Zikr-e-Shab-e-Firaaq se Vahashat usay bhi thi – Mohsin Naqvi Poetry
Zikr-e-Shab-e-Firaaq se Wehshat usay bhi thi,
Meri tarha kisi se Muhabbat usay bhi thi..
(zikr-e-shab-e-firaaq = mention of the night of separation)
(Wehshat = fear/dread)
Mujh ko bhi shauq tha naye cheharon ki deed ka,
Rastaa badal ke chalane ki aadat use bhi thi…
Us raat der tak vo rahaa mahv-e-guftagu,
Masruf main bhi kam tha faraagat use bhi thi…
(mahv-e-guftaguu = immersed in conversation)
(masruuf = busy; faraaGat = leisure/freedom from business)
Sunata tha vo bhi sab se puraani kahaaniyaan,
Taaza rafaaqaton ki zarurat use bhi thi…
(rafaaqat = friendship)
Mujh se bichar ke shahar me ghul mil gayaa wo shakhs,
Haalanke shahar bhar se raqabat use bhi thi…
(Haalanke = although; raqabat = enmity)
Wo mujh se barh ke zabt ka aadi tha jee gaya,
Warna har ek saans qayaamat use bhi thi…
(zabt = tolerance/restraint; aadii = habituated)
by: Mohsin Naqvi
