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Recitation

اُس  بے  وفا  کے  ساتھ  ۔  مومن  خاں  مومنؔ

۱

اُلٹے  وہ  شکوے  کرتے  ہیں  اور  کِس  ادا  کے  ساتھ

بے  طاقتی  کے  طعنے  ہیں  عذرِ  جفا  کے  ساتھ

۲

بہرِ  عیادت  آے  وہ  لیکن  قضا  کے  ساتھ

دم  ہی  نکل  گیا  مرا  آوازِ  پا  کے  ساتھ

۳

بے  پردہ  غیر  پاس  اُسے  بیٹھا  نہ  دیکھتے

اُٹھ  جاتے  کاش  ہم  بھی  جہاں  سے  حیا  کے  ساتھ

۴

وہ  لالہ  رو  گیا  نہ  ہو  گلگشتِ  باغ  کو

کچھ  رنگِ  بوئے  گُل  کے  عوض  ہے  صبا  کے  ساتھ

۵

اُس  کی  گلی  کہاں  یہ  تو  کچھ  باغِ  خُلد  ہے

کس  جاے  مجھ  کو  چھوڑ  گئی  موت  لا  کے  ساتھ

۶

آتی  ہے  بوئے  داغ  شبِ  تارِ  ہجر  میں

سینہ  بھی  چاک  ہو  نہ  گیا  ہو  قبا  کے  ساتھ

۷

گل  بانگ  کس  کا  مشورۂ  قتل  ہو  گیا

کچھ  آج  بوئے  خوں  ہے  وہاں  کی  ہوا  کے  ساتھ

۸

تھے  وعدے  سے  پھر  آنے  کے  خوش  یہ  خبر  نہ  تھی

ہے  اپنی  زندگانی  اُسی  بے  وفا  کے  ساتھ

۹

کوچے  سے  اپنے  غیر  کا  منہ  ہے  ہٹا  سکے

عاشق  کا  سر  لگا  ہے  ترے  نقشِ  پا  کے  ساتھ

۱۰

اللہ  ری  گمرہی  بت  و  بتخانہ  چھوڑ  کر

مومنؔ  چلا  ہے  کعبے  کو  اک  پارسا  کے  ساتھ

उस बेवफ़ी के साथ – मोमिन ख़ां मोमिन

१

उल्टे वो शिक्वे करते हैं और किस अदा के साथ

बे-ताक़ती के ता’ने हैं उज़्र-ए जफ़ा के साथ

२

बहर-ए अयादत आये वो लैकिन क़ज़ा के साथ

दम ही निकल गया मेरा आवाज़-ए पा के साथ

३

बे-पर्दा ग़ैर पास उसे बैठा न देखते

उठ जाते काश हम भी जहां से हया के साथ

४

वो लाला-रू गया न हो गुल्गश्त-ए बाग़ को

कुछ रंग बू-ए गुल के एवज़ है सबा के साथ

५

उस की गली कहां, ये तो कुछ बाग़-ए ख़ुल्द है

किस जाए मुझ को छोढ गई मौत ला के साथ

६

आती है बू-ए दाग़ शब-ए तार-ए हिज्र में

सीना भी चाक हो न गया हो क़बा के साथ

७

गुल्बांग, किस का मश्वरा-ए क़त्ल हो गया

कुछ आज बू-ए ख़ूं है वहां की हवा के साथ

८

थे वा’दे से फिर आने के ख़ुश, ये ख़बर न थी

है अपनी ज़िन्दगानी उसी बे-वफ़ा के साथ

९

कूचे से अपने, ग़ैर का मुंह है, हता सके

आशेक़ का सर लगा है तेरे नक़्श-ए पा के साथ

१०

अल्लाह री गुमरही बुत ओ बुत-ख़ाना छोढ कर

मोमिन चला है काबे को एक पारसा के साथ

Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. momin KhaaN momin (1800-1852), was a hakim following the profession of his father and grandfather. momin received education in arabi, faarsi, urdu and in medicine, mathematics, and astrology – which must have involved some study of astronomy, which he uses in his compositions. momin composed unabashedly about romantic themes with much witticism on his taKhallus.

momin KhaaN momin (1800-1852), was a hakim following the profession of his father and grandfather.  momin received education in arabi, faarsi, urdu and in medicine, mathematics, and astrology – which must have involved some study of astronomy, which he uses in his compositions.  momin composed unabashedly about romantic themes with much witticism on his taKhallus.

