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Recitation

نگاہ  میری  شباب  تیرا  ۔  جوشؔ  ملیح  آبادی

۱

ملا  جو  موقع  تو  روک  دُوں  گا  جلال  روزِ  حساب  تیرا

پڑھوں  گا  رحمت  کا  وہ  قصیدہ  کہ  ہنس  پڑے  گا  عِتاب  تیرا

۲

یہی  تو  ہیں  دو  ستون  محکم  اُنہیں  پہ  قائم  ہے  نظمِ  عالم

یہی  تو  ہے  رازِ  خلد  و  آدم  نگاہ  میری  شباب  تیرا

۳

صبا  تصدّق  ترے  نفس  پر  چمن  ترے  پیرہن  پہ  قرباں

نسیمِ  دوشیزگی  میں  کیسا  بسا  ہوا  ہے  شباب  تیرا

۴

تمام  محفل  کے  رُوبرُو  گو  اُٹھائیں  نظریں  ملائیں  آنکھیں

سمجھ  سکا  ایک  بھی  نہ  لیکن  سوال  میرا  جواب  تیرا

۵

ہزار  شاخیں  ادا  سے  لچکیں  ہوا  نہ  تیرا  سا  لوچ  پیدا

شفق  نے  کتنے  ہی  رنگ  بدلے  مِلا  نہ  رنگِ  شباب  تیرا

۶

اِدھر  مرا  دل  تڑپ  رہا  ہے  تری  جوانی  کی  جُستُجو  میں

اُدھر  مرے  دل  کی  آرزو  میں  مچل  رہا  ہے  شباب  تیرا

۷

کرے  گی  دونوں  کا  چاک  پردہ  رہے  گا  دونوں  کو  کر  کے  رُسوا

یہ  شورشِ  ذوقِ  دید  میری  یہ  اِہتمامِ  حجاب  تیرا

۸

جڑیں  پہاڑوں  کی  ٹُوٹ  جاتیں  فلک  تو  کیا  عرش  کانپ  اُٹھتا

اگر  میں  دل  پر  نہ  روک  لیتا  تمام  زورِ  شباب  تیرا

۹

بھلا  ہوا  جوشؔ  نے  ہٹایا  نگاہ  کا  چشمِ  تر  سے  پردہ

بلا  سے  جاتی  رہیں  گر  آنکھیں  کُھلا  تو  بندِ  نقاب  تیرا

निगाह मेरी शबाब तेरा – जोश मलीहआबादी

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मिला जो मौक़ा तो रोक दूँगा जलाल रोज़-ए हिसाब तेरा

पढूँगा रहमत का वो क़सीदा के हँस पढेगा इताब तेरा

२

यही तो हैं दो सुतून-ए महकम इन्हीं पे क़ा’एम है नज़्म-ए आलम

यही तो है राज़-ए ख़ुल्द-ओ-आदम निगाह मेरी शबाब तेरा

३

सबा तसद्दुक़ तेरे नफ़स पर चमन तेरे पैरहन पे क़ुर्बां

नसीम-ए दोशीज़गी में कैसा बसा हुआ है शबाब तेरा

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तमाम महफ़िल के रू-ब-रू गो उठाईं नज़्रें मिलाईं आँखें

समझ सका एक भी न लेकिन सवाल मेरा जवाब तेरा

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हज़ार शाख़ें अदा से लचकीं हुआ न तेरा सा लोच पैदा

शफ़क़ ने कितने ही रंग बदले मिला न रंग-ए शबाब तेरा

६

इधर मेरा दिल तढप रहा है तेरी जवानी की जुस्तुजू में

उधर मेरे दिल की आर्ज़ू में मचल रहा है शबाब तेरा

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करेगी दोनों का चाक पर्दा रहेगा दोनों को कर के रुस्वा

ये शोरिश-ए ज़ौक़-ए दीद मेरी ये एहतेमाम-ए हिजाब तेरा

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जढें पहाढौं की टूट जातीं फ़लक तो क्या अर्श काँप उठता

अगर मैं दिल पर न रोक लेता तमाम ज़ोर-ए शबाब तेरा

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भला हुआ जोश ने हटाया निगाह का चश्म-ए तर से पर्दा

बला से जाती रहें गर आँखें खुला तो बंद-ए नक़ाब तेरा

Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. josh malihabadi (1898-1982) is known as – shaa’er-e inqelaab – poet of revolution. His nazm are fiery, passionate, and full of energy. His Ghazal and rubaaii are equally good. He was a secular humanist writing sharply and irreverently against colonialism, abuse of power, injustice and orthodoxy. Along with his fiery nazm, he composed many highly suggestive and romantic Ghazal.

josh malihabadi (1898-1982) is known as – shaa’er-e inqelaab – poet of revolution.  His nazm are fiery, passionate, and full of energy.  His Ghazal and rubaaii are equally good.  He was a secular humanist writing sharply and irreverently against colonialism, abuse of power, injustice and orthodoxy.  Along with his fiery nazm, he composed many highly suggestive and romantic Ghazal.

1.opportunity 2.anger 3.day of reckoning 4.kindness 5.ode in praise 6.anger

When I get an opportunity on the day of judgement, I will stop your anger.  I will read such a beautiful ode to your kindness that your anger will break out into a smile.

1.columns, pillars 2.strong 3.based on 4.reign, govern, order 5.world 6.secret 7.heaven 8.Adam 9.sight, eyes 10.youth

Here, ‘Khuld-o-aadam’ is probably used to mean heaven and earth.  These are the only pillars on which the running of the world rests, this is the secret of heaven and earth – my (admiring, loving) eyes/glance and your youth and beauty.

1.morning breeze 2.sacrificial offering 3.breath 4.clothing 5.sacrifice 6.fragrant breeze 7.maidenhood 8.established, prospering 9.youth

The morning breeze offers homage to your breath, the colourful garden pays tribute to you clothes.  Your youth is host to the breeze of maidenhood i.e., maidenly beauty/youth emanates from you.

1.total, whole 2.gathering 3.face to face, openly 4.even though 5.question 6.answer

Even though in front of the whole gathering we looked at each other, exchanging glances, but no one could figure out my questions and your answers.

1.branches 2.style, elegance, grace 3.waved 4.suppleness 5.horizon 6.colour, style, beauty 7.youth

Branches waved with great grace a thousand times but they could not develop your elegant suppleness.  The horizon tried different colours numerous times but it could not achieve the beauty of your youth.

1.agitated, anxious 2.search 3.desire 4.restive, fidgety 5.youth

Here my heart is agitated, seeking you.  There, your youthful beauty is restive with the desire to capture my heart.

1.tear 2.veil 3.embarrass 4.confusion, tumult, madness 5.taste, desire, passion 6.seeing, looking at 7.careful arrangement 8.veil

One day it will tear the veil off (expose) and embarrass us.  This mad passion of mine to see you (get close to you) and your careful arrangement to hide behind a veil.

1.roots, foundations 2.sky 3.heavens, seat of god 4.shiver 5.if 6.all 7.power 8.youth

If I had not stopped the power of your youth with my heart, then mountains would have crumbled and not just the sky but heaven would have shivered in fear.

1.good 2.pen-name of the poet 3.sight, glance 4.teary eye 5.veil 6.used to mean-it doesn’t matter 7.if 8.ties 9.veil

It was good that josh has lifted the veil hiding the beloved from his glance with teary eyes (appealing to the beloved).  It doesn’t matter if he loses his sight, at least the ties of her veil have been untied.  Why would he lose his sight?  Because of the dazzling brilliance of her beauty!

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