ret se but na banaa ai mere achchhe fankaar
(fankaar : artist)
ek lamhe ko Thahar, maiN tujhe patthar laa duuN
maiN tere saamane ambaar lagaa duuN lekin
kaun se rang kaa patthar tere kaam aayegaa
surKh patthar jise dil kahatii hai bedil duniyaa
yaa vo patthraa’ii hu’ii aaNkh kaa niilaa patthar
jis meN sadiiyoN ke tahayyur ke paRe hoN Dore
(tahayyur : astonishment)
kyaa tujhe ruuh ke patthar kii zaruurat hogii
jis pe haq baat bhii patthar kii tarah girtii hai
ik vo patthar hai jise kahte haiN tahziib-e-safed
us ke mar-mar meN siyah Khuun jhalak jaataa hai
ik insaaf kaa patthar bhii to hotaa hai magar
haath meN teshaa-e-zar ho to vo haath aataa hai
(tahziib-e-safed : culture of the elite class; teshaa-e-zar : power of money)
jitne mayyaar haiN is daur ke sab patthar haiN
sher bhii raqs bhii tasviir-o-Ghinaa bhii patthar
mere ilhaam teraa zahn-e-rasaa bhii patthar
is zamaane meN har fan kaa nishaaN patthar hai
haath patthar haiN tere merii zubaaN patthar hai
ret se but na banaa ai mere achchhe fankaar
(mayyaar : paradigms; ilhaam : inspiration)
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
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Very philosophical..
reminds me of one Ghalib’s sher
Daayam paDa huaa tere dar par naheeN huuN maiN
KHaak ‘eisee zindagee pe ke patthar naheeN huuN maiN
simply awesome! he was one of the finest poets we had!
Very true and realistic Nazm..
its directly touch the heart …
this nazm is really very realistic and fits perfectly to the present way of life. Kasmi sahib was ahead of his time.
well he z just like a reflection of iqbal’s thought of realism.
Great to read it.