Meri Aah-O-Fughan Se Be-Samaat Ho Gae Ho Kya

Zia Faruqi

miri ah-o-fughan se be-sama.at ho ga.e ho kya

abhi to ibtida ki hai abhi se so ga.e ho kya

bhare bazar men tanha.iyon ko DhunDne vaalo

mire zauq-e-junun men tum bhi shamil ho ga.e ho kya

vo gul jis ke liye ye asman mausam badalta hai

usi ka biij meri ḳhak-e-jan men bo ga.e ho kya

koi avaz kyuun dete nahin sanson ke markaz se

ki tum bhi zindagi ke pech-o-ḳham men kho ga.e ho kya

kabhi jhanka hai tum ne Dubte suraj ki ankhon men

kabhi tum jhiil ke us paar bhi yaaro ga.e ho kya

ye be-ḳhvabi ka aalam aur har aahaT pe chaunk uThna

daricha kyuun khula rakhte ho pagal ho ga.e ho kya

vo jis par ḳhema-zan the qafile laila-paraston ke

kabhi us raste par bhi batao to ga.e ho kya

zamane ko kabhi tasvir-e-hairat ban ke dekha hai

kabhi be-samt rahon par bhi durveshon ga.e ho kya

zamane ko kabhi tasvir-e-hairat ban ke dekha hai

kabhi be-samt rahon par bhi durveshon ga.e ho kya

sunaoge kahan tak dastan-e-ḳhair-o-shar apni

‘ziya’ is dasht-e-jan men ban ke qissa-go ga.e ho kya