Parwana

sab ek charagh ke parwane hona chahte hain ajib log hain diwane hona chahte hain

hoti kahan hai dil se juda dil ki aarzu jata kahan hai shama ko parwana chhod kar

tu kahin ho dil-e-diwana wahan pahunchega shama hogi jahan parwana wahan pahunchega bahadur shah zafar likens the lover’s heart to a moth drawn to a candle. the idea is that true desire and devotion have a natural pull: distance and obstacles cannot stop them. the second line strengthens the first by giving a familiar image of irresistible attraction. the emotion is steadfast longing, even if it risks pain or burning.

parwanon ka to hashr jo hona tha ho chuka guzri hai raat shama pe kya dekhte chalen

misl-e-parwana fida har ek ka dil ho gaya yar jis mahfil mein baitha sham-e-mahfil ho gaya

yun to jal bujhne mein donon hain barabar lekin wo kahan shama mein jo aag hai parwane mein

mat karo shama kun badnam jalati wo nahin aap sin shauq patangon ko hai jal jaane ka cast not blame upon the flame it doesn’t burn to sear the moths are

khud hi parwane jal gae warna shama jalti hai raushni ke liye the moths got burned in their own plight the flame just burns to shed some light

parwane aa hi jaenge khinch kar ba-jabr-e-ishq mahfil mein sirf shama jalane ki der hai

shama par khun ka ilzam ho sabit kyun-kar phunk di lash bhi kambakht ne parwane ki

ishq mein nisbat nahin bulbul ko parwane ke sath wasl mein wo jaan de ye hijr mein jiti rahe

jaane kya mahfil-e-parwana mein dekha us ne phir zaban khul na saki shama jo khamosh hui

shama bujh kar rah gai parwana jal kar rah gaya yaadgar-e-husn-o-ishq ek dagh dil par rah gaya

ye apne dil ki lagi ko bujhane aate hain parai aag mein jalte nahin hain parwane they come to extinguish the fire in their heart in senseless immolation the moths do not take part

khud bhi jalti hai agar us ko jalati hai ye kam kisi tarah nahin shama bhi parwane se it aslo burns itself if it sears him the flame is not lesser than the moth in any way

parwane ki tapish ne khuda jaane kan mein kya kah diya ki shama ke sar se dhuan utha

mujid jo nur ka hai wo mera charagh hai parwana hun main anjuman-e-kaenat ka

tariki mein hota hai use wasl mayassar parwana kahan jae shabistan se nikal kar

wo shama kare fakhr bhala khud pe to kaise dahliz pe jis ki koi parwana nahin hai

nazron mein tasadum dil mein chubhan ek shama hai ek parwana hai donon hi mein baaten hoti hain aawaz ka lekin nam nahin

kab alam aur hasraten apni kahen ai dostan raat ko bulbul hain hum aur din ko parwane hain hum

khak kar dewe jala kar pahle phir tiswe bahae shama majlis mein badi dil-soz parwane ki hai