Sar-e-taaq-jaaN ye chiraagh-e-dil jo ho chalaa hey dhuwaaN dhuwaan
isey aaj bhi ye gumaan hey ke tu laot aaey ga usi tarhaN
jesey gai rutoN ke bahaao meiN tera qurb mera naseeb tha
jab zindagi ke falak pe thi ik meharbaan si kehkashaaN
jab mohabbatoN ke fishaar meiN tu jaan sey bhi qareeb tha
jab qaol-o-qaraar ke dor meiN hum harf harf azeem they
jab hamaarey leeye be’wafaai ka sochna bhi ajeeb tha
Par maoj-e-dard-e-firaaq bhi dil-e-khush-gumaaN sey na keh saki
ke peymaana-e-ummeed-e-wisaal meiN ye jo hasratoN ki mitthaas hey
aur deeda-e-chashm-o-khayaal meiN jo subak subak si hey aarzu
inhey baargaah-e-hayaat sey gar sharf-e-soorat na mil saka
to ik baar phir sey ilm rahey ke rat’jagoN ke farsh sey
khaaboN ki saari kirchiyaaN palkoN sey chun’ni hoN gi!
So isi leeye hey ye mashwara ke gai rutoN ko bhool ja
aewaan-e-dil ke khandaroN meiN nai koi shamma jalaa
teri nazar meiN qadam qadam ye jo ratgaoN ke nishaan heiN
is chashm-e-nam ki fikr kar — tujhey ab bhi kesey gumaan heiN!
kisi roz tasht-e-hawaa ke sang us mehvish-e-jaaN ko ravaana kar
terey paas ab bhi hey gar koi, uska phool, tohfa ya khat koi
Thanx a lot guys for liking this poem. So nice all of you. And also not recalling that this is also an old nazm, already posted on this forum sometime ago ;)
Sar-e-taaq-jaaN ye chiraagh-e-dil jo ho chalaa hey dhuwaaN dhuwaan isey aaj bhi ye gumaan hey ke tu laot aaey ga usi tarhaN
hay tau.. ummeed par duniyaa qaayim jo hai
jab hamaarey leeye be’wafaai ka sochna bhi ajeeb tha
haaN! yeh bhee saheeh hai!
Par maoj-e-dard-e-firaaq bhi dil-e-khush-gumaaN sey na keh saki
ke peymaana-e-ummeed-e-wisaal meiN ye jo hasratoN ki mitthaas hey
aur deeda-e-chashm-o-khayaal meiN jo subak subak si hey aarzu
inhey baargaah-e-hayaat sey gar sharf-e-soorat na mil saka
to ik baar phir sey ilm rahey ke rat’jagoN ke farsh sey khaaboN ki saari kirchiyaaN palkoN sey chun’ni hoN gi!
daraataY kiouN ho bhai ???
So isi leeye hey ye mashwara ke gai rutoN ko bhool ja
aap kaa mashwarah sari aaNkhoN par… yaadaiN bhooli naheeN jaateeN, bhulaanaY kaa dramaa kiyaa jaataa hai
aewaan-e-dil ke khandaroN meiN nai koi shamma jalaa
uss kaa naam Shamma naheeN thaa
kisi roz tasht-e-hawaa ke sang us mehvish-e-jaaN ko ravaana kar
**terey paas ab bhi hey gar koi, uska phool, tohfa ya khat koi **
phaaR daalaY, gutter maiN bahaa daalaY:) fiker not