Shama

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

ai shama teri umr-e-tabii hai ek raat hans kar guzar ya ise ro kar guzar de the poet uses the metaphor of a candle to illustrate the brevity of life, noting that its entire existence is limited to just one dark night. since the end is inevitable and the time is short, the poet suggests that complaining is futile. it serves as a philosophical reminder that while we cannot control the length of our life, we can choose our attitude towards it.

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.

shama ke manind hum is bazm mein chashm-e-tar aae the daman-tar chale

shama jis aag mein jalti hai numaish ke liye hum usi aag mein gum-nam se jal jate hain the fire,that the flame burns in, for all to see in that very fire i do burn but namelessly

shama mashuqon ko sikhlati hai tarz-e-ashiqi jal ke parwane se pahle bujh ke parwane ke baad

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

main dhundh raha hun meri wo shama kahan hai jo bazm ki har chiz ko parwana bana de

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

ai shama subh hoti hai roti hai kis liye thodi si rah gai hai ise bhi guzar de

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

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

khayal tak na kiya ahl-e-anjuman ne zara tamam raat jali shama anjuman ke liye

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

raushni jab se mujhe chhod gai shama roti hai sirhane mere

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

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

shama ka shana-e-iqbaal hai taufiq-e-karam ghuncha gul hote hi khud sahab-e-zar hota hai

ye charagh-e-anjuman to hain bas ek shab ke mehman tu jala wo shama ai dil jo bujhe kabhi na jal ke

main ek sham-e-sar-e-rah-guzar hun 'ajmal' na jaane kis liye mujh ko bujhana chahta hai

sahar ke sath hoga chaak mera daman-e-hasti ba-rang-e-shama bazm-e-dahr mein mehman hun shab bhar ka

raat us ki mahfil mein sar se jal ke panw tak shama ki pighal charbi ustukhan nikal aai