Sher on Nigaah

maiñ umr bhar javāb nahīñ de sakā 'adam'

vo ik nazar meñ itne savālāt kar ga.e

main umr bhar jawab nahin de saka 'adam'

wo ek nazar mein itne sawalat kar gae

be-ḳhud bhī haiñ hoshiyār bhī haiñ dekhne vaale

in mast nigāhoñ kī adā aur hī kuchh hai

be-KHud bhi hain hoshiyar bhi hain dekhne wale

in mast nigahon ki ada aur hi kuchh hai

sīdhī nigāh meñ tirī haiñ tiir ke ḳhvās

tirchhī zarā huī to haiñ shamshīr ke ḳhvās

sidhi nigah mein teri hain tir ke KHwas

tirchhi zara hui to hain shamshir ke KHwas

taḌap rahā hai dil ik nāvak-e-jafā ke liye

usī nigāh se phir dekhiye ḳhudā ke liye

taDap raha hai dil ek nawak-e-jafa ke liye

usi nigah se phir dekhiye KHuda ke liye

kab un āñkhoñ kā sāmnā na huā

tiir jin kā kabhī ḳhatā na huā

kab un aankhon ka samna na hua

tir jin ka kabhi KHata na hua

diid ke qābil hasīñ to haiñ bahut

har nazar dīdār ke qābil nahīñ

did ke qabil hasin to hain bahut

har nazar didar ke qabil nahin

āñkheñ jo uThā.e to mohabbat kā gumāñ ho

nazroñ ko jhukā.e to shikāyat sī lage hai

aankhen jo uThae to mohabbat ka guman ho

nazron ko jhukae to shikayat si lage hai

dekhā huzūr ko jo mukaddar to mar ga.e

ham miT ga.e jo aap ne mailī nigāh kī

dekha huzur ko jo mukaddar to mar gae

hum miT gae jo aap ne maili nigah ki

sab kuchh to hai kyā DhūñDtī rahtī haiñ nigāheñ

kyā baat hai maiñ vaqt pe ghar kyuuñ nahīñ jaatā

sab kuchh to hai kya DhunDti rahti hain nigahen

kya baat hai main waqt pe ghar kyun nahin jata

adā se dekh lo jaatā rahe gila dil kā

bas ik nigāh pe Thahrā hai faisla dil kā

ada se dekh lo jata rahe gila dil ka

bas ek nigah pe Thahra hai faisla dil ka

saaqī mire bhī dil kī taraf Tuk nigāh kar

lab-tishna terī bazm meñ ye jaam rah gayā

saqi mere bhi dil ki taraf Tuk nigah kar

lab-tishna teri bazm mein ye jam rah gaya

dekhā hai kis nigāh se tū ne sitam-zarīf

mahsūs ho rahā hai maiñ ġharq-e-sharāb huuñ

dekha hai kis nigah se tu ne sitam-zarif

mahsus ho raha hai main gharq-e-sharab hun

karne ga.e the us se taġhāful kā ham gila

kī ek hī nigāh ki bas ḳhaak ho ga.e

karne gae the us se taghaful ka hum gila

ki ek hi nigah ki bas KHak ho gae

un ras bharī āñkhoñ meñ hayā khel rahī hai

do zahr ke pyāloñ meñ qazā khel rahī hai

un ras bhari aankhon mein haya khel rahi hai

do zahr ke pyalon mein qaza khel rahi hai

haal kah dete haiñ nāzuk se ishāre akasr

kitnī ḳhāmosh nigāhoñ kī zabāñ hotī hai

haal kah dete hain nazuk se ishaare akasr

kitni KHamosh nigahon ki zaban hoti hai

shaguftagī-e-dil-e-kārvāñ ko kyā samjhe

vo ik nigāh jo uljhī huī bahār meñ hai

shaguftagi-e-dil-e-karwan ko kya samjhe

wo ek nigah jo uljhi hui bahaar mein hai

un mast nigāhoñ ne ḳhud apnā bharam kholā

