khaatuun e mashriq
— Josh Malihabadi
Ghuncha-e-dil mard kaa roz-e-azal jab khul chukaa
Jis qadar taqdeer men likkhaa huaa tha mil chukaa
Daf.atan goonjee sadaa phir aalam-e-anvaar men
Aurten dunya kee haazir hon mire darbaar men
Auraton kaa kaarvaan par kaarvaan aane lagaa
Phir fazaa men parcham-e-in.aam lahraane lagaa
Naaz se hooren taraane hamd ke gaane lageen
Aurten bhar bhar ke apnee jholiyaan jaane lageen
Jab raha kuch bhee na baaqee keesa-e-in.aam men
Kaanptee haazir huiin phir asia kee aurten
Dil men khauf-e-shuma.i-e-qismat se ghabraa.ee huee
Ro.ab se neechee nigaahen aankh sharmaa.ee huee
Hilm ke saanche men rooh-e-naaz ko Dhaale hue
Gardanon men kham saron par chaadaren Daale hue
Aakhir is andaaz par rahmat ko pyaar aa hee gaya
Mai-kade par jhuum kar abr-e-bahaar aa hee gaya
Muskuraa kar khaaliq-e-arz-o-samaa ne dee nidaa
Ai ghazaal-e-mashriqee aa takht ke nazdeek aa
Nematen sab baT chukeen lekin na honaa muzmahil
Sab ko bakhshe hain dimaagh aur le tujhe dete hain dil
Ye vahee dil hai jo mazrab hoke soz o saaz se
Mere pahloo men dhaDaktaa tha ajab andaaz se
Tujh ko wo rukh apnee seerat kaa diye dete hain ham
Jis men yazdaanee nissaa.iyat kee zulfon ke hain kham
Aa ki tujh ko saahib-e-mahr-o-wafa karte hain ham
Le khud apnee jumbish-e-mizhgaan ataa karte hain ham
Pahloo-e-khaatoon-e-mashriq men ba-sad tamkeen o naaz
Muntaqil ho jaa uloohiyat ke siine ke gudaaz
Aurten aqvaam-e-aalam kee bhaTak jaa.engee jab
Too rahegee ban ke us toofaan men ik mauj-e-tarab
Husn ho jaa.egaa jab auron kaa vaqf-e-khaas-o-aam
Deedanee hogaa tire khalvat-kade kaa ehtimaam
Aalam-e-nisvaan pe kaalee raat jab chhaa jaa.egee
Ye tire maathe kee bindee sub.h ko sharmaa.egee
Aurten bechaingee jab stage par baa-raqs-o-chang
Apnee aankhon kee lagaavaT apne rukhsaaron kaa rang
Un ke aage har nayaa maidaan hogaa jalva-gaah
Aur tiraa stage hogaa sirf shauhar kee nigaah
Godiyaan phailaa ke jab maangengee baa-sidq-o-safaa
Aurten aulaad ke paidaa na hone kee duaa
Muzhda-baad ai asia kee dukhtar-e-paakeeza-tar
Aanch aa.egee na tere madaraana zauq par
Maaon kee ghaflat se jab bachchon ko pahunchegaa gazand
Jab fughaan be-tarbiyat aulaad kee hogee buland
Sirf ik teraa tabassum ai jamaal-e-taabnaak
Seena-e-atfaal men paidaa karegaa rooh-e-paak
Vo haraarat tere honTon kee na hogee paa.emaal
Jiske sho.alon se nikhar jaataa hai rang-e-naunihaal
Vo tiree ma.asoom ra.anaa.ee na hogee muzmahil
Bakhshatee hai nasl-e-insaanee ke pahloo ko jo dil
Vo bhee din aa.egaa jab tujh ko hee ai mast-e-hijaab
Zeb degaa maathar-e-aulaad-e-aadam kaa khitaab
Jab karegee sinf-e-naazuk apnee uryaanee pe naaz
Sirf ik too is talaatum men rahegee paak-baaz
Unke dil jab honge yaad-e-ma.asiyat se paash paash
Tere rukh par ek bhee hogee na maazee kee kharaash
