Thursday, December 4, 2008

vo to Khushbuu hai havaaon men bikhar jayega

vo to Khushbuu hai havaaon men bikhar jaayegaa
masalaa phuul ka hai phuul kidhar jaayegaa

ham to samajhe the ke ek zaKhm hai bhar jaayegaa
kyaa Khabar thii ke rag-e-jaaN men utar jaayegaa

vo havaaon kii tarah Khaanaa_bajaaN phirataa hai
ek jhonkaa hai jo aayegaa guzar jaayegaa

vo jab aayegaa to phir us kii rafaaqat ke liye
mausam-e-gul mere aaNgan men Thahar jaayegaa

aaKhirash vo bhii kahiin ret pe baiThii hogii
teraa ye pyaar bhii dariyaa hai utar jaayegaa

Parveen Shakir

teri Khushbu kaa pataa karati hai

terii Khushbuu kaa pataa karatii hai
mujh pe ehasaan havaa karatii hai

shab kii tanhaa_ii men ab to aksar
guftaguu tujh se rahaa karatii hai

dil ko us raah pe chalanaa hii nahiin
jo mujhe tujh se judaa karatii hai

zindagii merii thii lekin ab to
tere kahane men rahaa karatii hai

us ne dekhaa hii nahiin varnaa ye aaNkh
dil kaa ehavaal kahaa karatii hai

beniyaaz-e-kaaf-e-dariyaa angusht
ret par naam likhaa karatii hai

shaam paDate hii kisii shaKhs kii yaad
kuuchaa-e-jaaN men sadaa karatii hai

mujh se bhii us kaa hai vaisaa hii suluuk
haal jo teraa ana??? karatii hai

dukh huaa karataa hai kuchh aur bayaaN
baat kuchh aur huaa karatii hai

abr barase to inaayat us kii
shaaKh to sirf duaa karatii hai

masalaa jab bhii uThaa chiraaGon kaa
faisalaa sirf havaa karatii hai

Parveen Shakir

sabz maddham roshanii men surKh aaNchal kii dhanak

sabz maddham roshanii men surKh aaNchal kii dhanak
sard kamare men machalatii garm saaNson kii mahak

baazuuon ke sakht halqe men ko_ii naazuk badan
silvaTen malabuus par aaNchal bhii kuchh Dhalakaa huaa

garmii-e-ruKhsaar se dahakii hu_ii ThaanDii havaa
narm zulfon se mulaayam uNgaliyon kii chheD chhaaD

surKh honThon par sharaarat ke kisii lamhen kaa aks
reshamii baahon men chuuDii kii kabhii maddham dhanak

sharmagiin lahajon men dhiire se kabhii chaahat kii baat
do dilon kii dhaDakanon men guuNjatii thii ek sadaa

kaaNpate honThon pe thii allaah se sirf ek duaa
kaash ye lamhe Thahar jaayen Thahar jaayen zaraa

Parveen Shakir

sundar komal sapanon ki baaraat guzar gai jaanaaN

sundar komal sapanon kii baaraat guzar ga_ii jaanaaN
dhuup aaNkhon tak aa pahuNchii hai raat guzar ga_ii jaanaaN

(komal=soft)

bhor samay tak jis ne hamen baaham ulajhaaye rakhaa
vo albelii resham jaisii baat guzar ga_ii jaanaaN

(baaham=with each other)

sadaa kii dekhii raat hamen is baar milii to chup ke se
Khaalii haath pe rakh ke kyaa sauGaat guzar ga_ii jaanaaN

kis konpal kii aas men ab tak vaise hii sar-sabz ho tum
ab to dhuup kaa mausam hai barasaat guzar ga_ii jaanaaN

log na jaane kin raaton kii muuraaden maaNgaa karate hain
apanii raat to vo jo tere saath guzar ga_ii jaanaaN

