shaam e ayaadat
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Ye kaun muskuraahaTon kaa kaarvaan liye hue
Shabaab-e-sher-o-rang-o-noor kaa dhuaan liye hue
Dhuaan ki barq-e-husn kaa mahaktaa sho.ala hai koi
ChaTeelee zindagee kee shaadmaaniyaan liye hue
Labon se pankhuDee gulaab kee hayaat maange hai
Kanval see aankh sau nigaah-e-mehrbaan liye hue
Qadam qadam pe de uThee hai lau zameen-e-rah-guzar
Adaa adaa men be-shumaar bijliyaan liye hue
Nikalte baiThte dinon kee aahaTen nigaah men
Raseele honT fasl-e-gul kee daastaan liye hue
Khutoot-e-rukh men jalva-gar wafa ke naqsh sar-ba-sar
Dil-e-ghanee men kul hisaab-e-dostaan liye hue
Vo muskuraatee aankhen jin men raqs kartee hai bahaar
Shafaq kee gul kee bijliyon kee shokhiyaan liye hue
Adaa-e-husn barq-paash shola-zan nazaara-soz
Fazaa-e-husn uudee uudee bijliyaan liye hue
Jagaane vaale naghma-e-sahar labon pe maujzan
Nigaahen niind laane vaalee loriyaan liye hue
Vo nargis-e-siyaah-e-neem-baaz, mai-kada-ba-dosh
Hazaar mast raaton kee javaaniyaan liye hue
Taghaaful-o-khumaar aur be-khudee kee oT men
Nigaahen ik jahaan kee hoshiyaariyaan liye hue
Haree-bharee ragon men wo chahaktaa boltaa lahoo
Vo sochtaa huaa badan khud ik jahaan liye hue
Za-farq taa-qadam tamaam chehra jism-e-naazneen
Lateef jagmagaahaTon kaa kaarvaan liye hue
Tabassumash takallume takallumash tarannume
Nafas nafas men thartharaataa saaz-e-jaan liye hue
Jabeen-e-noor jis pe paD rahi hai narm chhooT see
Khud apnee jagmagaahTon kee kahkashaan liye hue
''sitaara-baar o mah-chakaan o khoor-fishaan'' jamaal-e-yaar
Jahaan-e-noor kaarvaan-ba-kaarvaan liye hue
Vo zulf-e-kham-ba-kham shameem-e-mast se dhuaan dhuaan
Vo rukh chaman chaman bahaar-e-jaavedaan liye hue
Ba-mastee-e-jamaal-e-kaa.enaat, khvaab-e-kaa.enaat
Ba-gardish-e-nigaah daur-e-aasmaan liye hue
Ye kaun aa gaya mire qareeb uzv uzv men
Javaaniyaan, javaaniyon kee aandhiyaan liye hue
Ye kaun aankh paD rahi hai mujh par itne pyaar se
Vo bhoolee see wo yaad see kahaaniyaan liye hue
Ye kis kee mahkee mahkee saansen taaza kar ga.iin dimaagh
Shabon ke raaz noor-e-mah kee narmiyaan liye hue
Ye kin nigaahon ne mire gale men baahen Daal diin
Jahaan bhar ke dukh se dard se amaan liye hue
Nigaah-e-yaar de ga.ee mujhe sukoon-e-be-karaan
Vo be-kahee vafaaon kee gavaahiyaan liye hue
Mujhe jagaa raha hai maut kee ghunoodgee se kaun
Nigaahon men suhaag-raat kaa samaan liye hue
Miree fasurda aur bujhee huee jabeen ko chhoo liyaa
Ye kis nigaah kee kiran ne saaz-e-jaan liye hue
Sute se chehre par hayaat rasmasaatee muskuraatee
Na jaane kab ke aansuon kee daastaan liye hue
Tabassum-e-sahar hai aspataal kee udaas shaam
Ye kaun aa gaya nashaat-e-be-karaan liye hue
Tire na aane tak agarche mehrbaan tha ik jahaan
Main ro ke rah gaya hoon sau gham-e-nihaan liye hue
Zameen muskuraa uThee ye shaam jagmagaa uThee
Bahaar lahlhaa uThee shameem-e-jaan liye hue
Fazaa-e-aspataal hai ki rang-o-boo kee karvaTen
Tire jamaal-e-laala-goon kee daastaan liye hue
'firaaq' aaj pichhlee raat kyuun na mar rahoon ki ab
