Sunday, May 19, 2002

Ghazal 39: "rang-o-Khushboo, shabaab-o-ra'anaa`ee"




"rang, Khushboo, shabaab, ra'anaa`ee" (1)
kyoN na ho un ka ko'i shaidaa`ee?

kasrat-e-jalva.gaah-e-fitrat meiN
dekh, muzmar hai sirr-e-yaktaa`ee!

ek hee shai ke haiN yeh do pehloo --
Khud.shanaasee, Khudaa.shanaasaa`ee!

is saraab-e-jahaan-e-faanee meiN
Khud tamaashaa hooN yaa tamaashaa`ee?

bahr-e-hastee ka ik habaab hooN maiN
vaaye qismat ki kaar.farmaa`ee!

kyaa bataaooN kih qalb-e-muztar par
kis qadar hai giraaN yeh tanhaa`ee!

dil hai be.chain, chashm pur.nam hai
aur Gham kee hai ik ghaTaa chhaa`ee

us ki furqat meiN yeh huaa ma'aloom
kitni dushvaar hai shikebaa`ee!

kunj-e-Khalvat meiN garche baiThaa hooN
yaad kee gooNjtee hai shehnaa`ee!

un se ummeed-e-vasl hai, yaaro
shaayad ab ho gayaa hooN saudaa`ee!

ishtiyaaq is taraf, udhar Ghaflat
rasm-e-ulfat samajh meiN ab aayee!

naaz-o-andaaz unkaa, uff, taubaa!
is ko kehte haiN 'aalam.aaraa`ee!

:: q ::
ik nazar aur idhar, mire saaqee!
yooN bhi kyaa qaht-e-jalva.farmaa'ee?

kyaa kahaa aap ne? ta'ajjub hai!
mai.gusaaree meiN baadah.paimaa`ee?!
:: -- ::

'ishq karte haiN voh, na peete haiN (2)
shaiKh saahib meiN kyaa hai daanaa`ee?

bhool kar aa gayaa hooN mehfil meiN
ab bharee bazm meiN hai rusvaa`ee!

roz-e-mehshar ka Khauf hai, lekin
kyoN isee ka hai dil tamannaa`ee!

qabr-e-'naadaaN' pe phool bikhre haiN
haif! aayee to ab bahaar aayee!


(MAY 19, 2002 - ARLINGTON, TX - USA)

(1) Sarwar Alam Raz "Sarwar"
"rang-o-Khushboo, shabaab-o-ra'anaa`ee
aap se ho gayee shanaasaa'ee"

(2) In the vein/style of Khumaar Barabankvi