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ghar /  anam / 1999 / february

Nikhat Naseem Badayuni

maiN tujhe bhool gayee, ye bhi nahiN hai, lekin
maiin tujhe yaad bhi har waqt nahiN kar sakti
zindagi kitni humaH-geer hai, kitni purshor [ humaH-geer= extensive]
sirf ashkoN hi se daaman to nahiN bhar sakti

    kaise fitrat ke takaazoN se kinara kar looN [ fitrat= nature]
    kis tarah talkHi-e-zehraab gawaara kar looN [ talkHi-e-zehraab= bitter poison]
    zindagi kitni humaH-geer hai, kitni purshoor

maiN mohabbat ke takaze bhi samajhtiN hooN magar [ takaaze= demands]
maiN haqiqat ke ishaare bhi to pehchaantiN hooN
maiN teri yaad meiN kHud apne se gHaafil ho jaaoN
masiwa apne kisi aur ko bhi janti hoon [ masiwa= except]

    zindagi sirf tarana hi tarana to nahiN
    kuchh haqiqat bhi hai ye mahaz fasana to nahiN
    maiN haqiqat ke ishaare bhi to pahchaanti hooN

sher-o-nagHma meiN guzarti hui rangiN raateN
kaun hoga jinheN nagHmaat ka ehsas nahiN
talkHi-e-gHum bhi to ik Thos haqiqat hai magar
kaun hai jisko haqiqat ka zara paas nahin

    yeH dhaRhkte hue dil aur yeH khanakte hue saaz
    yeH mahakte hue nagHmaat, yeH bajti aawaz
    kaun hoga jise nagHmaat ka ehsaas nahiN

zindagi kitni humaH-geer hai, kitni purshor
aur iss shor meiN nagHmoN ki haqiqat kitni
maiN tujhe yaad kiye jaaooN yeH mumkin hai magar
iss humaH-geeri mein ik yaad ki fursat kitni

    kitne dil-chasp haiN, ulfat ke taraane lekin
    kitne rangiN hai ye saada-se fasaane lekin

iss humaH-geeri meiN in sab ki haqiqat kitni?