Un kee raaten khauf-e-rusvaa.ee se hongee jab daraaz
Tere siine men kisee shab kaa na hogaa koi raaz
Dahshat-e-fardaa se tharraa.egaa jab un kaa ghuroor
Haal se too hogee raazee khauf-e-mustaqbil se duur
Jab uDegee un kee chashm-e-daam-e-parvarda men khaak
Narm Dore teree aankhon ke rahenge taabnaak
Narm honge tere jalve bhee tiree guftaar bhee
Baa-hayaa hogee tiree paazeb kee jhankaar bhee
Chhaanv bhee hogee na teree bazm-e-naav-nosh men
Teraa partav tak rahegaa sharm ke aaghosh men
Ai shuaa-e-arz-e-mashriq teree iffat kaa shi.aar
Kaj karegaa mulk o millat kee kulaah-e-iftikhaar
Aabroo hogaa gharaane bhar kee teraa rakh-rakhaao
Degaa teraa baap shaan-e-fakhr se monchhon pe taav
Teree aankhon kee kiran se ai jahaan-e-aitbaar
Jagmagaa.egee nasab-naamon kee lauh-e-zar-nigaar
Bul-havas kaa sar jhukaa degee tiree adnaa jhalak
Hogee lahje men tire nabz-e-tahaarat kee dhamak
Teree peshaanee pe jhalkegaa misaal-e-barq-e-toor
Tifl kaa naaz-e-sharaafat aur shauhar kaa ghuroor
Ilm se har chand tujh ko kam kiyaa hai bahra-mand
Lekin is se ho na ai ma.asoom aurat dard-mand
Jab zaroorat se ziyaada naaz farmaataa hai ilm
Aariz-e-taabaan ke bhole-pan ko khaa jaataa hai ilm
Nutq ho jaataa hai ilmee istelaahon se udaas
La.al-e-lab men shahad kee baaqee nahin rahtee miThaas
Ilm uThaa letaa hai bazm-e-jaan se sham-e-etaqaad
Khaal-o-khad kee maut hai chehre kee shaan-e-ijtihaad
Qa.ar-e-vahshat kee taraf muDtee hai aksar raah-e-fan
Jhaanktee rahtee hai is ghurfe se chashm-s-ahraman
ChhoD detee takallum ko mulaa.em qeel-o-qaal
Ilm kaa had se guzar jaanaa hai tauheen-e-jamaal
Ilm se baDhtee hai aql aur aql hai wo bad-dimaagh
Jo bujhaa detee hai siine men mohabbat kaa charaagh
Ilm se baaqee nahin rahte mohabbat ke sifaat
Aur mohabbat hai faqat le de ke teree kaa.enaat
Dekh tujh par ilm kee bharpoor paD jaa.e na zarb
Bhaag is parde men hain shaitaan ke aalaat-e-harb
Ilm se rahtee hai paaband-e-shikan jis kee jabeen
Naaz se shaanon par us kee zulf lahraatee nahin
Vaqt se pahle bulaa lete hain piiree ko uluum
Umr se aage nikal jaate hain chehre bil-umoom
Jin labon ko chaaT paD jaatee hai qeel-o-qaal kee
Un kee garmee ko tarastee hai jabeen atfaal kee
Ik junoon-parvar bagoolaa hai wo ilm-e-be-vasooq
Jis kee rau men kaanpne lagte hain shauhar ke huqooq
Duur hee se aise ilm-e-jahl-parvar ko salaam
Husn-e-nisvaan ko banaa deta ho jo jaageer-e-aam
Jis jagah hooraan-e-jannat kaa kiyaa hai tazkira
Kyaa kahaa hai aur bhee kuch ham ne juz husn o hayaa
Tazkira hooron kaa hai mahz ek tasveer-e-jamaal
Ham ne kya unko kahaa hai ''saahib-e-fazl-o-kamaal''
Hech hai har chiiz zevar ghaaza afshaan rang o khaal
Husn khud apnee jagah hai sau kamaalon kaa kamaal
Chaandnee, qaus-e-quzah, aurat, shagoofa, laala-zaar
Ilm kaa in narm shaanon par koi rakhtaa hai baar?
