aa jaaye.n ham nazar jo koii dam bahut
hai yaa.N
mohalat basaa.N-e-barq-o-sharaar kam bahut hai yaa.N
yak lahazaa siinaa kobii se furasat hame.n nahii.n
yaani ki dil ke jaane kaa maatam bahut hai yaa.N
ham raharavaa.N-e-raah-e-fanaa der rah chuke
vaqfaa basaa.N-e-sub_h koii dam bahut hai yaa.N
haasil hai kyaa sivaaye tarai ke dahar me.n
uTh aasmaa.N tale se ke shabanam bahut hai yaa.N
is butakade me.n maanii kaa kis se kare.n savaal
aadam nahii.n suurat-e-adam bahur hai yaa.N
ajaaz-e-isavii se nahii.n bahas ishq me.n
terii hii baat jaan-e-mujassim bahut hai yaa.N
mere hilaak karane kaa Gam hai abas tumhe.n
tum shaad zi.ndagaanii karo Gam bahut hai yaa.N
shaayad ke kaam sub_h tak apanaa khi.nche na 'Meer'
ahavaal aaj shaam se daraham bahut hai yaa.N
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aa ke patthar to mere sahan
me.n do-chaar gire
jitane us pe.D ke phal the pas-e-diivaar gire
[sahan = courtyard; pas-e-diivaar
= other side of the wall]
aisii dahashat thii fazaao.n
me.n khule paanii kii
aa.Nkh jhapakii bhii nahii.n haath se patavaar gire
mujhe giranaa hai to mai.n
apane hii qadamo.n me.n giruu.N
jis tarah saayaa-e-diivaar pe diivaar gire
[saayaa-e-diivaar = wall's
shadow]
tiiragii chho.D gaye din
me.n ujaale ke Khutuut
ye sitaare mere ghar TuuT ke bekaar gire
[tiiragii = darkness; Khutuut
= letters]
dekh kar apane dar-o-baam
laraz uThataa huu.N
mere ham_saaye me.n jab bhii ko_ii diivaar gire
[dar-o-baam = walls and
roofs; laraz = tremble]
[ham_saaye = neighbourhood]
vaqt kii Dor Khudaa jaane
kahaa.N se TuuTe
kis gha.Dii sar pe ye laTakii hu_ii talvaar gire
[Dor = string]
ham se Takaraa ga_ii Khud
ba.Dh ke andhere kii chaTTaan
ham sambhal_kar jo bahut chalate the naachaar gire
haath aayaa nahii.n kuchh
raat kii dal_dal ke sivaa
haaye kis mo.D pe Khvaabo.n ke parastaar gire
kyaa kahuu.N diidaa-e-tar
ye to meraa cheharaa hai
sang kaT jaate hai.n baarish kii jahaa.N dhaar gire
[diidaa-e-tar = tear filled
eyes; sang = stone]
dekhate kyo.n ho 'Shakeb'
itanii bulandii kii taraf
na uThaayaa karo sar ko ki ye dastaar gire
[bulandii = height; dastaar
= turban
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