Parveen Shakir

rukane kaa samay guzar gayaa hai

rukane kaa samay guzar gayaa hai
jaanaa teraa ab Thahar gayaa hai

ruKhsat kii ghaDii khaDii hai sar par
dil ko_ii do-niim kar gayaa hai

maatam kii fazaa hai shahar-e-dil men
mujh men ko_ii shaKhs mar gayaa hai

bujhane ko hai phir se chashm-e-nargis
phir Khvaab-e-sabaa bikhar gayaa hai

bas ik nigaah kii thii us ne
saaraa cheharaa nikhar gayaa hai

Parveen Shakir

kamaal-e-zabt ko Khud bhi to aazamaauNgi

kamaal-e-zabt ko Khud bhii to aazamaa_uuNgii
main apane haath se us kii dulhan sajaa_uuNgii

supurd kar ke use chaaNdanii ke haathon
main apane ghar ke aNdheron ko lauT aa_uuNgii

badan ke karb ko vo bhii samajh na paayegaa
main dil men rouuNgii aaNkhon men muskuraa_uuNgii

vo kyaa gayaa ke rafaaqat ke saare lutf gaye
main kis se ruuTh sakuuNgii kise manaa_uuNgii

vo ik rishtaa-e-benaam bhii nahiin lekin
main ab bhii us ke ishaaron pe sar jhukaa_uuNgii

bichhaa diyaa thaa gulaabon ke saath apanaa vajuud
vo so ke uThe to Khvaabon kii raakh uThaa_uuNgii

ab us kaa fan to kisii aur se manasuub huaa
main kis kii nazm akele men gun_gunaa_uuNgii

(manasuub=attached)

javaz DhuuNDh rahaa thaa na_ii muhabbat kaa
vo kah rahaa thaa ke main us ko bhuul jaa_uuNgii

(javaz=reason)

sama'aton men ghane jangalon kii saaNsen hain
main ab kabhii terii aavaaz sun na paa_uuNgii

Parveen Shakir

puuraa dukh aur aadhaa chaaNd

puuraa dukh aur aadhaa chaaNd
hijr kii shab aur aisaa chaaNd

(hijr=separation; shab=night)

itane ghane baadal ke piichhe
kitanaa tanhaa hogaa chaaNd

(tanhaa=lonely)

merii karavaT par jaag uThe
niind kaa kitanaa kachchaa chaaNd

seharaa seharaa bhaTak rahaa hai
apane ishq men sachchaa chaaNd

(seharaa=desert)

raat ke shaayad ek baje hain
sotaa hogaa meraa chaaNd

Parveen Shakir

paa-ba-gil sab hain rihaai ki kare tadabir kaun

paa-ba-gil sab hain rihaa_ii kii kare tadabiir kaun
dast-bastaa shahar men khole merii zanjiir kaun

meraa sar haazir hai lekin meraa munsif dekh le
kar rahaa hai mere fard-e-jurm ko tahariir kaun

merii chaadar to chhinii thii shaam kii tanhaa_ii ne
beridaa_ii ko merii phir de gayaa tashahiir kaun

niind jab Khvaabon se pyaarii ho to aise ahad men
Khvaab dekhe kaun aur Khvaabon ko de taabiir kaun

ret abhii pichhale makaanon kii na vaapas aa_ii thii
phir lab-e-saahil gharaundaa kar gayaa taamir kaun

saare rishte hijraton men saath dete hain to phir
shahar se jaate hue hotaa hai daaman_giir kaun

dushmanon ke saath mere dost bhii aazaad hain
dekhanaa hai khenchataa hai mujh pe pahalaa tiir kaun

Parveen Shakir

mushkil hai ab shahar men nikale ko_ii ghar se

mushkil hai ab shahar men nikale ko_ii ghar se
dastaar pe baat aa ga_ii hai hotii hu_ii sar se

barasaa bhii to kis dasht ke be-faiz badan par
ik umr mere khet the jis abr ko tarase

is baar jo indhan ke liye kaT ke giraa hai
chiDiyon ko baDaa pyaar thaa us buuDhe shajar se

mehanat merii aaNdhii se to manasuub nahiin thii
rahanaa thaa ko_ii rabt shajar kaa bhii samar se

