Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Mehfil-E-Gazal

Poet: Parveen Shakir
 
paa-ba-gil sab hai.n rihaa_ii kii kare tadabiir kaun 
dast-bastaa shahar me.n khole merii zanjiir kaun 
 
[rihaa_ii = freedom; tadabiir = solution/way]
[dast-bastaa = tied hands]
 
meraa sar haazir hai lekin meraa munsif dekh le 
kar rahaa hai mere fard-e-jurm kii tahariir kaun 
 
[munsif = judge; fard-e-jurm = tale of guilt]
[tahariir = writing]
 
aaj darvaazo.n pe dastak jaanii pahachaanii sii hai
aaj mere naam laataa hai merii taaziir kaun
 
[taaziir = punishment]
 
niind jab Khvaabo.n se pyaarii ho to aise ahad me.n 
Khvaab dekhe kaun aur Khvaabo.n ko de taabiir kaun 
 
[ahad = era/times]
 
ret abhii pichhale makaano.n kii na vaapas aa_ii thii 
phir lab-e-saahil gharaundaa kar gayaa taamiir kaun 
 
[lab-e-saahil = on the shoreline; taamiir = construct]
 
saare rishte hijrato.n me.n saath dete hai.n to phir 
shahar se jaate hue hotaa hai daaman_giir kaun 
 
merii chaadar to chhinii thii shaam kii tanhaa_ii ne 
beridaa_ii ko merii phir de gayaa tashahiir kaun 
 
dushmano.n ke saath mere dost bhii aazaad hai.n 
dekhanaa hai khe.nchataa hai mujh pe pahalaa tiir kaun 

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