shohrat ki bulandi bhi pal bhar ka tamasha hai jis daal pe baithe ho vo tuut bhi sakti hai

ham talib-e-shohrat hain hamen nang se kya kaam badnam agar honge to kya naam na hoga

kisi ko be-sabab shohrat nahin milti hai ai 'vahid' unhin ke naam hain duniya men jin ke kaam achchhe hain

shohrat ki fazaon men itna na udo 'saghhar' parvaz na kho jaae in unchi udanon men

ab tu darvaze se apne naam ki takhti utaar lafz nange ho gae shohrat bhi gaali ho gai

kya puchhte ho kaun hai ye kis ki hai shohrat kya tum ne kabhi 'daghh' ka divan nahin dekha

the couplet is a confident, slightly teasing assertion of the poet’s renown. by answering a question with a sharper question, the speaker implies that the fame is self-evident. “diwan” stands for the poet’s work itself—his verses are presented as the proof of his identity and reputation. the emotional core is pride in artistic achievement and the demand for recognition.

ulajh rahe hain bahut log meri shohrat se kisi ko yuun to koi mujh se ikhtilaf na tha

bulandi der tak kis shakhs ke hisse men rahti hai bahut unchi 'imarat har ghadi khatre men rahti hai

vo junun ko badhae jaenge un ki shohrat hai meri rusvai

meri shohrat ke pichhe hai haath bahut rusvai ka

bikta rahta sar-e-bazar kai qiston men shukr hai mere khuda ne mujhe shohrat nahin di

miyan ye chadar-e-shohrat tum apne paas rakho ki is se paanv jo dhanpen to sar nikalta hai

mujh se ye puchh rahe hain mire ahbab 'aziz' kya mila shahr-e-sukhan men tumhen shohrat ke siva

kaun maslub hua husn ka kirdar ki ham shohrat-e-ishq men badnam hua yaar ki ham

'farhat' tire naghhmon ki vo shohrat hai jahan men vallah tira rang-e-sukhan yaad rahega

kho diya shohrat ne apni sher-khvani ka maza daad mil jaati hai 'natiq' har ratab yabis ke baad

shohrat ki bulandi bhi pal bhar ka tamasha hai jis daal pe baithe ho vo tuut bhi sakti hai

ham talib-e-shohrat hain hamen nang se kya kaam badnam agar honge to kya naam na hoga

kisi ko be-sabab shohrat nahin milti hai ai 'vahid' unhin ke naam hain duniya men jin ke kaam achchhe hain

shohrat ki fazaon men itna na udo 'saghhar' parvaz na kho jaae in unchi udanon men

ab tu darvaze se apne naam ki takhti utaar lafz nange ho gae shohrat bhi gaali ho gai

kya puchhte ho kaun hai ye kis ki hai shohrat kya tum ne kabhi 'daghh' ka divan nahin dekha

the couplet is a confident, slightly teasing assertion of the poet’s renown. by answering a question with a sharper question, the speaker implies that the fame is self-evident. “diwan” stands for the poet’s work itself—his verses are presented as the proof of his identity and reputation. the emotional core is pride in artistic achievement and the demand for recognition.

ulajh rahe hain bahut log meri shohrat se kisi ko yuun to koi mujh se ikhtilaf na tha

bulandi der tak kis shakhs ke hisse men rahti hai bahut unchi 'imarat har ghadi khatre men rahti hai

vo junun ko badhae jaenge un ki shohrat hai meri rusvai

meri shohrat ke pichhe hai haath bahut rusvai ka

bikta rahta sar-e-bazar kai qiston men shukr hai mere khuda ne mujhe shohrat nahin di

miyan ye chadar-e-shohrat tum apne paas rakho ki is se paanv jo dhanpen to sar nikalta hai

mujh se ye puchh rahe hain mire ahbab 'aziz' kya mila shahr-e-sukhan men tumhen shohrat ke siva

kaun maslub hua husn ka kirdar ki ham shohrat-e-ishq men badnam hua yaar ki ham

'farhat' tire naghhmon ki vo shohrat hai jahan men vallah tira rang-e-sukhan yaad rahega

kho diya shohrat ne apni sher-khvani ka maza daad mil jaati hai 'natiq' har ratab yabis ke baad