taswir-e-dard

nahīñ minnat-kash-e-tāb-e-shunīdan dāstāñ merī

ḳhamoshī guftugū hai be-zabānī hai zabāñ merī

ye dastūr-e-zabāñ-bandī hai kaisā terī mahfil meñ

yahāñ to baat karne ko tarastī hai zabāñ merī

uThā.e kuchh varaq laale ne kuchh nargis ne kuchh gul ne

chaman meñ har taraf bikhrī huī hai dāstāñ merī

uḌā lī qumriyoñ ne tūtiyoñ ne andalīboñ ne

chaman vāloñ ne mil kar luuT lī tarz-e-fuġhāñ merī

Tapak ai sham.a aañsū ban ke parvāne kī āñkhoñ se

sarāpā dard huuñ hasrat bharī hai dāstāñ merī

ilāhī phir maza kyā hai yahāñ duniyā meñ rahne kā

hayāt-e-jāvedāñ merī na marg-e-nā-gahāñ merī

mirā ronā nahīñ ronā hai ye saare gulistāñ kā

vo gul huuñ maiñ ḳhizāñ har gul kī hai goyā ḳhizāñ merī

darīñ hasrat sarā umrīst afsūn-e-jaras dāram

z faiz-e-dil tapīdan-hā ḳharosh-e-be-nafas dāram

riyāz-e-dahr meñ nā-āshnā-e-bazm-e-ishrat huuñ

ḳhushī rotī hai jis ko maiñ vo mahrūm-e-masarrat huuñ

mirī bigḌī huī taqdīr ko rotī hai goyā.ī

maiñ harf-e-zer-e-lab sharminda-e-gosh-e-samā.at huuñ

pareshāñ huuñ maiñ musht-e-ḳhāk lekin kuchh nahīñ khultā

sikandar huuñ ki ā.īna huuñ yā gard-e-kudūrat huuñ

ye sab kuchh hai magar hastī mirī maqsad hai qudrat kā

sarāpā nuur ho jis kī haqīqat maiñ vo zulmat huuñ

ḳhazīna huuñ chhupāyā mujh ko musht-e-ḳhāk-e-sahrā ne

kisī ko kyā ḳhabar hai maiñ kahāñ huuñ kis kī daulat huuñ

nazar merī nahīñ mamnūn-e-sair-e-arsa-e-hastī

maiñ vo chhoTī sī duniyā huuñ ki aap apnī vilāyat huuñ

na sahbā huuñ na saaqī huuñ na mastī huuñ na paimāna

maiñ is mai-ḳhāna-e-hastī meñ har shai kī haqīqat huuñ

mujhe rāz-e-do-ālam dil kā ā.īna dikhātā hai

vahī kahtā huuñ jo kuchh sāmne āñkhoñ ke aatā hai

atā aisā bayāñ mujh ko huā rañgīñ-bayānoñ meñ

ki bām-e-arsh ke taa.ir haiñ mere ham-zabānoñ meñ

asar ye bhī hai ik mere junūn-e-fitna-sāmāñ kā

mirā ā.īna-e-dil hai qazā ke rāz-dānoñ meñ

rulātā hai tirā nazzāra ai hindostāñ mujh ko

ki ibrat-ḳhez hai terā fasāna sab fasānoñ meñ

diyā ronā mujhe aisā ki sab kuchh de diyā goyā

likhā kalk-e-azal ne mujh ko tere nauha-ḳhvānoñ meñ

nishān-e-barg-e-gul tak bhī na chhoḌ us baaġh meñ gulchīñ

tirī qismat se razm-ārā.iyāñ haiñ bāġhbānoñ meñ

chhupā kar āstīñ meñ bijliyāñ rakkhī haiñ gardūñ ne

anādil baaġh ke ġhāfil na baiTheñ āshiyānoñ meñ

sun ai ġhāfil sadā merī ye aisī chiiz hai jis ko

vazīfa jaan kar paḌhte haiñ taa.ir bostānoñ meñ

vatan kī fikr kar nādāñ musībat aane vaalī hai

tirī barbādiyoñ ke mashvare haiñ āsmānoñ meñ

zarā dekh us ko jo kuchh ho rahā hai hone vaalā hai

dharā kyā hai bhalā ahd-e-kuhan kī dāstānoñ meñ

ye ḳhāmoshī kahāñ tak lazzat-e-fariyād paidā kar

zamīñ par tū ho aur terī sadā ho āsmānoñ meñ

na samjhoge to miT jāoge ai hindostāñ vaalo

tumhārī dāstāñ tak bhī na hogī dāstānoñ meñ

