Apne Ahwal Pe Hum Aap the Hairan Baba

Zia Jalandhari

apne ahval pe ham aap the hairan baaba

aankh dariya thi magar dil tha bayaban baaba

ye vo aansu hain jo andar ki taraf girte hain

hon bhi to ham nazar aate nahin giryan baaba

is qadar sadma hai kyuun ek dil-e-viran par

shahr ke shahr yahan ho ga.e viran baaba

ye shab o roz ke hangamon se sahme hue log

rahte hain mauj-e-saba se bhi hirasan baaba

unchi divaron se bahar nikal aa.e to khula

ham ne sinon men bana rakkhe hain zindan baaba

ḳhush-guman ho ke na baiTh in dar-o-divar se puchh

ahl-e-ḳhana bhi hain kuchh roz ke mehman baaba

yaḳh havaon se mujhe aati hai ḳhush-bu-e-bahar

shola-e-gul ki amiin hai ye zamistan baaba

gard-bad aa.en ki girdab, bayaban ho ki bahr

zindagi hoti hai ap-apni nigahban baaba

ga.i rut lauT bhi aati hai ‘ziya’ hausla rakh

ham ne dekhi hain siyah shaḳhon pe kaliyan baaba