walida marhuma ki yaad mein
Interesting Fact
From Part-3. 1908 (Bang-e-Dara)
zarra zarra dahr kā zindānī-e-taqdīr hai
parda-e-majbūrī o bechārgī tadbīr hai
āsmāñ majbūr hai shams o qamar majbūr haiñ
anjum-e-sīmāb-pā raftār par majbūr haiñ
hai shikast anjām ġhunche kā subū gulzār meñ
sabza o gul bhī haiñ majbūr-e-numū gulzār meñ
naġhma-e-bulbul ho yā āvāz-e-ḳhāmosh-e-zamīr
hai isī zanjīr-e-ālam-gīr meñ har shai asiir
aañkh par hotā hai jab ye sirr-e-majbūrī ayaañ
ḳhushk ho jaatā hai dil meñ ashk kā sail-e-ravāñ
qalb-e-insānī meñ raqs-e-aish-o-ġham rahtā nahīñ
naġhma rah jaatā hai lutf-e-zer-o-bam rahtā nahīñ
ilm o hikmat rahzan-e-sāmān-e-ashk-o-āh hai
ya.anī ik almās kā TukḌā dil-e-āgāh hai
garche mere baaġh meñ shabnam kī shādābī nahīñ
aañkh merī māya-dār-e-ashk-e-unnābī nahīñ
jāntā huuñ aah meñ ālām-e-insānī kā raaz
hai navā-e-shikva se ḳhālī mirī fitrat kā saaz
mere lab par qissa-e-nairañgi-e-daurāñ nahīñ
dil mirā hairāñ nahīñ ḳhanda nahīñ giryāñ nahīñ
par tirī tasvīr qāsid girya-e-paiham kī hai
aah ye tardīd merī hikmat-e-mohkam kī hai
girya-e-sarshār se buniyād-e-jāñ pā.inda hai
dard ke irfāñ se aql-e-sañg-dil sharminda hai
mauj-e-dūd-e-āh se ā.īna hai raushan mirā
ganj-e-āb-āvrd se māmūr hai dāman mirā
hairatī huuñ maiñ tirī tasvīr ke e.ajāz kā
ruḳh badal Daalā hai jis ne vaqt kī parvāz kā
rafta o hāzir ko goyā pā-ba-pā is ne kiyā
ahd-e-tiflī se mujhe phir āshnā is ne kiyā
jab tire dāman meñ paltī thī vo jān-e-nā-tavāñ
baat se achchhī tarah mahram na thī jis kī zabāñ
aur ab charche haiñ jis kī shoḳhī-e-guftār ke
be-bahā motī haiñ jis kī chashm-e-gauhar-bār ke
ilm kī sañjīda-guftārī buḌhāpe kā shu.ūr
dunyavī e.azāz kī shaukat javānī kā ġhurūr
zindagī kī auj-gāhoñ se utar aate haiñ ham
sohbat-e-mādar meñ tifl-e-sāda rah jaate haiñ ham
be-takalluf ḳhanda-zan haiñ fikr se āzād haiñ
phir usī kho.e hue firdaus meñ ābād haiñ
kis ko ab hogā vatan meñ aah merā intizār
kaun merā ḳhat na aane se rahegā be-qarār
ḳhāk-e-marqad par tirī le kar ye fariyād ā.ūñgā
ab duā-e-nīm-shab meñ kis ko maiñ yaad ā.ūñgā
tarbiyat se terī meñ anjum kā ham-qismat huā
ghar mire ajdād kā sarmāya-e-izzat huā
daftar-e-hastī meñ thī zarrīñ varaq terī hayāt
thī sarāpā diin o duniyā kā sabaq terī hayāt
umr bhar terī mohabbat merī ḳhidmat-gar rahī
maiñ tirī ḳhidmat ke qābil jab huā tū chal basī
vo javāñ-qāmat meñ hai jo sūrat-e-sarv-e-buland
terī ḳhidmat se huā jo mujh se baḌh kar bahra-mand
kārobār-e-zindagānī meñ vo ham-pahlū mirā
vo mohabbat meñ tirī tasvīr vo baazū mirā
tujh ko misl-e-tiflak-e-be-dast-o-pā rotā hai vo
sabr se nā-āshnā sub.h o masā rotā hai vo
tuḳhm jis kā tū hamārī kisht-e-jāñ meñ bo ga.ī
