so rah_ravaan-e-tamannaa bhii Dar ke dekhate hai.n

Ahmed Faraz

sunaa hai log use aa.Nkh bhar ke dekhate hai.n
so us ke shahar me.n kuchh din Thahar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai rabt hai us ko Kharaab haalo.n se
so apane aap ko barbaad karake dekhate hai.n

[rabt=closeness/relation]

sunaa hai dard kii gaahak hai chashm-e-naazuk us kii
so ham bhii us kii galii se guzar kar dekhate hai.n

[gaahak=customer]

sunaa hai us ko bhii hai sher-o-shaayarii se shagaf
so ham bhii mojaze apane hunar ke dekhate hai.n

[shagaf=passion]

sunaa hai bole to baato.n se phuul jha.Date hai.n
ye baat hai to chalo baat kar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai raat use chaa.Nd takataa rahataa hai
sitaare baam-e-falak se utar kar dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai hashr hai.n us kii Gazaal sii aa.Nkhe.n
sunaa hai us ko hiran dasht bhar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai din ko use titaliyaa.N sataatii hai.n
sunaa hai raat ko jugnuu Thahar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai raat se ba.Dh kar hai.n kaakule.n us kii
sunaa hai shaam ko saaye guzar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai us kii siyaah chashmagii qayaamat hai
so us ko surmaafarosh aa.Nkh bhar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai us ke labo.n se gulaab jalate hai.n
so ham bahaar par ilzaam dhar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai aa_iinaa tamasaal hai jabii.n us kaa
jo saadaa dil hai.n ban sa.Nvar ke dekhate hai.n

sunaa hai jab se hamaa_il hai.n us kii gardan me.n
mizaaj aur hii laal-o-gauhar ke dekhate hai.n

[hamaail=something to wear around the neck]

sunaa hai chashm-e-tasavvur se dasht-e-imkaan me.n
palang zaave us kii kamar ke dekhate hai.n

[zaave=angles]

sunaa hai us ke badan ke taraash aise hai.n
ke phuul apanii qabaaye.N katar ke dekhate hai.n

vo sarv-qad hai magar be-gul-e-muraad nahii.n
ke us shajar pe shaguufe samar ke dekhate hai.n

[sarv-qad=tall and graceful; shaguufe=bud; samar=fruit]

bas ek nigaah se luTataa hai qaafilaa dil kaa
so rah_ravaan-e-tamannaa bhii Dar ke dekhate hai.n

[rah_ravaa.N=travellers]