Falak

mat sahl hamein jaano phirta hai falak barson tab khak ke parde se insan nikalte hain meer warns against taking a person lightly. “the sky turning for years” suggests long, hidden processes of time and fate, while “the veil of dust” points to humble earthly origins. the couplet says real humanity and excellence are not cheaply made; they are formed slowly through hardship and time. its emotional core is dignity tempered with humility: from dust, but after a long shaping.

idhar falak ko hai zid bijliyan girane ki udhar hamein bhi hai dhun aashiyan banane ki

gungunati hui aati hain falak se bunden koi badli teri pazeb se takrai hai

wo chaar chand falak ko laga chala hun 'qamar' ki mere ba'd sitare kahenge afsane

falak par udte jate baadalon ko dekhta hun main hawa kahti hai mujh se ye tamasha kaisa lagta hai

daulat ka falak tod ke aalam ki jabin par mazdur ki qismat ke sitare nikal aae

ujalon mein chhupi thi ek ladki falak ka rang-roghan kar gai hai

aansu falak ki aankh se tapke tamam raat aur subh tak zamin ka aanchal bhigo gae

falak ki khabar kab hai na-shairon ko yunhi ghar mein baithe hawa bandhte hain

thi dard ki jab tak dil mein khatak hilta tha falak larzan thi zamin hum aahen jis dam bharte the ek mahshar barpa hota tha

kabhi us ki maujon mein aflak bahte mile hain kabhi us ko kashti chalate hue dekhta hun