Share O Shaayari

sab kahaa.N kuchh laalaa-o-gul me.n numaayaa.N ho gaii.n
Khaak me.n kyaa suurate.n ho.ngii ki pinhaa.N ho gaii.n

yaad thii hamako bhii rangaa rang bazmaaraaiiyaa.N
lekin ab naqsh-o-nigaar-e-taaq-e-nisiyaa.N ho gaii.n

[rangaa rang bazmaaraaiiyaa.N=decorations]
[naqsh-o-nigaar=flowery decorations; taaq-e-nisiyaa.N=forgotten shelf]

thii.n banaatunnaash-e-garduu.N din ko parde me.n nihaa.N
shab ko unake jii me.n kyaa aaii ki uriyaa.N ho gaii.n

[banaatunnaash-e-garduu.N=the stars comprising the Big Dipper; uriyaa.N=nude]

qaid me.n yaaquub ne lii go na yuusuf kii Khabar
lekin aa.Nkhe.n rauzan-e-diivaar-e-zi.ndaa.N ho gaii.n

[rauzan=hole; zi.ndaa.N=prison]

sab raqiibo.n se ho.n naaKhush, par zanaan-e-misr se
hai zulaiKhaa Khush ke mahv-e-maah-e-kanaa.N ho gaii.n

[misr=Egypt]
[mahv-e-maah-e-kanaa.N=enraptured by the moon of Egypt (here denotes Yusuf)]

juu-e-Khuu.N aa.Nkho.n se bahane do ki hai shaam-e-firaaq
mai.n ye samajhuu.Ngaa ke shamae.n ho farozaa.N ho gaii.n

[juu-e-Khuu.N=flow of blood]

in pariizaado.n se le.nge Khuld me.n ham intaqaam
qudarat-e-haq se yahii huure.n agar waa.N ho gaii.n

nii.nd usakii hai, dimaaG usakaa hai, raate.n usakii hai.n
terii zulfe.n jisake baazuu par parishaa.N ho gaii.n

mai.n chaman me.n kyaa gayaa, goyaa dabistaa.N khul gayaa
bul-bule.n sun kar mere naale, Gazal_Khvaa.N ho gaii.n

[dabistaa.N=school; naale=lament; Gazal_Khvaa.N=poetic]

vo nigaahe.n kyuu.N huii jaatii hai.n yaarab dil ke paar
jo merii kotaahii-e-qismat se mizshgaa.N ho gaii.n

[kotaahii-e-qismat=lack for fortune; mizshgaa.N=eyelids]

bas ki rokaa mai.n ne aur siine me.n ubhare.n pai ba pai
merii aahe.n baKhiyaa-e-chaak-e-gariibaa.N ho gaii.n

[baKhiyaa=a stitching pattern]

waa.N gayaa bhii mai.n to unakii gaaliyo.n kaa kyaa javaab
yaad thii jitanii duaaye.n, sarf-e-darbaa.N ho gaii.n

jaa.Nfizaa hai baadaa, jisake haath me.n jaam aa gayaa
sab lakiire.n haath kii goyaa rag-e-jaa.N ho gaii.n

[jaa.Nfizaa=life-giving; baadaa=liquor]

ham muvahihad hai.n, hamaaraa kesh hai tark-e-ruusuum
millate.n jab miT gaii.n, ajzaa-e-iimaa.N ho gaii.n

[muvahihad=believer in one God; kesh=religion]
[tark-e-ruusuum=departure from traditional practices]
[millate.n=community; ajzaa-e-iimaa.N=part of religion]

ra.nj se Khuugar huaa insaa.N to miT jaataa hai ra.nj
mushkile.n mujh par pa.Di itanii ke aasaa.N ho gaii.n

[Khuugar=used to]

ham mashriq ke musalamaano.n kaa dil maGrib me.n jaa aTakaa hai
wahaa.N ku.ntar sab billorii hai, yahaa.N ek puraanaa maTakaa hai

[kuntar=glass; billori=crystal]

is daur me.n sab miT jaaye.nge, haa.N baaqii wo rah jaayegaa
jo qaayam apanii raah pe hai, aur pakkaa apanii haT kaa hai

