Sunday, July 08, 2007

Ghazal 53: dil huaa jab se aseer-e-qafas-e-yaad-e-nadeem




dil huaa jab se aseer-e-qafas-e-yaad-e-nadeem
kuchch Thikaana bhi rahaa tera kaheeN, 'aql-e-saleem?

Khalvat-e-jaaN meiN yooN afkaar ki phaile hai shameem
jaise gulshan meiN chale 'itr.fishaaN mauj-e-naseem

ik nazar yaaN bhi to, ai saahib-e-altaaf-e-'ameem!
kyaa faqat Ghair ki Khaatir hi banaa hai tu kareem?

ham.safar koi sar-e-raah-e-vafaa ho kih na ho
saath deta hai hamesha hi miraa 'azm-e-sameem

yeh bhi hai us ke tasavvur ka karishma shaayad
dil javaaN.saal hai, garcheh hai miraa jism saqeem

'ishq kyaa shai hai, bhalaa is se sivaa kyaa kahiye?
hai yahee noor-e-Ilaahee bhi, yahee naar-e-jaheem!

chaara`e-dard kujaa, 'aafiyat-e-qalb kujaa'st?
haif, sad haif -- kih bar.roo-e-zameeN neest hakeem!

chashm-e-nam, soz-e-jigar, dard-e-junooN, daaGh-e-firaaq
har qadam zeest ne baKhshaa mujhe kyaa kyaa na na'eem!

kuchch to ho dil meiN kabhi sabr-o-qana'at ka nizaam
rooh masroor ho, chehra bhi ho Khandaan-o-baseem

kaun kehta hai kih naaloN meiN asar kuchch bhi naheeN?
dekh, pohoNchegi yeh faryaad bhi taa 'arsh-e-'azeem!

mil sakaa kab hai muhabbat ka koi mehram-e-raaz?
varna kehne ko to duniyaa meiN hazaaroN haiN faheem!

hai azal hee se Khumaar-e-mai-e-tauheed mujhe
tishna.kaami ki hai parvaa, na Gham-e-jaam-e-do.neem

daulat-e-faqr dar aan koocha`e-jaanaan ba man ast
Khush.tar az 'ishrat-e- ganjeena`e-maal-o-zar-o-seem!

gosha`e-dil meiN bhi, lab par bhi, Khayaalaat meiN bhi
hai jagah ab koi aisi, voh jahaaN ho na muqeem?

shaa'iri meiN hai go 'naadaaN' mujhe jiddat bhi pasand
hooN magar qaa'il-e-taqleed-e-rivaayaat-e-qadeem!


(JULY 08, 2007 -- ARLINGTON, TX -- USA)




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