Raushnaa.ee men kaheen ghultee hai mauj-e-maahtaab
Kyaa koi auraaq-e-gul par tab.a kartaa hai kitaab
Mere aalam men nahin is bad-mazaaqee kaa shi.aar
Kaakul-e-afsaana ho dosh-e-haqeeqat se do-chaar
Husn kaa aaghosh-e-rangeen dil-fareb-o-dilrubaa
Ilm se ban jaa.e aqleedas kaa mahz ik daa.era!
Mus.haf-e-roo-e-kitaabee roo-kash-e-naaz-e-gulaab
Aur ban jaa.e ye ne.amat daftar-e-ilm-e-hisaab
Naghma-e-sheereen ke daaman men ho shor-e-kaa.enaat
Bazm-e-kaavish men jale sham-e-shabistaan-e-hayaat
Garm ho tezaab kee khaulan se laale kaa ayaagh
Ghuncha-e-nauras kaa taaq aur peer-e-maktab kaa charaag
Shahpar-e-bulbul pe kheenchee jaa.e tasveer-e-shighaal!
Motiyon par sabt ho toofaan kee mohr-e-jalaal
Sub.h gharq-e-bahas ho ghunche khilaane ke evaz
Dars den maujen sabaa kee gungunaane kee evaz
Too na karnaa maghribee matvaaliyon kee race dekh
Ghaat men teree lagaa hai fitna-e-iblees dekh
Too na un kee tarah bharnaa arsa-e-fan men chhalaang
Kokh taa ThanDee rahe bachchon se aur sandal se maang
Dukhtaran-e-maghribee ko de na aurat kaa khitaab
Ye mujassam ho ga.e hain kuch gunahgaaron ke khvaab
Phir rahi hain yaa tiree nazron ke aage pur-fazaa
Auraton ke bhes men shaitaan kee sartaabiyaan
Ilm haasil kar faqat tadbeer-e-manzil ke liye
Vo dimaaghon ke liye hain aur too dil ke liye!
Ghuncha-e-dil mard ka roz-e-azal jab khul chuka
Jis qadar taqdir mein likkha hua tha mil chuka
Dafatan gunji sada phir aalam-e-anwar mein
Aurten duniya ki hazir hon mere darbar mein
Auraton ka karwan par karwan aane laga
Phir faza mein parcham-e-inam lahrane laga
Naz se huren tarane hamd ke gane lagin
Aurten bhar bhar ke apni jholiyan jaane lagin
Jab raha kuch bhi na baqi kisa-e-inam mein
Kanpti hazir huin phir asia ki aurten
Dil mein KHauf-e-shumai-e-qismat se ghabrai hui
Roab se nichi nigahen aankh sharmai hui
Hilm ke sanche mein ruh-e-naz ko Dhaale hue
Gardanon mein KHam saron par chadaren Dale hue
AaKHir is andaz par rahmat ko pyar aa hi gaya
Mai-kade par jhum kar abr-e-bahaar aa hi gaya
Muskura kar KHaliq-e-arz-o-sama ne di nida
Ai ghazal-e-mashriqi aa taKHt ke nazdik aa
Nematen sab baT chukin lekin na hona muzmahil
Sab ko baKHshe hain dimagh aur le tujhe dete hain dil
Ye wahi dil hai jo mazrab hoke soz o saz se
Mere pahlu mein dhaDakta tha ajab andaz se
Tujh ko wo ruKH apni sirat ka diye dete hain hum
Jis mein yazdani nissaiyat ki zulfon ke hain KHam
Aa ki tujh ko sahib-e-mahr-o-wafa karte hain hum
Le KHud apni jumbish-e-mizhgan ata karte hain hum
Pahlu-e-KHatun-e-mashriq mein ba-sad tamkin o naz
