bas ik nigaah-e-karam hai kaafii agar u.nhe.n pesh-o-pas nahii.n hai
Shakeel Badayuni
bas ik nigaah-e-karam hai kaafii
agar u.nhe.n pesh-o-pas nahii.n hai
zaahe tamannaa kii merii fitarat
asiir-e-hirs-o-havas nahii.n hai
nazar se sayyaad duur ho jaa yahaa.N
teraa mujh pe bas nahii.n hai
chaman ko barbaad karanevaale
ye aashiyaa.N hai qafas nahii.n hai
kisii ke jalve ta.Dap rahe hai.n
huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage
huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage
nigaah ke dastaras nahii.n hai
jahaa.N kii nayarangiiyo.n se yaksar
badal ga_ii aashiyaa.N kii suurat
qafas samajhatii hai.n jin ko nazare.n
vo dar-haqiiqat qafas nahii.n hai
kahaa.N ke naale kahaa.N kii aahe.n
jamii hai.n un kii taraf nigaahe.n
kuchh is qadar mahv-e-yaad huu.N mai.n
ki fursat-e-yak-nafas nahii.n hai
tasavvur-e-ishrat-e-guzishtaa kaa
husn-e-taasiir allaah allaah
vahii fazaaye.N vahii havaaye.N
chaman se kuchh kam qafas nahii.n hai
kisii ke be'etanaa_iyo.n ne
badal hii Daalaa nizaam-e-gulashan
jo baat pahale bahaar me.n thii
vo baat ab ke baras nahii.n hai
ye buu-e-sumbul, ye Khaa.ndaa gul aur
aah! ye dard bharii sadaaye.N
qafas ke a.ndar chaman ho shaayad
chaman ke a.ndar qafas nahii.n hai
na hosh-e-Khilvat na fikr-e-mahafil
ayaa.N ho ab kis pe haalaat-e-dil
mai.n aap hii apanaa ham-nafas huu.N
meraa ko_ii ham-nafas nahii.n hai
kare.n bhii kyaa shikavaa-e-zamaanaa
kahe.n bhii kyaa dard kaa fasaanaa
jahaa.N me.n hai.n laakh dushman-e-jaa.N
ko_ii masiihaa nafas nahii.n hai
sunii hai ahal-e-junuu.N ne aksar
Khaamoshii-e-marg kii sadaaye.N
sunaa ye thaa kaaravaan-e-hastii
rahiin-e-baa.ng-e-jaras nahii.n hai
chaman kii aazaadiyaa.N muaKhKhar
tasavvur-e-aashiyaa.N muqaddam
Gam-e-asiiriihai naa-mukammal
agar Gam-e-Khaar-o-Khas nahii.n hai
na kar mujhe sharmsaar naaseh
mai.n dil se majabuur huu.N ki jis kaa
hai yuu.N to kaun-o-makaa.N pe qaabuu
magar muhabbat pe bas nahii.n hai
kahaa.N vo ummiid aamad aamad
kahaa.N ye iifaa_e ahad-e-fardaa
jab aitabaar-e-nazar na thaa kuchh
ab aitabaar-e-nafas nahii.n hai
vahii.n hai.n naGme.n vahii hai naale
sun ai mujhe bhuul jaane vaale
terii sama'at se duur huu.N mai.n
jabhii to naalo.n me.n ras nahii.n hai
"Shakeel" duniyaa me.n jis ko dekhaa
kuchh us kii duniyaa hii aur dekhii
hazaar naqqaad-e-zindagii hai.n magar
ko_ii nuktaaras nahii.n hai