Khud apane se milane kaa to yaaraa na thaa mujh men
main bhiiD men gum ho ga_ii tanhaa_ii ke Dar se

benaam musaafat hii muqaddar hai to kyaa Gam
manzil kaa ta'yyun kabhii hotaa hai safar se

pattharaayaa hai dil yuuN ki ko_ii ism paDhaa jaaye
ye shahar nikalataa nahiin jaaduu ke asar se

nikale hain to raste men kahiin shaam bhii hogii
suuraj bhii magar aayegaa is raah-guzar se

Parveen Shakir

manzar hai vahi thathak rahi huuN

manzar hai vahii thathak rahii huuN
hairat se palak jhapak rahii huuN

ye tuu hai ke meraa vaham hai
band aaNkhon se tujh ko tak rahii huuN

jaise ke kabhii na thaa taarruf
yuuN milate hue jhijhak rahii huuN

pahachaan main terii roshanii huuN
aur terii palak palak rahii huuN

kyaa chain milaa hai sar jo us ke
shaanon pe rakhe sisak rahii huuN

ik umr hu_ii hai Khud se laDate
ander se tamaam thak rahii huuN

Parveen Shakir

kuu-ba-kuu phail gai baat shanaasaai ki

kuu-ba-kuu phail ga_ii baat shanaasaa_ii kii
us ne Khushbuu kii tarah merii paziiraa_ii kii

kaise kah duuN ki mujhe chhoD diyaa hai us ne
baat to sach hai magar baat hai rusvaa_ii kii

vo kahiin bhii gayaa lauTaa to mere paas aayaa
bas yahii baat hai achchhii mere harajaa_ii kii

teraa pahaluu tere dil kii tarah aabaad rahe
tujh pe guzare na qayaamat shab-e-tanhaa_ii kii

us ne jalatii hu_ii peshaanii pe jo haath rakhaa
ruuh tak aa ga_ii taasiir masiihaa_ii kii

Parveen Shakir

kuchh to havaa bhii sard thii kuchh thaa teraa Khayaal bhii

kuchh to havaa bhii sard thii kuchh thaa teraa Khayaal bhii
dil ko Khushii ke saath saath hotaa rahaa malaal bhii

(sard=cold; malaal=sorrow)

baat vo aadhii raat kii raat vo puure chaaNd kii
chaaNd bhii ain chet kaa us pe teraa jamaal bhii

(chet=name of a month; jamaal=beauty)

sab se nazar bachaa ke vo mujh ko aise dekhate
ek dafaa to ruk ga_ii gardish-e-maah-o-saal bhii

dil to chamak sakegaa kyaa phir bhii taraash ke dekh lo
shiishaagaraan-e-shahar ke haath kaa ye kamaal bhii

(taraash=chisel/polish (stone); shiishaagar=glazier/one works with glass)

us ko na paa sake the jab dil kaa ajiib haal thaa
ab jo palaT ke dekhiye baat thii kuchh muhaal bhii

(muhaal=difficult/impossible)

merii talab thaa ek shaKhs vo jo nahiin milaa to phir
haath duaa se yuuN giraa bhuul gayaa savaal bhii

(talab=quest/want; shaKhs=person)

shaam kii naasamajh havaa puuchh rahii hai ik pataa
mauj-e-havaa-e-kuu-e-yaar kuchh to meraa Khayaal bhii

(naasamajh=naive)

us ke hii baazuuon men aur us ko hii sochate rahe
jism kii Khvaahishon pe the ruuh ke aur jaal bhii

