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Saghar Siddiqui

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Saghar Siddiqui

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Lyallpur Cotton Mill used to have a national mushaira. In 1958, under the direction of Jigar Moradabadi, a Mushaira took place. The ground for the couplets was based on this couplet: 'Sajda-gaah-e-aashiq par naqsh-e-paa hotaa nahii.n'. After the turns of many poets Saghar Siddiqi recited this Ghazal, listening to which Jigar Moradabadi got up in ecstacy and the audience unceasingly applauded. When Jigar Sahib's turn came he accounced that there is no need for his Ghazal to be recited, for the best that the Mushaira had to offer was already performed by Saghar, he left the stage by tearing off the paper on which his Ghazal was written.

ek va.ada hai kisī jo vafā hotā nahīñ

varna in tāroñ bharī rātoñ meñ kyā hotā nahīñ

meñ aatā hai ulaT deñ un ke chehre se naqāb

hausla karte haiñ lekin hausla hotā nahīñ

sham.a jis aabrū par jaan de de jhuum kar

vo patingā jal to jaatā hai fanā hotā nahīñ

ab to muddat se rah-o-rasm-e-nazāra band hai

ab to un tuur par bhī sāmnā hotā nahīñ

har shanāvar ko nahīñ miltā talātum se ḳhirāj

har safīne muhāfiz nāḳhudā hotā nahīñ

har bhikārī nahīñ saktā maqām-e-ḳhvājgī

har kas-o-nā-kas ko terā ġham atā hotā nahīñ

haa.e ye begānagī apnī nahīñ mujh ko ḳhabar

haa.e ye aalam ki dil se judā hotā nahīñ

bārhā dekhā hai 'sāġhar' rahguzār-e-ishq meñ

kārvāñ ke saath aksar rahnumā hotā nahīñ

ek wada hai kisi ka jo wafa hota nahin

warna in taron bhari raaton mein kya hota nahin

ji mein aata hai ulaT den un ke chehre se naqab

hausla karte hain lekin hausla hota nahin

shama jis ki aabru par jaan de de jhum kar

wo patinga jal to jata hai fana hota nahin

ab to muddat se rah-o-rasm-e-nazara band hai

ab to un ka tur par bhi samna hota nahin

har shanawar ko nahin milta talatum se KHiraj

har safine ka muhafiz naKHuda hota nahin

har bhikari pa nahin sakta maqam-e-KHwajgi

har kas-o-na-kas ko tera gham ata hota nahin

hae ye beganagi apni nahin mujh ko KHabar

hae ye aalam ki tu dil se juda hota nahin

barha dekha hai 'saghar' rahguzar-e-ishq mein

karwan ke sath aksar rahnuma hota nahin

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