Meri Shaeri Aur Naqqad

ai mere sher ke naqqad tujhe hai ye gila

ki nahin hai mere ehsas mein sarmasti o kaif

ki nahin hai mere anfas mein bu-e-mai-e-jam

chaman-e-dahr ki taqdir ki main hun wo ghaTa

jis ne sikha hi nahin abr-e-bahaari ka KHiram

raat tarik hai aur main hun wo ek sham-e-hazin

jis ke shoale mein nahin subh-e-daraKHshan ka payam

mere phulon mein sabaon na bahaaron ka guzar

meri raaton mein sitaron na shararon ka guzar

meri mahfil mein na mutrib na mughanni ka surud

mere mai-KHane mein mauj-e-mai-e-ummid haram

main wo naqqash hun khoya hua bhaTka naqqash

jis ke har naqsh mein taKHil ke har paikar mein

muskuraati hai baDe naz se ruh-e-alam

ai mere dost! mere gham ke parakhne wale

bas chale mera to la dun tujhe ruh-e-gul-e-tar

baKHsh dun apni taDap, apna junun apni nazar

phir tujhe apne shab o roz ka aalam dikhlaun

har tabassum mein tujhe shaiba-e-gham dikhlaun

KHun-e-nahaq pe jo hota hai wo matam dikhlaun

partaw-e-KHur se jo be-jaan hai wo shabnam dikhlaun

tujh ko dikhlaun ki be-rang hai kis darja sahar

tira-o-tar si ye raat, bhayanak si faza

Dagmagate hue qadmon ko mere dost baDha

ek zara aur bulandi pe KHuda-ra aa ja

dekh is wusat-e-tarik ke sannaTe ko

dewta maut ka khole hue jaise shahpar

aur is wusat tarik ke sannaTe mein

koi chhine liye jata hai sitaron ki damak

koi be-nur kiye deta hai shoalon ki lapak

koi kaliyon ko masalta hai to phir kya kije

zaKHm-e-gul tujh ko mahakna hai to hans hans ke mahak

kaun sayyaad ki nazron se bhala bachta hai

tair-e-gosha-nashin! KHub chahak! KHub chahak!

jagti zard si aankhen na kahen lag jaen

dard-e-iflas! zara aur chamak aur chamak!

lal-o-gauhar ke KHazane bhi kahin bharte hain

araq-e-mehnat-e-majbur! Tapak aur Tapak!

hai tere zoaf pe kuchh masti-e-sahba ka guman

ai qadam aur bahak! aur bahak aur bahak!

wo chamakti hui aai tere sar par shamshir

mizha-e-tiflak-e-masum jhapak! jald jhapak!

sina-e-KHak mein be-kar hua jata hai jazb

ruKH-e-be-dad pe ai KHun jhalak! aah jhalak!

qatra qatra yunhi Tapkata rahega koi zahr

tu bhi ai sabr ke saghar yunhi tham tham ke chhalak!

maut ka raqs bhi kiya chiz hai ai sham-e-hayat!

han zara aur bhaDak aur bhaDak aur bhaDak!

har taraf kargah-e-dahr mein uThta hai dhuan

har taraf maut ke aasar, tabahi ke nishan

sard ajsam batate nahin manzil ka pata

rahen viran hain, milte nahin rahi ke nishan

zulmat-e-gham hai ki baDhti hi chali jati hai

han magar kis ne jalae hain ye hikmat ke diye

aankhen chiKHen ki nikal aaya wo ummid ka chand

chaunka diwana ki daman-e-darida ko siye

dauDa mai-KHwar ki ek jam-e-mai-e-tund piye

KHwahish-e-marg mere sine mein hone lagi zabh

Dubte dil ne dua mangi ki kuchh aur jiye

yak-ba-yak aandhiyan uThne lagin har jaanib se

aan ki aan main gahna gaya ummid ka chand

aan ki aan mein gul ho gae hikmat ke diye

na to diwane ka daman-e-darida hi sila

na to mai-KHwar ko ek qatra-e-sahba hi mila

badliyan chhaTne na pai thin ki phir chhane lagin

bijliyan sar pe isi taur se lahrane lagin

jis ke sine mein hon ai dost hazaron nasur

jite-ji us ne bhala chain kabhi paya hai

aah aai hai mere lab pe to kyunkar rokun

kya karun ashk agar palkon pe Dhal aaya hai

lekin ai dost! mere dard ke be-his naqqad

mere aansu meri aahen bhi to kuchh kahti hain

meri afsurda nigahen bhi to kuchh kahti hain

aur dagh-e-dil-e-nakaam dikhaun kaise

dil-e-KHun-gashta ka paigham sunaun kaise

yun to kahne ko ye aansu hain bas ek qatra-e-ab

jin mein surKHi dil-e-pur-KHun ki na soz o tab-o-tab

par koi narm sa jab rag suna dete hain

yahi aansu hain ki ek aag laga dete hain

chain kab deti hain afsurda nigahen meri

aandhiyan sinon mein bhar deti hain aahen meri

sabr ai dost! abhi sard kahan gham ki aag

lab tak aae bhi to jal jaenge sab aish ke rag

sabr ai dost ki ek aisa bhi din aaega

KHas ek had se guzar jaega pasti ka shuur

sina-e-KHak se phir uTThega wo shor-e-nushur

gumbad-e-tira-e-aflak bhi tharraega

wo asiran-e-bala ka dar-e-zindan pe hujum

kanpti TuTti zanjiron pe raqs-e-be-rabt

raqs-e-be-rabt mein phir rabt sa aa jaega

ghair ke saghar-e-zarpash ka phir jo bhi ho hashr

apna hi jam-e-sifalin koi chhalkaega

gesu-e-shahid-e-giti mein piro kar moti

koi diwana bahut dad-e-junun paega

sabr ai dost ki ek aisa bhi din aaega

anjuman badlegi sab saz badal jaenge

gane walon ke bhi andaz badal jaenge