husn e biimaar
— Josh Malihabadi
Kya ghazab hai husn ke beemaar hone kee sadaa
Jaise kachchee niind se bedaar hone kee adaa
Inkisaar-e-husn palkon ke jhapakne men nihaan
Neem-vaa beemaar aankhon se muravvat see ayaan
Jumbish-e-mizhgaan men ghaltaan saaz-e-gham kaa zer o bam
Khaamushee men par-fishaan eefaa-e-paimaan kee qasam
Ehtiraam-e-ishq kee rau dil-nasheen awaaz men
Ek pheeke-pan kaa sannaaTaa dayaar-e-naaz men
Al-amaan aankhon kee neem-afsurda see afsoon-garee
Ek dhundlaa saa tabassum ik thakee see dilbaree
ChooDiyaan Dheelee dilaa.ee par shikan maathe pe haat
Lab pe khushkee rukh pe soondhaa-pan nazar men iltifaat
Halkee halkee jhalkiyaan rukhsaar par yuun nuur kee
Jaise gul par sub.h-e-kaazib kee suhaanee chaandnee
Le raha hai karvaTen aariz men yuun rang-e-shabaab
Jis tarah mauj-e-khiraamaan par ziyaa-e-maahtaab
Husn yuun khoyaa huaa saa bazm-e-mahsoosaat men
Jaise donon waqt milte hoon bharee barsaat men
Yuun hai ik raushan namee see chashm-e-sehar-andaaz men
Sub.h ko shabnam ho jaise ma.ariz-e-parvaaz men
Jaise kohre men koi taabinda manzar duur kaa
Jaise pichhlee raat ke siine pe Doraa nuur kaa
Aise izmehlaal par dunya kee barnaa.ee nisaar
Aisee beemaaree par ejaaz-e-maseehaa.ee nisaar
Kya ghazab hai husn ke bimar hone ki sada
Jaise kachchi nind se bedar hone ki ada
Inkisar-e-husn palkon ke jhapakne mein nihan
Nim-wa bimar aankhon se murawwat si ayan
Jumbish-e-mizhgan mein ghaltan saz-e-gham ka zer o bam
KHamushi mein par-fishan ifa-e-paiman ki qasam
Ehtiram-e-ishq ki rau dil-nashin aawaz mein
Ek phike-pan ka sannaTa dayar-e-naz mein
Al-aman aankhon ki nim-afsurda si afsun-gari
Ek dhundla sa tabassum ek thaki si dilbari
ChuDiyan Dhili dilai par shikan mathe pe hat
Lab pe KHushki ruKH pe sundha-pan nazar mein iltifat
Halki halki jhalkiyan ruKHsar par yun nur ki
Jaise gul par subh-e-kazib ki suhani chandni
Le raha hai karwaTen aariz mein yun rang-e-shabab
Jis tarah mauj-e-KHiraman par ziya-e-mahtab
Husn yun khoya hua sa bazm-e-mahsusat mein
Jaise donon waqt milte hun bhari barsat mein
Yun hai ek raushan nami si chashm-e-sehar-andaz mein
Subh ko shabnam ho jaise mariz-e-parwaz mein
Jaise kohre mein koi tabinda manzar dur ka
Jaise pichhli raat ke sine pe Dora nur ka
Aise izmehlal par duniya ki barnai nisar
Aisi bimari par ejaz-e-masihai nisar