Hayaat aisi shaamen hogee phir kahaan liye hue
(2)
Magar nahin kuch aur maslahat thee us ke aane men
Jamaal-o-deed-e-yaar the nayaa jahaan liye hue
Isee na.e jahaan men aadmee banenge aadmee
Jabeen pe shaahkaar-e-dahr kaa nishaan liye hue
Isee na.e jahaan men aadmee banenge devtaa
Tahaaraton kaa farq-e-paak par nishaan liye hue
Khudaa.ee aadmee kee hogee is na.e jahaan par
Sitaaron ke hain dil ye pesh-goeeyan liye hue
Sulagte dil sharar-fishaan o sho.ala-baar barq-paash
Guzarte din hayaat-e-nau kee surkhiyaan liye hue
Tamaam qaul aur qasam nigaah-e-naaz-e-yaar thee
Tuloo-e-zindagee-e-nau kee daastaan liye hue
Nayaa janam huaa miraa ki zindagee na.ee milee
Jiyoongaa shaam-e-deed kee nishaaniyaan liye hue
Na dekhaa aankh uThaa ke ahd-e-nau ke parda-daaron ne
Guzar gaya zamaana yaad-e-raftagaan liye hue
Ham inqilaabiyon ne ye jahaan bachaa liyaa magar
Abhee hai ik jahaan wo bad-gumaaniyaan liye hue
(3)
Na.e zamaane men agar udaas khud ko paa.oongaa
Ye shaam yaad kar ke apne gham ko bhuul jaa.oongaa
Ayaadat-e-habeeb se wo aaj zindagee milee
Khushee bhee chaunk chauk uThee gham kee aankh khul ga.ee
Agarche doctor ne mujh ko maut se bachaa liyaa
Par is ke ba.ad us nigaah ne mujhe jilaa liyaa
Nigaah-e-yaar tujh se apnee manzilen main paa.oongaa
Tujhe jo bhuul jaa.oongaa to raah bhuul jaa.oongaa
(4)
Qareeb-tar main ho chalaa hoon dukh kee kaa.enaat se
Main ajnabee nahin raha hayaat se mamaat se
Vo dukh sahe ki mujh pe khul gaya hai dard-e-kaa.enaat
Hai apne aansuon se mujh pe aa.eena gham-e-hayaat
Ye be-qusoor jaan-daar dard jhelte hue
Ye khaak-o-khoon ke putle apnee jaan pe khelte hue
Vo ziist kee karaah jis se be-qaraar hai fazaa
Vo zindagee kee aah jis se kaanp uThtee hai fazaa
Kafan hai aansuon kaa dukh kee maaree kaa.enaat par
Hayaat kya inhen haqeeqaton se honaa be-khabar
Jo aankh jaagtee rahi hai aadmee kee maut par
Vo abr-e-rang-rang ko bhee dekhtee hai saada-tar
Sikhaa gaya dukh miraa puraanee piir jaannaa
Nigaah-e-yaar thee jahaan bhee aaj meree rahnumaa
Yahee nahin ki mujh ko aaj zindagee na.ee milee
Haqeeqat-e-hayaat mujh pe sau tarah se khul ga.ee
Gavaah hai ye shaam aur nigaah-e-yaar hai gavaah
Khayaal-e-maut ko main apne dil men ab na doongaa raah
Jiyoongaa haan jiyoongaa ai nigaah-e-aashnaa-e-yaar
Sadaa suhaag zindagee hai aur jahaan sadaa-bahaar
(5)
Abhee to kitne naa-shuneeda naghma-e-hayaat hain
Abhee nihaan dilon se kitne raaz-e-kaa.enaat hain
Abhee to zindagee ke naa-chasheeda ras hain saikDon
Abhee to haath men ham ahl-e-gham ke jas hain saikDon
Abhee wo le rahi hain meree shaa.eree men karvaTen
Abhee chamakne vaalee hai chhupee huee haqeeqaten
Abhee to bahr-o-bar pe so rahi hain meree wo sadaa.en
SameT luun unhen to phir wo kaa.enaat ko jagaa.en
Abhee to ruuh ban ke zarre zarre men samaa.oongaa
Abhee to sub.h ban ke main ufuq pe thartharaa.oongaa
Abhee to meree shaa.eree haqeeqaten looTaa.egee
Abhee miree sadaa-e-dard ik jahaan pe chhaa.egee
Abhee to aadmee aseer-e-daam hai ghulaam hai
Abhee to zindagee sad-inqalaab kaa payaam hai