[haT=maqsad]

ae shaiKh-o-brahman sunate ho kyaa ahl-e-basiirat kahate hai.n
gardo.n ne kitanii bula.ndii se un qaumo.n ko de paTakaa hai

ajab vaa_iz kii diin-daarii hai yaa rab
adaavat hai ise saare jahaa.N se

[vaa_iz=preacher/learned man; diin-daarii=religious preachings]
[adaavat=enmity]

ko_ii ab tak na ye samajhaa ki i.nsaa.N
kahaa.N jaataa hai aataa hai kahaa.N se

vahii.n se raat ko zulmat milii hai
chamak taaro.n ne paa_ii hai jahaa.N se

[zulmat=darkness]

ham apanii dard-ma.ndii kaa fasaanaa
sunaa karate hai.n apane raazadaa.N se

ba.Dii baariik hai.n vaa_iz kii chaale.n
laraz jaataa hai aavaaz-e-azaa.N se

[baariik=minute/ extremely small; laraz=waver]
[aavaaz-e-azaa.N=call for prayer/namaaz]

aaraa_ish-e-Khayaal bhii ho dil_kushaa bhii ho
vo dard ab kahaa.N jise jii chaahataa bhii ho

ye kyaa ke roz ek saa Gam ek sii ummiid
is ranj-e-beKhumaar kii ab intehaa bhii ho

ye kyaa ke ek taur se guzare tamaam umr
jii chaahataa hai ab ko_ii tere sivaa bhii ho

Tuute kabhii to Khvaab-e-shab-o-roz kaa tilism
itane hujuum me.n ko_ii cheharaa nayaa bhii ho

diivaangii-e-shauq ko ye dhun hai in dino.n
ghar bhii ho aur be-dar-o-diivaar saa bhii ho

juz dil ko_ii makaan nahii.n dahar me.n jahaa.N
rah_zan kaa Khauf bhii na rahe dar khulaa bhii ho

har zarraa ek mahamiil-e-ibrat hai dasht kaa
lekin kise dikhaa_uu.N ko_ii dekhataa bhii ho

har shay pukaaratii hai pas-e-pardaa-e-sukuut
lekin kise sunaa_uu.N ko_ii ham_navaa bhii ho

fursat me.n sun shaguftagii-e-Gunchaa kii sadaa
ye vo suKhan nahii.n jo kisii ne kahaa bhii ho

baiThaa hai ek shaKhs mere paas der se
ko_ii bhalaa-saa ho to hame.n dekhataa bhii ho

bazm-e-suKhan bhii ho suKhan-e-garm ke liye
taa_uus bolataa ho to jangal haraa bhii ho

aaj to be-sabab udaas hai jii
ishq hotaa to ko_ii baat bhii thii

jalataa phirataa huu.N kyuu.N do-paharo.n me.n
jaane kyaa chiiz kho ga_ii merii

vahii.n phirataa huu.N mai.n bhii Khaak ba-sar
is bhare shahar me.n hai ek galii

chhupataa phirataa hai ishq duniyaa se
phailatii jaa rahii hai rusvaa_ii

ham_nashii.n kyaa kahuu.N ke vo kyaa hai
chho.D ye baat niind u.Dane lagii

aaj to vo bhii kuchh Khaamosh saa thaa
mai.n ne bhii us se ko_ii baat na kii

ek dam us ke haath chuum liye
ye mujhe baiThe baiThe kyaa suujhii

tuu jo itanaa udaas hai 'Nasir'
tujhe kyaa ho gayaa bataa to sahii

aataa hai yaad mujhako guzaraa huaa zamaanaa
vo baaG kii bahaare.n vo sab ka chah-chahaanaa

aazaadiyaa.N kahaa.N vo ab apane gho.Nsale kii
apanii Khushii se aanaa apanii Khushii se jaanaa

lagatii ho choT dil par, aataa hai yaad jis dam
shabanam ke aa.Nsuuo.n par kaliyo.n kaa muskuraanaa