Ek Sawaal!

SAWAAL:

miree Habeeb, miree ham-nasheeN, miree ham-raaz!
miree Ghazal kee adaa, mere she'r kaa andaaz!
miraa qaraar, miraa karb, meraa soz-o-saaz!
miree talaash kaa anjaam! dard kaa aaGhaaz!

too aayee hai to dil-e-naa-Suboor bh`ar aayaa
safar tamaam huwaa, aas kaa nagar aayaa
na jaane kitnee hee choaToN kaa dard ubh`ar aayaa
maiN jaise SubH kaa bh`oolaa th`aa, shaam gh`ar aayaa!

maiN dekh`taa hooN tujh`e to Khayaal aataa hai
dil-e-shikastah meN reh reh sawaal aataa hai!

maiN kyaa hooN? kaun hooN? aur kis jagah se aayaa hooN?
yaqeen hooN keh gumaaN hooN? keh ek saayah hooN?
kabh`ee maiN sab se hooN posheedah aur kabh`ee z^aahir!
mujh`e talaash hai apnee, maiN kaun hooN aaKhir?
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kisee kaa sajdah-e-ulfat, kisee kaa dast-e-dua'a?
kisee Ghareeb kee kuTiyaa kaa Tim-Timaataa diyaa?

kisee kee Hasrat-e-gum-gashtah aur kisee kee umeed?
kisee kee chashm-e-muHabbat, kisee kaa shauq-e-deed?

kisee naSeeb kaa patth`ar yaa ik dil-e-majboor?
kisee kee aaNkh` kaa taaraa, kisee ke dil kaa suroor?

kisee kaa GhuSSah, kisee kee wafaa, kisee kaa pyaar?
kisee kee aaNkh` kaa aaNsoo, kisee kee pyaar kee maar?

voh raag jis ko mayassar na aa sakaa ik saaz?
voh cheeKh jis ko milee hee naheeN kabh`ee aawaaz?

voh dil jo har nayee ummeed paa ke TooT gayaa?
naSeeb voh jo badalne se pehle ph`ooT gayaa?
voh saath` jo sar-e-manzil kabh`ee kaa ch`ooT gayaa?
voh ek dard jo saaraa vujood looT gayaa?

haree voh haath` kee chooRee, voh maaNg kaa sindoor?
voh Khwaab Khwaab badan pyaar ke nashe meN choor?

voh raNg champayee jo rooH ko jalaataa hai?
voh haath` chhoo ke jise dil ko chain aataa hai?

voh jis meN saare zamaane kaa dard ho goyaa?
voh pyaar se bh`are seene meN dil dh`aRaktaa huwaa?

kalee se hoNT voh naazuk, voh garmee-e-ruKhsaar?
vujood saaraa ho jaise sharaab se sarshaar!

voh Khoon Khoon gul-e-tar, hawaa voh mehkee huyee?
Haseen ph`ool par baiTh`ee huyee Haseen titlee?

Khudaa ke waaste mujh` ko bataa keh maiN kyaa hooN?

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