Parveen Shakir

kuchh faisalaa to ho ki kidhar jaanaa chaahiye

kuchh faisalaa to ho ki kidhar jaanaa chaahiye
paanii ko ab to sar se guzar jaanaa chaahiye

har baar eDiiyon pe giraa hai meraa lahuu
maqtal men ab ba-tarz-e-digar jaanaa chaahiye

kyaa chal sakenge jin kaa faqat mas'laa ye hai
jaane se pahale raKht-e-safar jaanaa chaahiye

saaraa jvaar-bhaaTaa mere dil men hai magar
ilzaam ye bhii chaaNd ke sar jaanaa chaahiye

jab bhii gaye azaab-e-dar-o-baam thaa vahii
aaKhir ko kitanii der se ghar jaanaa chaahiye

tohamat lagaa ke maaN pe jo dushman se daad le
aise suKhan_farosh ko mar jaanaa chaahiye

Parveen Shakir

Khushbuu hai vo to chhuu ke badan ko guzar na jaaye

Khushbuu hai vo to chhuu ke badan ko guzar na jaaye
jab tak mere vajuud ke andar utar na jaaye

(vajuud = existence)

Khud phuul ne bhii honTh kiye apane niim-vaa
chorii tamaam rang kii titalii ke sar na jaaye

(niim-vaa = half open; tamaam = whole/entire)
(titalii = butterfly)

is Khauf se vo saath nibhaane ke haq men hai
khokar mujhe ye laDakii kahiin dukh se mar na jaaye

(Khauf = fear)

palkon ko us kii apane dupaTTe se poNch duuN
kal ke safar men aaj kii gard-e-safar na jaaye

(gard = dust)

main kis ke haath bhejuuN use aaj kii duaa
qaasid havaa sitaaraa ko_ii us ke ghar na jaaye

Parveen Shakir

khulii aaNkhon men sapanaa jaagataa hai

khulii aaNkhon men sapanaa jaagataa hai
vo soyaa hai ke kuchh kuchh jaagataa hai

terii chaahat ke bhiige jangalon men
meraa tan mor ban ke naachataa hai

mujhe har kaifiyat men kyon na samajhe
vo mere sab havaale jaanataa hai

kisii ke dhyaan men Duubaa huaa dil
bahaane se mujhe bhii Taalataa hai

saDak ko chhoD kar chalanaa paDegaa
ke mere ghar kaa kachchaa raastaa hai

khulegii is nazar pe chashm-e-tar aahistaa aahistaa

khulegii is nazar pe chashm-e-tar aahistaa aahistaa
kiyaa jaataa hai paanii men safar aahistaa aahistaa

(chashm-e-tar = wet/tearful eyes)

ko_ii zanjiir phir vaapas vahiin par le ke aatii hai
kaThin ho raah to chhuTataa hai ghar aahistaa aahistaa

badal denaa hai rastaa yaa kahiin par baiTh jaanaa hai
ki Thakataa jaa rahaa hai ham_safar aahistaa aahistaa

Khalish ke saath is dil se na merii jaaN nikal jaaye
khinche tiir-e-shanaasaa_ii magar aahistaa aahistaa

(Khalish = prick; tiir-e-shanaasaa_ii =

huaa hai sar_kashii men phuul kaa apanaa ziyaaN, dekhaa
so jhukataa jaa rahaa hai ab ye sar aahistaa aahistaa

(ziyaaN = loss)

merii sholaa_mizaajii ko vo jangal kaise raas aaye
havaa bhii saaNs letii ho jidhar aahistaa aahistaa

Parveen Shakir

Khalish - ajiib tarz-e-mulaaqaat ab ke bar rahii

tumhiin the badale hue yaa merii nigaahen thiin
tumhaarii nazaron se lagataa thaa jaise merii bajaaye
tumhaare ghar men ko_ii aur shaKhs aayaa hai
tumhaare ohade kii denen tumhen mubaarak

so tum ne meraa svaagat usii tarah se kiyaa
jo afasaraan-e-hukuumat ke aitaqaad men hai
takallufan mere nazadiik aa ke baiTh gaye
phir ehatamaam se mausam kaa zikr chheD diyaa

kuchh us ke baad siyaasat kii baat bhii nikalii
adab par bhii ko_ii do chaar tabasare faramaaye
magar na tum ne hameshaa kii tarah ye puuchhaa
kyaa vaqt kaisaa guzarataa hai teraa jaan-e-hayaat

pahaaD din kii aziiyat men kitanii shiddat hai
ujaaD raat kii tanhaa_ii kyaa qayaamat hai
shabon kii sust ravii kaa tujhe bhii shikavaa hai
Gam-e-firaaq ke qisse nishaat-e-vasl kaa zikr
ravaayatan hii sahii ko_ii baat to karate

