Ghazal 17: kaarzaar-e-junooN meiN aaya hooN

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kaarzaar-e-junooN meiN aaya hooN
hosh ko kab ka maiN bhulaaya hooN

zindagi kee har aik manzil par
apni qismat ko aazmaayaa hooN

gar naheeN sabr ab to kyaa keeje?
har qadam par jo maat khaaya hooN

jaan leni hai gar to le jaao!
aik muddat ka maiN sataaya hooN

zindagi pur.kashish to hai, lekin
zindagi se fareb khaaya hooN

voh faqat ik Khayaal-e-GHaib naheeN
apne dil meiN use basaaya hooN

daulat-e-'ishq, pyaar ke tohfe
dekh kyaa tere dar pe laaya hooN!

log paiham savaal karte haiN --
tang kyoN zindagi se aaya hooN!

jab kabhi uski yaad aayee hai
aas kaa deep phir jalaaya hooN

uske aane ki ik KHabar sun kar
anjuman anjuman sajaayaa hooN

baaNT kar dil ki saari jaageereN
apni hasti ko Khud miTaaya hooN

kyaa 'ajab raasta hai irfaaN kaa!!
KHud ko kho kar hi KHud ko paaya hooN

yeh to dil kee zubaan hai, naadaaN
tum ko ab tak jo maiN sunaaya hooN

(AUGUST 02, 1999 - WICHITA, KS - USA)

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Ghazal 16: mahabbat ki kaisi 'ajab daastaaN hai

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mahabbat ki kaisi 'ajab daastaaN hai
sukooN kee hai soorat na koi amaaN hai

shab-o-roz faryaad-o-aah-o-fuGhaaN hai
k. goyaa 'azeeyat yeh 'umr-e-ravaaN hai

kabhi fikr-e-duniyaa, kabhi fikr-e-'uqbaa
isi kashmakash meiN to saara jahaaN hai

hai do din ki yeh zindagaani rafeeqo,
kise phir KHabar hai k. jaana kahaaN hai?

tilism-e- Gham-e-aarzoo ko to toRo
naheeN sood is meiN, ziyaaN hi ziyaaN hai

Khud apni hi taqdeer par rone vaalo -
'abas hai shikaayat, gilaa raayegaaN hai

zaraa Ghaur kar apne 'aamaal par ab
bohot saKht aage tira imtihaaN hai

use yaad kar le, use dil meiN dhar le
vohi ek sarkaar-e- kon-o-makaaN hai

haqeeqat to khul hi gayee tujh pe aaKhir
k. 'naadaaN', yeh duniyaa to vehm-o-gumaaN hai

(JULY 07, 1999 - WICHITA, KS - USA)

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Ghazal 15: kyaa bataaooN kis qadar jeenaa miraa dushvaar thaa

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kyaa bataaooN kis qadar jeenaa miraa dushvaar thaa
zindagi ki raah par jab har qadam pur.Khaar thaa!

ibtidaa-e-'ishq meiN dil mustaqil sarshaar thaa
intihaa meiN jaane kyoN har shai se maiN bezaar thaa!

har qadam ashk-e-nadaamat, har nafas aah-o-bukaa
zindagi kee har ghaRi guzri k. jaise baar thaa

shikva`e- be.mehri-e- ahl-e-zamaana kyaa karooN?
"ranj to yeh hai k. maiN apni nazar meiN Khwaar thaa" (1)

kis se kehtaa, kaun suntaa daastaan-e-dard-e-dil?
jab miraa koi shareek-e-Gham, na koi yaar thaa

is se andaazaa lagaayeN dil ke ujRe haal kaa
jo bayaabaaN ab hua hai, yeh kabhi gulzaar tha!

yooN pashemaaN ho ke 'naadaaN' kyaa milegaa - kuchch bataa!
tu ne un kaa dil dukhaaya, jinko tujhse pyaar thaa

(JUNE 09, 1999 - WICHITA, KS - USA)

(1) "Noor" Shrivastav

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Ghazal 14: kyaa niraala dehr kaa dastoor hai

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kyaa niraala dehr kaa dastoor hai
har koi aa kar yahaaN ranjoor hai

bekas-o-bechaara-o-ma'azoor hai
aadmi to fitratan majboor hai

ibtidaa to 'ishq ki pur-lutf thi
intihaa kyoN dard se bharpoor hai?

