ab kis kaa jashn manaate ho us des kaa jo taqsiim huaa
ab kis ke giit sunaate ho us tan-man kaa jo do-niim huaa

(taqsiim=divided; do-niim=cut in two)

us Khvaab kaa jo rezaa rezaa un aaNkhon kii taqadiir huaa
us naam kaa jo TukaDaa TukaDaa galiyon men be-tauqiir huaa

(rezaa-rezaa=pieces; be-tauqiir=disrespect)

us parcham kaa jis kii hurmat baazaaron men niilaam hu_ii
us miTTii kaa jis kii hurmat mansuub uduu ke naam hu_ii

(parcham=flag; hurmat=respect/honour; niilaam=auction)
(mansuub=nominated/appointed; uduu=enemy)

us jang ko jo tum haar chuke us rasm kaa jo jaarii bhii nahiin
us zaKhm kaa jo siine pe na thaa us jaan kaa jo vaarii bhii nahiin

(jang=war; vaaranaa=to offer in sacrifice)

us Khuun kaa jo bad_qismat thaa raahon men bahaayaa tan men rahaa
us phuul kaa jo beqiimat thaa aaNgan men khilaa yaa ban men rahaa

(ban=jungle)

us mashriq kaa jis ko tum ne neze kii anii marham samajhaa
us maGarib kaa jis ko tum ne jitana bhii luuTaa kam samajhaa

(mashriq=east; nezaa=spear; anii=spear's point)
(marham=salve/ointment; maGarib=west)

un maasuumon kaa jin ke lahuu se tum ne farozaaN raaten kiin
yaa un mazaluumon kaa jis se Khanjar kii zubaaN men baaten kiin

(farozaaN=illuminate; mazaluum=oppressed)

us mariyam kaa jis kii iffat luTatii hai bhare baazaaron men
us iisaa kaa jo qaatil hai aur shaamil hai Gam_Khvaaron men

(iffat=chastity)

in nauhaagaron kaa jin ne hamen Khud qatl kiyaa Khud rote hain
aise bhii kahiin dam_saaz hue aise jallaad bhii hote hain

(nauhaagar=mourner; dam_saaz=supporting; jallaad=executioner (cruel))

un bhuuke nange DhaaNchon kaa jo raqs sar-e-baazaar karen
yaa un zaalim qazzaaqon kaa jo bhes badal kar vaar karen

(DhaaNchaa=skeleton; raqs=dance; qazzaaq=dacoit)

yaa un JhuuTe iqaraaron kaa jo aaj talak aifaa na hue
yaa un bebas laachaaron kaa jo aur bhii dukh kaa nishaanaa hue

(aifaa=to fulfill)

is shaahii kaa jo dast-ba-dast aa_ii hai tumhaare hisse men
kyon nang-e-vatan kii baat karo kyaa rakhaa hai is qisse men

(shaahii=royal)

aaNkhon men chhupaaye ashkon ko honThon men vafaa ke bol liye
is jashn men bhii shaamil huuN nauhon se bharaa kashkol liye

(nauhaa=lamentation; kashkol=beggar's bowl)

Ahmad Faraz

2 comments:

Neyaz Alam said...

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