Thursday, December 4, 2008

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

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