eid-ul-fitr Feburary 1998

eid-ul-fitr

nazeer akbarabadi [1740-1830]

Eid is the biggest festival of Muslims which comes after Ramzan the month of fasting and prayer and it is celebrated for the successful completion of Ramzan.
According to Nazeer , the joy of Eid-ul-fitr is bigger than Eid-ul-azha or Shab-e-barat. Nazeer's writing is very simple and he have successfully used mostly street words to capture the happiness associated with the Eid; which is unparallal. ------ kashif

hai aabidoN ko ta'at wa tajreed ki kHushi

aur zaahidoN ko zuhad ki tamheed ki kHushi

rind aashiqoN ko hai kai ummeed ki kHushi

kuchh dil-baroN kay wasal ki, kuchh deed ki kHushi

aisi naH shab-e-barat, naH baqreed ki kHushi

jaisi har aik dil meiN hai iss eid ki kHushi
rozey ki kHushkiyoN sey jo haiN zard zard gaal
kHush ho gaye woh, dekhtey hi eid ka hilaal
poshaakeiN tan meiN zard, sunhari, safed, laal
dil kya keH haNs rahaa hai paRha tan ka baal baal
[ rozey=fastings, zard=pale, hilaal=moon of the eid
poshak=clothes, haNs=laughs]

aisi naH shab-e-barat, naH baqreed ki kHushi

jaisi har aik dil meiN hai iss eid ki kHushi

pichhley pahar sey uTTh kay nahaney ki dhoom hai

sheer-o-shakar sevaiNyaaN pakaaney ki dhoom hai

peer-o-jawaaN ko naimateiN khaaney ki dhoom hai

laRhko ko eidgaah jaaney ki dhoom hai

aisi naH shab-e-barat, naH baqreed ki kHushi

jaisi har aik dil meiN hai iss eid ki kHushi

koi mast phirtaa hai jaam-e-sharab sey
koi pukarta hai keH chhuTey azaab sey
kalla kissi ka phoola hai laDDoo ki chaap sey
chaTkareiN jee meiN bhartey haiN naan-o-kabaab sey
[azaab=agony, kalla=cheek ]

aisi naH shab-e-barat, naH baqreed ki kHushi

jaisi har aik dil meiN hai iss eid ki kHushi

kya hi muanqey ki machi hai ulaT pulaT
miltey haiN dauRh dauRh kay baham jhapaT jhapaT
phirtey haiN dil-baroN kay bhi galiyoN meiN gHaT kay gHaT
aashiq mazey uRhatey haiN har dam lipaT lipaT
[muaaniq=to embrace, gHaT=crowd]

aisi naH shab-e-barat, naH baqreed ki kHushi

jaisi har aik dil meiN hai iss eid ki kHushi

kajal, hina, gHazab masi wa paan ki dhaRhi
pishwazeiN surkH, soni, laahi ki phooljhaRhi
kurti kabhi dikha, kabhi aNgiyaa kisi kaRhi
keH "eid eid" loTey haiN dil ko ghaRhi gaRhi
[pishwaaz=a type of ladies scirt]

aisi naH shab-e-barat, naH baqreed ki kHushi

jaisi har aik dil meiN hai iss eid ki kHushi

jo jo keH unn key husn ki rakhtey haiN dil sey chaah

jaatey haiN unn kay saathh ta baH-eidgaah

topoN kay shor, aur dogaanoN ki rasm-o-raah

mayaaney, khiloney, sair, mazey, aish, waah waah

aisi naH shab-e-barat, naH baqreed ki kHushi

jaisi har aik dil meiN hai iss eid ki kHushi

rozoN ki sakHtiyoN meiN naH hotey agar ameer

to aisi eid ki naH kHushi hoti dil pazeer

sab shaad haiN, gadaa say lagaa shaah ta wazeer

dekha jo hum ney kHoob, to sach hai miyaaN nazeer

aisi naH shab-e-barat, naH baqreed ki kHushi

jaisi har aik dil meiN hai iss eid ki kHushi

[pictures cortsey of www.rediff.com]

anam I bazm I kHazana I kashif