Saturday, December 19, 1992

Ghazal 2: haal -e- shikast-e-dil ka nazaaraa kare koi




haal-e-shikast-e-dil ka nazaaraa kare koi
mere dukhoN ka kuchch to madaavaa kare koi

har subh aarzoo hai to har shaam hai umeed!
dil ke sukooN ke vaaste kyaa kyaa kare koi?

yaaraa-e-deed chheen le meri nigaah se
yaa ik nazar hi mujh pe, Khudaaya, kare koi

yaa rab, tu hi to hai jo sunegaa du'aa miree
tere baGhair kis pe sahaara kare koi?

gum ho gayaa hooN dasht-e-junooN meiN bhaTak ke maiN
manzil ka meri kaash ishaaraa kare koi!

milte haiN raah-e-zeest meiN vaa'iz hazaar.haa
sun le to kis ki? kis se kinaara kare koi?

zanjeer-e-teergi ki aseeri kahaaN talak?
zulmat.kade meiN sham'a jalaaya kare koi

'naadaaN,' ho kam.naseeb to qismat ki baat hai
ilzaam kyaa kisi pe lagaaya kare koi?

(DECEMBER 19, 1992 - ARLINGTON, TX - USA)

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