kya sitam hai ki ab tiri surat ghhaur karne pe yaad aati hai

ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge

ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge mar ke bhi chain na paaya to kidhar jaenge being perturbed i now express / the wish to die, although e'en in death, no peace is found, then where shall i go? tum ne thahrai agar ghhair ke ghar jaane ki to irade yahan kuchh aur thahar jaenge if you are resolved to go / thus to my rival's house my cause with greater ardor / i'll surely then espouse khali ai charagaro honge bahut marham-dan par mire zakhm nahin aise ki bhar jaenge healers, all your potions, balms, may now be at an end but my wounds are not the sort / that can be ever mend pahunchenge rahguzar-e-yar talak kyuun kar ham pahle jab tak na do aalam se guzar jaenge the path to my beloved's street / how can i ever find until i traverse the course / of both the worlds combined shoala-e-ah ko bijli ki tarah chamkaun par mujhe dar hai ki vo dekh ke dar jaenge like lightning i would brighten / the flame that is my sigh but then i am afraid that she, in fear, would start to cry ham nahin vo jo karen khuun ka daava tujh par balki puchhega khuda bhi to mukar jaenge i'm not one who'll seek to pin / my murder at your side in fact i'd deny if god / too asks me how i died aag dozakh ki bhi ho jaegi paani paani jab ye aasi araq-e-sharm se tar jaenge even blazing, roaring flames / of hell will then be quenched when sinners, in the sweat of shame / go there fully drenched nahin paega nishan koi hamara hargiz ham jahan se ravish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ samne chashm-e-guhar-bar ke kah do dariya chadh ke gar aae to nazron se utar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ laae jo mast hain turbat pe gulabi ankhen aur agar kuchh nahin do phuul to dhar jaenge to my grave, she ventures with / rose tinted eyes aglow if nothing else, then now at least, two buds she will bestow rukh-e-raushan se naqab apne ulat dekho tum mehr-o-mah nazron se yaron ki utar jaenge let now your radiant face unveil, do let it come to light the sun and moon will fade away / from everybody's sight ham bhi dekhenge koi ahl-e-nazar hai ki nahin yaan se jab ham ravish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ 'zauq' jo madrase ke bigde hue hain mulla un ko mai-khane men le aao sanvar jaenge 'zauq', misled by madrasas, mullahs have gone astray bring them to the tavern, there, they will mend their way ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jaenge being perturbed i now express / the wish to die, although e'en in death, no peace is found, then where shall i go? tum ne thahrai agar ghair ke ghar jaane ki to irade yahan kuchh aur thahar jaenge if you are resolved to go / thus to my rival's house my cause with greater ardor / i'll surely then espouse khali ai chaaragaro honge bahut marham-dan par mere zakhm nahin aise ki bhar jaenge healers, all your potions, balms, may now be at an end but my wounds are not the sort / that can be ever mend pahunchenge rahguzar-e-yar talak kyun kar hum pahle jab tak na do aalam se guzar jaenge the path to my beloved's street / how can i ever find until i traverse the course / of both the worlds combined shoala-e-ah ko bijli ki tarah chamkaun par mujhe dar hai ki wo dekh ke dar jaenge like lightning i would brighten / the flame that is my sigh but then i am afraid that she, in fear, would start to cry hum nahin wo jo karen khun ka dawa tujh par balki puchhega khuda bhi to mukar jaenge i'm not one who'll seek to pin / my murder at your side in fact i'd deny if god / too asks me how i died aag dozakh ki bhi ho jaegi pani pani jab ye aasi araq-e-sharm se tar jaenge even blazing, roaring flames / of hell will then be quenched when sinners, in the sweat of shame / go there fully drenched nahin paega nishan koi hamara hargiz hum jahan se rawish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ samne chashm-e-guhar-bar ke kah do dariya chadh ke gar aae to nazron se utar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ lae jo mast hain turbat pe gulabi aankhen aur agar kuchh nahin do phul to dhar jaenge to my grave, she ventures with / rose tinted eyes aglow if nothing else, then now at least, two buds she will bestow rukh-e-raushan se naqab apne ulat dekho tum mehr-o-mah nazron se yaron ki utar jaenge let now your radiant face unveil, do let it come to light the sun and moon will fade away / from everybody's sight hum bhi dekhenge koi ahl-e-nazar hai ki nahin yan se jab hum rawish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ 'zauq' jo madrase ke bigde hue hain mulla un ko mai-khane mein le aao sanwar jaenge 'zauq', misled by madrasas, mullahs have gone astray bring them to the tavern, there, they will mend their way

