Thursday, January 27, 2022

Ghazal 77: kushta`e-naaz-e-but-e-'aiyaar honaa thaa, hue!





kushta`e-naaz-e-but-e-'aiyaar honaa thaa, hue!
aur phir ik baar kyaa! sau baar honaa thaa, hue!

deed-e-roo-e-yaar se sarshaar honaa thaa, hue!
mai baGhair us bazm meiN mai.Khwaar honaa thaa, hue!

naam-o-shuhrat ke liye taiyaar honaa thaa, hue!
'ishq meiN, y'anee, zaleel-o-Khwaar honaa thaa, hue!

soz-e-dil thaa ik 'ataa-e-Khaas qismat kee hameN
so usee meiN ham ko nazr-e-naar honaa thaa, hue!

thaa na jaane kyaa fusooN us nargis-e-beemaar kaa
teht jis ke ham ko «yooN» beemaar honaa thaa, hue

bandagee meiN us ki, Khud ko farq taa paa sauNp kar
baazi-e-ulfat meiN Khud.muKhtaar honaa thaa, hue!

dard-e-furqat kaa shikasta, karb-e-Ghurbat kaa shikaar
lamha lamha vaaqif-e-aazaar honaa thaa, hue

din to thaa dushvaar, us ke hijr meiN raatoN ko bhi
muztarib, be.chain, shab.bedaar honaa thaa, hue

'aql kho kar, dil luTaa kar, deen-o-eemaaN bech kar
ham aseer-e-'ishq ko naa.chaar honaa thaa, hue

jab huaa mansoob naam apnaa bhi us gul.roo ke saath
jis kahaanee kaa ahamm kirdaar honaa thaa, hue!

hoshiyaaree hosh vaaloN ko mubaarak ho; hameN
bas mureed-e-Khaana`e-Khammaar honaa thaa, hue!

ahl-e-dil to be.zarar the! ahl-e-duniyaa ko magar
har qadam par raah kee deevaar honaa thaa, hue!

shehr-e-dil meiN jab kabhee qaa'im hue qasr-e-umeed
baKht ke haathoN unheN mismaar honaa thaa, hue!

ham se deevaanoN ka hai veeraaniyoN se vaasta
jin ko zeb-o-zeenat-e-darbaar honaa thaa, hue!

zaahidoN meiN, kyaa qabaahat, gar the rusvaa ya haqeer?
'aashiqoN meiN ham ko 'izzat.daar honaa thaa -- hue!

paa'oN ko, naadaaN, safar meiN ruKh ba.samt-e-koo-e-dost
kyaa 'ajab gar soorat-e-pargaar honaa thaa, hue!


(JANUARY 27, 2022 -- ARLINGTON, TX -- USA)






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