Yaad-e-aligarh, Urdu Nazam By Aabidullah Ghazi

wo chae ki pyali pe yaron ke jalse
wo sardi ki raaten wo zulfon ke qisse
kabhi tazkire husn-e-shoala-ruKHan ke
mohabbat hui thi kisi ko kisi se
har ek dil wahan tha nazar ka nishana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
bahut apna andaz tha la-ubaali
kabhi the jalali kabhi the jamali
kabhi baat mein baat yunhi nikali
sar-e-rah koi qayamat uTha li
kisi ko laDana kisi ko bachana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
kabhi sachchi baaton ko jhuTa bataya
kabhi jhuTi baaton ko sach kar dikhaya
kabhi raaz-e-dil kah ke us ko chhupaya
kabhi doston mein yunhi kuchh uDaya
bata kar chhupana chhupa kar batana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
kabhi bazm-e-ahbab mein shoala-afshan
kabhi union mein the shamshir-e-burran
kabhi bazm-e-waiz mein the pa-ba-jaulan
badalte the har roz taqdir-e-dauran
jahan jaisi Dafli wahan waisa gana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
zamana tha wo ek haiwaniyat ka
wo daur-e-malamat tha shaitaniyat ka
hamein dard tha ek insaniyat ka
uThae alam hum the haqqaniyat ka
baDhe ja rahe the magar baghiyana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
muqabil mein aae jasarat thi kis ko
koi rok de baDh ke himmat thi kis ko
pukare koi hum ko taqat thi kis ko
ki har bul-hawas ko the hum taziyana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
KHayalat-e-pur-shauq ka silsila tha
badal den zamane ko wo hausla tha
har ek dil mein paida naya walwala tha
har ek gam ahbab ka qafila tha
idhar dawa karna udhar kar dikhana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
wo shah-rah-e-marrice ke pur-pech chakkar
wo shamshad building pe ek shor-e-mahshar
wo mubham si baaten wo poshida nashtar
wo be-fikr duniya wo lafzon ke daftar
ki jin ka sira tha na koi Thikana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
kisi ko hui thi kisi se mohabbat
koi kar raha tha kisi ki shikayat
gharaz roz Dhati thi taza qayamat
kisi ki shabahat kisi ki malamat
kisi ki tasalli kisi ka satana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
koi gham-zada tha koi hans raha tha
koi husn-e-nahid par mar miTa tha
koi chashm-e-nargis ka bimar sa tha
koi bas yunhi takta jhankta tha
kabhi choT khana kabhi muskurana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
wo har january mein numaish ke charche
wo pur-shauq aankhen wo hairan jalwe
wo chakkar pe chakkar the bara-dari ke
wo hasrat ki sau bar mil kar bhi milte
hazaron bahanon ka wo ek bahana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
wo ruKH aaftabi pe abru hilali
wo timsal-e-simin wo husn-misali
shagufon mein kheli gulabon mein pali
wo KHud ek ada thi ada bhi nirali
nigahen bacha kar nigahen mila kar
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
wo har-chand mujh ko nahin jaanti thi
magar meri nazron ko pahchanti thi
agarche mere dil mein wo bas gai thi
magar baat bas dil ki dil mein rahi thi
magar aaj ahbab se kya chhupana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
wo ek sham barsat ki din Dhala tha
abhi raat aai na thi jhuTpuTa tha
wo baad-e-bahaari se ek gul khila tha
dhaDakte hue dil se ek dil mila tha
nazar sun rahi thi nazar ka fasana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
jawani adaon mein bal kha rahi thi
kahani nigahon mein lahra rahi thi
mohabbat mohabbat ko samjha rahi thi
wo chashm-e-tamanna jhuki ja rahi thi
qayamat se pahle qayamat wo Dhana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
hamein biti baaten jo yaad aa rahi thin
wo maKHmur nazren jo sharma rahi thin
bahut aql-e-sada ko bahka rahi thin
baDi be-niyazi se farma rahi thin
unhen yaad rakhna hamein bhul jaana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
ab wo umangen na dil mein muraden
ab rah gain chand mazi ki yaaden
ye ji chahta hai unhen bhi bhala den
gham-e-zindagi ko kahan tak dua den
haqiqat bhi ab ban gai hai fasana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
aligarh hai baDh kar hamein kul jahan se
hamein ishq hai apni urdu zaban se
hamein pyar hai apne nam-o-nishan se
yahan aa gae hum na jaane kahan se
qasam de ke hum ko kasi ka bulana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana
mohabbat se yaksar hai anjaan duniya
ye viran basti pareshan duniya
kamal-e-KHirad se ye hairan duniya
KHud apne kiye par pasheman duniya
kahan le ke aaya hamein aab-o-dana
bahut yaad aata hai guzra zamana