Parveen Shakir

kariyaa-e-jaaN men koi phuul khilaane aaye

kariyaa-e-jaaN men ko_ii phuul khilaane aaye
vo mere dil pe nayaa zaKhm lagaane aaye

mere viiraan dariichon men bhii Khushbuu jaage
vo mere ghar ke dar-o-baam sajaane aaye

us se ik baar to ruuthuuN main usii kii maanind
aur merii tarah se vo mujh ko manaane aaye

isii kuuche men ka_ii us ke shanaasaa bhii to hain
vo kisii aur se milane ke bahaane aaye

ab na puuchhuuNgii main khoye hue Khvaabon kaa pataa
vo agar aaye to kuchh bhii na bataane aaye

zabt kii shahar-panaahon kii mere maalik Khair
Gam kaa sailaab agar mujh ko bahaane aaye


Parveen Shakir

justajuu khoye huon ki umr bhar karate rahe

justajuu khoye huon kii umr bhar karate rahe
chaaNd ke ham_raah ham har shab safar karate rahe

raaston kaa ilm thaa ham ko na simton kii Khabar
shahar-e-naamaaluum kii chaahat magar karate rahe

ham ne Khud se bhii chhupaayaa aur saare shahar se
tere jaane kii Khabar dar-o-divaar karate rahe

vo na aayegaa hamen maaluum thaa us shaam bhii
intazaar us ka magar kuchh soch kar karate rahe

aaj aayaa hai hamen bhii un uDaanon kaa Khayaal
jin ko tere zaum men be-baal-o-par karate rahe

isi men Khush huuN meraa dukh koi to sahataa hai

isii men Khush huuN meraa dukh ko_ii to sahataa hai
chalii chaluuN ki jahaaN tak ye saath rahataa hai

zamiin-e-dil yuuN hii shaadaab to nahiin ai dost
qariib men ko_ii dariyaa zaruur bahataa hai

na jaane kaun saa fiqraa kahaaN raqm ho jaaye
dilon kaa haal bhii ab kaun kis se kahataa hai

mere badan ko namii khaa ga_ii ashkon kii
bharii bahaar men jaise makaan Dahataa hai

dil kaa kyaa hai vo to chaahegaa musal-sal milanaa

dil kaa kyaa hai vo to chaahegaa musal_sal milanaa
vo sitam_gar bhii magar soche kisii pal milanaa

vaaN nahiin vaqt to ham bhii hain adiim-ul-fursat
us se kyaa kahiye jo har roz kahe kal milanaa

ishq kii raah ke musaafir kaa muqaddar maaluum
dasht-e-ummiid men andeshe kaa baadal milanaa

daaman-e-shab ko agar chaak bhii kar len to kahaaN
nuur men Duubaa huaa subah kaa aaNchal milanaa