altaf bayan hon kab humse ai jaan tumhaari surat ke

altaf bayan hon kab ham se ai jaan tumhari surat ke hain lakhon apni ankhon par ehsan tumhari surat ke munh dekhe ki ye baat nahin sach puchho to ab duniya men behosh kare hain pariyon ko insan tumhari surat ke aina-rukhon ki mahfil men jis vaqt ayaan tum hote ho sab aaina saan rah jaate hain hairan tumhari surat ke kuchh kahne par mauquf nahin maalum abhi ho javega khurshid muqabil ho dekhe ik aan tumhari surat ke ki arz 'nazir' ik bose ki jab hans kar chanchal bola yuun is munh se bosa lijiyega qurban tumhari surat ke altaf bayan hon kab hum se ai jaan tumhaari surat ke hain lakhon apni aankhon par ehsan tumhaari surat ke munh dekhe ki ye baat nahin sach puchho to ab duniya mein behosh kare hain pariyon ko insan tumhaari surat ke aaina-rukhon ki mahfil mein jis waqt ayan tum hote ho sab aaina san rah jate hain hairan tumhaari surat ke kuchh kahne par mauquf nahin malum abhi ho jawega khurshid muqabil ho dekhe ek aan tumhaari surat ke ki arz 'nazir' ek bose ki jab hans kar chanchal bola yun is munh se bosa lijiyega qurban tumhaari surat ke

ai sanam jis ne tujhe chand si surat di hai usi allah ne mujh ko bhi mohabbat di hai

vo ek hi chehra to nahin saare jahan men jo duur hai vo dil se utar kyuun nahin jaata

tera chehra kitna suhana lagta hai tere aage chand purana lagta hai

koi bhula hua chehra nazar aae shayad aina ghhaur se tu ne kabhi dekha hi nahin

chehra khuli kitab hai unvan jo bhi do jis rukh se bhi padhoge mujhe jaan jaoge

main to 'munir' aine men khud ko tak kar hairan hua ye chehra kuchh aur tarah tha pahle kisi zamane men

kyuun jal gaya na tab-e-rukh-e-yar dekh kar jalta huun apni taqat-e-didar dekh kar why didn't i turn to ashes seeing her face so glowing, bright by envy now i am inflamed, at strength of my own sight the poet expresses a paradox where his survival is a source of shame. he believes the beloved's beauty is so intense it should have annihilated him instantly; the fact that he survived proves he has an unfortunate resilience. he burns now not from the beauty itself, but from the realization that he had the audacity and strength to withstand it without dying.

bade sidhe-sadhe bade bhole-bhale koi dekhe is vaqt chehra tumhara

abr men chand gar na dekha ho rukh pe zulfon ko daal kar dekho

khvabon ke ufuq par tira chehra ho hamesha aur main usi chehre se nae khvab sajaun

