Urdu Poetry

gulo.n me.n rang bhare, baad-e-naubahaar chale
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

gulo.n me.n rang bhare, baad-e-naubahaar chale
chale bhii aao ki gulshan kaa karobaar chale

qaffas udaas hai yaro, sabaa se kuchh to kaho
kahii.n to bahr-e-Khudaa aaj zikr-e-yaar chale

kabhii to subh tere kunj-e-lab se ho aaGaaz
kabhii to shab sar-e-kaakul se mushkabaar chale

ba.Daa hai dard kaa rishtaa, ye dil Gariib sahii
tumhaare naam pe aaye.nge Gam_gusaar chale

jo ham pe guzarii so guzarii magar shab-e-hijraa.N
hamaare ashk terii aaqabat sa.Nwaar chale

huzoor-e-yaar huii daftar-e-junuu.N kii talab
girah me.n leke garebaa.N kaa taar taar chale

maqaam 'Faiz' koii raah me.n jachaa hii nahii.n
jo kuu-e-yaar se nikale to suu-e-daar chale

go sab ko baa-ham saaGar-o-baadaa to nahii.n thaa
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

go sab ko baa-ham saaGar-o-baadaa to nahii.n thaa
ye shahar udaas itanaa ziyaadaa to nahii.n thaa

vaa_iz se rah-o-rasm rahii ri.nd se sohabat
farq in me.n ko_ii itanaa ziyaadaa to nahii.n thaa

thak kar yuu.N hii pal bhar ke liye aa.Nkh lagii thii
so kar hii na uTThe.n ye iraadaa to nahii.n thaa

garmii-e-shauq-e-nazzaaraa kaa asar to dekho
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

garmii-e-shauq-e-nazzaaraa kaa asar to dekho
gul khile jaate hai.n vo saayaa-e-dar to dekho

[saayaa-e-dar=door’s shadow]

aise naadaa.N to na the jaa.N se guzaranevaale
naasiho, rahabar-o-raahaguzar to dekho

[naasiho=one who advises; rahabar=travelling companion]

vo to vo hai.n tumhe.n ho jaayegii ulfat mujhase
ek nazar tum meraa mahabuub-e-nazar to dekho

vo jo ab chaak garebaa.N bhii nahii.n karate hai.n
dekhanevaalo kabhii un kaa jigar to dekho

daaman-e-dard ko gulazaar banaa rakhaa hai
aao ek din dil-e-puraKhuu.N kaa hunar to dekho

[gulazaar=garden; puraKhuu.N=seeped in blood; hunar=skill]

subah kii tarah jhamakataa hai shab-e-Gam kaa ufaq
"Faiz" taabi.ndagii-e-diidaa-e-tar to dekho

[ufaq=zenith; taabi.ndagii-e-diidaa-e-tar=brightness of tear-filled eyes]

Tuesday, November 20, 2012