Abhee tamaam zakhm o daagh hai tamaddun-e-jahaan
Abhee rukh-e-bashar pe hain bahmiyat kee jhaa.iyaan
Abhee mashiyyaton pe fat.h paa nahin sakaa bashar
Abhee muqaddaron ko bas men laa nahin sakaa bashar
Abhee to is dukhee jahaan men maut hee kaa daur hai
Abhee to jis ko zindagee kahen wo chiiz aur hai
Abhee to Khoon thoktee hai zindagee bahaar men
Abhee to rone kee sadaa hai naghma-e-sitaar men
Abhee to uDtee hain rukh-e-bahaar par havaa.iyaan
Abhee to deedanee hain har chaman kee be-fazaa.iyaan
Abhee fazaa-e-dahr legee karvaTon pe karvaTen
Abhee to sotee hain havaaon kee wo sansanaahaTen
Ki jis ko sunte hee hukoomaton ke rang-e-rukh uDen
ChapeTen jin kee sarkashon kee gardanen maroD den
Abhee to seena-e-bashar men sote hain wo zalzale
Ki jin ke jaagte hee maut kaa bhee dil dahal uThe
Abhee to batn-e-ghaib men hai is savaal kaa javaab
Khudaa-e-khair-o-shar bhee laa nahin sakaa tha jis kee taab
Abhee to god men hain devtaaon kee wo maah-o-saal
Jo denge baDh ke barq-e-toor se hayaat ko jalaal
Abhee rag-e-jahaan men zindagee machalne vaalee hai
Abhee hayaat kee na.ee sharaab Dhalne vaalee hai
Abhee chhuree sitam kee Doob kar uchhalne vaalee hai
Abhee to hasrat ik jahaan kee nikalne vaalee hai
Abhee ghan-garaj sunaa.ee degee inqalaab kee
Abhee to gosh-bar-sadaa hai bazm aaftaab kee
Abhee to poonjee-vaad ko jahaan se miTaanaa hai
Abhee to saamraajon ko sazaa-e-maut paanaa hai
Abhee to daant peestee hai maut shahryaaron kee
Abhee to Khoon utar raha hai aa.ankhon men sitaaron kee
Abhee to ishtiraakiyat ke jhanDe gaDne vaale hain
Abhee to jaD se kisht-o-khoon ke nazm ukhaDne vaale hain
Abhee kisaan-o-kaamgaar raaj hone vaalaa hai
Abhee bahut jahaan men kaam-kaaj hone vaalaa hai
Magar abhee to zindagee museebaton kaa naam hai
Abhee to niind maut kee mire liye haraam hai
Ye sab payaam ik nigaah men wo aankh de ga.ee
Ba-yak-nazar kahaan kahaan mujhe wo aankh le ga.ee
Ye kaun muskurahaTon ka karwan liye hue
Shabab-e-sher-o-rang-o-nur ka dhuan liye hue
Dhuan ki barq-e-husn ka mahakta shoala hai koi
ChaTili zindagi ki shadmaniyan liye hue
Labon se pankhuDi gulab ki hayat mange hai
Kanwal si aankh sau nigah-e-mehrban liye hue
Qadam qadam pe de uThi hai lau zamin-e-rah-guzar
Ada ada mein be-shumar bijliyan liye hue
Nikalte baiThte dinon ki aahaTen nigah mein
Rasile honT fasl-e-gul ki dastan liye hue
KHutut-e-ruKH mein jalwa-gar wafa ke naqsh sar-ba-sar
Dil-e-ghani mein kul hisab-e-dostan liye hue
Wo muskuraati aankhen jin mein raqs karti hai bahaar
Shafaq ki gul ki bijliyon ki shoKHiyan liye hue
Ada-e-husn barq-pash shola-zan nazara-soz
Faza-e-husn udi udi bijliyan liye hue
Jagane wale naghma-e-sahar labon pe maujzan
Nigahen nind lane wali loriyan liye hue
Wo nargis-e-siyah-e-nim-baz, mai-kada-ba-dosh
Hazar mast raaton ki jawaniyan liye hue
Taghaful-o-KHumar aur be-KHudi ki oT mein
Nigahen ek jahan ki hoshiyariyan liye hue
Hari-bhari ragon mein wo chahakta bolta lahu
Wo sochta hua badan KHud ek jahan liye hue
Za-farq ta-qadam tamam chehra jism-e-naznin
Latif jagmagahaTon ka karwan liye hue
