ye jo hai hukm mere paas na aaye ko_ii
is liye ruuTh rahe hai.n ki manaaye ko_ii
taak me.n hai nigah-e-shauq Khudaa Khair kare
saamane se mere bachataa huaa jaaye ko_ii
haal afalaaq-o-zamii.n kaa jo bataayaa bhii to kyaa
baat vo hai jo tere dil kii baataaye ko_ii
[afalaaq=sky]
aapane ‘Daag’ ko muu.Nh bhii na lagaayaa afsos
us ko rakhataa thaa kaleje se lagaaye ko_ii
ho chukaa aish kaa jalasaa to mujhe Khat bhejaa
aap kii tarah se mehamaan bulaaye ko_ii
uzr aane me.n bhii hai aur bulaate bhii nahii.n
baais-e-tark-e-mulaaqaat bataate bhii nahii.n
[uzr=hesitate; bais-e-tark-e-mulaqat=basis for terminating acquaintanceship]
Khuub pardaa hai ke chilaman se lage baiThe hai.n
saaf chhupate bhii nahii.n saamane aate bhii nahii.n
ho chukaa qata ta’lluq to jafaaye.n kyo.n ho.n
jinako matalab nahii.n rahataa wo sataate bhii nahii.n
ziist se ta.ng ho ae DaaG to jiite kyo.n ho
jaan pyaarii bhii nahii.n jaan se jaate bhii nahii.n
unake ek jaa.N-nisaar ham bhii hai.n
hai.n jahaa.N sau-hazaar ham bhii hai.n
tum bhii bechain ham bhii hai.n bechain
tum bhii ho beqaraar ham bhii hai.n
ai falaq kah to kyaa iraadaa hai
aish ke Khvaastagaar ham bhii hai.n
shahar khaalii kiye dukaa.N kaisii
ek hii vaadaa-Khvaar ham bhii hai.n
sharm samajhe tere TaGaaful ko
vaah! kyaa hoshiyaar ham bhii hai.n
tum agar apanii Khuu ke ho maashuuq
apane matalab ke yaar ham bhii hai.n
jis ne chaahaa pha.Nsaa liyaa hamako
dil-baro.n ke shikaar ham bhii hai.n
kaun saa dil hai jis me.n daaG nahii.n
ishq kii yaadagaar ham bhii hai.n
tumhaare Khat me.n nayaa ik salaam kis kaa thaa
na thaa raqiib to aaKhir vo naam kis kaa thaa
vo qatl kar ke har kisii se puuchhate hai.n
ye kaam kis ne kiyaa hai ye kaam kis kaa thaa
vafaa kare.nge nibhaaye.nge baat maane.nge
tumhe.n bhii yaad hai kuchh ye kalaam kis kaa thaa
rahaa na dil me.n vo be-dard aur dard rahaa
muqiim kaun huaa hai maqaam kis kaa thaa
na puuchh-paachh thii kisii kii na aav-bhagat
tumhaarii bazm me.n kal ehatamaam kis kaa thaa
hamaare Khat ke to purze kiye pa.Dhaa bhii nahii.n
sun jo tum ne baa-dil vo payaam kis kaa thaa
i.nhii.n sifaat se hotaa hai aadamii mashahuur
jo lutf aap hii karate to naam kis kaa thaa
guzar gayaa vo zamaanaa kahe.n to kis se kahe.n
Khayaal mere dil ko subah-o-shaam kis kaa thaa
har ek se kahate hai.n kyaa “Daag” bevafaa nikalaa
ye puuchhe in se ko_ii vo Gulaam kis kaa thaa
sitam hii karanaa jafaa hii karanaa nigaah-e-lutf kabhii na karanaa
tumhe.n qasam hai hamaare sar kii hamaare haq me.n kamii na karanaa
kahaa.N kaa aanaa kahaa.N kaa jaanaa vo jaante hii nahii.n ye rasme.n
vahaa.N hai vaade kii bhii ye suurat kabhii to karanaa kabhii na karanaa
hamaarii mayyat pe tum jo aanaa to chaar aa.Nsuu bahaa ke jaanaa
zaraa rahe paas-e-aabaruu bhii kahii.n hamaarii ha.Nsii na karanaa
vo ik hamaaraa tariiq-e-ulfat ki dushmano.n se bhii mil ke chalanaa
ye ek shevaa teraa sitamagar ki dost se dostii na karanaa
rasm-e-ulfat sikhaa gayaa ko_ii
dil kii duniyaa pe chhaa gayaa ko_ii
taa qayaamat kisii tarah na bujhe
aag aisii lagaa gayaa ko_ii
dil kii duniyaa ujaa.D sii kyuu.N hai
kyaa yahaa.N se chalaa gayaa ko_ii
vaqt-e-ruKhsat gale lagaa kar “Daag”
ha.Nsate ha.Nsate rulaa gayaa ko_ii
ranj kii jab guftaguu hone lagii
aap se tum tum se tuu hone lagii
chaahiye paiGaamabar dono taraf
lutf kyaa jab duu-ba-duu hone lagii
[paiGaamabar=messenger; duu-ba-duu=ruu-ba-ruu]
merii rusawaaii kii naubat aa gaii
unakii shoharat quu-ba-quu hone lagii
[rusawaaii=badanaamii; quu-ba-quu=galii-galii]
naazir ba.D gaii hai is qadar
aarazuu kii aarazuu hone lagii
[naazir=seeing observant]
ab to mil kar dekhiye kyaa rang ho
phir hamaarii justajuu hone lagii
‘DaaG’ itaraaye hue phirate hai.n aap
shaayad unakii aabaruu hone lagii
pukaaratii hai Khaamoshii merii fugaa.N kii tarah
