ab ke ham bichhRe
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ab ke ham bichhRe
Now That We Parted
ab ke ham bichhRe to shaayad kabhii xaaboN meN mileN
jis taraH suukhe hue phuul kitaaboN meN mileN
Now that we parted, we might perhaps meet in dreams
the way drying flowers are found in books
DhuuNRDh ujRe hue logoN meN vafaa ke motii
ye xazaane tujhe mumkin hai xaraaboN meN mileN
Seek pearls of faithfulness in those people being devastated
For you, it is possible that these treasures be found in wastelands
tuu xudaa hai na miraa ishq farishtoN jaisaa
donoN iNsaan haiN to kyuuN itne HijaaboN meN mileN
Neither you are God, nor (my) love is angelical
We are both human, so why do we meet that much in modesty?
Gam-e-duniyaa bhii Gam-e-yaar meN shaamil kar lo
nashaa baRhtaa hai sharaabeN jo sharaaboN meN mileN
Let's not compound the woes of the world with the pain for the beloved
Intoxication deepens when spirits intermingle
ab na vo maiN na vo tuu hai na vo maazii hai faraaz
jaise do shaxs tamannaa ke saraaboN meN mileN
Now, neither I nor you are what lies in the past, Faraz
Like the desire of two individuals meeting in a mirage
About this song
- Singer
- Mehdi Hasan
- Lyrics
- Ahmed Faraz
- Music
- Mehdi Hasan
ab ke ham bichhRe (Hindi: अब के हम बिछड़े, Urdu: اب کے ہم بچھڑے) are the starting words of a ghazal form by the famous Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz.
Notice how, in the last couplet, the poet addresses himself (Faraz) by name, as it is customary in the genre.
The lyrics given here are just the plain ghazal couplets, for clarity, without the repetitions done by the singer.
This ghazal was made popular by the singer Mehdi Hasan, who also composed the music for the live presentation reproduced in this video clip.
But this ghazal was musicalized and interpreted by many other artists from both India and Pakistan, and it was used in films, for example, the 1972 Pakistani film "Angarey".