shirkat-e-ġham se vo ulfat aur mohkam ho ga.ī
aah ye duniyā ye mātam-ḳhāna-e-barnā-o-pīr
aadmī hai kis tilism-e-dosh-o-fardā meñ asiir
kitnī mushkil zindagī hai kis qadar āsāñ hai maut
gulshan-e-hastī meñ mānind-e-nasīm arzāñ hai maut
zalzale haiñ bijliyāñ haiñ qaht haiñ ālām haiñ
kaisī kaisī duḳhtarān-e-mādar-e-ayyām haiñ
kalba-e-iflās meñ daulat ke kāshāne meñ maut
dasht o dar meñ shahr meñ gulshan meñ vīrāne meñ maut
maut hai hañgāma-ārā qulzum-e-ḳhāmosh meñ
Duub jaate haiñ safīne mauj kī āġhosh meñ
ne majāl-e-shikva hai ne tāqat-e-guftār hai
zindagānī kyā hai ik tauq-e-gulū-afshār hai
qāfile meñ ġhair fariyād-e-dirā kuchh bhī nahīñ
ik matā-e-dīda-e-tar ke sivā kuchh bhī nahīñ
ḳhatm ho jā.egā lekin imtihāñ kā daur bhī
haiñ pas-e-noh parda-e-gardūñ abhī daur aur bhī
siina chaak is gulsitāñ meñ lāla-o-gul haiñ to kyā
naala o fariyād par majbūr bulbul haiñ to kyā
jhāḌiyāñ jin ke qafas meñ qaid hai āh-e-ḳhizāñ
sabz kar degī unheñ bād-e-bahār-e-jāvedāñ
ḳhufta-ḳhāk-e-pai sipar meñ hai sharār apnā to kyā
aarzī mahmil hai ye musht-e-ġhubār apnā to kyā
zindagī kī aag kā anjām ḳhākistar nahīñ
TūTnā jis kā muqaddar ho ye vo gauhar nahīñ
zindagī mahbūb aisī dīda-e-qudrat meñ hai
zauq-e-hifz-e-zindagī har chiiz kī fitrat meñ hai
maut ke hāthoñ se miT saktā agar naqsh-e-hayāt
aam yuuñ us ko na kar detā nizām-e-kā.enāt
hai agar arzāñ to ye samjho ajal kuchh bhī nahīñ
jis tarah sone se jiine meñ ḳhalal kuchh bhī nahīñ
aah ġhāfil maut kā rāz-e-nihāñ kuchh aur hai
naqsh kī nā-pā.edārī se ayaañ kuchh aur hai
jannat-e-nazāra hai naqsh-e-havā bālā-e-āb
mauj-e-muztar toḌ kar ta.amīr kartī hai habāb
mauj ke dāman meñ phir us ko chhupā detī hai ye
kitnī bedardī se naqsh apnā miTā detī hai ye
phir na kar saktī habāb apnā agar paidā havā
toḌne meñ us ke yuuñ hotī na be-parvā havā
is ravish kā kyā asar hai haiyat-e-tāmīr par
ye to hujjat hai havā kī quvvat-e-tāmīr par
fitrat-e-hastī shahīd-e-ārzū rahtī na ho
ḳhūb-tar paikar kī us ko justujū rahtī na ho
aah sīmāb-e-pareshāñ anjum-e-gardūñ-faroz
shoḳh ye chiñgāriyāñ mamnūn-e-shab hai jin kā soz
aql jis se sar-ba-zānū hai vo muddat in kī hai
sarguzisht-e-nau-e-insāñ ek saa.at un kī hai
phir ye insāñ aañ sū-e-aflāk hai jis kī nazar
qudsiyoñ se bhī maqāsid meñ hai jo pākīza-tar
jo misāl-e-sham.a raushan mahfil-e-qudrat meñ hai
āsmāñ ik nuqta jis kī vus.at-e-fitrat meñ hai
jis kī nādānī sadāqat ke liye betāb hai
jis kā nāḳhun sāz-e-hastī ke liye mizrāb hai
sho.ala ye kam-tar hai gardūñ ke sharāroñ se bhī kyā
kam-bahā hai āftāb apnā sitāroñ se bhī kyā
tuḳhm-e-gul kī aañkh zer-e-ḳhāk bhī be-ḳhvāb hai
kis qadar nashv-o-numā ke vāste betāb hai
