Wednesday, November 18, 1998

Ghazal 12: fardaa ki fikr hai, na mujhe dard haal kaa




fardaa ki fikr hai, na mujhe dard haal kaa
"'aalam ab aur hai miri bazm-e-Khayaal kaa" (1)

Gham.haa-e-zindagee ki shikaayat ho kyoN mujhe?
'aadee jo ho gayaa hooN maiN ranj-o-malaal kaa!

naa.vaaqif-e-rumooz-e-haqeeqat naheeN hooN maiN
har jalva aa'eena hai usee ke jalaal kaa!

kho kar havaas-o-hosh Khumaar-e-Khudee meiN ab
deedaar kar rahaa hooN maiN har soo jamaal kaa

jab se huaa hooN mehram-e-asraar-e-zindagee
kuchch fikr-e-ibtidaa hai, na Dar hai ma'aal kaa

yaa rab, fasaana hijr kaa kis se bayaaN karooN?
ab hauslaa naheeN hai mujhe qeel-o-qaal kaa

tark-e-rusoom-e-dehr se itnaa huaa naseeb
pursaaN naheeN hai ab koi 'naadaaN' ke haal kaa!


(NOVEMBER 18, 1998 - WICHITA, KS - USA)

(1) "Raaz" Chaandpuri

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