Aziz Qaisi Poetry

**aap ko dekh kar dekhataa rah gayaa **

aap ko dekh kar dekhataa rah gayaa 
kyaa kahuu.N aur kahane ko kyaa rah gayaa 

un kii aa.Nkho.n me.n kaise chhalakane lagaa 
mere ho.nTho.n pe jo maajaraa rah gayaa 

aise bichha.De sabhii raah ke mo.D par 
aaKharii ham_safar raastaa rah gayaa 

soch kar aao kuu-e-tamannaa hai ye 
jaaneman jo yahaa.N rah gayaa rah gayaa 

**har shaam jalate jismo.n kaa gaa.Dhaa dhuaa.N hai shahar** 

har shaam jalate jismo.n kaa gaa.Dhaa dhuaa.N hai shahar 

mar-ghaT kahaa.N hai ko_ii bataao kahaa.N hai shahar 

phuTapaath par jo laash pa.Dii hai usii kii hai 

jis gaa.Nv ko yaqii.n thaa ki rozii-rasaa.N hai shahar

mar jaa_iye to naam-o-nasab puuchhataa nahii.n 

murdo.n ke sil-sile me.n bahut meharabaa.N hai shahar

rah rah ke chiiKh uThate hai.n sannaaTe raat ko 

jangal chhupe hue hai.n vahii.n par jahaa.N hai shahar

bhuuchaal aate rahate hai.n aur TuuTataa nahii.n 

ham jaise mufliso.n kii tarah saKht-jaa.N hai shahar

laTakaa huaa tren ke Dibbo.n me.n subah-o-shaam 

lagataa hai apanii maut ke muu.Nh me.n ravaa.N hai shahar

**uljhaav kaa mazaa bhii terii baat hii me.n thaa**

uljhaav kaa mazaa bhii terii baat hii me.n thaa

teraa javaab tere savaalaat hii me.n thaa

saayaa kisii yaqii.n kaa bhii jis par na pa.D sakaa

vo ghar bhii shahar-e-dil ke muzaafaat hii me.n thaa

[yaqii.n = firm belief/trust; muzaafaat = near by]

ilzaam kyaa hai ye bhii na jaanaa tamaam umr

mulzim tamaam umr havaalaat hii me.n thaa

[ilzaam = accusation; tamaam = entire; mulzim = accused]

ab to faqat badan kii muravvat hai daramiyaa.N

thaa rabt jaan-o-dil kaa to shuruu_aat hii me.n thaa

[faqat = only; muravvat = kindness/benevolence]

[daramiyaa.N = in between; rabt = relation]

[shuruu_aat = beginning]

mujh ko to qatl kar ke manaataa rahaa hai jashn

vo ziilihaaz shaKhs merii zaat hii me.n thaa

[jashn = celebration; zaat = existence]

[ziilihaaz = worthy of attention/respect(liihaaz ke qaabil)]