zindagī kā sho.ala is daane meñ jo mastūr hai
ḳhud-numā.ī ḳhud-fazā.ī ke liye majbūr hai
sardi-e-marqad se bhī afsurda ho saktā nahīñ
ḳhaak meñ dab kar bhī apnā soz kho saktā nahīñ
phuul ban kar apnī turbat se nikal aatā hai ye
maut se goyā qabā-e-zindagī paatā hai ye
hai lahad is quvvat-e-āshufta kī shīrāza-band
Dāltī hai gardan-e-gardūñ meñ jo apnī kamand
maut tajdīd-e-mazāq-e-zindagī kā naam hai
ḳhvāb ke parde meñ bedārī kā ik paiġhām hai
ḳhūgar-e-parvāz ko parvāz meñ Dar kuchh nahīñ
maut is gulshan meñ juz sanjīdan-e-par kuchh nahīñ
kahte haiñ ahl-e-jahāñ dard-e-ajal hai lā-davā
zaḳhm-e-furqat vaqt ke marham se paatā hai shifā
dil magar ġham marne vāloñ kā jahāñ ābād hai
halqa-e-zanjīr-e-sub.h-o-shām se āzād hai
vaqt ke afsūñ se thamtā nāla-e-mātam nahīñ
vaqt zaḳhm-e-teġh-e-furqat kā koī marham nahīñ
sar pe aa jaatī hai jab koī musībat nā-gahāñ
ashk paiham dīda-e-insāñ se hote haiñ ravāñ
rabt ho jaatā hai dil ko naala o fariyād se
ḳhūn-e-dil bahtā hai āñkhoñ kī sarishk-ābād se
aadmī tāb-e-shakebā.ī se go mahrūm hai
us kī fitrat meñ ye ik ehsās-e-nā-mālūm hai
jauhar-e-insāñ adam se āshnā hotā nahīñ
aañkh se ġhā.eb to hotā hai fanā hotā nahīñ
raḳht-e-hastī ḳhāk-e-ġham kī sho.ala-afshānī se hai
sard ye aag is latīf ehsās ke paanī se hai
aah ye zabt-e-fuġhāñ ġhaflat kī ḳhāmoshī nahīñ
āgahī hai ye dilāsā.ī farāmoshī nahīñ
parda-e-mashriq se jis dam jalva-gar hotī hai sub.h
daaġh shab kā dāman-e-āfāq se dhotī hai sub.h
lāla-e-afsurda ko ātish-qabā kartī hai ye
be-zabāñ taa.ir ko sarmast-e-navā kartī hai ye
sīna-e-bulbul ke zindāñ se sarod āzād hai
saikḌoñ naġhmoñ se bād-e-sub.h-dam-ābād hai
ḳhuftagān-e-lāla-zār o kohsār o ruud baar
hote haiñ āḳhir urūs-e-zindagī se ham-kanār
ye agar ā.īn-e-hastī hai ki ho har shaam sub.h
marqad-e-insāñ kī shab kā kyuuñ na ho anjām sub.h
dām-e-sīmīn-e-taḳhayyul hai mirā āfāq-gīr
kar liyā hai jis se terī yaad ko maiñ ne asiir
yaad se terī dil-e-dard āshnā māmūr hai
jaise ka.abe meñ duāoñ se fazā māmūr hai
vo farā.ez kā tasalsul naam hai jis kā hayāt
jalva-gāheñ us kī haiñ lākhoñ jahān-e-be-sabāt
muḳhtalif har manzil-e-hastī ko rasm-o-rāh hai
āḳhirat bhī zindagī kī ek jaulāñ-gāh hai
hai vahāñ be-hāsilī kisht-e-ajal ke vāste
sāzgār āb-o-havā tuḳhm-e-amal ke vāste
nūr-e-fitrat zulmat-e-paikar kā zindānī nahīñ
tañg aisā halqa-e-afkār-e-insānī nahīñ
zindagānī thī tirī mahtāb se tābinda-tar
ḳhūb-tar thā sub.h ke taare se bhī terā safar
misl-e-aivān-e-sahar marqad farozāñ ho tirā
nuur se māmūr ye ḳhākī shabistāñ ho tirā
āsmāñ terī lahad par shabnam-afshānī kare
sabza-e-nau-rasta is ghar kī nigahbānī kare
