Marhum Bachche Ki Yaad, Urdu Nazam By Siraj Lakhnavi

aaj apni aaKHiri manzil pe hai fikr-e-rasa
aaj aaKHir uqda-e-zauq-e-suKHan wa ho gaya
kya KHabar thi hae aisa bhi zamana aaega
ek din kahna paDega laKHt-e-dil ka marsiya

zindagi dushwar hai be-roe be-matam kiye
ya-KHuda shair banaya tha isi din ke liye

phul dil ka aisa murjhaya zara KHushbu nahin
nam hai aaram jis ka ab kisi pahlu nahin
hon agar rone pe mail aankh mein aansu nahin
zabt karna chahen to jazbaat par qabu nahin

kya bataen kis pareshani mein kis mushkil mein hain
ek murjhae hue ghunche ke kanTe dil mein hain

kya karega koi andaza hamare haal ka
luT gaya sarmaya-e-tab-o-tawan do sal ka
aag si dil mein lagi hai gham hai ye kis lal ka
ashk-e-KHuni hai ki shoala aatish-e-sayyal ka

tan phunka jata hai lekin lab pe aah-e-sard hai
ai mere allah mere dil mein kaisa dard hai

aah ai aaram-e-jaan taskin-e-dil laKHt-e-jigar
aah ai ghar ke ujale aah ai nur-e-nazar
raat jangal ki udasi har taraf tarik ghar
chain se sona tumhaara ho ke be-KHauf-o-KHatar

is dileri ke tasadduq is qanaat ke nisar
KHak ke bistar pe kyunkar aa gaya tum ko qarar

kuchh na puchho kya guzarti hai dil-e-nashad par
ab madar-e-zindagi hai nala-o-fariyaad par
muztarib dil ro raha hai mehnat-e-barbaad par
KHun ke aansu nichhawar hain tumhaari yaad par

kuchh hamare haal ki tum ko KHabar hai ya nahin
kis se puchhen dil ki aahon mein asar hai ya nahin

ab nazar mein rang hi badla hua mahfil ka hai
har nafas paigham goya aaKHiri manzil ka hai
gham shikasta-KHatiri ka samna mushkil ka hai
zindagi ki shama kya kije ye naqsha dil ka hai

jaise ek rangin shishe ko kuchal kar phenk do
ya shagufta phul chuTki se masal kar phenk do