nigaahe.n kahataii hai.n sab raaz-e-dil zubaa.N kii tarah
jalaa ke daaG-e-muhabbat ne dil ko Khaak kiyaa
bahaar aa_ii mere baaG me.n Khizaa.N kii tarah
talaash-e-yaar me.n chho.Dii na sar-zamii.n ko_ii
hamaare paa.Nv me.n chakkar hai.n aasmaa.N kii tarah
adaa-e-matlab-e-dil hamase siikh jaaye ko_ii
u.nhe.n sunaa hii diyaa haal daastaa.n kii tarah
phire raah se vo yahaa.N aate aate
ajal merii rahii tuu kahaa.N aate aate
[ajal=death]
mujhe yaad karane se ye muddaa thaa
nikal jaaye dam hichakiyaa.N aate aate
kalejaa mere muu.Nh ko aayegaa ik din
yuu.N hii lab pe aah-o-fuuGaN aate aate
[kalejaa=heart; aah-o-fuuGaN=cry of distress]
natiijaa na nikalaa thake sab payaamii
vahaa.N jaate jaate yahaa.N aate aate
[payaamii=messenger]
nahii.n khel ai “Daag” yaaro.n se kah do
ke aatii hai urduu zubaa.N aate aate
parde parde me.n aataab achchhe nahii.n
aise a.ndaaz-e-hijaab achchhe nahii.n
mayakade me.n ho gaye chup-chaap kyo.n
aaj kuchh mast-e-sharaab achchhe nahii.n
ai falak kyaa hai zamaane kii bisaat
dam-ba-dam ke i.nqalaab achchhe nahii.n
bazm-e-vaa_iz be-sharaan achchhe nahii.n
aise jalase be-sharaab achchhe nahii.n
taubaa kar le.n ham may-o-maashuuq se
be-mazaa hai.n ye savaab achchhe nahii.n
ik najuumii “Daag” se kahataa thaa aaj
aap ke din ai janaab achchhe nahii.n
phir shab-e-Gam ne mujhe shakl dikhaa_ii kyo.nkar
phir shab-e-Gam ne mujhe shakl dikhaa_ii kyo.nkar
ye balaa ghar se nikaalii hu_ii aa_ii kyo.nkar
tuu ne kii Gair se merii buraa_ii kyo.nkar
gar na thii dil me.n to lab par tere aa_ii kyo.nkar
tum dilaazaar-o-sitam_gar nahii.n mai.n ne maanaa
maan jaayegii ise saarii Khudaa_ii kyo.nkar
aa_iinaa dekh ke vo kahane lage aap hii aap
aise achchho.n kii kare ko_ii buraa_ii kyo.nkar
kasarat-e-ranj-o-alam sun ke ye ilzaam milaa
itane se dil me.n hai itano.n kii samaa_ii kyo.nkar
daaG kal tak to du_aa aap kii maqabuul na thii
aaj muu.Nh maa.Ngii muraad aap ne paa_ii kyo.nkar
na ravaa kahiye na sazaa kahiye
na ravaa kahiye na sazaa kahiye
kahiye kahiye mujhe buraa kahiye
dil me.n rakhane kii baat hai Gam-e-ishq
is ko hargiz na barmalaa kahiye
vi mujhe qatl kar ke kahate hai.n
maanataa hii na thaa ye kyaa kahiye
aa ga_ii aap ko masihaa_ii
marane vaalo ko marhabaa kahiye
hosh u.Dane lage raqiibo.n ke
“Daag” ko aur bevafaa kahiye
na jaao haal-e-dil-e-zaar dekhate jaao
ki jii na chaahe to naachaar dekhate jaao
bahaar-e-umr me.n baaG-e-jahaa.N kii sair karo
khilaa huaa hai ye gulazaar dekhate jaao
uThao aa.Nkh na sharmaao ye to mahafil hai
Gazab se jaanib-e-aGayaar dekhate jaao
huaa hai kyaa abhii ha.ngaamaa abhii kuchh hogaa
fugaa.N me.n hashr ke aasaar dekhate jaao
tumhaarii aa.nkh mere dil se besabab-bevajah
hu_ii hai la.Dane ko tayyaar dekhate jaao
na jaao ba.nd kiye aa.Nkh raharavaan-e-adam
idhar-udhar bhii Khabaradaar dekhate jaao
ko_ii na ko_ii har ik sher me.n hai baat zaruur
janaab-e-”Daag” ke ashaar dekhate jaao
muhabbat me.n kare kyaa kuchh kisii se ho nahii.n sakataa
meraa maranaa bhii to merii Khushi se ho nahii.n sakataa
na ronaa hai tariiqe kaa na ha.Nsanaa hai saliiqe kaa
pareshaanii me.n ko_ii kaam jii se ho nahii.n sakataa
[saliiqaa=proper way]
Khudaa jab dost hai ai “Daag” kyaa dushman se a.ndeshaa
hamaaraa kuchh kisii kii dushmanii se ho nahii.n sakataa
[a.ndeshaa=anxiety/worry]
mere qaabuu me.n na peharo.n dil-e-naashaad aayaa
mere qaabuu me.n na peharo.n dil-e-naashaad aayaa
vo meraa bhuulane vaalaa jo mujhe yaad aayaa
dil-e-viiraa.N se raqiibo.n ne muraade.n paa_ii.n
kaam kis kis ke meraa Khirman-e-barbaad aayaa
liijiye suniye ab afasaanaa-e-furqat mujh se
aap ne yaad dilaayaa to mujhe yaad aayaa
dii mu’azzin ne azaa.N vasl kii shab pichhale pahar
haaye kam_baKht ko kis vaqt Khudaa yaad aayaa
bazm me.n un ke sabhii kuchh hai magar “Daag” nahii.n
mujh ko vo Khaanaa-Kharaab aaj bahut yaad aayaa