Meg Index | November 2001 Index

Date: 06-Nov-2001
Poet: Noon Meem Rashid


zindagii se Darate ho


zindagii se Darate ho
zindagii to tum bhii ho, zindagii to ham bhii hai.n
aadamii se Darate ho
aadamii to tum bhii ho aadamii to ham bhii hai.n
aadamii zubaa.N bhii hai, aadamii bayaa.N bhii hai
is se tum nahii.n Darate
harf aur maanii ke rishte haaye aahan se aadamii hai vaabastaa
aadamii ke daaman se zindagii hai vaabastaa
is se tum nahii.n Darate
ankahii se Darate ho
jo abhii aa_ii nahii.n us gha.Dii se Darate ho
us gha.Dii ke aane kii aag hii se Darate hi
pahale bhii to guzare hai.n
daur naarasaa_ii ke, beriyaa, Khudaa_ii ke
phir bhii ye samajhate ho, hech aazaruumandii
ye shab zubaa.Nbandii, hai rahe Khudaabandii
tum yahii samajhate ho, tum magar ye kyaa jaano
lab agar nahii.n hilate haath jaag uThate hai.n
haath jaag uThate hai.n raah kaa nishaan ban kar
nuur kii zubaa.N ban kar
haath bol uThate hai.n subah kii azaa.N ban kar
roshanii se Darate ho
roshanii to tum bhii ho, roshanii to ham bhii hai.n
roshanii se Darate ho
shahar kii fasiilo.n par
dev kaa jo saayaa thaa, paak ho gayaa aaKhir
az_dahaam-e-afsaa.N se fard kii navaa aa_ii
zaat kii sadaa aa_ii
raah-e-shauq me.n jaise raah_ravii Khuu.N lapake
ik nayaa junuu.N lapake
aadamii chhalak uThe
aadamii ha.Nse dekho, shahar phir base dekho
tum abhii se Darate ho
haa.N abhii to tum bhii ho, haa.N abhii to ham bhii hai.n
tum abhii se Darate ho

[aahan = stone; vaabastaa = related; daur = age]
[naarasaa_ii = incapability/failure; beriyaa = sincere/without guile]
[azaa.N = call for prayer; fasiil = boundary walls]
[az_dahaam-e-afsaa.N = knife/dagger sharpening tool]
[fard = man; navaa = sound/voice]