yaad-e-aligarh

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


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