Saturday, April 27, 2002

Ghazal 38: har pal ko thaa malaal, har ik lamha dard thaa




har pal ko thaa malaal, har ik lamha dard thaa
dil ke chaman ka goya har ik patta zard thaa!

anjaam-e-'aashiqi ka voh mausam bhi sard thaa
ya'ani milaa vafaa ke 'ivaz dil ka dard thaa

bikhra paRaa thaa shehr-e-havas meiN idhar udhar
sheeraaza`e-hayaat miraa fard fard thaa

ik hosh thaa, jo vehm-o-tavahhum ka thaa aseer
ik jism-e-naatavaaN thaa, so maanind-e-gard thaa

kis ki sunooN maiN, aur sunooN bhi to kis tarah?
dil 'aql ka hamesha hareef-e-nabard thaa!

deevaangi ki hadd se guzarnaa na thaa kaThin
majnooN ki tarha maiN bhi to sehraa.navard thaa!

naadaaN, kaheNge sab tiri mayyat ko dekh kar
"Haqq maGhfirat kare, 'ajab aazaad mard thaa" (1)

(APRIL 27, 2002 - ARLINGTON, TX - USA)


(1) Mirza Asadullah Khan "Ghalib"





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