yahī ā.īn-e-qudrat hai yahī uslūb-e-fitrat hai

jo hai rāh-e-amal meñ gām-zan mahbūb-e-fitrat hai

huvaidā aaj apne zaḳhm-e-pinhāñ kar ke chhoḌūñgā

lahū ro ro ke mahfil ko gulistāñ kar ke chhoḌūñgā

jalānā hai mujhe har sham-e-dil ko soz-e-pinhāñ se

tirī tārīk rātoñ meñ charāġhāñ kar ke chhoḌūñgā

magar ġhunchoñ kī sūrat huuñ dil-e-dard-āshnā paidā

chaman meñ musht-e-ḳhāk apnī pareshāñ kar ke chhoḌūñgā

pironā ek hī tasbīh meñ in bikhre dānoñ ko

jo mushkil hai to is mushkil ko āsāñ kar ke chhoḌūñgā

mujhe ai ham-nashīñ rahne de shaġhl-e-sīna-kāvī meñ

ki maiñ dāġh-e-mohabbat ko numāyāñ kar ke chhoḌūñgā

dikhā dūñgā jahāñ ko jo mirī āñkhoñ ne dekhā hai

tujhe bhī sūrat-e-ā.īna hairāñ kar ke chhoḌūñgā

jo hai pardoñ meñ pinhāñ chashm-e-bīnā dekh letī hai

zamāne kī tabī.at kā taqāzā dekh letī hai

kiyā rif.at kī lazzat se na dil ko āshnā tū ne

gizārī umr pastī meñ misāl-e-naqsh-e-pā tū ne

rahā dil-basta-e-mahfil magar apnī nigāhoñ ko

kiyā bairūn-e-mahfil se na hairat-āshnā tū ne

fidā kartā rahā dil ko hasīnoñ kī adāoñ par

magar dekhī na us ā.īne meñ apnī adā tū ne

ta.assub chhoḌ nādāñ dahr ke ā.īna-ḳhāne meñ

ye tasvīreñ haiñ terī jin ko samjhā hai burā tū ne

sarāpā nāla-e-bedād-e-soz-e-zindagī ho jā

sapand-āsā girah meñ bāñdh rakkhī hai sadā tū ne

safā-e-dil ko kyā ārā.ish-e-rañg-e-ta.alluq se

kaf-e-ā.īna par bāñdhī hai o nādāñ hinā tū ne

zamīñ kyā āsmāñ bhī terī kaj-bīnī pe rotā hai

ġhazab hai satr-e-qur.āñ ko chalīpā kar diyā tū ne

zabāñ se gar kiyā tauhīd kā daavā to kyā hāsil

banāyā hai but-e-pindār ko apnā ḳhudā tū ne

kueñ meñ tū ne yūsuf ko jo dekhā bhī to kyā dekhā

are ġhāfil jo mutlaq thā muqayyad kar diyā tū ne

havas bālā-e-mimbar hai tujhe rañgīñ-bayānī kī

nasīhat bhī tirī sūrat hai ik afsāna-ḳhvānī kī

dikhā vo husn-e-ālam-soz apnī chashm-e-pur-nam ko

jo taḌpātā hai parvāne ko rulvātā hai shabnam ko

zarā nazzāra hī ai bul-havas maqsad nahīñ us kā

banāyā hai kisī ne kuchh samajh kar chashm-e-ādam ko

agar dekhā bhī us ne saare aalam ko to kyā dekhā

nazar aa.ī na kuchh apnī haqīqat jaam se jam ko

shajar hai firqa-ārā.ī ta.assub hai samar us kā

ye vo phal hai ki jannat se nikalvātā hai aadam ko

na uTThā jazba-e-ḳhurshīd se ik barg-e-gul tak bhī

ye rif.at kī tamannā hai ki le uḌtī hai shabnam ko

phirā karte nahīñ majrūh-e-ulfat fikr-e-darmāñ meñ

ye zaḳhmī aap kar lete haiñ paidā apne marham ko

mohabbat ke sharar se dil sarāpā nuur hotā hai

zarā se biij se paidā riyāz-e-tūr hotā hai

davā har dukh kī hai majrūh-e-teġh-e-ārzū rahnā

ilāj-e-zaḳhm hai āzād-e-ehsān-e-rafū rahnā

sharāb-e-be-ḳhudī se tā-falak parvāz hai merī

shikast-e-rañg se sīkhā hai maiñ ne ban ke bū rahnā

thame kyā dīda-e-giryāñ vatan kī nauha-ḳhvānī meñ

ibādat chashm-e-shā.ir kī hai har dam bā-vazū rahnā

