Parchhaiyaan

ParchhaiyaaN

‘ParchhaiyaaN’ is one of Sahir’s best work. His anti-war thoughts, his broken-hearted laments, all packaged in one long poem. He wrote this poem in 1956 and here it is for you guys to enjoy and as usual.

 

 

javaan raat ke seene pe dudhiyaa aaNchal

machal rahaa hai kisii Kh(w)aab-e-marmariiN kii tarah

haseen phool, hasiiN pattiyaaN, hasiiN shaaKheiN

lachak rahii haiN kisii jism-e-naazniiN kii tarah

fazaa meiN ghul se gaye haiN ufaq ke narm Khatuut

zameeN haseen hai, Kh(w)aaboN ki sarzameeN kii tarah

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

kabhii gumaan kii suurat, kabhii yaqeeN kii tarah

vo peR jinke tale ham panaah lete the

khaRe haiN aaj bhii saakit kisii ameeN kii tarah

 

inhiiN ke saaye meiN phir aaj do dhaRakte dil

khamosh hoNToN se kuchh kahne-sun_ne aaye haiN

na jaane kitnii kashakash se, kitnii kaavish se

ye sote jaagte lamhe churaake laaye haiN

 

yahii fazaa thii, yahii rut, yahii zamaanaa thaa

yahiiN se hamne muhabbat kii ibtadaa kii thii

dhaRakte dil se, laraztii hui nigaahoN se

huzuur-e-Ghaib meiN nanhii sii iltajaa kii thii

 

k aarzuu ke kaNval khil ke phool ho jaayeiN

dil-o-nazar kii du’aayeiN qubool ho jaayeiN

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

tum aa rahii ho zamaane kii aaNkh se bach kar

nazar jhukaaye hue, aur badan churaaye hue

Khud apne qadmoN kii aahaT se jheNptii, Dartii

Khud apne saaye kii jumbish se Khauf khaaye hue

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

ravaaN hai chhoTii sii kashtii havaaoN ke rukh par

nadii ke saaz pe mallaaH geet gaataa hai

tumhaara jism har ik lahar ke jhakole se

mirii khulii huii baahoN meiN jhool jaataa hai

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

maiN phool TaaNk rahaa houN tumhaare jooRe meiN

tumhaari aaNkh massarrat se jhuktii jaatii hai

na jaane aaj maiN kyaa baat kahne vaalaa houN

zabaan Khushk hai aavaaz ruktii jaatii hai

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

mire gale meiN tumhaarii gudaaz baaheiN haiN

tumhaare hoNToN pe mere laboN ke saaye haiN

mujhe yaqeeN hai k ham ab kabhii na bichhReiNge

tumheiN gumaan k ham mil ke bhii paraaye haiN

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

mire palaNg pe bikhrii huii kitaaboN ko

adaa-e-ajz-o-karam se uThaa rahii ho tum

suhaag raat ko Dholak pe gaaye jaate haiN

dabe suroN meiN vahii geet gaa rahii ho tum

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

vo lamhe kitne dilkash the, vo ghaRiyaaN kitnii pyaarii thiiN

vo sahre kitne naazuk the, vo laRiyaaN kitnii pyaarii thiiN

bastii kii har ik shaadaab galii Kh(w)aaboN ka jazeera thii goya

har mauj-e-nafas, har mauj-e-sabaa, naGhmoN ka zaKheera thii goyaa

 

naagah lahakte khetoN se TaapoN ki sadaayeiN aane lagiiN

baaruud kii bojhal buu lekar, pachham se havaayeiN aane lagiiN

taameer ke roshan chehre par, taKhriib kaa baadal phail gayaa

har gaaNv meiN wahshat naach uThii har shahr meiN jangal phail gayaa

maGhrib ke muhazzab mulkoN se, kuchh Khaaki vardii-posh aaye

iThlaate hue maGhroor aaye, lahraate hue madhosh aaye

Khaamosh zameeN ke seene meiN, khemoN kii tanaaveiN gaRne lagiiN

makkhan sii mulaayam raahoN par, booToN kii KharaasheiN paRne lagiiN

faujoN ke bhayaanak baND tale, charKhoN kii sadaayeiN Doob gayiiN

jeepoN kii sulagtii dhool tale, phooloN kii qabaayeiN Doob gayiiN

 