chandni raton men chillata phira chand si jis ne vo surat dekh li

ishq hai to ishq ka izhar hona chahiye aap ko chehre se bhi bimar hona chahiye

qudrat-e-haq hai sabahat se tamasha hai wo rukh

qudrat-e-haq hai sabahat se tamasha hai vo rukh khal-e-mushkin dil-e-firaun yad-e-baiza hai vo rukh nuur jo us men hai khurshid men vo nuur kahan ye agar husn ka chashma hai to dariya hai vo rukh phute vo aankh jo dekhe nigah-e-bad se use aine se dil-e-arif ke musaffa hai vo rukh bazm-e-alam hai tavajjoh se usi ke abad shahr viran hai agar janib-e-sahra hai vo rukh samri chashm-e-fusun-gar ki fusun-sazi se lab-e-jan-bakhsh ke hone se masiha hai vo rukh dam-e-nazzara lade marte hain ashiq us par daulat-e-husn ke pesh aane se duniya hai vo rukh saaya karte hain huma ud ke paron se apne tere rukhsar se dilchasp ho anqa hai vo rukh gul ghhalat laala ghhalat mahr ghhalat maah ghhalat koi saani nahin la-sani hai yakta hai vo rukh kaun sa us men takalluf nahin paate har-chand na murassa na mozahhab na mutalla hai vo rukh khal-e-hindu hain parastish ke liye aae hain putliyan ankhon ki do but hain kalisa hai vo rukh kaun sa dil hai jo divana nahin hai us ka khat-e-shab-rang se sarmaya-e-sauda hai vo rukh us ke didar ki kyun-kar na hon ankhen mushtaq dil-ruba shai hai ajab surat-e-zeba hai vo rukh ta-kuja sharh karun husn ke us ke 'atish' mahr hai maah hai jo kuchh hai tamasha hai vo rukh qudrat-e-haq hai sabahat se tamasha hai wo rukh khal-e-mushkin dil-e-firaun yad-e-baiza hai wo rukh nur jo us mein hai khurshid mein wo nur kahan ye agar husn ka chashma hai to dariya hai wo rukh phute wo aankh jo dekhe nigah-e-bad se use aaine se dil-e-arif ke musaffa hai wo rukh bazm-e-alam hai tawajjoh se usi ke aabaad shahr viran hai agar jaanib-e-sahra hai wo rukh samri chashm-e-fusun-gar ki fusun-sazi se lab-e-jaan-bakhsh ke hone se masiha hai wo rukh dam-e-nazzara lade marte hain aashiq us par daulat-e-husn ke pesh aane se duniya hai wo rukh saya karte hain huma ud ke paron se apne tere rukhsar se dilchasp ho anqa hai wo rukh gul ghalat lala ghalat mahr ghalat mah ghalat koi sani nahin la-sani hai yakta hai wo rukh kaun sa us mein takalluf nahin pate har-chand na murassa na mozahhab na mutalla hai wo rukh khal-e-hindu hain parastish ke liye aae hain putliyan aankhon ki do but hain kalisa hai wo rukh kaun sa dil hai jo diwana nahin hai us ka khat-e-shab-rang se sarmaya-e-sauda hai wo rukh us ke didar ki kyun-kar na hon aankhen mushtaq dil-ruba shai hai ajab surat-e-zeba hai wo rukh ta-kuja sharh karun husn ke us ke 'atish' mahr hai mah hai jo kuchh hai tamasha hai wo rukh

ajab teri hai ai mahbub surat nazar se gir gae sab khubsurat

shabnam ke aansu phuul par ye to vahi qissa hua ankhen miri bhigi hui chehra tira utra hua

