GHAZAL

Haq - shanaasi ki ibtida Maula

Kaun hun main mujhe bata Maula

(Haq-shanasi - Identification

of Truth; Ibtida - beginning)

Mujh mein wo justju jaga Maula

Dhoond paoon tera pata Maula

(Justju - craze)

Tu nazar aaye zarre - zarre mein

Aankh ko dekhna sikha Maula

Jo tere bin na tujh se kuchh maange

Wo gadagar mujhe bana Maula

(Gadagar - beggar)

Mere maathe pe likh de naam apna

Mujh ko apna pata bana Maula

Aansu – aansu mein aks ho tera

Mujh ko yun bhi kabhi rula Maula

(Aks – reflection)

Arsh bhi tera farsh bhi tera

Jag hai kyun mera mass’la Maula

(Arsh - sky; farsh - earth;

mass’la - problem)

Hont seekhenge kab zaban chup ki

Band kab hoga bolna Maula

Rote bachche ko god mein le – le

De na jannat ka jhunjhuna Maula

Tu taghaful – pasand hai ya phir

Be – asar hai meri dua Maula

(Taghaful-pasand - leisure-loving;

Be-asar - ineffective)

She’r faryaad hai “Naresh” apni

Shayari hai sada – e – ya Maula

(Sada-e-ya Maula - Cry for the Lord)