inkār ke parde meñ iqrār nazar aa.e

un mast nigahon ne KHud apna bharam khola

inkar ke parde mein iqrar nazar aae

tujhe dānista mahfil meñ jo dekhā ho to mujrim huuñ

nazar āḳhir nazar hai be-irāda uTh ga.ī hogī

tujhe danista mahfil mein jo dekha ho to mujrim hun

nazar aaKHir nazar hai be-irada uTh gai hogi

nigāh-e-nāz kī māsūmiyat are tauba

jo ham fareb na khāte to aur kyā karte

nigah-e-naz ki masumiyat are tauba

jo hum fareb na khate to aur kya karte

ab aa.eñ yā na aa.eñ idhar pūchhte chalo

kyā chāhtī hai un kī nazar pūchhte chalo

ab aaen ya na aaen idhar puchhte chalo

kya chahti hai un ki nazar puchhte chalo

mahsūs kar rahā huuñ ḳhāroñ meñ qaid ḳhushbū

āñkhoñ ko terī jānib ik baar kar liyā hai

mahsus kar raha hun KHaron mein qaid KHushbu

aankhon ko teri jaanib ek bar kar liya hai

haa.e vo rāz-e-ġham ki jo ab tak

tere dil meñ mirī nigāh meñ hai

hae wo raaz-e-gham ki jo ab tak

tere dil mein meri nigah mein hai

āñkheñ na jiine deñgī tirī be-vafā mujhe

kyuuñ khiḌkiyoñ se jhāñk rahī hai qazā mujhe

aankhen na jine dengi teri be-wafa mujhe

kyun khiDkiyon se jhank rahi hai qaza mujhe

nigāh-e-nāz kī pahlī sī barhamī bhī ga.ī

maiñ dostī ko hī rotā thā dushmanī bhī ga.ī

nigah-e-naz ki pahli si barhami bhi gai

main dosti ko hi rota tha dushmani bhi gai

barsoñ rahe haiñ aap hamārī nigāh meñ

ye kyā kahā ki ham tumheñ pahchānte nahīñ

barson rahe hain aap hamari nigah mein

ye kya kaha ki hum tumhein pahchante nahin

saaqī mujhe sharāb kī tohmat nahīñ pasand

mujh ko tirī nigāh kā ilzām chāhiye

saqi mujhe sharab ki tohmat nahin pasand

mujh ko teri nigah ka ilzam chahiye

nigāheñ is qadar qātil ki uff uff

adā.eñ is qadar pyārī ki tauba

nigahen is qadar qatil ki uff uff

adaen is qadar pyari ki tauba

log nazroñ ko bhī paḌh lete haiñ

apnī āñkhoñ ko jhukā.e rakhnā

log nazron ko bhi paDh lete hain

apni aankhon ko jhukae rakhna

vo kāfir-nigāheñ ḳhudā kī panāh

jidhar phir ga.iiñ faisla ho gayā

wo kafir-nigahen KHuda ki panah

jidhar phir gain faisla ho gaya

dīdār kī talab ke tarīqoñ se be-ḳhabar

dīdār kī talab hai to pahle nigāh maañg

didar ki talab ke tariqon se be-KHabar

didar ki talab hai to pahle nigah mang

baat terī sunī nahīñ maiñ ne

dhyān merā tirī nazar par thā

baat teri suni nahin main ne

dhyan mera teri nazar par tha

saaqī ne nigāhoñ se pilā dī hai ġhazab kī

rindān-e-azal dekhiye kab hosh meñ aa.eñ

saqi ne nigahon se pila di hai ghazab ki

rindan-e-azal dekhiye kab hosh mein aaen

khaḌā huuñ der se maiñ arz-e-mudda.ā ke liye

idhar bhī ek nazar kījiye ḳhudā ke liye

khaDa hun der se main arz-e-muddaa ke liye

idhar bhi ek nazar kijiye KHuda ke liye

adā adā tirī mauj-e-sharāb ho ke rahī

