mehfil-e-maikashaaN, kuucha-e-dilbaraaN

[mausam]

mehfil-e-maikashaaN, kuucha-e-dilbaraaN
har jagah ho liye ab chaleN dil kahaaN
(mehfil-e-maikashaaN : gathering of the wine drinkers; kuucha-e-dilbaraaN : house of the beloved)

maslahat chaahtii hai ke manzil mile
aur dil DhuuNDtaa hai ko’ii kaarvaaN
(maslahat : expedience)

chaaNdnii bhii merii tarah hairat meN hai
chhup gayaa ko’ii aavaaz de kar kahaaN

jaanii-pahchaanii hai har adaa, har nazar
haaN, magar ye nahiiN yaad dekhaa kahaaN

raat yuuN Gham ne phir dil meN aavaaz dii
jaise sehraa kii masjid meN shab kii azaaN
(azaaN : call for prayers)

gard uR uR ke muNh apnaa dekhaa kare
rakhii hai raah meN aaiinoN kii dukaaN

kuch to maiN bhii bahut dil kaa kamzor huuN
kuch muhabbat bhii hai fitratan bad-gumaaN

tazkirah ko’ii ho zikr teraa rahaa
avval-o-aakhirash, darmiyaaN darmiyaaN
(tazkirah : talk)

jaane kis des se dil meN aa jaate haiN
chaaNdnii raat meN dard ke kaarvaaN

darmiyaaN meN na laayeN Khudaa ko bhii ham
bas vahii vo sune jis kii hai daastaaN

“Badr” saahab udhar kaa na ruKh keejiye
Dilli, Lahore haiN shahr-e-jaaduugaraaN

Bashir Badr