Tabassumash takallume takallumash tarannume
Nafas nafas mein thartharaata saz-e-jaan liye hue
Jabin-e-nur jis pe paD rahi hai narm chhuT si
KHud apni jagmagahTon ki kahkashan liye hue
Sitara-bar o mah-chakan o KHur-fishan jamal-e-yar
Jahan-e-nur karwan-ba-karwan liye hue
Wo zulf-e-KHam-ba-KHam shamim-e-mast se dhuan dhuan
Wo ruKH chaman chaman bahaar-e-jawedan liye hue
Ba-masti-e-jamal-e-kaenat, KHwab-e-kaenat
Ba-gardish-e-nigah daur-e-asman liye hue
Ye kaun aa gaya mere qarib uzw uzw mein
Jawaniyan, jawaniyon ki aandhiyan liye hue
Ye kaun aankh paD rahi hai mujh par itne pyar se
Wo bhuli si wo yaad si kahaniyan liye hue
Ye kis ki mahki mahki sansen taza kar gain dimagh
Shabon ke raaz nur-e-mah ki narmiyan liye hue
Ye kin nigahon ne mere gale mein bahen Dal din
Jahan bhar ke dukh se dard se aman liye hue
Nigah-e-yar de gai mujhe sukun-e-be-karan
Wo be-kahi wafaon ki gawahiyan liye hue
Mujhe jaga raha hai maut ki ghunudgi se kaun
Nigahon mein suhag-raat ka saman liye hue
Meri fasurda aur bujhi hui jabin ko chhu liya
Ye kis nigah ki kiran ne saz-e-jaan liye hue
Sute se chehre par hayat rasmasati muskuraati
Na jaane kab ke aansuon ki dastan liye hue
Tabassum-e-sahar hai aspatal ki udas sham
Ye kaun aa gaya nashat-e-be-karan liye hue
Tere na aane tak agarche mehrban tha ek jahan
Main ro ke rah gaya hun sau gham-e-nihan liye hue
Zamin muskura uThi ye sham jagmaga uThi
Bahaar lahlha uThi shamim-e-jaan liye hue
Faza-e-aspatal hai ki rang-o-bu ki karwaTen
Tere jamal-e-lala-gun ki dastan liye hue
'firaq' aaj pichhli raat kyun na mar rahun ki ab
Hayat aisi shamen hogi phir kahan liye hue
(2)
Magar nahin kuch aur maslahat thi us ke aane mein
Jamal-o-did-e-yar the naya jahan liye hue
Isi nae jahan mein aadmi banenge aadmi
Jabin pe shahkar-e-dahr ka nishan liye hue
Isi nae jahan mein aadmi banenge dewta
Tahaaraton ka farq-e-pak par nishan liye hue
KHudai aadmi ki hogi is nae jahan par
Sitaron ke hain dil ye pesh-goiyan liye hue
Sulagte dil sharar-fishan o shoala-bar barq-pash
Guzarte din hayat-e-nau ki surKHiyan liye hue
Tamam qaul aur qasam nigah-e-naz-e-yar thi
Tulu-e-zindagi-e-nau ki dastan liye hue
Naya janam hua mera ki zindagi nai mili
Jiyunga sham-e-did ki nishaniyan liye hue
Na dekha aankh uTha ke ahd-e-nau ke parda-daron ne
Guzar gaya zamana yaad-e-raftagan liye hue
Hum inqilabiyon ne ye jahan bacha liya magar
Abhi hai ek jahan wo bad-gumaniyan liye hue
(3)
Nae zamane mein agar udas KHud ko paunga
Ye sham yaad kar ke apne gham ko bhul jaunga
Ayaadat-e-habib se wo aaj zindagi mili
KHushi bhi chaunk chauk uThi gham ki aankh khul gai
Agarche doctor ne mujh ko maut se bacha liya
Par is ke baad us nigah ne mujhe jila liya
Nigah-e-yar tujh se apni manzilen main paunga
Tujhe jo bhul jaunga to rah bhul jaunga
(4)
Qarib-tar main ho chala hun dukh ki kaenat se
Main ajnabi nahin raha hayat se mamat se
Wo dukh sahe ki mujh pe khul gaya hai dard-e-kaenat
Hai apne aansuon se mujh pe aaina gham-e-hayat
Ye be-qusur jaan-dar dard jhelte hue