Muntaqil ho ja uluhiyat ke sine ke gudaz
Aurten aqwam-e-alam ki bhaTak jaengi jab
Tu rahegi ban ke us tufan mein ek mauj-e-tarab
Husn ho jaega jab auron ka waqf-e-KHas-o-am
Didani hoga tere KHalwat-kade ka ehtimam
Aalam-e-niswan pe kali raat jab chha jaegi
Ye tere mathe ki bindi subh ko sharmaegi
Aurten bechaingi jab stage par ba-raqs-o-chang
Apni aankhon ki lagawaT apne ruKHsaron ka rang
Un ke aage har naya maidan hoga jalwa-gah
Aur tera stage hoga sirf shauhar ki nigah
Godiyan phaila ke jab mangengi ba-sidq-o-safa
Aurten aulad ke paida na hone ki dua
Muzhda-baad ai asia ki duKHtar-e-pakiza-tar
Aanch aaegi na tere madarana zauq par
Maon ki ghaflat se jab bachchon ko pahunchega gazand
Jab fughan be-tarbiyat aulad ki hogi buland
Sirf ek tera tabassum ai jamal-e-tabnak
Sina-e-atfal mein paida karega ruh-e-pak
Wo hararat tere honTon ki na hogi paemal
Jiske shoalon se nikhar jata hai rang-e-naunihaal
Wo teri masum ranai na hogi muzmahil
BaKHshati hai nasl-e-insani ke pahlu ko jo dil
Wo bhi din aaega jab tujh ko hi ai mast-e-hijab
Zeb dega mathar-e-aulad-e-adam ka KHitab
Jab karegi sinf-e-nazuk apni uryani pe naz
Sirf ek tu is talatum mein rahegi pak-baz
Unke dil jab honge yaad-e-masiyat se pash pash
Tere ruKH par ek bhi hogi na mazi ki KHarash
Un ki raaten KHauf-e-ruswai se hongi jab daraaz
Tere sine mein kisi shab ka na hoga koi raaz
Dahshat-e-farda se tharraega jab un ka ghurur
Haal se tu hogi raazi KHauf-e-mustaqbil se dur
Jab uDegi un ki chashm-e-dam-e-parwarda mein KHak
Narm Dore teri aankhon ke rahenge tabnak
Narm honge tere jalwe bhi teri guftar bhi
Ba-haya hogi teri pazeb ki jhankar bhi
Chhanw bhi hogi na teri bazm-e-naw-nosh mein
Tera partaw tak rahega sharm ke aaghosh mein
Ai shua-e-arz-e-mashriq teri iffat ka shiar
Kaj karega mulk o millat ki kulah-e-iftiKHar
Aabru hoga gharane bhar ki tera rakh-rakhao
Dega tera bap shan-e-faKHr se monchhon pe taw
Teri aankhon ki kiran se ai jahan-e-e'tibar
Jagmagaegi nasab-namon ki lauh-e-zar-nigar
Bul-hawas ka sar jhuka degi teri adna jhalak
Hogi lahje mein tere nabz-e-tahaarat ki dhamak
Teri peshani pe jhalkega misal-e-barq-e-tur
Tifl ka naz-e-sharafat aur shauhar ka ghurur
Ilm se har chand tujh ko kam kiya hai bahra-mand
Lekin is se ho na ai masum aurat dard-mand
Jab zarurat se ziyaada naz farmata hai ilm
Aariz-e-taban ke bhole-pan ko kha jata hai ilm
Nutq ho jata hai ilmi istelahon se udas
Lal-e-lab mein shahad ki baqi nahin rahti miThas
Ilm uTha leta hai bazm-e-jaan se sham-e-etaqad
