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Date: 18-Dec-99
Poet: Akhtar Shirani

Today's poem is a very well known nazm by 
Akhtar Shirani. The title of the nazm is 
"Ai Ishq Hamen Barbaad Na Kar".


ai ishq na chhe.D aa aa ke hame.n
ham bhuule huo.n ko yaad na kar
pahale hii bahut naashad hai.n ham
tuu aur hame.n naashaad na kar
qismat kaa sitam hii kam nahii.n kuchh
ye taazaa sitam ijaad na kar
yuu.N zulm na kar bedaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

jis din se mile hai.n dono.n kaa 
sab chain gayaa aaraam gayaa
cheharo.n se bahaar-e-subah ga_ii 
aa.Nkho.n se faroG-e-shaam gayaa
haatho.n se Khushii kaa jaam chhuuTaa 
ho.nTho.n se ha.Nsii kaa naam gayaa
GamGii.n na banaa naashaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

raato.n ko uTh uTh rote hai.n 
ro ro kar duaaye.n karate hai.n
aa.Nkho.n me.n tasavvur dil me.n Khalish
sar dhunate hai.n aahe.n bharate hai.n
ai ishq ye kaisaa rog lagaa 
jiite hai.n na zaalim marate hai.n
ye zulm to ai jallaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

ye rog lagaa hai jab se hame.n 
ranjiidaa huu.N mai.n biimaar hai vo
har vaqt tapish har vaqt Khalish 
be-Khvaab huu.N mai.n bedaar ha vo
jiine se idhar bezaar huu.N mai.n 
maranbe pe udhar tayyaar hai vo
aur zabt kahe fariyaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

bedard zaraa insaaf to kar
is umr me.n aur maGmuum hai vo
phuulo.n kii tarah naazuk hai abhii
taaro.n kii tarah masuum hai vo
ye husn sitam ye ranj Gazab
majabuur huu.N mai.n mazaluum hai vo
mazaluum pe yuu.N bedaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

ai ishq Khudaaraa dekh kahii.n
vo shoKh hasii.n badanaam na ho
vo maah-e-laqaa badanaam na ho
vo zohraa-jabii.n badanaam na ho
naamuus kaa us ko paas rahe
vo pardaa-nashii.n badanaam na ho
us pardaa-nashii.n ko yaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

ummiid kii jhuuThii jannat ke
rah rah ke na dikhalaa Khvaab hame.n
aa_iindaa ke farzii ishrat ke
vaade se na kar betaab hame.n
kahataa hai zamaanaa jis ko Khushii
aatii hai nazar kaamayaab hame.n
chho.D aisii Khushii ko yaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

do din hii me.n  ahad-e-tifalii ke
maasuum zamaane bhuul gaye
aa.Nkho.n se vo Khushiyaa.N miT sii ga_ii.n
lab ke vo taraane bhuul gaye
un paak bahishtii Khvaabo.n ke
dilchasp fasaane bhuul gaye
un Khvaabo.n se yuu.N aazaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

aa.Nkho.n ko ye kyaa aazaar huaa
har jazb-e-nihaa.N par ro denaa
aahang-e-tarab pe jhuk jaanaa
aavaaz-e-fuGaa.N par ro denaa
barbat kii sadaa par ro denaa
mutrib ke bayaa.N par ro denaa
ehasaas ko Gam buniyaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

jii chaahataa hai ik duusare ko
yuu.N aaTh pahar ham kare.n
aa.Nkho.n me.n basaaye.n Khvaabo.n ko 
aur dil ko Khayaal aabaad kare.n
Khilvat me.n bhii jo jalvat kaa saamaa.N
vahadat ko du_ii se shaad kare.n
ye aarazuue.n ijaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

vo raaz hai ye Gam aah jise 
paa jaaye ko_ii to Khair nahii.n
aa.Nkho.n se jab aa.Nsuu bahate hai.n 
aa jaaye ko_ii to Khair nahii.n
zaalim hai ye duniyaa dil ko 
yahaa.N bhaa jaaye ko_ii Khair nahii.n 
hai zulm magar fariyaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar

duniyaa kaa tamaashaa dekh liyaa
GamGii.n sii hai betaab sii hai
ummiid yahaa.N ik vaham sii hai
taskiin yahaa.N ik Khvaab sii hai
duniyaa me.n Khushii kaa naam nahii.n
duniyaa me.n Khushii nayaab sii hai
duniyaa me.n Khushii ko yaad na kar
ai ishq hame.n barbaad na kar