A great nazm by Sahir…
apane maazii ke tasavvur se hiraas huu.N mai.n
apane guzare hue ayyam se nafarat hai mujhe
apanii bekaar tamannao.n pe sharmi.ndaa huu.N mai.n
apanii besud ummiido.n pe nidaamat hai mujhe
mere maazii ko a.Ndhere me.n dabaa rahane do
meraa maazii merii zillat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahii.n
merii ummiido.n kaa haasil merii kaavish kaa silaa
ek benaam aziiyat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahii.n
kitanii bekaar ummiido.n kaa sahaaraa lekar
mai.n ne aiwaan sajaaye they kisii kii Khaatir
kitanii berabt tamannaazo.n ke maabham Khaake
apane Khwaabo.n me.m basaaye the kisii kii Khaatir
mujhase ab merii mohabbat ke fasaane na puuchho
mujhako kahane do ke mai.n ne u.nhe.n chaahaa hii nahii.n
aur vo mast nigaahe.n jo mujhe bhuul gaii.n
mai.n ne un mast nigaaho.n ko saraahaa hii nahii.n
mujhako kahane do ki mai.n aaj bhii jii sakataa huu.N
ishq naakaam sahii zindagii naakaam nahii.n
unako apanaane kii Khvaahish u.nhe.n paane kii talab
shauq bekaar sahii sai-Gam a.njaam nahii.n
vahii gesuu vahii nazar vahii aariz vahii jism
mai.n jo chaahuu.N ki mujhe aur bhii mil sakate hai.n
vo ka.Nval jinako kabhii unake liye khilanaa thaa
unakii nazaron se bahut duur bhii khil sakate hai.n
Baza ye zabt-e-gham phir bhi,mohabbat meiN kabhi ro ley
Dabaane ke liye har dard, ye naadaN nahiN hota.
[This message has been edited by Pramod (edited March 26, 2002).]
[This message has been edited by Pramod (edited March 26, 2002).]