Once upon a time there was poet named Nasir Kazmi - A tribute

"Horse riding, hunting, wandering in a village, walking along the river side, visiting mountains etc. were my favourite pastimes and probably this was the time when my mind got nourishment for loving nature and getting close to the expression of poetry. All my hobbies are related with fine arts, like singing, poetry, hunting, chess, love of birds, love of trees... I started writing poetry because I used to reflect that all the beautiful things, those I see and those in nature, are not in my hands, and they go away from me. Few moments of time which dies, cannot be made alive. I think can come alive in poetry, that is why I started writing poetry!" - Nasir Kazmi

Dil mein aur to kya rakha hai,

Tera Dard chupa rakha hai

Itne dukhon ki tez hava mein,

Dil ka deep jala rakha hai

Is nagri ke kuch logon ne,

dukh ka naam davaa rakha hai

Vaada-e-yaar ki baat na chhedo

Ye dhokha bhi kha rakha hai

Bhul bhi jao biti baten,

In baton mein kya rakha hai

Chup chup kyon rahte ho ‘Nasir’

Ye kya rog laga rakha hai

P.S.

Please do not mistake this Gazal with this one