Akbar's tomb at Sikandra, from the Berger Collection
Akbar's tomb at Sikandra, from the Berger Collection
kyuu;N jal gayaa nah taab-e ru;x-e yaar
dekh kar
jaltaa huu;N apnii :taaqat-e diidaar dekh kar
aatish-parast kahte hai;N ahl-e jahaa;N
mujhe
sar-garm-e naalah'haa-e sharar-baar dekh kar
kyaa aabruu-e ((ishq jahaa;N ((aam ho
jafaa
ruktaa huu;N tum ko be-sabab aazaar dekh kar
aataa hai mere qatl ko par josh-e rashk
se
martaa huu;N us ke haath me;N talvaar dekh kar
;saabit hu))aa hai gardan-e miinaa pah
;xuun-e ;xalq
larze hai mauj-e mai tirii raftaar dekh kar
vaa ;hasrataa kih yaar ne khe;Nchaa
sitam se haath
ham ko ;harii.s-e la;z;zat-e aazaar dekh kar
bik jaate hai;N ham aap mataa((-e su;xan
ke saath
lekin ((ayaar-e :tab((-e ;xariidaar dekh kar
zunnaar baa;Ndh sub;hah-e .sad-daanah
to;R ;Daal
rahrau chale hai raah ko hamvaar dekh kar
in aabilo;N se paa;Nv ke ghabraa gayaa
thaa mai;N
jii ;xvush hu))aa hai raah ko pur-;xaar dekh kar
kyaa bad-gumaa;N hai mujh se kih aa))iine
me;N mire
:tuu:tii kaa ((aks samjhe hai zangaar dekh kar
girnii thii ham pah barq-e tajallii
nah :tuur par
dete hai;N baadah :zarf-e qada;h-;xvaar dekh kar
sar pho;Rnaa vuh ;Gaalib-e shoriidah-;haal
kaa
yaad aa gayaa mujhe tirii diivaar dekh kar