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Ustad Dagh Dehlvi was as prolific as his verse was captivating. He had this great ability to compose couplets that were easy to understand ...

In a previous post Asad saahib discussed how Majrooh Sultanpuri took a line from this very famous nazm by Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz' and w...

The original written by J S Kashyap for Jeevan Naiya (1936) kishore used the same song with the same tune and the mukhRa for Jhumroo (196...

In Main Nashe Mein Hoon (1959) Shailendra borrowed yaaro mujhe mu'aaf rakho maiN nashe meN huun From Meer Taqi Meer's famous G...

hamko miTaa sake ye zamaane meN dam naheeN, hamse zamaanaa KHud hai, zamaane se ham naheeN goes the famous maqta by Jigar Muradabadi Sun...

terii suurat se kisii kii nahiiN miltii suurat ham jahaaN meN terii tasviir liye phirte haiN (Imam Bakhsh 'Nasikh') Hasrat Ja...

In Aankhen (1968) Sahir Ludhianvi had written a beautiful GHazal "milti hai zindagii meN mohabbat kabhii kabhii" This ...