Ye KHak-o-KHun ke putle apni jaan pe khelte hue
Wo zist ki karah jis se be-qarar hai faza
Wo zindagi ki aah jis se kanp uThti hai faza
Kafan hai aansuon ka dukh ki mari kaenat par
Hayat kya inhen haqiqaton se hona be-KHabar
Jo aankh jagti rahi hai aadmi ki maut par
Wo abr-e-rang-rang ko bhi dekhti hai sada-tar
Sikha gaya dukh mera purani pir jaanna
Nigah-e-yar thi jahan bhi aaj meri rahnuma
Yahi nahin ki mujh ko aaj zindagi nai mili
Haqiqat-e-hayat mujh pe sau tarah se khul gai
Gawah hai ye sham aur nigah-e-yar hai gawah
KHayal-e-maut ko main apne dil mein ab na dunga rah
Jiyunga han jiyunga ai nigah-e-ashna-e-yar
Sada suhag zindagi hai aur jahan sada-bahaar
(5)
Abhi to kitne na-shunida naghma-e-hayat hain
Abhi nihan dilon se kitne raaz-e-kaenat hain
Abhi to zindagi ke na-chashida ras hain saikDon
Abhi to hath mein hum ahl-e-gham ke jas hain saikDon
Abhi wo le rahi hain meri shaeri mein karwaTen
Abhi chamakne wali hai chhupi hui haqiqaten
Abhi to bahr-o-bar pe so rahi hain meri wo sadaen
SameT lun unhen to phir wo kaenat ko jagaen
Abhi to ruh ban ke zarre zarre mein samaunga
Abhi to subh ban ke main ufuq pe thartharaunga
Abhi to meri shaeri haqiqaten luTaegi
Abhi meri sada-e-dard ek jahan pe chhaegi
Abhi to aadmi asir-e-dam hai ghulam hai
Abhi to zindagi sad-inqalab ka payam hai
Abhi tamam zaKHm o dagh hai tamaddun-e-jahan
Abhi ruKH-e-bashar pe hain bahmiyat ki jhaiyan
Abhi mashiyyaton pe fath pa nahin saka bashar
Abhi muqaddaron ko bas mein la nahin saka bashar
Abhi to is dukhi jahan mein maut hi ka daur hai
Abhi to jis ko zindagi kahen wo chiz aur hai
Abhi to KHun thokti hai zindagi bahaar mein
Abhi to rone ki sada hai naghma-e-sitar mein
Abhi to uDti hain ruKH-e-bahaar par hawaiyan
Abhi to didani hain har chaman ki be-fazaiyan
Abhi faza-e-dahr legi karwaTon pe karwaTen
Abhi to soti hain hawaon ki wo sansanahaTen
Ki jis ko sunte hi hukumaton ke rang-e-ruKH uDen
ChapeTen jin ki sarkashon ki gardanen maroD den
Abhi to sina-e-bashar mein sote hain wo zalzale
Ki jin ke jagte hi maut ka bhi dil dahal uThe
Abhi to batn-e-ghaib mein hai is sawal ka jawab
KHuda-e-KHair-o-shar bhi la nahin saka tha jis ki tab
Abhi to god mein hain dewtaon ki wo mah-o-sal
Jo denge baDh ke barq-e-tur se hayat ko jalal
Abhi rag-e-jahan mein zindagi machalne wali hai
Abhi hayat ki nai sharab Dhalne wali hai
Abhi chhuri sitam ki Dub kar uchhalne wali hai
Abhi to hasrat ek jahan ki nikalne wali hai
Abhi ghan-garaj sunai degi inqalab ki
Abhi to gosh-bar-sada hai bazm aaftab ki
Abhi to punji-wad ko jahan se miTana hai
Abhi to samrajon ko saza-e-maut pana hai
Abhi to dant pisti hai maut shahryaron ki
Abhi to KHun utar raha hai aaankhon mein sitaron ki
Abhi to ishtirakiyat ke jhanDe gaDne wale hain
Abhi to jaD se kisht-o-KHun ke nazm ukhaDne wale hain
Abhi kisan-o-kaamgar raj hone wala hai
Abhi bahut jahan mein kaam-kaj hone wala hai
Magar abhi to zindagi musibaton ka nam hai
Abhi to nind maut ki mere liye haram hai
Ye sab payam ek nigah mein wo aankh de gai
Ba-yak-nazar kahan kahan mujhe wo aankh le gai