Parveen Shakir Poetry

manzar hai vahii thathak rahii hun
hairat se palak jhapak rahii hun

ye tuu hai ke meraa vaham hai
band aaNkhon se tujh ko tak rahii hun

jaise ke kabhii na thaa taarruf
yuuN milate hue jhijhak rahii hun

pahachaan main terii roshanii hun
aur terii palak palak rahii hun

kyaa chain milaa hai sar jo us ke
shaanon pe rakhe sisak rahii hun

ik umr hu_ii hai Khud se laDate
ander se tamaam thak rahii hun

kuu-ba-kuu phail ga_ii baat shanaasaa_ii ki
us ne Khushbuu kii tarah merii paziiraa_ii kii

kaise kah duun ki mujhe chhod diyaa hai us ne
baat to sach hai magar baat hai rusvaaii kii

vo kahiin bhii gayaa lautaa to mere paas aayaa
bas yahii baat hai achchhii mere harajaaii kii

teraa pahaluu tere dil kii tarah aabaad rahe
tujh pe guzare na qayaamat shab-e-tanhaaii kii

us ne jalatii huii peshaanii pe jo haath rakhaa
ruuh tak aa gaii taasiir masiihaaii kii

Kuch to hawa bhii sard thii kuchh thaa teraa Khayaal bhii
dil ko Khushii ke saath saath hotaa rahaa malaal bhii

baat vo aadhii raat kii raat vo puure chaaNd kii
chaaNd bhii ain chet kaa us pe teraa jamaal bhii

sab se nazar bachaa ke vo mujh ko aise dekhate
ek dafaa to ruk ga_ii gardish-e-maah-o-saal bhii

dil to chamak sakegaa kyaa phir bhii taraash ke dekh lo
shiishaagaraan-e-shahar ke haath kaa ye kamaal bhii

us ko na paa sake the jab dil kaa ajiib haal thaa
ab jo palaT ke dekhiye baat thii kuchh muhaal bhii

merii talab thaa ek shaKhs vo jo nahiin milaa to phir
haath duaa se yuuN giraa bhuul gayaa savaal bhii

shaam kii naasamajh havaa puuchh rahii hai ik pataa
mauj-e-havaa-e-kuu-e-yaar kuchh to meraa Khayaal bhii


us ke hii baazuuon mein aur us ko hii sochate rahe
jism kii Khvaahishon pe the ruuh ke aur jaal bhii

kuchh faisalaa to ho ki kidhar jaanaa chaahiye
paanii ko ab to sar se guzar jaanaa chaahiye

har baar ediiyon pe giraa hai meraa lahuu
maqtal mein ab ba-tarz-e-digar jaanaa chaahiye

kyaa chal sakenge jin kaa faqat mas'laa ye hai
jaane se pahale raKht-e-safar jaanaa chaahiye

saaraa jvaar-bhaaTaa mere dil mein hai magar
ilzaam ye bhii chaaNd ke sar jaanaa chaahiye

jab bhii gaye azaab-e-dar-o-baam thaa vahii
aaKhir ko kitanii der se ghar jaanaa chaahiye

tohamat lagaa ke maaN pe jo dushman se daad le
aise suKhan_farosh ko mar jaanaa chaahiye

Khushbu hai vo to chhuu ke badan ko guzar na jaaye
jab tak mere vajuud ke andar utar na jaaye

Khud phuul ne bhii honTh kiye apane niim-vaa
chorii tamaam rang kii titalii ke sar na jaaye

is Khauf se vo saath nibhaane ke haq men hai
khokar mujhe ye laDakii kahiin dukh se mar na jaaye

palkon ko us kii apane dupaTTe se poNch duuN
kal ke safar men aaj kii gard-e-safar na jaaye

khulii aankhon mein sapanaa jaagataa hai
vo soyaa hai ke kuchh kuchh jaagataa hai

terii chaahat ke bhiige jangalon mein
meraa tan mor ban ke naachataa hai

mujhe har kaifiyat mein kyon na samajhe
vo mere sab havaale jaanataa hai

kisii ke dhyaan mein Duubaa huaa dil
bahaane se mujhe bhii Taalataa hai

sadak ko chhod kar chalanaa padegaa
ke mere ghar kaa kachchaa raastaa hai

khulegii is nazar pe chashm-e-tar aahistaa aahistaa
kiyaa jaataa hai paanii mein safar aahistaa aahistaa

ko_ii zanjiir phir vaapas vahiin par le ke aatii hai
kaThin ho raah to chhutataa hai ghar aahistaa aahistaa

badal denaa hai rastaa yaa kahiin par baiTh jaanaa hai
ki Thakataa jaa rahaa hai hamsafar aahistaa aahistaa

Khalish ke saath is dil se na merii jaaN nikal jaaye
khinche tiir-e-shanaasaaii magar aahistaa aahistaa

Khalish prick tiir-e-shanaasaaii

huaa hai sar_kashii mein phuul kaa apanaa ziyaaN, dekhaa
so jhukataa jaa rahaa hai ab ye sar aahistaa aahistaa

ajiib tarz-e-mulaaqaat ab ke bar rahii

tumhin the badale hue yaa merii nigaahen thiin
tumhaarii nazaron se lagataa thaa jaise merii bajaaye
tumhaare ghar men ko_ii aur shaKhs aayaa hai
tumhaare ohade kii denen tumhen mubaarak

so tum ne meraa svaagat usii tarah se kiyaa
jo afasaraan-e-hukuumat ke aitaqaad mein hai
takallufan mere nazadiik aa ke baiTh gaye
phir ehatamaam se mausam kaa zikr chhed diyaa

kuchh us ke baad siyaasat kii baat bhii nikalii
adab par bhii ko_ii do chaar tabasare faramaaye
magar na tum ne hameshaa kii tarah ye puuchhaa
kyaa vaqt kaisaa guzarataa hai teraa jaan-e-hayaat

pahaad din kii aziiyat men kitanii shiddat hai
ujaad raat kii tanhaaii kyaa qayaamat hai
shabon kii sust ravii kaa tujhe bhii shikavaa hai
Gam-e-firaaq ke qisse nishaat-e-vasl kaa zikr
ravaayatan hii sahii koii baat to karate

kariyaa-e-jaan mein ko_ii phool khilaane aaye
wo mere dil pe nayaa zaKhm lagaane aaye

mere viiraan dariichon mein bhii Khushbuu jaage
vo mere ghar ke dar-o-baam sajaane aaye

us se ik baar to rothon main usii kii maanind
aur merii tarah se vo mujh ko manaane aaye

isii kuuche mein kaii us ke shanaasaa bhii to hain
vo kisii aur se milane ke bahaane aaye

ab na puuchhuungii main khoye hue Khvaabon kaa pataa
vo agar aaye to kuchh bhii na bataane aaye

zabt kii shahar-panaahon kii mere maalik Khair
Gam kaa sailaab agar mujh ko bahaane aaye

justajuu khoye huon kii umr bhar karate rahe
chaand ke hamraah ham har shab safar karate rahe

raaston kaa ilm thaa ham ko na simton kii Khabar
shahar-e-naamaaluum kii chaahat magar karate rahe

ham ne Khud se bhii chhupaayaa aur saare shahar se
tere jaane kii Khabar dar-o-divaar karate rahe

vo na aayegaa hamen maaluum thaa us shaam bhii
intazaar us ka magar kuchh soch kar karate rahe

aaj aayaa hai hame.n bhii un udaanon kaa Khayaal
jin ko tere zaum me.n be-baal-o-par karate rahe