dasht-e-shab par dikhaa_ii kyaa dengi

dasht-e-shab par dikhaa_ii kyaa dengii
silavaTen roshanii men ubharengii

ghar kii diivaaren mere jaane par
apanii tanhaa_iyon ko sochengii

uNgaliyon ko taraash duuN phir bhii
aadatan us kaa naam likkhengii

rang-o-buu se kahiin panaah nahiin
Khvaahishen bhii kahaaN amaaN dengii

ek Khushbuu se bach bhii jaa_uuN agar
duusarii nikahaten jakaD lengii

khiDakiyon par dabiiz parde hon
baarishen phir bhii dastaken dengii

cheharaa meraa thaa nigaahen us ki

cheharaa meraa thaa nigaahen us kii
Khaamushii men bhii vo baaten us kii

mere chehare pe Gazal likhatii ga_iin
sher kahatii hu_ii aaNkhen us kii

shoKh lamhon kaa pataa dene lagiin
tez hotii hu_ii saaNsen us kii

aise mausam bhii guzaare ham ne
subahen jab apanii thiin shaamen us kii

dhyaan men us ke ye aalam thaa kabhii
aaNkh mahataab kii yaaden us kii

faisalaa mauj-e-havaa ne likkhaa
aaNdhiyaaN merii bahaaren us kii

niind is soch se TuuTii aksar
kis tarah kaTatii hain raaten us kii

duur rah kar bhii sadaa rahatii hai
mujh ko thaame hue baahen us kii

baarish hui to phuulon ke tan chaak ho gaye

baarish hu_ii to phuulon ke tan chaak ho gaye
mausam ke haath bhiig ke saffaak ho gaye

(chaak = torn; saffaak = cruel)

baadal ko kyaa Khabar ki baarish kii chaah men
kitane buland-o-baalaa shajar Khaak ho gaye

(buland-o-baalaa = high and low; shajar = tree)

juganuu ko din ke vaqt pakaDane kii zid karen
bachche hamaare ahad ke chaalaak ho gaye

(ahad = times)

laharaa rahii hai barf kii chaadar haTaa ke ghaas
suuraj kii shah pe tinake bhii bebaak ho gaye

suuraj dimaaG log bhii iblaaG-e-fikr men
zulf-e-shab-e-firaaq ke pechaak ho gaye

jab bhii Gariib-e-shahar se kuchh guftaguu hu_ii
lahaje havaa-e-shaam ke nam_naak ho gaye

saahil pe jitane aab_guziidaa the sab ke sab
dariyaa ke ruKh badalate hii tairaak ho gaye

(aab_guziidaa = scared of water; tairaak = swimmers)

baad_baaN khulane se pahale kaa ishaaraa dekhanaa

baad_baaN khulane se pahale kaa ishaaraa dekhanaa
main samandar dekhatii huuN tum kinaaraa dekhanaa

yuuN bichhaDanaa bhii bahut aasaaN na thaa us se magar
jaate jaate us kaa vo muD ke dubaaraa dekhanaa

kis shabaahat ko liye aayaa hai daravaaze pe chaaNd
ai shab-e-hijraaN zaraa apanaa sitaaraa dekhanaa

(shabaahat=form; shab-e-hijraaN=night of separation)

aa_iine kii aaNkh hii kuchh kam na thii mere liye
jaane ab kyaa kyaa dikhaayegaa tumhaaraa dekhanaa

apanii rusavaa_ii tere naam ka charchaa dekhuuN

apanii rusavaa_ii tere naam ka charchaa dekhuuN
ek zaraa sher kahuuN aur main kyaa kyaa dekhuuN

niind aa jaaye to kyaa mahafilen barpaa dekhuuN
aaNkh khul jaaye to tanhaa_ii kaa sahara dekhuuN

shaam bhii ho ga_ii dhundhalaa ga_ii aaNkhen bhii merii
bhuulanevaale main kab tak teraa rastaa dekhuuN

sab ziden us kii main puurii karuuN har baat sunuuN
ek bachche kii tarah se use haNstaa dekhuuN

mujh pe chhaa jaaye vo barasaat kii Khushbuu kii tarah
ang ang apanaa usii rut men mahakataa dekhuuN

tuu merii tarah se yaktaa hai magar mere habib
jii men aataa hai ko_ii aur bhii tujh saa dekhuuN

main ne jis lamhe ko puujaa hai use bas ek baar
Khvaab ban kar terii aaNkhon men utarataa dekhuuN

tuu meraa kuchh nahiin lagataa hai magar jaan-e-hayaat
jaane kyon tere liye dil ko dhaDakataa dekhuuN