Meg Index | March 2001 Index

Date: 27-Mar-2001
Poet: Qateel Shifai

tumhaarii anjuman se uTh ke diivaane kahaa.N jaate 
jo vaabastaa hue tum se vo afasaane kahaa.N jaate 

[anjuman = gathering; vaabastaa = related; afasaane = tales]

nikal kar dair-o-kaabaa se agar milataa na maiKhaanaa 
to Thukaraaye hue insaa.N Khudaa jaane kahaa.N jaate 

[dair = temple]

tumhaarii beruKhii ne laaj rakh lii baadaaKhaane kii 
tum aa.Nkho.n se pilaa dete to paimaane kahaa.N jaate 

[baadaaKhaanaa = tavern/pub]

chalo achchhaa huaa kaam aa ga_ii diivaanagii apanii 
vagarnaa ham zamaane bhar ko samajhaane kahaa.N jaate 

'Qateel' apanaa muqaddar Gam se begaanaa agar hotaa 
phir to apane-paraaye ham se pahachaane kahaa.N jaate