aale ahmed saroor ki shayyiri

vo bhi kyaa log thay aasaan thi raahen jin ki
band aankhen kiye ik simt chale jaate thay
aql-o-dil khwab-o-haqiiqat ki na uljhan na khalish[pain]
mukhtalif[different types] jalwe nigahon ko na behlate thay
ishq saada bhi tha bekhud bhi junoon_pesha bhi
husn ko apni adaaon pe hijaab aata tha
phuul khilte thay toh phuulon mein nasha hota tha
raat dhalti thi toh shiishon pe shabab aata tha
chandni kaif_asar[inducing intoxication] ruuh_afza hoti thi
abr aata tha toh bad_mast bhi ho jaate thay
din mein shorish[tumult] bhi hua karti thi hangame bhi
raat ki gaud mein munh dhanp ke so jaate thay
narm rau[gently moving] waqt ke dhaare pe safiine thay ravaan
saahil-o-bahr ke aa’iin[natural way] na badlte thay kabhi
nakhudaon pe bharosa tha muqaddar pe yaqiin
chadar-e-aab se tufan na ubalte thay kabhi
ham ke tufanon ke paale bhi sataye bhi hain
barq[lightning]-o-baaran[storm] mein vo hi shamen jalaayen kaise
ye jo aatish_kada[conflagration]] duniya mein bhadak utha hai
aansuon se usse har baar bujhaayen kaise
kar diya barq-o-bukharaat[fever] ne mahashar [day of judgement] barpa
apne daftar mein litaafat[elegance] ke siva kuch bhi nahin
ghir gaye waqt ki beraham kashaakash[struggle] mein magar
paas tahaziib ki daulat ke siva kuch bhi nahin
ye andhera ye talatum ye hawaaon ka kharosh[loud noice/cry]
iss mein taaron ki subuk narm ziya[shine] kya karti
talkhi-e-ziist[bitterness of reality/life] se kadwa hua ashiq ka mizaaj
nigah-e-yaar ki masoom ada kya karti
safar aasan tha toh manzil bhi badi raushan thi
aaj kis darja pur_asaraar hain raahein apni
kitni parchaiyan aati hain tajali[[bright light] ban kar
kitne jalwon se ulajhti hain nigaahen apni

aale ahmed saroor ki shayyiri

vo bhi kya log thay aasan thi raahen jinki
band aankhen kiye ik simit chale jaate thay
aql-o-dil khwab-o-haqiqat ki na uljhan na khalish[pain]
mukhtalif[diff. types] jalwe nigahon ko na behalate thay
ishq saada bhi tha bekhud bhi junoon-pesha bhi
husn ko apni adaaon pe hijaab aata tha
phool khilate thay toh phulon mein nasha hota tha
raat dhalti thi toh sheeshon pe shabaab aata tha
chandni kaif asar ruuh-afzaa hoti thi
abr aata tha toh bad-mast bhi ho jaate thay
din mein shorish bhi hua karti thi hamgame bhi
raat ki god mein munh dhaanp ke so jaate thay