’ is also a contestant for the subject.

Similarly in the line

Zid tuze dekhe hai har shaks kambhakto ki nazar

Whether the word ‘ kambhakt’ ( gushtaki mauf kare!) is not clearly addressed with respect to the poet. However in the context or form the perspective of the ‘taseer’ of the wholesome ghazal it is obvious that he expression ‘Kambakht’ is with reference to the poet. It is a fashionable expression in poetry; post Mirza Gaalib & poets take pride in saying this. Hence no apologies to the poet concerned here!

Kya guzar shauk baithe phir tuzhe samjhaneko

But eventually the purpose of the poetry is never to create a nucleus. At best one could say it is poetic compulsion to use some sort of nucleus upon which ideas get developed. At best it could start off with the nucleus & expand it into the space. Meaning starts where the words end. Human emotions are more about speechlessness & lesser about utterances. It is truer in case of matters of love & other finer aspects of life. But words do open up varied vistas of thoughts. Words are as harsh as they are provocative. Artistic sensitivity therefore is not so much the measure of one’s understands of the poetry but one’s natural instinct to set off on ‘another’ journey in response to the poetic stimulus.

When the audience involvement is considered within the time & space of the recitation it is likely that poetic verses are more obvious. I call this ‘Kacchi Shayari’. You mostly enjoy this in company of kith & kin.

Nazar nawajish nazaron mein ji nahin lagta

Wo kya gay eke baharon me ji nahi lagta

But where the effect is likely to be more after the poetic interface the verses are likely to be very subtle, very open & very quiet. Good poetry has that intent capacity to hide the content & also the meaning. I call this ‘Pakki Shayari’. You mostly enjoy this when you are alone.

Shab-ae-furkat ka jaga huun farishto ab to sone do

Kabhi furst mein kar lena hisab aahista aahista-Ameer

Or

Daamne yaar ki zeenat na bane har aansoo

Apne palko ke liye kuch to bachaye rakkhiye-Tarik Badayani

There are ghazals that are short & hence they seek to make a fast-track effort to come to the conclusion. In that sense the ghazal is not one of the classical journeys through poetry as much as it is a generous recipe of beauty of music, expressions & the personification of ‘leher’ by the singer.

Waqt accha bhi aayega naseer

Gum na kar zindgi padi hai abhi

In the poetry

Allah ki khidmat karen unhone unhe baharon mein saja rakkha hai

After many cribs & transgressions such as

Mai huun sans-e-tar unhe, be-dhadkan aaram de rakkha hai

the ghazal takes you to a very poignant case;

Ab marna hai isliye unhone meherbaniye kinaron pe basa rakkha hai

Biggest jump comes at the end where the poet says;

Yeh khwab hi sahi, Zid dekh unhone tuzhe palko mein bitha rakkha hai

But most good poetries take recourse to metaphors that offer soothing touch to the soul.

 Self-Talk poetry

These are the intricate areas of human consciousness that many time borders on the subconscious thinking. This is category of mature poetry that steadily reduces the number that ether wants to listen to this or they can understand this. Poetry being it, never tries to offer any explanation for anything that is said. It is against the poetic rights or for that matter, rights of every creative sport.

Apni zid ko sawarne phir nikale hum

Aawargi ko basane  phir chale hum

Gardishone kaha ab koi raah nahin

Apnihi god mein phir so gaye hum

Or

Koi samjhe meri betaabi, ashayar pahelehi keh dale

Wo pahunche nahin hai mehfil, khwab bhi pure kar dale

Rawayt-e-khas shayari

Ghazal is not just a reality of experience but it is also realization of an experience through imagination. Hence many traditions & etiquettes find an easy way into the ghazal.

Hum bhi jaga kiye tere sone tak …

…therefore, needs a freedom of mind to appreciate the plot rather than having to actually justify this kind of an experience.