bhuul gai vo shakl bhi akhir kab tak yaad koi rahta hai

rahta tha samne tira chehra khula hua padhta tha main kitab yahi har class men

kya sitam hai ki ab tiri surat ghhaur karne pe yaad aati hai

ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge

ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge mar ke bhi chain na paaya to kidhar jaenge being perturbed i now express / the wish to die, although e'en in death, no peace is found, then where shall i go? tum ne thahrai agar ghhair ke ghar jaane ki to irade yahan kuchh aur thahar jaenge if you are resolved to go / thus to my rival's house my cause with greater ardor / i'll surely then espouse khali ai charagaro honge bahut marham-dan par mire zakhm nahin aise ki bhar jaenge healers, all your potions, balms, may now be at an end but my wounds are not the sort / that can be ever mend pahunchenge rahguzar-e-yar talak kyuun kar ham pahle jab tak na do aalam se guzar jaenge the path to my beloved's street / how can i ever find until i traverse the course / of both the worlds combined shoala-e-ah ko bijli ki tarah chamkaun par mujhe dar hai ki vo dekh ke dar jaenge like lightning i would brighten / the flame that is my sigh but then i am afraid that she, in fear, would start to cry ham nahin vo jo karen khuun ka daava tujh par balki puchhega khuda bhi to mukar jaenge i'm not one who'll seek to pin / my murder at your side in fact i'd deny if god / too asks me how i died aag dozakh ki bhi ho jaegi paani paani jab ye aasi araq-e-sharm se tar jaenge even blazing, roaring flames / of hell will then be quenched when sinners, in the sweat of shame / go there fully drenched nahin paega nishan koi hamara hargiz ham jahan se ravish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ samne chashm-e-guhar-bar ke kah do dariya chadh ke gar aae to nazron se utar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ laae jo mast hain turbat pe gulabi ankhen aur agar kuchh nahin do phuul to dhar jaenge to my grave, she ventures with / rose tinted eyes aglow if nothing else, then now at least, two buds she will bestow rukh-e-raushan se naqab apne ulat dekho tum mehr-o-mah nazron se yaron ki utar jaenge let now your radiant face unveil, do let it come to light the sun and moon will fade away / from everybody's sight ham bhi dekhenge koi ahl-e-nazar hai ki nahin yaan se jab ham ravish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ 'zauq' jo madrase ke bigde hue hain mulla un ko mai-khane men le aao sanvar jaenge 'zauq', misled by madrasas, mullahs have gone astray bring them to the tavern, there, they will mend their way ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ki mar jaenge mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jaenge being perturbed i now express / the wish to die, although e'en in death, no peace is found, then where shall i go? tum ne thahrai agar ghair ke ghar jaane ki to irade yahan kuchh aur thahar jaenge if you are resolved to go / thus to my rival's house my cause with greater ardor / i'll surely then espouse khali ai chaaragaro honge bahut marham-dan par mere zakhm nahin aise ki bhar jaenge healers, all your potions, balms, may now be at an end but my wounds are not the sort / that can be ever mend pahunchenge rahguzar-e-yar talak kyun kar hum pahle jab tak na do aalam se guzar jaenge the path to my beloved's street / how can i ever find until i traverse the course / of both the worlds combined shoala-e-ah ko bijli ki tarah chamkaun par mujhe dar hai ki wo dekh ke dar jaenge like lightning i would brighten / the flame that is my sigh but then i am afraid that she, in fear, would start to cry hum nahin wo jo karen khun ka dawa tujh par balki puchhega khuda bhi to mukar jaenge i'm not one who'll seek to pin / my murder at your side in fact i'd deny if god / too asks me how i died aag dozakh ki bhi ho jaegi pani pani jab ye aasi araq-e-sharm se tar jaenge even blazing, roaring flames / of hell will then be quenched when sinners, in the sweat of shame / go there fully drenched nahin paega nishan koi hamara hargiz hum jahan se rawish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ samne chashm-e-guhar-bar ke kah do dariya chadh ke gar aae to nazron se utar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ lae jo mast hain turbat pe gulabi aankhen aur agar kuchh nahin do phul to dhar jaenge to my grave, she ventures with / rose tinted eyes aglow if nothing else, then now at least, two buds she will bestow rukh-e-raushan se naqab apne ulat dekho tum mehr-o-mah nazron se yaron ki utar jaenge let now your radiant face unveil, do let it come to light the sun and moon will fade away / from everybody's sight hum bhi dekhenge koi ahl-e-nazar hai ki nahin yan se jab hum rawish-e-tir-e-nazar jaenge ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ 'zauq' jo madrase ke bigde hue hain mulla un ko mai-khane mein le aao sanwar jaenge 'zauq', misled by madrasas, mullahs have gone astray bring them to the tavern, there, they will mend their way

