Bahut Se Logon Ko Ghum Ne Jila Ke Maar Diya

Bahut se logon ko ghum ne jila ke maar diya,
Jo bach rahe the unhein may pila ke maar diya,

Ye kya ada hai ke jab un ki barhami se hum,
Na mar sake to humein muskura ke maar diya,

Na jaate aap to aaghosh kyun tahi hoti,
Gaye to aap ne pahlu se ja ke maar diya,

Mujhe gila to nahin aap ke taghaful se,
Magar huzoor ne himmat badha ke maar diya,

Na aap aas bandhate na ye sitam hota,
Humein to aap ne amrit pila ke maar diya,

Kisi ne husn-e-taghaful se jaan talab kar li,
Kisi ne lutf ke dariya baha ke maar diya,

Jise bhi main ne zyaada tapaak se dekha,
Usi haseen ne patthar utha ke maar diya,

Wo log maangenge ab zeest kis ke aanchal se?
Jinhein huzoor ne daaman chhuda ke maar diya,

Chale to khanda-mizaaji se ja rahe the hum,
Kisi haseen ne raste mein aa ke maar diya,

Rah-e-hayat mein kuchh aise pech-o-kham to na the,
Kisi haseen ne raste mein aa ke maar diya,

Karam ki surat-e-awwal to jaan-gudaaz na thi,
Karam ka dusra pahlu dikha ke maar diya,

Ajeeb ras-bhara rahzan tha jis ne logon ko,
Tarah tarah ki adaa'en dikha ke maar diya,

Ajeeb khulq se ek ajnabi musafir ne,
Humein khilaaf-e-tawaqqo'a bula ke maar diya,

'Adam' bade adab-adaab se haseenon ne,
Humein sitam ka nishana bana ke maar diya,

Ta'ayyunaat ki had tak to ji raha tha 'Adam',
Ta'ayyunaat ke parde utha ke maar diya.!!

"Abdul Hameed Adam"
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Taghaful = neglect,
Husn-e-taghaful = beauty of negligence,
Khanda-mizaaji = cheerful temperament,
Pech-o-kham = perplexity, difficulty,
Jaan-gudaaz = life-afflicting,
Khulq = nature, habit, disposition,
Khilaaf-e-tawaqqo'a = contrary to expectation,
Ta'ayyunaat = appointed, fixed, deputed,