nigāh-e-mast se duniyā ḳharāb ho ke rahī

ada ada teri mauj-e-sharab ho ke rahi

nigah-e-mast se duniya KHarab ho ke rahi

chhal-bal us kī nigāh kā mat pūchh

sehr hai ToTkā hai Tonā hai

chhal-bal us ki nigah ka mat puchh

sehr hai ToTka hai Tona hai

mujhe ta.avīz likh do ḳhūn-e-āhū se ki ai syāno

taġhāful ToTkā hai aur jaadū hai nazar us kī

mujhe tawiz likh do KHun-e-ahu se ki ai syano

taghaful ToTka hai aur jadu hai nazar us ki

pahlī nazar bhī aap kī uff kis balā kī thī

ham aaj tak vo choT haiñ dil par liye hue

pahli nazar bhi aap ki uff kis bala ki thi

hum aaj tak wo choT hain dil par liye hue

idhar udhar mirī āñkheñ tujhe pukārtī haiñ

mirī nigāh nahīñ hai zabān hai goyā

idhar udhar meri aankhen tujhe pukarti hain

meri nigah nahin hai zaban hai goya

kuchh tumhārī nigāh kāfir thī

kuchh mujhe bhī ḳharāb honā thā

kuchh tumhaari nigah kafir thi

kuchh mujhe bhi KHarab hona tha

nigāh barq nahīñ chehra āftāb nahīñ

vo aadmī hai magar dekhne kī taab nahīñ

nigah barq nahin chehra aaftab nahin

wo aadmi hai magar dekhne ki tab nahin

dhokā thā nigāhoñ kā magar ḳhuub thā dhokā

mujh ko tirī nazroñ meñ mohabbat nazar aa.ī

dhoka tha nigahon ka magar KHub tha dhoka

mujh ko teri nazron mein mohabbat nazar aai

us ne mirī nigāh ke saare suḳhan samajh liye

phir bhī mirī nigāh meñ ek savāl hai nayā

us ne meri nigah ke sare suKHan samajh liye

phir bhi meri nigah mein ek sawal hai naya

nazar bhar ke jo dekh sakte haiñ tujh ko

maiñ un kī nazar dekhnā chāhtā huuñ

nazar bhar ke jo dekh sakte hain tujh ko

main un ki nazar dekhna chahta hun

jis taraf uTh ga.ī haiñ aa.heñ haiñ

chashm-e-bad-dūr kyā nigāheñ haiñ

jis taraf uTh gai hain aahen hain

chashm-e-bad-dur kya nigahen hain

abrū ne mizha ne nigah-e-yār ne yaaro

be-rutba kiyā teġh ko ḳhanjar ko sināñ ko

abru ne mizha ne nigah-e-yar ne yaro

be-rutba kiya tegh ko KHanjar ko sinan ko

shikast-e-tauba kī tamhīd hai tirī tauba

zabāñ pe tauba 'mubārak' nigāh sāġhar par

shikast-e-tauba ki tamhid hai teri tauba

zaban pe tauba 'mubarak' nigah saghar par

dekhī haiñ baḌe ġhaur se maiñ ne vo nigāheñ

āñkhoñ meñ muravvat kā kahīñ naam nahīñ hai

dekhi hain baDe ghaur se main ne wo nigahen

aankhon mein murawwat ka kahin nam nahin hai

koī kis tarah rāz-e-ulfat chhupā.e

nigāheñ milīñ aur qadam Dagmagā.e

koi kis tarah raaz-e-ulfat chhupae

nigahen milin aur qadam Dagmagae

vo nazar kāmyāb ho ke rahī

dil kī bastī ḳharāb ho ke rahī

wo nazar kaamyab ho ke rahi

dil ki basti KHarab ho ke rahi

ye tirī mast-nigāhī ye faroġh-e-mai-o-jām

aaj saaqī tire rindoñ se adab mushkil hai

ye teri mast-nigahi ye farogh-e-mai-o-jam

aaj saqi tere rindon se adab mushkil hai