banā.eñ kyā samajh kar shāḳh-e-gul par āshiyāñ apnā

chaman meñ aah kyā rahnā jo ho be-ābrū rahnā

jo tū samjhe to āzādī hai poshīda mohabbat meñ

ġhulāmī hai asīr-e-imtiyāz-e-mā-o-tū rahnā

ye istiġhnā hai paanī meñ nigūñ rakhtā hai sāġhar ko

tujhe bhī chāhiye misl-e-habāb-e-ābjū rahnā

na rah apnoñ se be-parvā isī meñ ḳhair hai terī

agar manzūr hai duniyā meñ o begāna-ḳhū rahnā

sharāb-e-rūh-parvar hai mohabbat nau-e-insāñ kī

sikhāyā is ne mujh ko mast be-jām-o-subū rahnā

mohabbat hī se paa.ī hai shifā bīmār qaumoñ ne

kiyā hai apne baḳht-e-ḳhufta ko bedār qaumoñ ne

bayābān-e-mohabbat dasht-e-ġhurbat bhī vatan bhī hai

ye vīrāna qafas bhī āshiyāna bhī chaman bhī hai

mohabbat hī vo manzil hai ki manzil bhī hai sahrā bhī

jaras bhī kārvāñ bhī rāhbar bhī rāhzan bhī hai

maraz kahte haiñ sab is ko ye hai lekin maraz aisā

chhupā jis meñ ilāj-e-gardish-e-charḳh-e-kuhan bhī hai

jalānā dil kā hai goyā sarāpā nuur ho jaanā

ye parvāna jo sozāñ ho to sham-e-anjuman bhī hai

vahī ik husn hai lekin nazar aatā hai har shai meñ

ye shīrīñ bhī hai goyā be-sutūñ bhī kohkan bhī hai

ujāḌā hai tamīz-e-millat-o-ā.īñ ne qaumoñ ko

mire ahl-e-vatan ke dil meñ kuchh fikr-e-vatan bhī hai

sukūt-āmoz tūl-e-dāstān-e-dard hai varna

zabāñ bhī hai hamāre muñh meñ aur tāb-e-suḳhan bhī hai

namī-gardīd ko tah rishta-e-ma.anī rihā kardam

hikāyat buud be-pāyāñ ba-ḳhāmoshī adā kardam

nahin minnat-kash-e-tab-e-shunidan dastan meri

KHamoshi guftugu hai be-zabani hai zaban meri

ye dastur-e-zaban-bandi hai kaisa teri mahfil mein

yahan to baat karne ko tarasti hai zaban meri

uThae kuchh waraq lale ne kuchh nargis ne kuchh gul ne

chaman mein har taraf bikhri hui hai dastan meri

uDa li qumriyon ne tutiyon ne andalibon ne

chaman walon ne mil kar luT li tarz-e-fughan meri

Tapak ai shama aansu ban ke parwane ki aankhon se

sarapa dard hun hasrat bhari hai dastan meri

ilahi phir maza kya hai yahan duniya mein rahne ka

hayat-e-jawedan meri na marg-e-na-gahan meri

mera rona nahin rona hai ye sare gulistan ka

wo gul hun main KHizan har gul ki hai goya KHizan meri

darin hasrat sara umrist afsun-e-jaras daram

z faiz-e-dil tapidan-ha KHarosh-e-be-nafas daram

riyaz-e-dahr mein na-ashna-e-bazm-e-ishrat hun

KHushi roti hai jis ko main wo mahrum-e-masarrat hun

meri bigDi hui taqdir ko roti hai goyai

main harf-e-zer-e-lab sharminda-e-gosh-e-samaat hun

pareshan hun main musht-e-KHak lekin kuchh nahin khulta

sikandar hun ki aaina hun ya gard-e-kudurat hun

ye sab kuchh hai magar hasti meri maqsad hai qudrat ka

sarapa nur ho jis ki haqiqat main wo zulmat hun

KHazina hun chhupaya mujh ko musht-e-KHak-e-sahra ne

kisi ko kya KHabar hai main kahan hun kis ki daulat hun

nazar meri nahin mamnun-e-sair-e-arsa-e-hasti

