haath uThe hai.n magar lab pe duaa ko_ii nahii.n

haath uThe hai.n magar lab pe duaa ko_ii nahii.n

 

 

haath uThe hai.n magar lab pe duaa ko_ii nahii.n
kii ibaadat bhii vo jis kii jazaa ko_ii nahii.n

[duaa = prayer; jazaa = reward]

ye bhii vaqt aanaa thaa ab to gosh har aavaaz hai
aur mere barbaad-e-dil me.n sadaa ko_ii nahii.n

aa ke ab tasliim kar le.n tuu nahii.n to main sahii
kaun maanegaa ke ham me.n bevafaa ko_ii nahii.n

vaqt ne vo Khaak u.Daa_ii hai ke dil ke dasht se
qaafile guzare hai.n phir bhii naqsh-e-paa ko_ii nahii.n

[dasht = desert/wildnerness; qaafile = caravans]
[naqsh-e-paa = footprints]

Khud ko yuu.N mahasuur kar baiThaa huu.N apanii zaat me.n
manzile.n chaaro.n taraf hai raastaa ko_ii nahii.n

[mahasuur = surrounded; zaat = self/one's personality]

kaise raasto.n se chale aur kis jagah pahu.Nche 'Faraz'
yaa hujuum-e-dostaa.N thaa saath yaa ko_ii nahii.n

[hujuum = crowd]

gile fuzuul the ahad-e-vafaa ke hote hue

gile fuzuul the ahad-e-vafaa ke hote hue

 

gile fuzuul the ahad-e-vafaa ke hote hue 
so chup rahaa sitam-e-naaravaa ke hote hue 

ye qurbato.n me.n ajab faasale pa.De ki mujhe 
hai aashnaa kii talab aashnaa ke hote hue 

vo hilaagar hai.n jo majabuuriyaa.N shumaar kare.N 
chiraaG ham ne jalaaye.N havaa ke hote huye 

na kar kisii pe bharosaa ke kashtiyaa.N Duubii.n 
Khudaa ke hote huye naaKhudaa ke hote huye 

kise Khabar hai ki kaasaa-ba-dast phirate hai.n 
bahut se log saro.n par humaa ke hote hue 

'Faraz' aise bhii lamhe.n kabhii kabhii aaye 
ki dil giriftaa rahaa dil_rubaa ke hote hue 

'Faraz' ab ko_ii saudaa ko_ii junuu.N bhii nahii.n

'Faraz' ab ko_ii saudaa ko_ii junuu.N bhii nahii.n

 

 

'Faraz' ab ko_ii saudaa ko_ii junuu.N bhii nahii.n 
magar qaraar se din kaT rahe ho.n yuu.N bhii nahii.n 

lab-o-dahan bhii milaa guftaguu kaa fan bhii milaa 
magar jo dil pe guzaratii hai kah sakuu.N bhii nahii.n 

[lab = lips; dahan = mouth; guftaguu = conversation]
[fan = art/skill]

merii zubaa.N kii luknat se bad_gumaa.N na ho 
jo tuu kahe to tujhe umr bhar miluu.N bhii nahii.n 

[luknat = stammering; bad_gumaa.N = suspicious]

'Faraz' jaise ko_ii diyaa turbat-e-havaa chaahe hai 
tuu paas aaye to mumkin hai mai.n rahuu.N bhii nahii.n 

dukh fasaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n

dukh fasaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n

Ahmad Faraz

 

dukh fasaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 
dil bhii maanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

aaj tak apanii bekalii kaa sabab 
Khud bhii jaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

ek tuu harf_aashnaa thaa magar 
ab zamaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

be-tarah dil hai aur tujh se 
dostaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n 

ai Khudaa dard-e-dil hai baKhshish-e-dost 
aab-o-daanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n

dost ban kar bhii nahii.n saath nibhaanevaalaa

dost ban kar bhii nahii.n saath nibhaanevaalaa

 

 

dost ban kar bhii nahii.n saath nibhaanevaalaa 
vahii andaaz hai zaalim kaa zamaanevaalaa 

ab ise log samajhate hai.n giraftaar meraa 
saKht nadiim hai mujhe daam me.n laanevaalaa 

kyaa kahe.n kitane maraasim the hamaare is se 
vo jo ik shaKhs hai muu.Nh pher ke jaanevaalaa 

tere hote hue aa jaatii thii saarii duniyaa 
aaj tanhaa huu.N to ko_ii nahii.n aanevaalaa 

muntazir kis kaa huu.N TuuTii hu_ii dahaliiz pe mai.n 
kaun aayegaa yahaa.N kaun hai aanevaalaa 

mai.n ne dekhaa hai bahaaro.n me.n chaman ko jalate 
hai ko_ii Khvaab kii taabiir bataanevaalaa 

kyaa Khabar thii jo merii jaan me.n ghulaa hai itanaa 
hai vahii mujh ko sar-e-daar bhii laane vaalaa 

tum taqalluf ko bhii iKhalaas samajhate ho 'Faraz' 
dost hotaa nahii.n har haath milaanevaalaa