KHal-o-KHad ki maut hai chehre ki shan-e-ijtihad
Qar-e-wahshat ki taraf muDti hai aksar rah-e-fan
Jhankti rahti hai is ghurfe se chashm-s-ahraman
ChhoD deti takallum ko mulaem qil-o-qal
Ilm ka had se guzar jaana hai tauhin-e-jamal
Ilm se baDhti hai aql aur aql hai wo bad-dimagh
Jo bujha deti hai sine mein mohabbat ka charagh
Ilm se baqi nahin rahte mohabbat ke sifat
Aur mohabbat hai faqat le de ke teri kaenat
Dekh tujh par ilm ki bharpur paD jae na zarb
Bhag is parde mein hain shaitan ke aalat-e-harb
Ilm se rahti hai paband-e-shikan jis ki jabin
Naz se shanon par us ki zulf lahraati nahin
Waqt se pahle bula lete hain piri ko ulum
Umr se aage nikal jate hain chehre bil-umum
Jin labon ko chaT paD jati hai qil-o-qal ki
Un ki garmi ko tarasti hai jabin atfal ki
Ek junun-parwar bagula hai wo ilm-e-be-wasuq
Jis ki rau mein kanpne lagte hain shauhar ke huquq
Dur hi se aise ilm-e-jahl-parwar ko salam
Husn-e-niswan ko bana deta ho jo jagir-e-am
Jis jagah huran-e-jannat ka kiya hai tazkira
Kya kaha hai aur bhi kuch hum ne juz husn o haya
Tazkira huron ka hai mahz ek taswir-e-jamal
Hum ne kya unko kaha hai sahib-e-fazl-o-kamal
Hech hai har chiz zewar ghaza afshan rang o KHal
Husn KHud apni jagah hai sau kamalon ka kamal
Chandni, qaus-e-quzah, aurat, shagufa, lala-zar
Ilm ka in narm shanon par koi rakhta hai bar?
Raushnai mein kahin ghulti hai mauj-e-mahtab
Kya koi auraq-e-gul par taba karta hai kitab
Mere aalam mein nahin is bad-mazaqi ka shiar
Kakul-e-afsana ho dosh-e-haqiqat se do-chaar
Husn ka aaghosh-e-rangin dil-fareb-o-dilruba
Ilm se ban jae aqlidas ka mahz ek daera!
Mushaf-e-ru-e-kitabi ru-kash-e-naz-e-gulab
Aur ban jae ye neamat daftar-e-ilm-e-hisab
Naghma-e-shirin ke daman mein ho shor-e-kaenat
Bazm-e-kawish mein jale sham-e-shabistan-e-hayat
Garm ho tezab ki khaulan se lale ka ayagh
Ghuncha-e-nauras ka taq aur pir-e-maktab ka charag
Shahpar-e-bulbul pe khinchi jae taswir-e-shighaal!
Motiyon par sabt ho tufan ki mohr-e-jalal
Subh gharq-e-bahas ho ghunche khilane ke ewaz
Dars den maujen saba ki gungunane ki ewaz
Tu na karna maghribi matwaliyon ki race dekh
Ghat mein teri laga hai fitna-e-iblis dekh
Tu na un ki tarah bharna arsa-e-fan mein chhalang
Kokh ta ThanDi rahe bachchon se aur sandal se mang
DuKHtaran-e-maghribi ko de na aurat ka KHitab
Ye mujassam ho gae hain kuch gunahgaron ke KHwab
Phir rahi hain ya teri nazron ke aage pur-faza
Auraton ke bhes mein shaitan ki sartabiyan
Ilm hasil kar faqat tadbir-e-manzil ke liye
Wo dimaghon ke liye hain aur tu dil ke liye!