Sunday, May 20, 2012

Ghazal

      




Is berukhi sey wo gayein hain, bas aag hi lagey ab ;
guftugoo mein unki ab alfaaz bhi nahin hain.

Saahilon pe aakar, kashtiyaan yun doobti hain ;
samundaron mein ab wo khair-khwahi* nahin hai.

Mujhsey poochti hain, masoom ki wo aankhein ;
surat-e-aadmi mein wo bhed to nahin hai!

Dil phir pur-umeed hai, aankhein bhi muntazir* hain ;
aakhir ye baagh hai, koi sehra* nahin hai!

Tere aamaal par mushtamil*, is zindagi key faisley ;
ye aayina-e-haqeeqi* kabhi toot-ta nahin hai!

                                                                     - Aaquib

*well-wisher
*awaiting
*desert
*based-on
*mirror-of-truth
                                                              
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6 comments:

Anuradha Sharma said...

Yeh aaina e haqeeqi kabhi toot ta nahi hai ..
Simply marvellous.
Poignant!

Skb

Unknown said...

surat-e-aadmi mein wo bhed to nahin hai
Shayad kisi sher mein pahli baar bhed kaa istemaal hua hai mujhe to yaad nahi padta , bahut khoob Aakib

Anonymous said...

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Aaquib Naved Farooqui said...

Dear Anonymous, please apply for a refund.

Sara Anwer Qureshi said...

Beautiful

Aaquib Naved Farooqui said...

Thanks Sara :-)