jamal-e-marg-afrin! ye shab meri zindagi hai
nichoD de is ke chand lamhon ki ishraton mein
wo mai wo nashsha ki saghar-e-mah-e-visal mein hai
wo mai ki tere jamal mein hai
visal mein hai
visal! tera visal wo shoala-e-ajal hai
ki jis mein jal kar kai patinge abad ki manzil ko pa chuke hain
abad ki manzil!
sehr ki pahli kiran wo nagan
ki mere sine se aaKHiri sans ban ke palTegi aa meri jaan!
jamal-e-marg-afrin! ye shab meri zindagi hai
mere labon ne wo lab bhi chume hain jin mein marg-e-giran nahin thi
wo phul se lab ki jin ki tahdar pattiyon mein
tamazat-e-baada-e-wafa thi
mere jawan-sal bazuon ne
dhaDakte marmar ki un chaTanon se ras nichoDa hai zindagi ka
jinhen guman tha ki mere pahlu mein dam nikalna hi zindagi hai
mere hi sine pe jagti hain abhi wo raaten
ki jin mein ubhre hain aaftab-e-jamal meri masarraton ke
wo aaftab-e-jamal jo kal sahar ki pahli kiran ke Dasne se
mere ham-rah jal bujhenge
tere tabassum ki lau ubharti hi ja rahi hai
tujhe nazar aa rahi hai shayad wo zist jo lash ban ke taDpegi
kal sahar ko
magar main kuchh aur dekhta hun
agar main ye shab guzar deta gurisna sheron ke jangalon mein
jahan har ek lahza maut munh phaD kar jhapaTti hai
bebasi par
agar main ye shab guzar deta kisi samundar ke sard sine ki dhonkni par
jahan har ek lahza maut munh phaD kar jhapaTti hai
bebasi par
agar main ye shab guzar deta kisi gham-e-marg-afrin mein
ki jis ke changul mein lahza lahza lahu Tapakta hai aarzu ka
ajab na tha aaj shab agar mera koi dushman
mere badan se ye nok-e-KHanjar nikal deta wo KHun jo ab meri zindagi hai
jo ab tere paikar-e-masarrat ki wadiyon mein
meri haqiqat ka raaz-dan hai
qubul hai mujh ko aaj ki shab sahar hai jis ki abad ki manzil
jamal-e-marg aafrin ye shab meri zindagi hai
mera muqaddar ki aaj ki shab hai mujh ko hasil ye tera paikar
mera muqaddar ki main ne KHud maut ko pukara hai teri KHatir
mera muqaddar ki main hun wo maut ka musafir
jo apni manzil pe aa gaya hai tere shabistan mein KHud Thahar kar
tere labon se hayat pa kar
tere jamal-e-hayat-parwar se lau laga kar
teri nigahon ki gahri jhilon mein tair kar, mishalen jala kar
gudaz paikar ki reshmi chilmanen uTha kar
dhaDakte dil mein tarane bo kar zamane la kar
azal abad ko sameT kar, be-karan bana kar
tere badan ki latafaton mein masarrat-e-zindagi mila kar
tere lahu mein sharare bhar kar hararat-e-jawedan basa kar
tere KHumistan-e-dilbari ko jahan mein ek dastan bana kar
tujhe ajal se qarib la kar
haqiqat-e-zindagi dikha kar
ki main hun wo maut ka musafir
tere shabistan ke chor darwaze se guzar kar
jo apni manzil pe aa gaya hai
wo log jo ro rahe hain mujh ko
ki main ne KHud maut ko pukara hai teri KHatir
wo log kya jaanen zindagi ko
unhen KHabar kya ki maut har lahza un ki hasti ko kha rahi hai
unhen KHabar kya ki zindagi kya hai main samajhta hun zindagi ko
ki aaj ki shab ye zindagi meri zindagi hai
ye zindagi hai meri jise main ne aaj ki shab
tere masarrat-kade mein la kar
abad se ham-dosh kar diya hai
ajal ko KHamosh kar diya hai
thirak raha hai tera badan lazzat-e-tarab se
chamak rahi hain teri nigahen KHumar-e-shab se
uchak uchak kar sahar mujhe dekhne lagi hai
sahar ka tha intizar kab se
Nazm
Wadi-e-nil
Yusuf Zafar