Abdullah Kamal, who is one of the leading Urdu poets in the country, is not the one to compromise on quality. For him, literature is his first love. He can't alter his verses to suit the movies. I have a few of his ghazals in my 'bayaz' [diary].
Read this ghazal:
anaa rahi na meri mutlaq-ul-unaani ki
mere wujood pe ek dil ne hukmraani ki
karam kiya ki bikharne diya na usne mujhe
mere junoon ki hifazat ki, meherbaani ki
PahaaD kaatna ek mashGhala tha, bachpan se
Kadey dinoN mein bhi teshe se naujawani ki [Kadey=tough, Tesha=axe*]
Azl se husn ka apna mizaaj tha yahi
Yahi ki dasht mein aaye the, baaghbaani ki
badan, ki uDne ko par taulta parinda saa
kisi kamaan see chadhti nadi jawani ki
Sunaii khwaab mein us Gul ko dil ki bechaini
Naseem-e-sehen chaman ne jo aana kaani ki
'Kamaal' main ne to dar se diye uthaye nahin
Uthai usne hi deewaar badgumaani ki
Read Kamaal's poetry in Urdu, Hindi & Roman English scripts AT THIS LINK
