Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Ghazal 50: m'ojiza samjhooN ise maiN, yaa tilism-e-'aashiqui?




m'ojiza samjhooN ise maiN, yaa tilism-e-'aashiqui?
bhoolna chaahaa jise, voh yaad aayaa aur bhi!

ik hujoom-e-naamuraadi, ik vufoor-e-bekasi
vaaye naakaami! bataa, hai zeest kaa haasil yehi?

DhooNDne niklaa maiN jab bhee jaa`e-amn-o-aashti
raahat-e-jaaN ke 'ivaz Gham hee milaa har har ghaRi

soz-e-dil, zaKhm-e-tamanna, daaGh-e-furqat har gali
hai azal se shehr-e-ulfat masdar-e-aashuftagi

hooN gunahgaar-e-mohabbat to chalo, yooN hee sahi!
is gunah par to mujhe mutlaq naheeN sharmindagi!

'ishq meiN kyaa kyaa na jaane dil pe guzre haadisaat
roz-o-shab thee aah-o-zaari, raat din thee bekali

ek din chhooTeN bhi shaayad hasrat-o-armaaN, magar
aarzoo hee aarzoo meiN ab to muddat ho gayi!

anjuman se kyaa gaye voh, miT gayeeN sab raunaqeN!
reh gayaa dil meiN faqat ik dard-e-kasr-e-daa'imi

bad.gumaani, be.ruKhi, keena, riyaakaari, hasad!
raas aaye bhee to kyoN.kar ik jahaaN ki kaj.ravi?

jab bhi dil bhaTkaa talaash-e-manzil-e-maqsood se
raah par laayi hamesha apni hee Khud.aagahi!

lab pe, yaa rab, hai du'a -- taa zindagi qaa'im raheN
'azm-o-himmat, shauq-o-bedaari, Khuloos-o-tan.dihi

lutf-e-rang-o-boo-e-duniya Khoob hai apni jagah
baat hee kuchch aur hai lekin Khayaal-e-yaar ki

jalva.gaah-e-husn-e-kaamil kaa nazaara, marhabaa!
hai charaaGhaaN hee charaaGhaaN, raushni hee raushni!

faasla kyaa? kaisi doori? sab nazar ka hai fareb!
varna haq to hai yehi, "man tu shudam, tu man shudi" (1)

sh'er ke parde meiN 'naadaaN' keh rahaa hai dil ka haal
ai jahaaN vaalo, na samjho is ko be.jaa shaa'iri!

(DECEMBER 20, 2005 - ARLINGTON, TX - USA)

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(1) "man tu shudam, tu man shudi, man tan shudam, tu jaaN shudi
taa kas na goyad ba'ad.az.eeN man deegaram, tu deegari"
[ Ameer Khusrau Dehlvi, 1253-1325 AD ]