tumhaare KHat mein naya ek salam kis ka tha
By dagh-dehlviAugust 2, 2021
tumhaare khat mein naya ek salam kis ka tha
na tha raqib to aakhir wo nam kis ka tha
that new greeting in your note
from whom was it do say
if not my rival's signature
whose name was it then
pray?
wo qatl kar ke mujhe har kisi se puchhte hain
ye kaam kis ne kiya hai ye kaam kis ka tha
after having slain me
she
from each one
seeks to know
who's to blame for this dark deed
this blood is on whose brow?
wafa karenge nibahenge baat manenge
tumhein bhi yaad hai kuchh ye kalam kis ka tha
i will bear faith
i will abide
to every wish submit
do you too perchance recall who did
to this
commit?
raha na dil mein wo bedard aur dard raha
muqim kaun hua hai maqam kis ka tha
the tyrant's in my heart no more
all that remains is pain
who was the inhabitant
and whose was this domain?
na puchh-gachh thi kisi ki wahan na aaw-bhagat
tumhaari bazm mein kal ehtimam kis ka tha
no concern for anyone
no hospitality
who managed the event last night in your company?
tamam bazm jise sun ke rah gai mushtaq
kaho wo tazkira-e-na-tamam kis ka tha
the story which had kept the whole gathering enthralled
whose saga was it
incomplete
that was being recalled?
hamare khat ke to purze kiye padha bhi nahin
suna jo tu ne ba-dil wo payam kis ka tha
to pieces was my letter shred
it wasn't even read
whose message was it
do tell me
that was heard instead?
uthai kyun na qayamat adu ke kuche mein
lihaz aap ko waqt-e-khiram kis ka tha
why was a furor
storm not raised then in my rival's lane
when your gait ventured there
what thought did constrain?
guzar gaya wo zamana kahun to kis se kahun
khayal dil ko mere subh o sham kis ka tha
gone are the days
were i to speak
to whom could i convey
who was it that occupied my thoughts all night and day?
hamein to hazrat-e-waiz ki zid ne pilwai
yahan irada-e-sharb-e-mudam kis ka tha
it was the priest's insistence that
caused me so to drink
else to imbibe non-stop this way
never did i think
agarche dekhne wale tere hazaron the
tabah-haal bahut zer-e-baam kis ka tha
though thousands had been present a sight of you to get
who was it that sat distraught below the parapet
wo kaun tha ki tumhein jis ne bewafa jaana
khayal-e-kham ye sauda-e-kham kis ka tha
who was it that thought of you as faithless and untrue
whose naivety and mindlessness did this belief pursue
inhin sifat se hota hai aadmi mashhur
jo lutf aam wo karte ye nam kis ka tha
with these very qualities a person gets much fame
if favors were bestowed on all
where would be the acclaim?
har ek se kahte hain kya 'dagh' bewafa nikla
ye puchhe un se koi wo ghulam kis ka tha
how faithless daag has proved to be
she says to one and all
whose slave was he then? someone should ask her to recall
na tha raqib to aakhir wo nam kis ka tha
that new greeting in your note
from whom was it do say
if not my rival's signature
whose name was it then
pray?
wo qatl kar ke mujhe har kisi se puchhte hain
ye kaam kis ne kiya hai ye kaam kis ka tha
after having slain me
she
from each one
seeks to know
who's to blame for this dark deed
this blood is on whose brow?
wafa karenge nibahenge baat manenge
tumhein bhi yaad hai kuchh ye kalam kis ka tha
i will bear faith
i will abide
to every wish submit
do you too perchance recall who did
to this
commit?
raha na dil mein wo bedard aur dard raha
muqim kaun hua hai maqam kis ka tha
the tyrant's in my heart no more
all that remains is pain
who was the inhabitant
and whose was this domain?
na puchh-gachh thi kisi ki wahan na aaw-bhagat
tumhaari bazm mein kal ehtimam kis ka tha
no concern for anyone
no hospitality
who managed the event last night in your company?
tamam bazm jise sun ke rah gai mushtaq
kaho wo tazkira-e-na-tamam kis ka tha
the story which had kept the whole gathering enthralled
whose saga was it
incomplete
that was being recalled?
hamare khat ke to purze kiye padha bhi nahin
suna jo tu ne ba-dil wo payam kis ka tha
to pieces was my letter shred
it wasn't even read
whose message was it
do tell me
that was heard instead?
uthai kyun na qayamat adu ke kuche mein
lihaz aap ko waqt-e-khiram kis ka tha
why was a furor
storm not raised then in my rival's lane
when your gait ventured there
what thought did constrain?
guzar gaya wo zamana kahun to kis se kahun
khayal dil ko mere subh o sham kis ka tha
gone are the days
were i to speak
to whom could i convey
who was it that occupied my thoughts all night and day?
hamein to hazrat-e-waiz ki zid ne pilwai
yahan irada-e-sharb-e-mudam kis ka tha
it was the priest's insistence that
caused me so to drink
else to imbibe non-stop this way
never did i think
agarche dekhne wale tere hazaron the
tabah-haal bahut zer-e-baam kis ka tha
though thousands had been present a sight of you to get
who was it that sat distraught below the parapet
wo kaun tha ki tumhein jis ne bewafa jaana
khayal-e-kham ye sauda-e-kham kis ka tha
who was it that thought of you as faithless and untrue
whose naivety and mindlessness did this belief pursue
inhin sifat se hota hai aadmi mashhur
jo lutf aam wo karte ye nam kis ka tha
with these very qualities a person gets much fame
if favors were bestowed on all
where would be the acclaim?
har ek se kahte hain kya 'dagh' bewafa nikla
ye puchhe un se koi wo ghulam kis ka tha
how faithless daag has proved to be
she says to one and all
whose slave was he then? someone should ask her to recall
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