Monday, January 31, 2005

Ghazal 45: saaqiyaa, laa kar mai-e-gulfaam ko




saaqiyaa, laa kar mai-e-gulfaam ko
Khatm kar de ab Gham-e-ayyaam ko!

de du'aaeN daur-e-Khush.anjaam ko!
saaGhar-o-meena, suboo-o-jaam ko!

dekh kar us sarv-e-seem.andaam ko
kho diyaa jaane kahaaN aaraam ko!

naala.dar.dil, aah.bar.lab, Gham.ba.dosh!
kyaa milaa hai chaah kar asnaam ko?

Gham jab apne hee kiye kaa hai silaa
kosiye kyaa charKh-e-neelee.faam ko?

Ghota.zan haiN behr-e-ulfat meiN sabhee
kis ne sochaa hai magar anjaam ko?

har bayaaN pur.pech itnaa kyoN huzoor?
door to keeje kabhi ibhaam ko!

chhoRiye saaheb! bhalaa kaisa mazaaq?
Khwaab-e-'ishrat?! is dil-e-naa.kaam ko?!

subh-e-nau kyaa jaaniye kyaa laayegi!
sochta rehta hooN maiN har shaam ko

kaamraani chaahiye gar 'ishq meiN
tark kar parvaa-e-nang-o-naam ko

jalva.gaah-e-husn kee ra'anaaiyaaN
vajd meiN laati haiN Khaas-o-'aam ko!

mil gayee hai manzil-e-me'raaj-e-'ishq
chhoR kar tafheem-o-istifhaam ko!

jee meiN hai kar looN tavaaf-e-koo-e-dost
oRh kar ab jaama`e-ehraam ko

gar naheeN, 'naadaaN,' muqaddar meiN tire
DhooNDtaa hai kyoN 'abas ilhaam ko?

(JANUARY 31, 2005 - ARLINGTON, TX - USA)

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* matl'a from Haafez Shirazi, in Farsi:
"saaqiyaa, bar.Khez-o-dar deh jaam raa
Khaak.bar.sar kon Gham-e-ayyaam raa"




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