The Poetry Experiment



Shikva

agarchay Khoob tha andaza rah'oon ki bay-rukhi ka,
hammein dhooka diya manziloon ki sadaqat ney.

Humgama

Hur pal Saqoot ki talash goya,
Humgama-E-Zindagee ki shorish ka hay sabab.
Siah raat mein Hamashi kay roshan deyay talay
Gull hootay humgamay ka sabab parkho


Mutafaraq Isha'ar

I

Tere roop ki taap per nachein khawab.,
Jub ujli raat ki taar chirray,
tera sonnay jaisa roop jallay,
Chand ki halqi aanch tallay.

II

Kabhi ruq gayay, kabhi chull deyay,
Ab tu guzzar jayay gein jaan say, janna



Moorat


Saat surro ki malla bhur kay,

Jug bhur ki aashti dhur kay,

Ik deep sa soruj jalla day ri,

Sangeet ki agni jagga day ri.

Muthi bhur chikni maati lay kay,

Chandun sa roop rangoon mein bhur kay,

Ik Moorat apni banna day ri,

Meri rooh ki tapti bhujha day ri.


Kaala


Tere tu changa kalla kutta
jerra malik waffa nebhway,
zuban teri tay kalma rub da,
Mun kalla jeenway savva

Ja ishq nu perun aalya,
Tenu Alif di na hoe pehchan
Bhari maseet witch khali mun naal,
Lenda rub da naam tuu




(Translation)

A black dog is better than you
for it is faithful to its owner
your tongue speaks of your Lord
But your heart is drenched in the color of ashes
You claim to read love
You do not even recognize 'Alif'
In the crowded mosques
You praise your Lord
With an empty, empty heart.

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