insaan kii qeemat girne lagii, ajnaas ke bhaao chaRne lage

chaupaal kii raunaq ghaTne lagii, bhartii ke dafaatar baRne lage

bastii ke sajeele shauKh javaaN, ban ban ke sipaahii jaane lage

jis raah se kam hi lauT sake, us raah pe raahii jaane lage

 

in jaane vaale dastoN meiN Ghairat bhi gayii, barnaaii bhii

maaoN ke javaaN beTe bhi gaye, bahnoN ke chahete bhaii bhii

 

bastii pe udaasii chhaane lagii , meloN kii bahaareiN Khatm huiiN

aamoN kii lachaktii shaaKhoN se, jhooloN kii kataareiN Khatm huiiN

 

dhool uRne lagii baazaaroN meiN, bhookh ugne lagii KhaliyaanoN meiN

har cheez dukaanoN se uThkar, ruu-posh huii tahKhaanoN meiN

 

bad-haal gharoN kii bad-haali, baRte baRte janjaal banii

mahNgaaii baRkar kaal banii, saarii bastii kangaal banii

 

charvaahiyaaN rastaa bhool gayiiN, pinhariyaaN panghaT chhoR gayiiN

kitnii hi kaNvaarii ablaayeiN, maaN-baap kii chaukhaT chhoR gayiiN

 

iflaas-zadaa dahqaanoN ke, hal-bail bike, khaliyaan bike

jeene kii tamannaa ke haathoN, jeene hi ke sab saamaan bike

 

kuchh bhii na rahaa jab bikne ko, jismoN kii tijaarat hone lagi

Khalwat meiN bhii jo mamnoo’ thii vo jalvat meiN jasaarat hone lagii

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

tum aa rahii ho sar-e-aam baal bikhraaye hue

hazaar gonaa malaamat kaa baar uThaaye hue

 

hawas-parast nigaahoN kii cheerah-dastii se

badan kii jheNptii uriyaaniyaaN chhupaaye hue

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

maiN shahr jaake har ik dar ko jhaaNk aayaa houN

kisii jagah meri mehnat ka mol mil na sakaa

sitamgaroN ke siyaasii qimaarKhaane meiN

alam-nasiib farsaat ka mol mil na sakaa

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

tumhaare ghar meiN qayaamat ka shor barpaa hai

mahaaz-e-jaNg se harkaaraa taar laayaa hai

k jiskaa zikr tumheiN zindagii se pyaaraa thaa

vo bhaaii narGhaa-e-dushman meiN kaam aayaa hai

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

har ek gaam pe badnaamiyoN kaa jamghaT hai

har ek moR pe rusvaaiyoN ke mele haiN

na dostii, na takalluf, na dilbarii, na Khaloos

kisii kaa koii nahiiN aaj sab akele haiN

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

vo rahguzar jo mere dil ki tarah soonii hai

na jaane tumko kahaaN le ke jaane vaalii hai

tumheiN Khareed rahe haiN zameer ke qaatil

ufaq pe Khoon-e-tamannaa-e-dil kii laalii hai

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN

 

sooraj ke lahoo meiN lithRii huii, vo shaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

chaahat ke sunahare Kh(w)aaboN kaa anjaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

 

us shaam mujhe ma’aloom huaa, khetoN kii tarah is duniyaa meiN

sahmii huii dosheezaaoN kii muskaan bhi bechii jaatii hai

us shaam mujhe ma’aloom huaa, is kaargah-e-zardaarii meiN

do bholi bhaali roohoN kii pahchaan bhi bechii jaatii hai

 

us shaam mujhe ma’aloom huaa, jab baap ki kheti chhin jaaye

mamtaa ke sunahare Kh(w)aaboN kii anmol nishaani biktii hai

us shaam mujhe ma’aloom huaa, jab bhaaii jaNg meiN kaam aaye

sarmaaye ke qahvaaKhaane meiN, bahnoN ki javaani biktii hai

 

sooraj ke lahoo meiN lithRii huii, vo shaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

chaahat ke sunahare Kh(w)aaboN kaa anjaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

