Saturday, April 17, 2010

by bahadur Shah Jafar

naa kisii kii aankh kaa noor hu, naa kisi ke dil kaa qaraar hu.
jo kisi ke kaam na aa sake, main vo ek musht-e-gubaar hu.

main nahi hu naghma-e-jaan feza, koi sun ke mujh ko karega kya.
main bade birog ki hu sada, main bade dukho ki pukaar hu.

meraa rang roop bigad gaya, mera yaar mujh se bichad gaya.
jo chaman khizaan se ujad gaya, main usi ki fasl-e-bahaar .

naa to main kisi kaa habiib hu, naa to main kisi ka raqib huu.
jo bigad gaya vo naseeb hu, jo ujad gaya vo dayaar hu.

padhe faatihaa koi aae kyu, koi chaar phool chadhaae kyu.
koi aake shamaa jalaye kyu, mai vo bekasi kaa mazaar hu.


musht-e-gubaar = handful of dust
naghma-e-jaaN = song infusing life
fasl-e-bahaar = the season of flowers, the spring
habiib = lover
rakib = enemy

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