shah sahab KHush-nazar the
KHush-ada the
aur rozi ke andhere raston par
sabr ki TuTi hui chappal pahan kar
ek lalak ek tantane ke sath sargarm-e-safar the
aur jine ke maraz mein mubtala the
jo ghizaen dastaras mein thin
ajab be-nur thin
un mein numu-kari na thi
wo jo moti ki si aab aankhon mein thi
jati rahi
putliyon mein KHun
kai ki tarah jamne laga
rafta rafta
motiyabind un ke didon par
zamurrad ki tarah utra
ajab parda paDa
sare zamane se hijab aane laga
muztarib aankhon ke Dhele
KHushk pathrae hue
itne be-masraf ki bas
ek sabza darwaze ke pichhe
band sipi ki tarah se
aur andhere aaina dikhlaen istinja karen
sirf dushman raushni ka intizar-e-zindagani ghazwa-e-KHandaq hui
is qadar dekha ki na-bina hue
aur jab rawaq nigahon mein
siyahi ki silai phir gai
chhitnar aankhon se
tajalli ki sunahri patiyan girne lagin
to shah sahab aur be-saya hue
un ki andhi muntaqim aankhon mein duniya
ek qatil ki tarah se jam gai
jaise marte sanp ki aankhon mein
apne ajnabi dushman ka aks
yun sarasima hue
yun zat ke sunsan sahraon mein afsurda phire
jaise jite jagte logon ko dekha hi na ho
jo shabihen dhyan mein mahfuz thin
in se rishta hi na ho
jagmagati be-qarar aankhen
kisi sahme hue ghonghe ke hathon ki tarah
dekhti thin sunghti thin lams karti thin
wahi jati rahin to zindagi se rabta jata raha
hamdami ka silsila jata raha
wo jo ek gahra talluq
ek amar sambandh sa
chaaron-taraf bikhri hui chizon se tha
hanste hue rote hue logon se tha
is tarah TuTa ki jaise sher ki ek jast se
zubair ki riDh ki haDDi chiKH jati hai
barson be-tarah be-kal rahe
ek din aankhon mein sahra jal uTha
wo KHayal aaya ki chehra jal uTha
apne beTon ko kaleje se lagaya
ji bhara tha abr ke manind roe
rah chuke to ek mohlik aatishin tezab ke
shoala-e-saffak se
un ki faqa-sanj aankhon ko jalaya
aur sajde mein gire
jaise gahri nind mein hon
jaise ek sakte mein hon
muddaton se un bayaban raston par
chaar andhe doston ka ek koras gunjta hai
ai sakhi shahr-e-saKHawat mein guzar auqat kar
ai nazr wale nazr KHairaat kar
Nazm
Shah sahab and sons
Saqi Faruqi