Ghazal by Javed Akhtar -
6th December 2006, 11:50 PM
(1)
Dukh ke jangal mein firte hai kab se maare maare log
Jo hota hai seh lete hai, kaise hai bechaare log
Jeevan jeevan humne jag mein khel yahi hote dekha
Dhiire-dhiire jeetii duniya, dhiire-dhiire haare log
Waqt sinhaasan par baitha hai apne raag sunaata hai
Sangat dene ko paate hai saanson ke iktaare log
Neki ik din kam aatii hai hum ko kya samjhaate ho
Humne bebas marte dekhe kaise pyaare pyaare log
Iss nagarii mein kyun milatii hai rotii sapano ke badle
Jin ki nagrii hai woh jaane hum thehre banjaare log
(2)
Kin lafzon mein itni kadavii, itni kaseeli baat likhu
Sher ki main tahjiib* nibhaau ya apne haalaat likhu
tahjiib= reevaaj
Gham nahi likhu main kya gham ko, jashn likhu kya maatam ko
Jo dekhe hai maine janaaze, kya unn ko baaraat likhu
Kaise likhu main chaand ke kissey, kaise likhu main phoul ki baat
Ret udaaye garm hawaa to kaise main barsaat likhu
Kis kis ki aankhon mein dekhe maine zeher bujhe khanjar
Khud se bhi jo maine chhupaaye, kaise woh sadmaat likhu
Takht ki khwaahish luut ki laalach kamzoron par zulm ka shouk
Lekin unn ka farmaana hai main unn ko jazbaat likhu
Qaatil bhi maqtuul* bhi dono naam khuda ka lete the
Koyii khuda hai to woh kaha tha, meri kya aukaat likhu
maqtuul= jiss ka qatl huya ho
Apni apni taariiki* ko log ujaala kehte hai
Taariiki ke naam likhu to koum-e-firaq-e-zaat likhu
taariiki= Andhkaar; firaq=varg
Jaane kaisa daur hai jiss mein yeh jurrat bhi mushkil hai
Din ho agar to uss ko likhu din, raat agar ho raat likhu
(3)
Dard ke phoul bhii khilate hai bikhar jaate hai
Zakhm kaise bhii ho kuchh roj me bhar jaate hai
Uss dariiche me bhii ab koyii nahii aur hum bhii
Sar jhukaaye huye chup-chaap guzar jaate hai
Raasta roke khadii hai yahii ulajhan kab se
Koyii puchhe to kahe kya ki kidhar jaate hai
Narm aawaaz bhalii baaten mohazzab lahaje
Pahalii baarish mein hii ye rang utar jaate hai
(4)
Sach yeh hai bekaar humhe gham hota hai
Jo chaaha tha duniyaa mein kam hota hai
Dhalta suraj, faila jungal, raasta gum
Hum se puuchho kaisa aalam hota hai
Gairon ko kab fursat hai dukh dene kii
Jab hota hai koi humdam hota hai
Zakhm to humne in aankhon se dekhe hai
Logon se sunte hai marham hota hai
Zehan ki shakhon par ashaar aa jate hai
Jab terii yadon ka mausam hota hai
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