Tanahaaii

Tanahaaii
phir koii aayaa dil-e-zaar nahii.n koii nahii.n
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

phir koii aayaa dil-e-zaar nahii.n koii nahii.n
raharau hogaa kahii.n aur chalaa jaayegaa
Dhal chukii raat biKharane lagaa taaro.n kaa Gubaar
la.Dakha.Daane lage aewaano.n me.n Khwaabiidaa chiraaG
so gaii rastaa tak tak ke har ek rahaguzaar
ajanabii Khaak ne dhu.ndalaa diye qadamo.n ke suraaG
gul karo shame.N ba.Daa do mai-o-miinaa-o-ayaaG
apane beKhwaab kiwaa.Do.n ko muqaffal kar lo
ab yahaa.N koii nahii.n, koii nahii.n aayegaa
[raharau=traveller; aewaano.n=palaces; ayaaG=cup, goblet; muqaffal=to lock]

sunane ko bhii.D hai sar-e-mahashar lagii hu_ii

sunane ko bhii.D hai sar-e-mahashar lagii hu_ii

sunane ko bhii.D hai sar-e-mahashar lagii hu_ii
tohamat tumhaare ishq kii ham par lagii hu_ii
 
[sar-e-mahashar = day of judgement; tohamat = accusation]
 
rindo.n ke dam se aatish-e-mai ke baGair bhii
hai maikade me.n aag baraabar lagii hu_ii
 
[rind = (wine) drinkers; aatish-e-mai = warmth/fire of wine]
[baGair = without; maikadaa = tavern]
 
aabaad kar ke shahar-e-Khamoshaa.N har ek suu
kis khoj me.n hai teG-e-sitam_gar lagii hu_ii
 
[shahar-e-Khamoshaa.N = city of silence; har ek suu = everywhere]
[teG = sword; sitam_gar = oppressor/tormentor]
 
jiite the yuu.N to pahale bhii ham jaa.N pe khel kar
baazii hai ab ye jaan se ba.Dh kar lagii hu_ii
 
laao to qatl_naamaa meraa mai.n bhii dekh luu.N
kis kis kii muhar hai sar-e-mahazar lagii hu_ii
 
[qatl_naamaa = order for execution/death; muhar = stamp/sign]
[sar-e-mahazar = paper on which the death order is written]
 
aaKhir ko aaj apane lahuu par hu_ii tamaam
baaziii miyaan-e-qaatil-o-Khanjar lagii hu_ii
 
[aaKhir = at last; tamaam = ended; baazii = bet]
[miyaan-e-qaatil-o-Khanjar = between murder and knife]

ye daaG daaG ujaalaa, ye shab_gaziidaa sahar

Subh-e-aazaadii
ye daaG daaG ujaalaa, ye shab_gaziidaa sahar
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

ye daaG daaG ujaalaa, ye shab_gaziidaa sahar
wo intazaar thaa jis kaa, ye wo sahar to nahii.n

ye wo sahar to nahii.n jis kii aarazuu lekar
chale the yaar ki mil jaayegii kahii.n na kahii.n
falak ke dasht me.n taro.n kii aaKharii ma.nzil
kahii.n to hogaa shab-e-sust mauj kaa saahil
kahii.n to jaa ke rukegaa safinaa-e-Gam-e-dil
jawaa.N lahuu kii pur-asaraar shaaharaaho.n se
chale jo yaar to daaman pe kitane haath pa.De
dayaar-e-husn kii be-sabr Khwaab-gaaho.n se
pukaratii rahii.n baahe.n, badan bulaate rahe
bahut aziiz thii lekin ruKh-e-sahar kii lagan
bahut qarii.n thaa hasiinaan-e-nuur kaa daaman
subuk subuk thii tamannaa, dabii dabii thii thakan

sunaa hai ho bhii chukaa hai firaq-e-zulmat-e-nuur
sunaa hai ho bhii chukaa hai wisaal-e-ma.nzil-o-gaam
badal chukaa hai bahut ahl-e-dard kaa dastuur
nishaat-e-wasl halaal-o-azaab-e-hijr-e-haraam
jigar kii aag, nazar kii uma.ng, dil kii jalan
kisii pe chaaraa-e-hijraa.N kaa kuchh asar hii nahii.n
kahaa.N se aaii nigaar-e-sabaa, kidhar ko gaii
abhii chiraaG-e-sar-e-rah ko kuchh Khabar hii nahii.n
abhii garaani-e-shab me.n kamii nahii.n aaii
najaat-e-diida-o-dil kii gha.Dii nahii.n aaii
chale chalo ki wo ma.nzil abhii nahii.n aaii

August 1947