main wo chhoTi si duniya hun ki aap apni wilayat hun

na sahba hun na saqi hun na masti hun na paimana

main is mai-KHana-e-hasti mein har shai ki haqiqat hun

mujhe raaz-e-do-alam dil ka aaina dikhata hai

wahi kahta hun jo kuchh samne aankhon ke aata hai

ata aisa bayan mujh ko hua rangin-bayanon mein

ki baam-e-arsh ke tair hain mere ham-zabanon mein

asar ye bhi hai ek mere junun-e-fitna-saman ka

mera aaina-e-dil hai qaza ke raaz-danon mein

rulata hai tera nazzara ai hindostan mujh ko

ki ibrat-KHez hai tera fasana sab fasanon mein

diya rona mujhe aisa ki sab kuchh de diya goya

likha kalk-e-azal ne mujh ko tere nauha-KHwanon mein

nishan-e-barg-e-gul tak bhi na chhoD us bagh mein gulchin

teri qismat se razm-araiyan hain baghbanon mein

chhupa kar aastin mein bijliyan rakkhi hain gardun ne

anadil bagh ke ghafil na baiThen aashiyanon mein

sun ai ghafil sada meri ye aisi chiz hai jis ko

wazifa jaan kar paDhte hain tair bostanon mein

watan ki fikr kar nadan musibat aane wali hai

teri barbaadiyon ke mashware hain aasmanon mein

zara dekh us ko jo kuchh ho raha hai hone wala hai

dhara kya hai bhala ahd-e-kuhan ki dastanon mein

ye KHamoshi kahan tak lazzat-e-fariyaad paida kar

zamin par tu ho aur teri sada ho aasmanon mein

na samjhoge to miT jaoge ai hindostan walo

tumhaari dastan tak bhi na hogi dastanon mein

yahi aain-e-qudrat hai yahi uslub-e-fitrat hai

jo hai rah-e-amal mein gam-zan mahbub-e-fitrat hai

huwaida aaj apne zaKHm-e-pinhan kar ke chhoDunga

lahu ro ro ke mahfil ko gulistan kar ke chhoDunga

jalana hai mujhe har sham-e-dil ko soz-e-pinhan se

teri tarik raaton mein charaghan kar ke chhoDunga

magar ghunchon ki surat hun dil-e-dard-ashna paida

chaman mein musht-e-KHak apni pareshan kar ke chhoDunga

pirona ek hi tasbih mein in bikhre danon ko

jo mushkil hai to is mushkil ko aasan kar ke chhoDunga

mujhe ai ham-nashin rahne de shaghl-e-sina-kawi mein

ki main dagh-e-mohabbat ko numayan kar ke chhoDunga

dikha dunga jahan ko jo meri aankhon ne dekha hai

tujhe bhi surat-e-aina hairan kar ke chhoDunga

jo hai pardon mein pinhan chashm-e-bina dekh leti hai

zamane ki tabiat ka taqaza dekh leti hai

kiya rifat ki lazzat se na dil ko aashna tu ne

gizari umr pasti mein misal-e-naqsh-e-pa tu ne

raha dil-basta-e-mahfil magar apni nigahon ko

kiya bairun-e-mahfil se na hairat-ashna tu ne

fida karta raha dil ko hasinon ki adaon par

magar dekhi na us aaine mein apni ada tu ne

tassub chhoD nadan dahr ke aaina-KHane mein

ye taswiren hain teri jin ko samjha hai bura tu ne

sarapa nala-e-bedad-e-soz-e-zindagi ho ja

sapand-asa girah mein bandh rakkhi hai sada tu ne

safa-e-dil ko kya aaraish-e-rang-e-talluq se

kaf-e-aina par bandhi hai o nadan hina tu ne

zamin kya aasman bhi teri kaj-bini pe rota hai

