Ayaadat

puchh lete wo bas mizaj mera kitna aasan tha ilaj mera

aaj us ne hans ke yun puchha mizaj umr bhar ke ranj-o-gham yaad aa gae

apni zaban se kuchh na kahenge chup hi rahenge aashiq log tum se to itna ho sakta hai puchho haal bechaaron ka

aate hain ayaadat ko to karte hain nasihat ahbab se gham-khwar hua bhi nahin jata

dekhne aae the wo apni mohabbat ka asar kahne ko ye hai ki aae hain ayaadat kar ke

tandurusti se to behtar thi meri bimari wo kabhi puchh to lete the ki haal achchha hai

ayaadat ko meri aa kar wo ye takid karte hain tujhe hum mar dalenge nahin to jald achchha ho the couplet turns a “get-well” visit into dark comedy: the beloved’s concern appears as a harsh ultimatum. the threat (“we’ll kill you”) is not literal so much as a lover’s cruel power-play, showing how even care can be mixed with domination. the emotional core is the lover’s helplessness before a beloved whose mercy and violence feel equally possible. dagh dehlvi uses irony to expose the bittersweet sting of love.

aaya na ek bar ayaadat ko tu masih sau bar main fareb se bimar ho chuka

aane lage hain wo bhi ayaadat ke waste ai chaaragar mariz ko achchha kiya na jae

bahr-e-ayaadat aae wo lekin qaza ke sath dam hi nikal gaya mera aawaz-e-pa ke sath the couplet turns a beloved’s long-awaited visit into a cruel twist of fate: the visitor seems accompanied by “qazaa,” the decree of death. “footsteps” become a metaphor for the beloved’s approach, so emotionally overwhelming that the speaker’s life ends at that very sound. love, longing, and mortality collide, making the visit feel like both remedy and final blow.

ayaadat hoti jati hai ibaadat hoti jati hai mere marne ki dekho sab ko aadat hoti jati hai

aan ke is bimar ko dekhe tujh ko bhi taufiq hui lab par us ke nam tha tera jab bhi dard shadid hua

wo ayaadat ko to aaya tha magar jate hue apni taswiren bhi kamre se utha kar le gaya

ek bar aur meri ayaadat ko aaiye achchhi tarah se main abhi achchha hua nahin

kaun aata hai ayaadat ke liye dekhen 'faragh' apne ji ko zara na-saz kiye dete hain

wo ayaadat ke liye aae hain lo aur sahi aaj hi khubi-e-taqdir se haal achchha hai

jab na tha zabt to kyun aae ayaadat ke liye tum ne kahe ko mera haal-e-pareshan dekha

kabhu bimar sun kar wo ayaadat ko to aata tha hamein apne bhale hone se wo aazar behtar tha

wo ayaadat ko na aaya karen main dar guzra haal-e-dil puchh ke aur aag laga jate hain

le meri khabar chashm mere yar ki kyun-kar bimar ayaadat kare bimar ki kyun-kar

ek din puchha na 'hatim' ko kabhu us ne ki dost kab se tu bimar hai aur kya tujhe aazar hai

us ko muddat hui sabr karte hue aaj ku-e-wafa se guzarte hue puchh kar us gada ka thikana sajan apne 'insha' ko bhi dekh aana sajan