Sunday, February 20, 2011

Khalish

ajeeb tarz-e-mulaaqaat ab ke bar rahi

tumhi thay badlay hue ya meri nigaahen theen
tumhari nazron se lagta tha jaisay meri bajaaye
tumhaare ghar me.n ko_ii aur shaKhs aayaa hai
tumhaare ohade kii dene tumhen mubaarak

so tum ne meraa suaagat usii tarah se kiyaa
jo afasaraan-e-hukuumat ke aiteqaad me.n hai
takallufan mere nazadiik aa ke baiTh gaye
phir ehatamaam se mausam kaa zikr chhe.D diyaa

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

pahaa.D din kii aziiyat me.n kitanii shiddat hai
ujaa.D raat kii tanhaa_ii kyaa qayaamat hai
shabo.n 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 kartay

~ Parveen Shakir