ghazab hai satr-e-quran ko chalipa kar diya tu ne

zaban se gar kiya tauhid ka dawa to kya hasil

banaya hai but-e-pindar ko apna KHuda tu ne

kuen mein tu ne yusuf ko jo dekha bhi to kya dekha

are ghafil jo mutlaq tha muqayyad kar diya tu ne

hawas baala-e-mimbar hai tujhe rangin-bayani ki

nasihat bhi teri surat hai ek afsana-KHwani ki

dikha wo husn-e-alam-soz apni chashm-e-pur-nam ko

jo taDpata hai parwane ko rulwata hai shabnam ko

zara nazzara hi ai bul-hawas maqsad nahin us ka

banaya hai kisi ne kuchh samajh kar chashm-e-adam ko

agar dekha bhi us ne sare aalam ko to kya dekha

nazar aai na kuchh apni haqiqat jam se jam ko

shajar hai firqa-arai tassub hai samar us ka

ye wo phal hai ki jannat se nikalwata hai aadam ko

na uTTha jazba-e-KHurshid se ek barg-e-gul tak bhi

ye rifat ki tamanna hai ki le uDti hai shabnam ko

phira karte nahin majruh-e-ulfat fikr-e-darman mein

ye zaKHmi aap kar lete hain paida apne marham ko

mohabbat ke sharar se dil sarapa nur hota hai

zara se bij se paida riyaz-e-tur hota hai

dawa har dukh ki hai majruh-e-tegh-e-arzu rahna

ilaj-e-zaKHm hai aazad-e-ehsan-e-rafu rahna

sharab-e-be-KHudi se ta-falak parwaz hai meri

shikast-e-rang se sikha hai main ne ban ke bu rahna

thame kya dida-e-giryan watan ki nauha-KHwani mein

ibaadat chashm-e-shair ki hai har dam ba-wazu rahna

banaen kya samajh kar shaKH-e-gul par aashiyan apna

chaman mein aah kya rahna jo ho be-abru rahna

jo tu samjhe to aazadi hai poshida mohabbat mein

ghulami hai asir-e-imtiyaz-e-ma-o-tu rahna

ye istighna hai pani mein nigun rakhta hai saghar ko

tujhe bhi chahiye misl-e-habab-e-abju rahna

na rah apnon se be-parwa isi mein KHair hai teri

agar manzur hai duniya mein o begana-KHu rahna

sharab-e-ruh-parwar hai mohabbat nau-e-insan ki

sikhaya is ne mujh ko mast be-jam-o-subu rahna

mohabbat hi se pai hai shifa bimar qaumon ne

kiya hai apne baKHt-e-KHufta ko bedar qaumon ne

bayaban-e-mohabbat dasht-e-ghurbat bhi watan bhi hai

ye virana qafas bhi aashiyana bhi chaman bhi hai

mohabbat hi wo manzil hai ki manzil bhi hai sahra bhi

jaras bhi karwan bhi rahbar bhi rahzan bhi hai

maraz kahte hain sab is ko ye hai lekin maraz aisa

chhupa jis mein ilaj-e-gardish-e-charKH-e-kuhan bhi hai

jalana dil ka hai goya sarapa nur ho jaana

ye parwana jo sozan ho to sham-e-anjuman bhi hai

wahi ek husn hai lekin nazar aata hai har shai mein

ye shirin bhi hai goya be-sutun bhi kohkan bhi hai

ujaDa hai tamiz-e-millat-o-ain ne qaumon ko

mere ahl-e-watan ke dil mein kuchh fikr-e-watan bhi hai

sukut-amoz tul-e-dastan-e-dard hai warna

zaban bhi hai hamare munh mein aur tab-e-suKHan bhi hai

nami-gardid ko tah rishta-e-mani riha kardam

hikayat bud be-payan ba-KHamoshi ada kardam