Baljeet Singh “Benam”
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BALJEET SINGH “BENAM”
Poet of Hindi-Urdu Ghazal - India
Three Original Ghazals
TANHAI
Lag raha tha ki ghar mein tanha hoon!
Main to lekin nagar mein tanha hoon!
Saath mere hai qafila phir bhi!
Hai ta'ajjub safar mein tanha hoon!
Chahne wale hain hazaar magar!
Har kisi ki nazar mein tanha hoon!
Bujh chuka ik charagh hoon goya!
Kaun sa main asar mein tanha hoon!
Mil hi jayega haan muqaam mujhe!
Gar yaqeenan hunar mein tanha hoon!
ZAMANA
Sharafat ka jo gaayega tarana!
Use hi kaat khayega zamana!
Jo khud doobe hue hon unki khatir!
Batao laazimi kya doob jaana!
Faqat maangi mohabbat kab kaha tha!
Sitare aasmaan se tod laana!
Koi jab thamne wala na aaya!
Mere qadmon ne chhoda ladkhadana!
Zaroorat seel deti hai labon ko!
Bahut mushkil hai khul ke muskurana!
BHOOL JA
Pyaar ki pehli nishani bhool ja!
Apne maazi ki kahani bhool ja!
Zahan par tere hi to hoga asar!
Kisne ki hai badzubani, bhool ja!
Khoon mein shaamil uske hai dhokha agar!
Ye kami hai khandani, bhool ja!
Do ghadi ka chain paane ke liye!
Pyaas ashk'on se bujhani bhool ja!
Aa gaya kamzarf ki mehfil mein to!
Khud hi hoga paani-paani, bhool ja!
ABOUT THE POET
Baljeet Singh “Benam” is a Hindi-Urdu Ghazal poet from Hansi, in Hisar district, Haryana, India. By profession, he works as a Music Teacher.
His poetry explores universal themes such as solitude, society, love and the complexity of human emotions. Writing in the Hindi-Urdu tradition of the Ghazal, he gives voice to intimate reflections as well as observations on contemporary human relationships and society.
Through his verses, Baljeet Singh “Benam” combines emotional sensitivity with the distinctive lyrical character of the Ghazal, creating poetry rooted in human experience.
(Prepared by Angela Kosta)
