kab uskaa visaal chaahiye thaa
bas aik Khayaal chaahiye thaa
(visaal : meeting)
kab dil ko javaab se Gharz thii
hoNToN ko savaal chaahiye thaa
shauq ek nafas thaa aur vafaa ko
paas-e-maah-o-saal chaahiye thaa
(nafas : moment; maah-o-saal : months and years)
ek chehraa-e-saadaa thaa jo hamko
be-misl-o-misaal chaahiye thaa
(be-misl-o-misaal : incomparable)
ek qarb meN zaat-o-zindagii haiN
mumkin ko muhaal chaahiye thaa
Jaun Elia
ek hunar hai jo kar gayaa huuN maiN
sab ke dil se utar gayaa huuN maiN
(hunar : skill)
kaise apnii haNsii ko zabt karuuN
sun rahaa huuN ke ghar gayaa huuN maiN
(zabt : control)
kyaa bataauuN ke mar nahiiN paataa
jiite ji jab se mar gayaa huuN maiN
ab hai bus apna saamnaa darpesh
har kisii se guzar gayaa huuN maiN
(darpesh : to confront)
voh hii naaz-o-adaa, voh hii Ghamze
sar-ba-sar aap par gayaa huuN maiN
(naaz-o-adaa : playfulness; Ghamze : amorous glances; sar-ba-sar : from top to bottom)
ajab ilzaam huuN zamaane kaa
ke yahaaN sab ke sar gayaa huuN maiN
kabhii Khud tak pahunch nahiiN paayaa
jab keh vaaN umr bhar gayaa huuN maiN
tum se jaanaaN milaa huuN jis din se
be-tarah, Khud se dar gayaa huuN maiN
kuu–e–jaanaaN meN sog barpaa hai
ke achaanak, sudhar gayaa huuN maiN
(kuu–e–jaanaaN : house of the beloved)
Ghazal by Jaun Elia
