bahaar aa_ii

bahaar aa_ii

bahaar aa_ii to jaise ek baar
lauT aaye hai.n phir adam se
vo Khvaab saare, shabaab saare
jo tere ho.nTho.n pe mar miTe the
jo miT ke har baar phir jiiye the
nikhar gaye hai.n gulaab saare
jo terii yaado.n se mushk_buu hai.n
jo tere ushshaaq kaa lahuu hai.n

ubal pa.De hai.n azaab saare
malaal-e-ahavaal-e-dostaa.N bhii
Khumaar-e-aaGosh-e-mahavashaa.N bhii
Gubaar-e-Khaatir ke baab saare
tere hamaare
savaal saare, javaab saare
bahaar aa_ii to khul gaye hai.n
naye sire se hisaab saare

[mushk_buu = musk like fragrance]
[ushshaaq = lovers; azaab = difficulties/pain]
[malaal-e-ahavaal-e-dostaa.N = sorrow at 
friends' condition]
[Khumaar-e-aaGosh-e-mahvashaa.N = intoxication 
of being in one's beloved's embrace]

Written in April 1975
Published in 'Shaam-e-Shahr-e-YaaraaN'

ab vahii harf-e-junuu.N sab kii zubaa.N Thaharii hai

ab vahii harf-e-junuu.N sab kii zubaa.N Thaharii hai
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

ab vahii harf-e-junuu.N sab kii zubaa.N Thaharii hai
jo bhii chal nikalii hai vo baat kahaa.N Thaharii hai

[harf=syllable/letter; junuu.N=madness]

aaj tak shaiKh ke ikaraam me.n jo shay thii haraam
ab vahii dushman-e-dii.n raahat-e-jaa.N Thaharii hai

[shaiKh=preacher; ikaraam=code/prestige]
[dushman-e-dii.n=foe of faith/religion; raahat-e-jaa.N=joy of life]

hai Khabar garm ke phirataa hai gurezaa.N naaseh
guftaguu aaj sar-e-kuu-e-butaa.N Thaharii hai

[gurezaa.N=perverse mood; guftaguu=conversation]
[sar-e-kuu-e-butaa.N=in the lane of love (one's beloved)]

hai vahii aariz-e-lailaa vahii shiirian kaa dahan
nigaah-e-shauq gha.Dii bhar ko yahaa.N Thaharii hai

[aariz=cheek; dahan=mouth/lips]

vasl kii shab thii to kis darjaa subak guzarii hai
hijr kii shab hai to kyaa saKht garaa.N guzarii hai

[vasl=union; darjaa=grade; subak=delicate]
[hijr=separation; shab=night; garaa.N=heavy]

bikharii ek baar to haath aa_ii kab mauj-e-shamiim
dil se nikalii hai to kab lab pe fuGaa.N Thaharii hai

[shamiim=fragrant breeze; fuGaa.N=cry of pain]

dast-e-sayyaad bhii aajiz hai kaf-e-gulchii.n bhii
buu-e-gul Thaharii na bul-bul kii zabaa.N Thaharii hai

[dast=hand; sayyaad=hunter; aajiz=helpless]
[kaf=palm; gulchii.n=florist; buu-e-gul=flower's fragrance]

aate aate yuu.N hii dam bhar ko rukii hogii bahaar
jaate jaate yuu.N hii pal bhar ko Khizaa.N Thaharii hai

[Khizaa.N=autumn]

ham ne jo tarz-e-fuGaa.N kii hai qafas me.n ijaad
"Faiz" gulashan me.n vo tarz-e-bayaa.N Thaharii hai

[tarz=style; qafas=cage/prison; ijaad=invented/developed]
[tarz-e-bayaa.N=style/mode of speech]

aaye kuchh abr kuchh sharaab aaye

aaye kuchh abr kuchh sharaab aaye
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

aaye kuchh abr kuchh sharaab aaye
us ke baad aaye jo azaab aaye

[azaab=trouble, difficulty]

baam-e-miinaa se maahataab utare
dast-e-saaqii me.n aaftaab aaye

har rag-e-Khuu.N me.n phir charaaGaa.N ho
saamane phir wo benaqaab aaye

umr ke har waraq pe dil ko nazar
terii meher-o-wafaa ke baab aaye

kar rahaa thaa Gam-e-jahaa.N kaa hisaab
aaj tum yaad behisaab aaye

na gaii tere Gam kii saradaarii
dil me.n yuu.n roz inqalaab aaye

jal uThe bazm-e-Gair ke dar-o-baam
jab bhii ham Khaanamaa.N_Kharaab aaye

is tarah apanii Khamashii guu.Njii
goyaa har simt se jawaab aaye

'Faiz' thii raah sar basar ma.nzil
ham jahaa.N pahu.Nche kaamayaab aaye