zarra zarra dahr ka zindani-e-taqdir hai
parda-e-majburi o bechaargi tadbir hai
aasman majbur hai shams o qamar majbur hain
anjum-e-simab-pa raftar par majbur hain
hai shikast anjam ghunche ka subu gulzar mein
sabza o gul bhi hain majbur-e-numu gulzar mein
naghma-e-bulbul ho ya aawaz-e-KHamosh-e-zamir
hai isi zanjir-e-alam-gir mein har shai asir
aankh par hota hai jab ye sirr-e-majburi ayan
KHushk ho jata hai dil mein ashk ka sail-e-rawan
qalb-e-insani mein raqs-e-aish-o-gham rahta nahin
naghma rah jata hai lutf-e-zer-o-bam rahta nahin
ilm o hikmat rahzan-e-saman-e-ashk-o-ah hai
yani ek almas ka TukDa dil-e-agah hai
garche mere bagh mein shabnam ki shadabi nahin
aankh meri maya-dar-e-ashk-e-unnabi nahin
jaanta hun aah mein aalam-e-insani ka raaz
hai nawa-e-shikwa se KHali meri fitrat ka saz
mere lab par qissa-e-nairangi-e-dauran nahin
dil mera hairan nahin KHanda nahin giryan nahin
par teri taswir qasid girya-e-paiham ki hai
aah ye tardid meri hikmat-e-mohkam ki hai
girya-e-sarshaar se buniyaad-e-jaan painda hai
dard ke irfan se aql-e-sang-dil sharminda hai
mauj-e-dud-e-ah se aaina hai raushan mera
ganj-e-ab-awrd se mamur hai daman mera
hairati hun main teri taswir ke eajaz ka
ruKH badal Dala hai jis ne waqt ki parwaz ka
rafta o hazir ko goya pa-ba-pa is ne kiya
ahd-e-tifli se mujhe phir aashna is ne kiya
jab tere daman mein palti thi wo jaan-e-na-tawan
baat se achchhi tarah mahram na thi jis ki zaban
aur ab charche hain jis ki shoKHi-e-guftar ke
be-baha moti hain jis ki chashm-e-gauhar-bar ke
ilm ki sanjida-guftari buDhape ka shuur
dunyawi eazaz ki shaukat jawani ka ghurur
zindagi ki auj-gahon se utar aate hain hum
sohbat-e-madar mein tifl-e-sada rah jate hain hum
be-takalluf KHanda-zan hain fikr se aazad hain
phir usi khoe hue firdaus mein aabaad hain
kis ko ab hoga watan mein aah mera intizar
kaun mera KHat na aane se rahega be-qarar
KHak-e-marqad par teri le kar ye fariyaad aaunga
ab dua-e-nim-shab mein kis ko main yaad aaunga
tarbiyat se teri mein anjum ka ham-qismat hua
ghar mere ajdad ka sarmaya-e-izzat hua
daftar-e-hasti mein thi zarrin waraq teri hayat
thi sarapa din o duniya ka sabaq teri hayat
umr bhar teri mohabbat meri KHidmat-gar rahi
main teri KHidmat ke qabil jab hua tu chal basi
wo jawan-qamat mein hai jo surat-e-sarw-e-buland
teri KHidmat se hua jo mujh se baDh kar bahra-mand
karobar-e-zindagani mein wo ham-pahlu mera
wo mohabbat mein teri taswir wo bazu mera
tujh ko misl-e-tiflak-e-be-dast-o-pa rota hai wo
sabr se na-ashna subh o masa rota hai wo
tuKHm jis ka tu hamari kisht-e-jaan mein bo gai
shirkat-e-gham se wo ulfat aur mohkam ho gai
