Poetry

aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak
daam har mauj me.n hai halqaa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahang
dekhe.n kyaa guzare hai qatare pe gauhar hone tak

[daam = net/trap; mauj = wave; halqaa = ring/circle]
[sad = hundred; nahang = crocodile; gauhar = pearl]
aashiqii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
dil kaa kyaa rang karuu.N Khuun-e-jigar hone tak

[sabr-talab=patient]
ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jaaye.nge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak

[taGaaful=neglect/ignore]
partav-e-Khuur se hai shabanam ko fanaa kii taaliim
mai.n bhii huu.N ek inaayat kii nazar hone tak

[partav-e-Khuur = sun’s rays; shabanam=dew]
[fanaa = perish; inaayat = favour]
yak_nazar besh nahii.n fursat-e-hastii Gaafil
garmii-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak

[besh = excess; Gaafil = ignorant]
[raqs = dance; sharar = flash/fire]
Gam-e-hastii kaa ‘Asad’ kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
shammaa har rang me.n jalatii hai sahar hone tak

[juz = other than; marg = death]

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

aadamii aadamii ko kyaa degaa
jo bhii degaa vahii Khudaa degaa
meraa qaatil hii meraa mu.nsib hai
kyaa mere haq me.n faisalaa degaa
zindagii ko qariib se dekho
isakaa cheharaa tumhe.n rulaa degaa
hamase puuchho dostii kaa silaa
dushmano.n kaa bhii dil hilaa degaa
ishq kaa zahar pii liyaa “Faakir”
ab masiihaa bhii kyaa davaa degaa

aa chaa.Ndanii bhii merii tarah jaag rahii hai
palako.n pe sitaaro.n ko liye raat kha.Dii hai

ye baat ki suurat ke bhale dil ke bure ho.n
allaah kare jhuuTh ho bahuto.n se suunii hai

vo maathe kaa matalaa ho ki ho.nTho.n ke do misare
bachapan kii Gazal hii merii mahabuub rahii hai

Gazalo.n ne vahii.n zulfo.n ke phailaa diye saaye
jin raaho.n pe dekhaa hai bahut dhuup ka.Dii hai

ham dillii bhii ho aaye hai.n laahaur bhii ghume
ai yaar magar terii galii terii galii hai

aa bhii jaao kii zindagii kam hai
tum nahii.n ho to har Khushii kam hai

vaadaa kar ke ye kaun aayaa nahii.n
shahar me.n aaj raushanii kam hai

jaane kyaa ho gayaa hai mausam ko
dhuup ziyaadaa hai chaa.Ndanii kam hai

aa_iinaa dekh kar Khayaal aayaa
aaj kal un kii dostii kam hai

tere dam se hii mai.n mukammal huu.N
bin tere terii ‘Yamini’ kam hai