Momin Khan Momin Poetry

asar usako zaraa nahii.n hotaa 

asar usako zaraa nahii.n hotaa 
ra.nj raahat fazaa nahii.n hotaa

tum hamaare kisii tarah na hue 
varanaa duniyaa me.n kyaa nahii.n hotaa 

naarasaaii se dam ruke to ruke 
mai.n kisii se Khafaa nahii.n hotaa 

tum mere paas hote ho goyaa 
jab koii duusaraa nahii.n hotaa 

haal-e-dil yaar ko likhuu.N kyo.n kar 
haath dil se judaa nahii.n hotaa 

kyo.n sune arz-e-muztarib ae 'Momin' 
sanam aaKhir Khudaa nahii.n hotaa 


**Dar to mujhe kiskaa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa **

Dar to mujhe kiskaa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 
par haal ye afshaa.N hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 

naaseh ye gilaa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 
tuu kab merii sunataa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 

kuchh Gair se ho.nTho.n me.n kahe hai pe jo puuchho 
to vahii.n mukarataa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 

naaseh ko jo chaahuu.N to abhii Thiik banaa duu.N 
par Khauf Khudaa kaa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 

chupake se tere milane kaa ghar vaalo.n me.n tere 
is vaaste charchaa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 

ai chaaraagaro qabil-e-daramaa.N nahii.n ye dard 
varnaa mujhe saudaa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 

har vaqt hai dushnaam har ek baat pe taanaa 
phir is pe bhii kahataa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 

"Momin" baa-Khudaa sihar bayaanii kaa jabhii tak 

har ek ko daavaa hai ke mai.n kuchh nahii.n kahataa 

**jalataa huu.N hijr-e-shaahid-o-yaad-e-sharaab me.n** 

jalataa huu.N hijr-e-shaahid-o-yaad-e-sharaab me.n 

shauq-e-savaab ne mujhe Daalaa azaab me.n

kahate hai.n tum ko hosh nahii.n iztaraab me.n 

saare gile tamaam hu_e ek javaab me.n

phailii shamiim-e-yaar mere ashk-e-surKh se 

dil ko GAzab fishaar huaa pech-o-taab me.n

rahate hai.n jamaa kuuchaa-e-jaanaa.N me.n Khaas-o-aam 

aabaad ek ghar hai jahaan-e-Kharaab me.n

badanaam mere giriyaa-e-rusavaa se ho chuke 

ab uzr kyaa rahaa nigaah-e-behijaab me.n

matalab kii justajuu ne ye kyaa haal kar diyaa 

hasarat bhii nahii.n dil-e-naakaamayaab me.n

naakaamiyo.n se kaam rahaa umr bhar hame.n 

pirii me.n yaas hai jo havas thii shabaab me.n

kyaa jalve yaaad aaye ke apanii Khabar nahii.n 

be-baadaa mast huu.N mai.n shab-e-maahataab me.n

paiham sajuud paa-e-sanam par dam-e-vidaa 

"Momin" Khudaa ko bhuul gaye iztaraab me.n

**maar hi Daal mujhe chasm-e-adaa se pahale** 

maar hi Daal mujhe chasm-e-adaa se pahale 

apanii ma.nzil ko pahu.Nch jauu.N qazaa se pahale 

[qazaa=death] 

ik nazar dekh luu.N aa jaao qazaa se pahale 

tum se milane kii tamannaa hai Khudaa se pahale 

hashr ke roz mai.n puuchhuu.Ngaa Khudaa se pahale 

tuu ne rokaa nahii.n kyuu.N mujhako Khataa se pahale 

[hashr=day of judgement]

ai merii maut Thahar unako zaraa aane de 

zahar ka jaam na de mujhako davaa se pahale 

haath pahu.Nche bhii na the zulf dotaa tak "Momin" 

hathaka.Dii Daal dii zaalim ne Khataa se pahale 

[dota=bent] 


**mai.n ehavaal-e-dil mar gayaa kahate kahate** 

mai.n ehavaal-e-dil mar gayaa kahate kahate 
thake tum na "bas, bas, sunaa!" kahate kahate 
[ehavaal-e-dil=tale of my heart] 

mujhe chup lagii mudd'aa kahate kahate 
ruke hai.n vo jaane kyaa kahate kahate 

zabaa.N gu.ng hai ishq me.n gosh kar hai 
buraa sunate sunate bhalaa kahate kahate 
[gu.ng=dumb] 

shab-e-hijr me.n kyaa hajuum-e-balaa hai 
zabaa.N thak ga_ii marhabaa kahate kahate 
[shab-e-hijr=night of separation; hajuum=crowd] 
[balaa=calamity; marhabaa=Encore! (A exclamation of extreme pleasure)]

gilaa harzaa-gardii kaa bejaa na thaa kuchh 
vo kyuu.N muskuraaye bajaa kahate kahate

sad afasos jaatii rahii vasl kii shab 
"zaraa Thahar ai bevafaa" kahate kahate 
[sad=a hundred; afasos=regrets; vasl=union/meeting; shab=night] 

chale tum kahaa.N mai.n ne to dam liyaa thaa 
fasaanaa dil-e-zaar kaa kahate kahate 

sitam haaye! garduu.N mufassil na puuchho 
ke sar phir gayaa maajaraa kahate kahate 

nahii.n yaa sanam 'Momin' ab kufr se kuchh 

ke Khuu ho ga_ii hai sadaa kahate kahate