altaf bayan hon kab humse ai jaan tumhaari surat ke

altaf bayan hon kab ham se ai jaan tumhari surat ke hain lakhon apni ankhon par ehsan tumhari surat ke munh dekhe ki ye baat nahin sach puchho to ab duniya men behosh kare hain pariyon ko insan tumhari surat ke aina-rukhon ki mahfil men jis vaqt ayaan tum hote ho sab aaina saan rah jaate hain hairan tumhari surat ke kuchh kahne par mauquf nahin maalum abhi ho javega khurshid muqabil ho dekhe ik aan tumhari surat ke ki arz 'nazir' ik bose ki jab hans kar chanchal bola yuun is munh se bosa lijiyega qurban tumhari surat ke altaf bayan hon kab hum se ai jaan tumhaari surat ke hain lakhon apni aankhon par ehsan tumhaari surat ke munh dekhe ki ye baat nahin sach puchho to ab duniya mein behosh kare hain pariyon ko insan tumhaari surat ke aaina-rukhon ki mahfil mein jis waqt ayan tum hote ho sab aaina san rah jate hain hairan tumhaari surat ke kuchh kahne par mauquf nahin malum abhi ho jawega khurshid muqabil ho dekhe ek aan tumhaari surat ke ki arz 'nazir' ek bose ki jab hans kar chanchal bola yun is munh se bosa lijiyega qurban tumhaari surat ke

ai sanam jis ne tujhe chand si surat di hai usi allah ne mujh ko bhi mohabbat di hai

vo chehra kitabi raha samne badi khubsurat padhai hui

rakkhi hargiz na tere rukh ne rukh-e-badr ki qadr

rakkhi hargiz na tire rukh ne rukh-e-badr ki qadr khoi kakul ne bhi akhir ko shab-e-qadr ki qadr izzat-o-qadr ki us gul se tavaqqoa hai abas vaan na izzat ki kuchh izzat hai na kuchh qadr ki qadr rasti khvar hai us chashm-e-fusun-parvar se haan magar manzilat-e-makr hai aur ghhadr ki qadr mai-paraston men hai yuun saghhar-o-mina ka vaqar jaise islam men ho mohtasib o sadr ki qadr kafsh-bardari se us mahr ki chamka hai 'nazir' varna kya khaak thi is zarra-e-be-qadr ki qadr rakkhi hargiz na tere rukh ne rukh-e-badr ki qadr khoi kakul ne bhi aakhir ko shab-e-qadr ki qadr izzat-o-qadr ki us gul se tawaqqoa hai abas wan na izzat ki kuchh izzat hai na kuchh qadr ki qadr rasti khwar hai us chashm-e-fusun-parwar se han magar manzilat-e-makr hai aur ghadr ki qadr mai-paraston mein hai yun saghar-o-mina ka waqar jaise islam mein ho mohtasib o sadr ki qadr kafsh-bardari se us mahr ki chamka hai 'nazir' warna kya khak thi is zarra-e-be-qadr ki qadr

ajab teri hai ai mahbub surat nazar se gir gae sab khubsurat

tera chehra kitna suhana lagta hai tere aage chand purana lagta hai

shabnam ke aansu phuul par ye to vahi qissa hua ankhen miri bhigi hui chehra tira utra hua

koi bhula hua chehra nazar aae shayad aina ghhaur se tu ne kabhi dekha hi nahin

ab us ki shakl bhi mushkil se yaad aati hai vo jis ke naam se hote na the juda mire lab

ik raat chandni mire bistar pe aai thi main ne tarash kar tira chehra bana diya

bhuul gai vo shakl bhi akhir kab tak yaad koi rahta hai

rahta tha samne tira chehra khula hua padhta tha main kitab yahi har class men

un ki surat dekh li khush ho gae un ki sirat se hamen kya kaam hai

bade sidhe-sadhe bade bhole-bhale koi dekhe is vaqt chehra tumhara

tashbih tire chehre ko kya duun gul-e-tar se hota hai shagufta magar itna nahin hota

khvabon ke ufuq par tira chehra ho hamesha aur main usi chehre se nae khvab sajaun

us ek chehre men abad the kai chehre us ek shakhs men kis kis ko dekhta tha main

ishq hai to ishq ka izhar hona chahiye aap ko chehre se bhi bimar hona chahiye