aah ye duniya ye matam-KHana-e-barna-o-pir
aadmi hai kis tilism-e-dosh-o-farda mein asir
kitni mushkil zindagi hai kis qadar aasan hai maut
gulshan-e-hasti mein manind-e-nasim arzan hai maut
zalzale hain bijliyan hain qaht hain aalam hain
kaisi kaisi duKHtaran-e-madar-e-ayyam hain
kalba-e-iflas mein daulat ke kashane mein maut
dasht o dar mein shahr mein gulshan mein virane mein maut
maut hai hangama-ara qulzum-e-KHamosh mein
Dub jate hain safine mauj ki aaghosh mein
ne majal-e-shikwa hai ne taqat-e-guftar hai
zindagani kya hai ek tauq-e-gulu-afshaar hai
qafile mein ghair fariyaad-e-dira kuchh bhi nahin
ek mata-e-dida-e-tar ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin
KHatm ho jaega lekin imtihan ka daur bhi
hain pas-e-noh parda-e-gardun abhi daur aur bhi
sina chaak is gulsitan mein lala-o-gul hain to kya
nala o fariyaad par majbur bulbul hain to kya
jhaDiyan jin ke qafas mein qaid hai aah-e-KHizan
sabz kar degi unhen baad-e-bahaar-e-jawedan
KHufta-KHak-e-pai sipar mein hai sharar apna to kya
aarzi mahmil hai ye musht-e-ghubar apna to kya
zindagi ki aag ka anjam KHakistar nahin
TuTna jis ka muqaddar ho ye wo gauhar nahin
zindagi mahbub aisi dida-e-qudrat mein hai
zauq-e-hifz-e-zindagi har chiz ki fitrat mein hai
maut ke hathon se miT sakta agar naqsh-e-hayat
aam yun us ko na kar deta nizam-e-kaenat
hai agar arzan to ye samjho ajal kuchh bhi nahin
jis tarah sone se jine mein KHalal kuchh bhi nahin
aah ghafil maut ka raaz-e-nihan kuchh aur hai
naqsh ki na-paedari se ayan kuchh aur hai
jannat-e-nazara hai naqsh-e-hawa baala-e-ab
mauj-e-muztar toD kar tamir karti hai habab
mauj ke daman mein phir us ko chhupa deti hai ye
kitni bedardi se naqsh apna miTa deti hai ye
phir na kar sakti habab apna agar paida hawa
toDne mein us ke yun hoti na be-parwa hawa
is rawish ka kya asar hai haiyat-e-tamir par
ye to hujjat hai hawa ki quwwat-e-tamir par
fitrat-e-hasti shahid-e-arzu rahti na ho
KHub-tar paikar ki us ko justuju rahti na ho
aah simab-e-pareshan anjum-e-gardun-faroz
shoKH ye chingariyan mamnun-e-shab hai jin ka soz
aql jis se sar-ba-zanu hai wo muddat in ki hai
sarguzisht-e-nau-e-insan ek saat un ki hai
phir ye insan aan su-e-aflak hai jis ki nazar
qudsiyon se bhi maqasid mein hai jo pakiza-tar
jo misal-e-shama raushan mahfil-e-qudrat mein hai
aasman ek nuqta jis ki wusat-e-fitrat mein hai
jis ki nadani sadaqat ke liye betab hai
jis ka naKHun saz-e-hasti ke liye mizrab hai
shoala ye kam-tar hai gardun ke shararon se bhi kya
kam-baha hai aaftab apna sitaron se bhi kya
tuKHm-e-gul ki aankh zer-e-KHak bhi be-KHwab hai
kis qadar nashw-o-numa ke waste betab hai
