Uljhanen

Kaifi Azmi

zaban ko tarjuman-e-gham banaun kis tarah ‘kaifi’

main barg-e-gul se angare uthaun kis tarah ‘kaifi’

samajh men kis ki aae raaz mere hichkichane ka

andhere men chala karta hai har navak zamane ka

nigah-e-mast ki allah-re maasum takiden

mujhe hai hukm saz-e-muflisi par gungunane ka

main saz-e-muflisi par gungunaun kis tarah ‘kaifi’

hansi bhi meri nauha hai mira naghma bhi matam hai

junun bhi mujh se barham hai khirad bhi mujh se barham hai

sulagta shauq pighalte valvale jalti tamannaen

zamin meri jahannam hai falak mera jahannam hai

khayali jannaton men baith jaun kis tarah ‘kaifi’

ye tauq-e-bandagi vo phuul si gardan maaz-allah

vo shahd-alud lab aur talkhi-e-shevan maaz-allah

kamal-e-husn aur ye inkisar-e-ishq are tauba

vo nazuk haath mera gosha-e-daman maaz-allah

jhatak kar gosha-e-daman chhudaun kis tarah ‘kaifi’

naved-e-subh sunta hi nahin rangin khvab us ka

ghira jaata hai zulmat-rez kirnon men shabab us ka

mujhe fursat nahin ranginiyon men duub jaane ki

use deta ye dhoka e’tibar-e-intikhab us ka

haqiqat mast aankhon ko dikhaun kis tarah ‘kaifi’

fana men huzn-dida zindagi zam hoti jaati hai

thaki nabzon ki khasta zarb maddham hoti jaati hai

ye armanon ka mausam ye miri girti hui sehhat

andheri raat aur lau shama ki kam hoti jaati hai

shabistan-e-vafa ko jagmagaun kis tarah ‘kaifi’

nirali jast karna hai nae raste pe chalna hai

nae shoalon men tapna hai nae sanche men dhalna hai

yahi do chaar sansen jo abhi mujh ko sambhale hain

inhin do chaar sanson men zamane ko badalna hai

inhen bhi sard giton men ganvaun kis tarah ‘kaifi’

pareshan qafile ne ab nishan manzil ka paaya hai

dhundlakon ke udhar ik surkh taara jhilmilaya hai

chale hain hanpte insan nai duniya basane ko

bahut aise hain in men jin ko khud main ne badhaya hai

main khud hi raste se laut aauun kis tarah ‘kaifi’