1.turn around 2.complaints, blame 3.gesture, style 4.weakness, incapacity 5.taunts 6.excuse 7.cruelty, oppression

The beloved turns around and blames the lover.  She is the oppressor perpetrating cruelty on the lover but blames him and even that with such style!  She taunts him that he does not have the capacity to bear her cruelty, even though this is the ideal of the true lover.  This implies that he is not a true lover and not deserving of her cruelty.  Thus, the lover is blamed for complaining because he does not have the strength to bear the trials of love.  The beloved herself is glorified for showing him the ‘favour of cruelty’ even though he does not deserve it.

1.for, with the intent of 2.visiting the sick/dying 3.death 4.breath, life 5.sound of footsteps

The beloved came to visit and ask about the sick lover on his death bed but she came accompanied by death.  The lover died the moment he heard her footsteps.

1.unveiled 2.other, rival 3.near 4.leave, depart 5.I wish 6.world 7.modesty, shyness

There is a major comouflaged hit at the beloved.  The second misra implies that ‘hayaa jahaan se uTh ga’ii hai‘ i.e., modesty has departed from this world/died; the beloved has lost all her modesty.  The lover sees the unveiled beloved sitting next to the rival.  He wishes that he too had departed this world along with hayaa.

1.tulip faced, beautiful 2.garden walk 3.quality, characteristic 4.fragrance 5.instead of, in addition to 6.breeze

The lover speculates that the tulip-faced beloved must have gone for a walk in the garden because he senses that there is different character mixed with the fragrance of the rose.  What is it that is mixed with fragrance?  It could be the fragrance of the beloved’s hair or in a gory interpretation it could be the smell of blood as she slaughters her admirers/lovers.

1.heaven, paradise 2.death

Death has brought the dead lover and left him in what appears to be an unfamiliar spot.  He was expecting to be taken to the beloved’s lane after death … because that was his idea of heaven.  But he seems to have been left in some garden of heaven.  It is implied that he is unhappy about that; he would rather be in the beloved’s lane.

1.smell 2.wound 3.night 4.dark 5.separation 6.chest 7.torn, rent apart 8.robe, garment

It is the dark night of separation and the distressed, mad lover has torn his clothes.  But now he smells something that feels to him like the smell of his wounded heart.  He speculates that he must have torn assunder his chest along with his robe.

1.nightingale’s note, sound of cheer 2.advice, proposal 3.killing, slaughter 4.smell

The cheerful sound that the lover hears may be the sound of the beloved.  He is addressing that i.e., he is addresses the beloved and asks – whose killing has been proposed, who is being slaughtered because I get the smell of blood when the wind blows from ‘there’.

1.promise 2.again, another time 3.awareness 4.unfaithful

The beloved has been together with the lover and is now leaving.  To console him she promises to come back again.  He is very happy to hear this little realizing that his life is closely tied with the presence of the unfaithful beloved.  When she leaves, he would immediately die.

1.lane, street 2.other, rival 3.has the face, has the courage 4.remove 5.lover 6.footprints

Does the rival have the courage, does he dare to remove me from his lane.  He does not because the head of the lover is where the footprints of the beloved are.  This implies that the beloved travels in the street but he is still steadfast in his love for her.

1.waywardness 2.idol 3.idol house 4.pen-name 5.chaste, abstemious

By god, look at the waywardness of momin he is leaving the idol/beloved and idol-house (house of the beloved) and heading to the k’aaba with an abstemious companion.  Thus, heading to the k’aaba is described as waywardness.

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