DhooNDne par bhi to kuchch milta naheeN
raaz chashm-e-shauq se mastoor hai

maine kyaa dekhaa tha ik jalvaa tiraa
ab talak yeh dil miraa maKhmoor hai

kaash batlaaye koi is kaa sabab
kaun jaane husn kyoN maGhroor hai?

dekh to, pardaa uThaa kar ab zaraa
har taraf phailaa huaa ik noor hai

Khwaab-e-Ghaflat se to ab bedaar ho
dekh, duniyaa barq.zaar-e-toor hai

hai taGhayyur.kesh rang-e-zindagi
bas yehi ik daa'iami dastoor hai

haiN "an al Haqq" kehne vaale be.shumaar
in meiN lekin ek hi "Mansoor" hai (1)

chhoR de vaa'iz, naseehat hai 'abas
log kehte haiN ke "dilli door hai!"

laakh charche ho rahe haiN aaj kal
ab to 'naadaaN' shehr meiN mash_hoor hai

(JUNE 03, 1999 - WICHITA, KS - USA)


(1) Reference to "Mansoor Hallaj" who was hanged
for declaring openly "anal HAQ" (I am the TRUTH),
a very common Sufi concept of mysticism - exploring
the SELF as a means to the Absolute..

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Ghazal 13: daanista dil ko vaqf-e-alam kar rahaa hooN maiN

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daanista dil ko vaqf-e-alam kar rahaa hooN maiN
is tarha jashn-e-mausam-e-Gham kar rahaa hooN maiN

phir 'eitbaar-e-'ahd-e-sanam kar rahaa hooN maiN
yooN aap hee pe jaur-o-sitam kar rahaa hooN maiN

sau baar aazmaate chale jaa rahe haiN voh
sau baar un ka shukr-e-karam kar rahaa hooN maiN

seekhe zamaana meri kahaani se kuchch sabaq!
roodaad-e-zindagee ko raqam kar rahaa hooN maiN

"apne Khuloos par hai mujhe poora 'eitmaad" (1)
ab tark-e-rasm-e- dair-o-haram kar rahaa hooN maiN

manzil agar hai door to ho, is ka kyaa gila?
har sang-e-rah pe tez qadam kar rahaa hooN maiN

bas ho chuki hai kashmakash-e-zeest, ai rafeeq!
ab intizaar-e-baaGh-e-iram kar rahaa hooN maiN

rahtee hai raat bhar miri Khud hee se guftgoo
aise sukoot-e-shab ko bhi kam kar rahaa hooN maiN

be.vajh to naheeN haiN yeh, 'naadaaN,' udaasiyaaN
kuchch to sabab hai, aaNkh jo nam kar rahaa hooN maiN


(MAY 22, 1999 - WICHITA, KS - USA)

(1) "Raaz" Chaandpuri

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Ghazal 12: fardaa ki fikr hai, na mujhe dard haal kaa

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fardaa ki fikr hai, na mujhe dard haal kaa
"'aalam ab aur hai miri bazm-e-Khayaal kaa" (1)

Gham.haa-e-zindagee ki shikaayat ho kyoN mujhe?
'aadee jo ho gayaa hooN maiN ranj-o-malaal kaa!

naa.vaaqif-e-rumooz-e-haqeeqat naheeN hooN maiN
har jalva aa'eena hai usee ke jalaal kaa!

kho kar havaas-o-hosh Khumaar-e-Khudee meiN ab
deedaar kar rahaa hooN maiN har soo jamaal kaa

jab se huaa hooN mehram-e-asraar-e-zindagee
kuchch fikr-e-ibtidaa hai, na Dar hai ma'aal kaa

yaa rab, fasaana hijr kaa kis se bayaaN karooN?
ab hauslaa naheeN hai mujhe qeel-o-qaal kaa

tark-e-rusoom-e-dehr se itnaa huaa naseeb
pursaaN naheeN hai ab koi 'naadaaN' ke haal kaa!


(NOVEMBER 18, 1998 - WICHITA, KS - USA)

(1) "Raaz" Chaandpuri

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