Husne bayan-shayari

Wo alat palat rahe hai aaftab-e-noor achha hai

Wo angdae le rahe Zid khayal-e-katil achha hai

Or

Yeh gesu hai bikhre ya meri nazren hai bebak

Ham bhi jaga kiye har roz zid tere sone tak

Or

Abr-angdae zameene utar aaye to bark hai

Ise bazm-e-aara kahe ke Zid kayamat kahe

Nigahi-e- shayari

Mai pe kya lagate ho aaj to bin piye hi mast hai

Ho sake to kuch kijiye in aankhoka ilaaz

Jin aankhonse mai khud tapakati hai

Or

Mai teri mast nigahika bharam rakh lunga

Hosh aaya bhi to kehdunga muzhe hosh nahin

Ishkiya shayari

Ibaadat hoti hai sarre-aam hathon se 

Aur ye purjor bhakht cheez nigahon mein chipai jati hai

Or

Waqt guzrte der nahi lagti safina-e-safar der nahi lagti

Khair aaj koi khalk nahin aaj wo hangame wafa yaad aaya

Muhobbati Shayari

Muhobbat ruhani husn ki numaish hai

Zid ye aisi shiddat jo khas soorateon mein girvida hoti jati  hai

Or

Bada-e-safi kaun pa gaya hai insa

Mehfile zid roz phir kyun sajti rahi

Insaniyat ki shayari

Zindgi tune kya kya sataya hai insaan ko koi bedaag chehra nahin milta

But to kitne ban baithe hai zamane mein par zid jaisa koi kafir nahi milta

Or

Waqt-b-waqt har shaks ko ilm bhi nahin hota

Zid bhi kya cheez hai ek aah guzar jane ko

Or

Ukda nahin e-o-aa thodi kashmakash hai

Insa samaze gar insa to zid har dil aziz hai

Or

Mai guftgu-e-wasl sochu wo shauk-e-arram kare

Jism jalta rahe yahan zid wo khayal purjor Karen

Or

Kabhi aasu, kabhi aahe sab namkin banakar betalkh pee gaye

Zid bekalf hai, nigar nisar hun ye paitronki zaroorat kya hai

Or

Hairat-e-gum se ghabaraye ho zid to ye sun lo

Lije kuch aisi bhi dawa jo ke khaye na bane

Or

Aaj aayeho milne jab zid jane ki fikr mein hai

Log puch rahein ‘kiska kaun’ aur aapka bhi jikr hai

Or

Junoon ke charche hai zid kya kya hidayat di jaati hai

ruh ki pehchan ke liye khud hi jal janeka paigam diye jati haiOr

Mai ek nek banda hun khudaka nawazo

Par na pucho muzhse ke khuda kya hai

Taqdeer-e-mizaz shayari

Taqdeer ek bar jiska daman choo le wo khilona hai insan nahin milta

Ye wo falsafae band lifafe hai jis khat ka kisiko pata nahin milta

Or

Ab wo bhi aaye mahatab, ashiyane par nikhar aaye

Taqdeer palatte der hai, mizaz mein bahar aaye

Or

Tege dodam bakkaf tejotund takrarkar laut jati hai lillah teri zidse 

Dast andaaz hai koi taqdeer-e-khuda bas yahan paigam nahin milta

Apne nashemanse kaise Zidko muntakil karne aaye

Parwar-digar muzhe jannat-e-khwab dikhane aaye

Or

Huwe marke hum jo ruswa huye kyun na garke dariya

Na kabhi janaza uthata na kahi mazaar hota

Or

Aap to Zid pehlelhi mar gaye the

Tareekh dekh kafan sara jala dala

Or

Aise wajud bhi kaha milta hai zid kisko ek zindgi jinepar

Tajwiz-e-bakshish pasand aayi, ab bekhauf jiye ja raha huun

Or

Taaheer-e-nafaz to ud gaya khak abhi baaki hai

Kaunsi zid saath le gaya uska pata abhi baaki hai

Taseer

All human emotions revolve around some fixed component. Without the existence of that it would be impossible to remember a subject. Poetry is a response to human emotion & hence it is likely to follow one recipe or one type of dote.

Ba-Taseer

There is continuity of the environment. There is a persistsence on a subject. This is more like a traditional English poetry.

Is mehfil mein ek parivash hai apni nazar se kaise dikhau

Mere zhakmi haalat-e-aalam aapse kaise na chupau

Yeh inqalab-e-muhobbat hai aatish hai aag kaise buzau

Koi yakayak sinese lipat jaye hai hasrat-e-mudam kaise na jatau

Mutmaen lamhe guzre aaram hai elahi-e-khidmat kaise na batau

Bada-e-gulfam dube hai zamana is shisha-e-aafat ko kaise na tod du

Bada-e-gusar ka markaj jo hai us dimag ko kaise na badal dun

Badiya-e-gard kimar bane hai Is shart ko kaise na tod du

Zindgi wada hai waqt-e-shareerka is miyad ko kaise na suljha du

Akl wais-e-shauk batain hai is fasad ko zid kaise na luta du

Be-taseer

Dard minnat-kash-e-dawa na huwa mai na achha huwa bura na huwa

does not maintain the poetic chemistry in the following verses;

Jama karte hokyun trakibo ko yeh tamasha huwa gila na huwa

Kuch to kahiye ke log kehte hai aaj Ghalib gazhal sar na huwa

Hai khabar garm unke aaneki aaj hi gharmein boriya na huwa…

Or

Yeh hasrat kehkasha mein kaise ghume hai, jo ban gaye sitarein unse huzzat kare hai

does not have he same chemistry as;

Nikal do in sabko meri aakhri tamanna hai, akela hi rahu waha sab muzhpe nazar karen hai

Or

Jis thokar pe zamane guzre ishq-e-latif ke usi ravishse nikle zid muhobbat-e-julus apni

Does not have the same chemistry as;

Kuch kam nahi ye masarrat bhi badi hai kaun mahi-e-beab bane hai khushi apni

Ghazal is minor subject if it considered as a part of the generalized notion of poetry; all languages included. However, ghazal is one of the most intricate & challenging subject know how when considered as a tool of expression. It is these complexities that make ghazal such a passionate subject for people who live more in after-thought than in thought per say. That is possibly a reason that steadily ghazal is losing favors with mass thinking & is getting elevated to being subject matter of connoisseurs. Zid ki Shayari is a sincere attempt to make that connoisseur class multiply by creating that taste and understanding. There is more to follow.