Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection
Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection
shabnam bah gul-e laalah nah ;xaalii
z adaa hai
daa;G-e dil-e bedard na:zar-gaah-e ;hayaa hai
dil ;xuu;N-shudah-e kashmakash-e ;hasrat-e
diidaar
aa))iinah bah dast-e but-e bad-mast ;hinaa hai
shu((le se nah hotii havas-e shu((lah
ne jo kii
jii kis qadar afsurdagii-e dil pah jalaa hai
tim;saal me;N terii hai vuh sho;xii
kih bah .sad ;zauq
aa))iinah bah andaaz-e gul aa;Gosh-kushaa hai
qumrii kaf-e ;xaakistar-o-bulbul qafas-e
rang
ai naalah nishaan-e jigar-e so;xtah kyaa hai
;xuu ne tirii afsurdah kiyaa va;hshat-e
dil ko
ma((shuuqii-o-be-;hau.salagii :turfah balaa hai
majbuurii-o-da((vaa-e giriftaarii-e
ulfat
dast-e tah-e sang aamadah paimaan-e vafaa hai
ma((luum hu))aa ;haal-e shahiidaan-e
guzashtah
te;G-e sitam aa))iinah-e ta.sviir-numaa hai
ai partav-e ;xvurshiid-e jahaa;N-taab
idhar bhii
saaye kii :tara;h ham pah ((ajab vaqt pa;Raa hai
naa-kardah gunaaho;N kii bhii ;hasrat
kii mile daad
yaa rab agar in kardah gunaaho;N kii sazaa hai
begaanagii-e ;xalq se bedil nah ho ;Gaalib
ko))ii nahii;N teraa to mirii jaan ;xudaa hai
sar-rishtah-e be-taabii-e dil dar girih-e ((ajz
parvaaz bah ;xuu;N ;xuftah-o-faryaad rasaa hai