in aankhon se aab kuchh na nikla
in āñkhoñ se aab kuchh na niklā
ġhair-az ḳhūñ-nāb kuchh na niklā
from these eyes, no water emerged
save for blood, nothing else was purged
bose kā kyā savāl lekin
us muñh se javāb kuchh na niklā
I had asked / for a kiss, but sigh!
from those lips / there was no reply
bāham huī yuuñ to dīd-vā-dīd
par dil kā hijāb kuchh na niklā
face to face, our eyes engaged, although
e'en a bit / heart's shyness did not go
juz terī havā ke apne sar meñ
mānind-e-habāb kuchh na niklā
save desire for you, in my mind
naught was there, bubble-like, to find
kartā thā bahut sā mujh pe da.avā
par vaqt-e-hisāb kuchh na niklā
many claims, on me, she chose to mount
but naught was there / on day of account
siine meñ jo dil kī kī tafahhus
juz dūd-e-kabāb kuchh na niklā
whom, I had assumed to be a friend
turned out just a drunkard at the end
ham samjhe the jis ko 'mus.hafī' yaar
vo ḳhāna-ḳharāb kuchh na niklā
in aankhon se aab kuchh na nikla
ghair-az KHun-nab kuchh na nikla
from these eyes, no water emerged
save for blood, nothing else was purged
bose ka kya sawal lekin
us munh se jawab kuchh na nikla
I had asked / for a kiss, but sigh!
from those lips / there was no reply
baham hui yun to did-wa-did
par dil ka hijab kuchh na nikla
face to face, our eyes engaged, although
e'en a bit / heart's shyness did not go
juz teri hawa ke apne sar mein
manind-e-habab kuchh na nikla
save desire for you, in my mind
naught was there, bubble-like, to find
karta tha bahut sa mujh pe dawa
par waqt-e-hisab kuchh na nikla
many claims, on me, she chose to mount
but naught was there / on day of account
sine mein jo dil ki ki tafahhus
juz dud-e-kabab kuchh na nikla
whom, I had assumed to be a friend
turned out just a drunkard at the end
hum samjhe the jis ko 'mushafi' yar
wo KHana-KHarab kuchh na nikla
- Book : Ghazal Usne Chhedi(2) (Pg. 54)
- Author : Farhat Ehsas
- Publication : Rekhta Books (2017)
- Edition : 2017
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