Meg Index | September 2001 Index

Date: 10-Sep-2001
Poet: Shehzad Ahmed


lauT aa_ii tere lams se mahakii hu_ii shaame.n
phir aag lagaa dii terii saa.Nso.n ne havaa 

[lams = touch]

raqsaa.N hai.n isii lay pe sitaare.n ho.n ki shabanam
kyaa sahar hai is dil ke dha.Dakane kii sadaa me.n

[raqsaa.N = dancing; lay = tune/rhythm]

ik nuur kaa sailaab hai band aa.Nkho.n ke andar
lipaTe hue chehare hai.n andhere kii ridaa me.n

[nuur = light; sailaab = flood; ridaa = sheet]

kis aag ne rakkhaa hai qadam dil kii zamii.n pe
suuraj se damakate hai.n nishaan-e-kaf-e-paa me.n

[kaf-e-paa = sole of the foot]

is Khauf se ik umr hame.n niind naa aa_ii
ik chor chhupaa baiThaa hai siine kii gufaa me.n

[Khauf = dread; gufaa = cave]

jaag uTThaa hai dil me.n ko_ii soyaa huaa vahashii
ham ghar me.n hai.n 'Shehzad' ki jangal kii fazaa me.n

[vahashii = crazed (person)]