Pahle Dard-E-Dil Pe Kahte the Ki Ye Kya Ho Gaya

Talib Baghpati

pahle dard-e-dil pe kahte the ki ye kya ho gaya

ab ye kavish hai ki kyuun bimar achchha ho gaya

dil bhi pahlu men kabhi ik chiiz tha yadash-ba-ḳhair

ab ḳhuda jaane kahan jaata raha kya ho gaya

aa ga.e lo vo ayadat ke liye ḳhud aa ga.e

ho gaya bimar dard-e-hijr achchha ho gaya

ek moti sa chamakta hai sar-e-mizhgan-e-naz

auj par kya meri qismat ka sitara ho gaya

ho gaya sab mere shikvon ka javab-e-la-javab

un ka sharma kar ye kah dena tumhen kya ho gaya

kasrtat-e-didar se un ki nigahen jhuk ga.iin

aks mizhgan ka naqab-e-ru-e-zeba ho gaya

sahte sahte jo na sahna tha use bhi sah liya

piite piite zer-e-gham aḳhir gavara ho gaya

aap hi pahle uTha di ru-e-raushan se naqab

aap hi phir puchhte hain chand ko kya ho gaya

raat bhigi ja rahi hai sard aahen ho chalin

chhoḌ ye mad-hoshiyan ‘talib’ savera ho gaya