Saturday, September 13, 2008

Nazeer Akbarabadi


Khuli jab ki chashm e dil e hazeen,to vo nam raha na teri rahi
Hui hairat aisi kuch aankh par ki asar ki be asari rahi
Pari goshe jaan mein ajab nida ki jigar na bejigari rahi
Khabare tahhayyur e ishq sun na junoon raha na pari rahi
Na to tu raha na to main raha jo rahi bekhabari rahi…


The eyes of an anguished heart open…No longer moist.. Bereft of tears
The perplexed vision Remained unmoved.. Devoid of response
The soul heard.. An unusual sound That took the pluck of life away
As wondrous love revealed itself The fairy vanished..The ecstasy lost
Nor you remained.. Nor I was found mere oblivion was all there was…



Khamsa by Nazeer Akbarabadi for Siraj Aurangabadi

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