Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Ghazal 61: daaGh-e-firaaq-e-yaar hai vajh-e-qalaq hanoz




daaGh-e-firaaq-e-yaar hai vajh-e-qalaq hanoz
letaa hooN dars-e-'ishq se Gham kaa sabaq hanoz

har shab shab-e-malaal, har ik subh subh-e-yaas!
y'aanee sukooN ka dil hai kahaaN mustahaqq hanoz?

us kaa Khayaal, us ka tasavvur, usee ki fikr!
pur yooN bayaaz-e-dil hai varaq.dar.varaq hanoz

voh saath thaa, to saath rahaa mausam-e-bahaar!
voh kyaa gayaa kih rang-e-gulistaaN hai faqq hanoz!

Khoon-e-amal, halaakat-e-armaaN, shikast-e-'azm
paidaa kare hai ashk ba.rang-e-shafaq hanoz

hai mudd'aa kih yoorish-e-andoh-e-hijr se
daaman hai taar taar, kalejaa bhi shaqq hanoz

karta hai qatl bhee to voh kis Khush.dilee ke saath!
abroo meiN bal hai kuchch, na jabeeN par 'araq hanoz!

minnat ke, iltijaa ke, samaajat ke baa.vujood
badlaa na tab'a`e-yaar ka nazm-o-nasaq hanoz

Ghaalib ho teeragi bhi to hai saaf zehn meiN
mafhoom-e- "qull a'uozu bi-rabb.al.falaq" hanoz! (1)

josh-e-junoon-e-'ishq ne aasaan kar diyaa
voh kaam jo Khirad ke liye hai adaqq hanoz

us husn-e-be.misaal pe 'naadaaN' hai dil nisaar
"raushan haiN jis ke faiz se chaudah tabaq hanoz!" (2)


(NOVEMBER 22, 2011 - ARLINGTON, TX - USA)


(1) Surat al-Falaq [Sura 113]


(2) Ameer Ali Khan "Yaseer" Kurnooli