maahaul
— Kaifi Azmi
Tabee.at jabriya taskeen se ghabraa.ee jaatee hai
Hansoon kaise hansee kam-bakht too murjhaa.ee jaatee hai
Bahut chamkaa raha hoon khaal-o-khat ko sa.ee-e-rangeen se
Magar pazhmurdagee see khaal-o-khat par chhaa.ee jaatee hai
Umeedon kee tajallee khuub barsee sheesha-e-dil par
Magar jo gard thee tah men wo ab tak paa.ee jaatee hai
Javaanee chheDtee hai laakh khvaabeeda tamannaa ko
Tamannaa hai ki us ko niind hee see aa.ee jaatee hai
Mohabbat kee nigoon-saaree se dil Duubaa saa rahtaa hai
Mohabbat dil kee izmehlaal se sharmaa.ee jaatee hai
Fazaa kaa sog utraa aa raha hai zarf-e-hastee men
Nigaah-e-shauq rooh-e-aarzoo kajlaa.ee jaatee hai
Ye rang-e-mai nahin saaqee jhalak hai khoon-shuda dil kee
Jo ik dhundlee see surkhee ankhDiyon men paa.ee jaatee hai
Mire mutrib na de lillaah mujh ko daavat-e-naghma
Kaheen saaz-e-ghulaamee par ghazal bhee gaa.ee jaatee hai
Tabiat jabriya taskin se ghabrai jati hai
Hansun kaise hansi kam-baKHt tu murjhai jati hai
Bahut chamka raha hun KHal-o-KHat ko sai-e-rangin se
Magar pazhmurdagi si KHal-o-KHat par chhai jati hai
Umidon ki tajalli KHub barsi shisha-e-dil par
Magar jo gard thi tah mein wo ab tak pai jati hai
Jawani chheDti hai lakh KHwabida tamanna ko
Tamanna hai ki us ko nind hi si aai jati hai
Mohabbat ki nigun-sari se dil Duba sa rehta hai
Mohabbat dil ki izmehlal se sharmai jati hai
Faza ka sog utra aa raha hai zarf-e-hasti mein
Nigah-e-shauq ruh-e-arzu kajlai jati hai
Ye rang-e-mai nahin saqi jhalak hai KHun-shuda dil ki
Jo ek dhundli si surKHi ankhDiyon mein pai jati hai
Mere mutrib na de lillah mujh ko dawat-e-naghma
Kahin saz-e-ghulami par ghazal bhi gai jati hai