Aah-O-Fariyaad Se Mamur Chaman Hai Ki Jo Tha

Hanif Fauq

ah-o-fariyad se ma.amur chaman hai ki jo tha

ma.il-e-jaur vahi charḳh-e-kuhan hai ki jo tha

husn pabandi-e-adab-e-jafa par majbur

ishq avara sar-e-koh-o-daman hai ki jo tha

laakh badla sahi mansur ka a.in-e-hayat

aaj bhi silsila-e-dar-o-rasan hai ki jo tha

Dar ke chaunk uThti hain ḳhvabon se naveli kaliyan

ḳhanda-e-gul men vahi saz-e-mehan hai ki jo tha

shabnam-afshani-e-gulshan hai dam-e-sub.h hanuz

lala-o-gul pe vo ashkon ka kafan hai ki jo tha

dil-e-be-tab pe maazi ki navazish hai vahi

shab-e-mahtab pe yadon ka gahan hai ki jo tha

haath rakh deta hai shane pe tasavvur un ka

gham ki raton men koi jalva-figan hai ki jo tha

unhen kya fikr ki puchhen dil-e-bimar ka haal

be-niyazana vo andaz-e-suḳhan hai ki jo tha

laakh badla sahi ai ‘fauq’ zamana lekin

tere andaz men be-saḳhta-pan hai ki jo tha