zindagi ka shoala is dane mein jo mastur hai
KHud-numai KHud-fazai ke liye majbur hai
sardi-e-marqad se bhi afsurda ho sakta nahin
KHak mein dab kar bhi apna soz kho sakta nahin
phul ban kar apni turbat se nikal aata hai ye
maut se goya qaba-e-zindagi pata hai ye
hai lahad is quwwat-e-ashufta ki shiraaza-band
Dalti hai gardan-e-gardun mein jo apni kamand
maut tajdid-e-mazaq-e-zindagi ka nam hai
KHwab ke parde mein bedari ka ek paigham hai
KHugar-e-parwaz ko parwaz mein Dar kuchh nahin
maut is gulshan mein juz sanjidan-e-par kuchh nahin
kahte hain ahl-e-jahan dard-e-ajal hai la-dawa
zaKHm-e-furqat waqt ke marham se pata hai shifa
dil magar gham marne walon ka jahan aabaad hai
halqa-e-zanjir-e-subh-o-sham se aazad hai
waqt ke afsun se thamta nala-e-matam nahin
waqt zaKHm-e-tegh-e-furqat ka koi marham nahin
sar pe aa jati hai jab koi musibat na-gahan
ashk paiham dida-e-insan se hote hain rawan
rabt ho jata hai dil ko nala o fariyaad se
KHun-e-dil bahta hai aankhon ki sarishk-abaad se
aadmi tab-e-shakebai se go mahrum hai
us ki fitrat mein ye ek ehsas-e-na-malum hai
jauhar-e-insan adam se aashna hota nahin
aankh se ghaeb to hota hai fana hota nahin
raKHt-e-hasti KHak-e-gham ki shoala-afshani se hai
sard ye aag is latif ehsas ke pani se hai
aah ye zabt-e-fughan ghaflat ki KHamoshi nahin
aagahi hai ye dilasai faramoshi nahin
parda-e-mashriq se jis dam jalwa-gar hoti hai subh
dagh shab ka daman-e-afaq se dhoti hai subh
lala-e-afsurda ko aatish-qaba karti hai ye
be-zaban tair ko sarmast-e-nawa karti hai ye
sina-e-bulbul ke zindan se sarod aazad hai
saikDon naghmon se baad-e-subh-dam-abaad hai
KHuftagan-e-lala-zar o kohsar o rud bar
hote hain aaKHir urus-e-zindagi se ham-kanar
ye agar aain-e-hasti hai ki ho har sham subh
marqad-e-insan ki shab ka kyun na ho anjam subh
dam-e-simin-e-taKHayyul hai mera aafaq-gir
kar liya hai jis se teri yaad ko main ne asir
yaad se teri dil-e-dard aashna mamur hai
jaise kabe mein duaon se faza mamur hai
wo faraez ka tasalsul nam hai jis ka hayat
jalwa-gahen us ki hain lakhon jahan-e-be-sabaat
muKHtalif har manzil-e-hasti ko rasm-o-rah hai
aaKHirat bhi zindagi ki ek jaulan-gah hai
hai wahan be-hasili kisht-e-ajal ke waste
sazgar aab-o-hawa tuKHm-e-amal ke waste
nur-e-fitrat zulmat-e-paikar ka zindani nahin
tang aisa halqa-e-afkar-e-insani nahin
zindagani thi teri mahtab se tabinda-tar
KHub-tar tha subh ke tare se bhi tera safar
misl-e-aiwan-e-sahar marqad farozan ho tera
nur se mamur ye KHaki shabistan ho tera
aasman teri lahad par shabnam-afshani kare
sabza-e-nau-rasta is ghar ki nigahbani kare
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