ek wada hai kisi ka jo wafa hota nahin
Interesting Fact
Lyallpur Cotton Mill used to have a national mushaira. In 1958, under the direction of Jigar Moradabadi, a Mushaira took place. The ground for the couplets was based on this couplet: 'Sajda-gaah-e-aashiq par naqsh-e-paa hotaa nahii.n'. After the turns of many poets Saghar Siddiqi recited this Ghazal, listening to which Jigar Moradabadi got up in ecstacy and the audience unceasingly applauded. When Jigar Sahib's turn came he accounced that there is no need for his Ghazal to be recited, for the best that the Mushaira had to offer was already performed by Saghar, he left the stage by tearing off the paper on which his Ghazal was written.
ek va.ada hai kisī kā jo vafā hotā nahīñ
varna in tāroñ bharī rātoñ meñ kyā hotā nahīñ
jī meñ aatā hai ulaT deñ un ke chehre se naqāb
hausla karte haiñ lekin hausla hotā nahīñ
sham.a jis kī aabrū par jaan de de jhuum kar
vo patingā jal to jaatā hai fanā hotā nahīñ
ab to muddat se rah-o-rasm-e-nazāra band hai
ab to un kā tuur par bhī sāmnā hotā nahīñ
har shanāvar ko nahīñ miltā talātum se ḳhirāj
har safīne kā muhāfiz nāḳhudā hotā nahīñ
har bhikārī pā nahīñ saktā maqām-e-ḳhvājgī
har kas-o-nā-kas ko terā ġham atā hotā nahīñ
haa.e ye begānagī apnī nahīñ mujh ko ḳhabar
haa.e ye aalam ki tū dil se judā hotā nahīñ
bārhā dekhā hai 'sāġhar' rahguzār-e-ishq meñ
kārvāñ ke saath aksar rahnumā hotā nahīñ
ek wada hai kisi ka jo wafa hota nahin
warna in taron bhari raaton mein kya hota nahin
ji mein aata hai ulaT den un ke chehre se naqab
hausla karte hain lekin hausla hota nahin
shama jis ki aabru par jaan de de jhum kar
wo patinga jal to jata hai fana hota nahin
ab to muddat se rah-o-rasm-e-nazara band hai
ab to un ka tur par bhi samna hota nahin
har shanawar ko nahin milta talatum se KHiraj
har safine ka muhafiz naKHuda hota nahin
har bhikari pa nahin sakta maqam-e-KHwajgi
har kas-o-na-kas ko tera gham ata hota nahin
hae ye beganagi apni nahin mujh ko KHabar
hae ye aalam ki tu dil se juda hota nahin
barha dekha hai 'saghar' rahguzar-e-ishq mein
karwan ke sath aksar rahnuma hota nahin
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