Behtareen NazmeN - 11th October, 2016

Faraar - Sahir Ludhianvi

apane maazii ke tasawwur se hiraasaa hooN maiN 
apane guzare hue ayyam se nafarat hai mujhe 
apanii bekaar tamannaoN pe sharmindaa hooN maiN 
apanii besud ummeedoN pe nidaamat hai mujhe 

[maazi=past; hiraasaa=troubled; ayyam=days; besud=senseless/useless] 

mere maazii ko andhere meN dabaa rahane do 
meraa maazii merii zillat ke siwaa kuchh bhii nahiiN 
merii ummeedoN kaa haasil merii kaawish kaa silaa 
ek benaam azeeyat ke siwaa kuchh bhii nahiiN 

[azeeyat=torment; kaawish=research] 

kitanii bekaar ummeedoN kaa sahaaraa lekar 
maiN ne aiwaan sajaaye they kisii kii Khaatir 
kitanii berabt tamannaoN ke maabham Khaake 
apane KhwaaboN meN basaaye the kisii kii Khaatir 

[aiwaan=palace; berabt=unfulfilled; maabham=hidden; Khaake=sketches] 

mujh se ab merii mohabbat ke fasaane na poochho 
mujh ko kahane do ke maiN ne uNheN chaahaa hii nahiiN 
aur wo mast nigaaheN jo mujhe bhool ga_iiN 
maiN ne un mast nigaahoN ko saraahaa hii nahiiN 

mujh ko kahane do ki maiN aaj bhii jii sakataa hooN 
ishq naakaam sahii zindagii naakaam nahiiN 
un ko apanaane kii Khwaahish uNheN paane kii talab 
shauq bekaar sahii sai-Gam anjaam nahiiN 

[sai-Gam=to be sad] 

wahii gesoo wahii nazar wahii aariz wahii jism 
maiN jo chaahooN ki mujhe aur bhii mil sakate haiN 
wo kaNwal jin ko kabhii  un ke liye khilanaa thaa 
un kii nazaron se bahut door bhii khil sakate haiN 

[aariz=lips]