 

tum aaj hazaaroN meel yahaaN se door kahiiN tanhaaii meiN

ya bazm-e-tarab-aaraaii meiN

mere sapne buntii hogi, baiThii aaGhosh paraayii meiN

aur maiN seene meiN GHam le kar, din raat mashaqqat kartaa houN

jeene kii Khaatir martaa houN

apne fan ko rusvaa karke, aGhiyaaN kaa daaman bhartaa houN

 

majboor huuN maiN, majboor ho tum, majboor ye duniyaa saarii hai

tan ka dukh man par bhaarii hai

is daur meiN jeene kii qeemat yaa daar-o-rasan yaa Kh(w)aarii hai

 

maiN daar-o-rasan tak jaa na sakaa, tum jahad ki had tak aa na sakiiN

chaahaa to magar apnaa na sakiiN

ham-tum do aisii rooheiN haiN, jo manzil-e-taskiiN paa na sakiiN

 

jeene ko jiye jaate haiN magar, saaNsoN meiN chitaayeiN jaltii haiN

Khamosh wafaayeiN jaltii haiN

saNgeen haqaayaq-zaaroN meiN, Kh(w)aaboN ki ridaayeiN jaltii haiN

 

aur aaj in peRoN ke neeche, phir do saaye lahraaye haiN

phir do dil milne aaye haiN

phir maut kii aaNdhii uThThii hai, phir jaNg ke baadal chhaaye haiN

 

maiN soch rahaa houN inkaa bhii, apnii hi tarah anjaam na ho

inkaa bhii junooN badnaam na ho

inke bhii muqaddar meiN likhii, ik Khoon se lithRii shaam na ho!

 

sooraj ke lahoo meiN lithRii huii, vo shaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

chaahat ke sunahare Kh(w)aaboN kaa anjaam hai ab tak yaad mujhe

 

hamaaraa pyaar havaadis kii taab la na sakaa

magar inheiN to muraadoN kii raat mil jaaye

hameiN to kash-ma-kash-e-marg-e-be-amaaN hi milii

inheiN to jhoomtii gaatii hayaat mil jaaye

 

bahut dinoN se hai ye mashGhalaa siyaasat kaa

k jab javaan hoN bachche to qatl ho jaayeiN

bahut dinoN se hai ye Khabt hukmraanoN kaa

k door door ke mulkoN meiN qahat bo jaaye

 

bahut dinoN se javaanii ke kh(w)aab veeraaN haiN

bahut dinoN se muhabbat panaah DhooNDhatii hai

bahut dinoN se sitam-deedah shaahraahoN meiN

nigaar-e-zeest kii ismat panaah DhooNDhatii hai

 

chalo k aaj sabhii paay-maal roohoN se

kaheiN k apne har ik zaKhm ko zabaaN kar leiN

 

hamaaraa raaz hamaaraa nahiiN sabhii kaa hai

chalo k saare zamaane ko raazdaaN kar leiN

 

chalo k chal ke siyaasii muqaamiroN se kaheiN

k hamko jang-o-jadal ke chalan se nafrat hai

 

jise lahoo ke sivaa koi raNg na raas aaye

hameiN hayaat ke us pairahan se nafrat hai

 

kaho k ab koii qaatil agar idhar aayaa

to har qadam pe zameeN taNg hotii jaayegi

 

har ek mauj-e-havaa ruKh badal ke jhapTegii

har ek shaaKh rag-e-saNg hotii jaayegii

 

uTho k aaj har ik jaNgjoo se ye kah deiN

k hamko kaam kii Khaatir kaloN kii haajat hai

 

hameiN kisii kii zameeN chheen_ne kaa shauq nahiiN

hameiN to apnii zameeN par haloN kii haajat hai

 

kaho k ab koii taajir idhar ka ruKh na kare

ab is jaa koii kuNvaarii na bechi jaayegii

 

ye khet jaag paRe, uTh khaRii huiiN fasleiN

ab is jagah koii kyaarii na bechii jaayegi

 

ye sarzameeN hai Gautam kii aur Naanak kii

is arz-e-paak pe wahshii na chal sakeiNge kabhii

hamaaraa khoon amaanat hai nasl-e-nau ke liye

hamaare khoon pe lashkar na pal sakeiNge kabhii

 

kaho ki aaj bhii ham sab agar Khamosh rahe

to is damakte hue KhaakadaaN kii Khair nahiiN

junooN kii Dhaalii huii “atomii” balaaoN se

zameeN kii Khair nahiiN, aasmaaN kii Khair nahiiN

 

guzishtaa jaNg meiN ghar hi jale magar is baar

ajab nahiiN k ye tanhaaiyaaN bhii jal jaayeiN

guzishtaa jaNg meiN paikar jale magar is baar

ajab nahiiN k ye parchhaiyaaN bhii jal jaayeiN

 

tasavvuraat kii parchhaiyaaN ubhartii haiN!

 

 

Done