Thursday, August 08, 2002

Ghazal 41: voh jab bhi guzraa nazar ko begaana.vaar kar ke

voh jab bhi guzraa nazar ko begaana.vaar kar ke
gayaa voh mujh ko mazeed kuchhh dil.figaar kar ke!

idhar maiN aaGhaaz-e-'ishq hee se vafaa pe qaa'im
udhar voh saabit.qadam haiN, jabr iKhtiyaar kar ke

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voh jab bhi guzraa nazar ko begaana.vaar kar ke
gayaa voh mujh ko mazeed kuchhh dil.figaar kar ke!

vohee huaa mujh se ab, jo honaa tha pyaar kar ke -
kisee ke qadmoN meiN reh gayaa jaaN nisaar kar ke

maiN us ke dar par, na jaane kab se paRaa huaa hooN
nazar milaane ki minnateN sad.hazaar kar ke

har ek shaam-e-alam guzaaree hai maine, yaaro
tuloo'-e-subh-e-umeed par inhisaar kar ke

na jaane kitnee museebateN haiN rah-e-vafaa meiN
kih thak gayaa hooN museebatoN ka shumaar kar ke

tamaam yaadeN usee ki nisbat se theeN, yaqeenan!
"adaa karooNga kahaaN se itnaa udhaar kar ke?" (1)

kise Khabar thee voh motiyoN ka bhi thaa Khazeena!
maiN aa gayaa thaa faqat samundar ko paar kar ke!

idhar maiN aaGhaaz-e-'ishq hee se vafaa pe qaa'im!
udhar voh saabit.qadam hai, jabr iKhtiyaar kar ke!

bhaTak rahaa hooN lahoo.luhaan ab galee galee maiN
junooN meiN Khud apna pairahan taar taar kar ke

mire muqaddar ne bhee na mujhko kaheeN ka chhoRaa
qadam qadam par qayaamatoN ka shikaar kar ke

hooN apne KhwaaboN ki ek duniya meiN ab muqaiyyad
tire KhayaaloN ka har taraf ik hisaar kar ke

palaa huaa hooN KhizaaN ki aaGhosh meiN, valekin
sunaa thaa, hotaa hai ek mausam bahaar kar ke!

na din ko aaraam hai, na raatoN ko chain, yaa rab!
rahooN kahaaN tak hisaab-e-lail-o-nihaar kar ke?

har ek va'ada tha us ka jhooTaa azal se, 'naadaaN'
milaa bhi kyaa tujh ko, yeh bataa, 'eitbaar kar ke?


(AUGUST 08, 2002 - ARLINGTON, TX - USA )

(1) Irfan Sattar