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Aziz Bano Darab Wafa

1926 (Rampur) – 1996 (Karachi) • The Classical Elegance

"A highly respected female poet whose work remained fiercely and deeply rooted in classical Urdu aesthetics and traditions. Born in Rampur and later settling in Karachi, Aziz Bano avoided the radical departures of free verse, instead mastering the traditional ghazal form to express profound sorrow, dignity, and the quiet resilience of women with immense classical elegance."

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ahmiyat ka mujhe apni bhi to andaza hai tum gaye waqt ki manind ganwa do mujh ko...
ek muddat se khayalon mein basa hai jo shakhs ghaur karte hain to us ka koi chehra bhi nahin...
shiv to nahin ham phir bhi ham ne duniya bhar ke zahr piye itni kadwahat hai munh mein kaise meethi baat karein...
main ne ye soch ke boye nahin khwabon ke darakht kaun jangal mein uge ped ko paani dega...
mere halaat ne yun kar diya patthar mujh ko dekhne walon ne dekha bhi na chhoo kar mujh ko...
charagh ban ke jali thi main jis ki mahfil mein use rula to gaya kam se kam dhuan mera...
ham aise soorma hain lad ke jab halaat se palte to badh ke zindagi ne pesh kiin baisakhiyan ham ko...
main jab bhi us ki udaasi se uub jaungi to yun hansega ki mujh ko udaas kar dega...
zindagi ke saare mausam aa ke rukhsat ho gaye meri aankhon mein kahin barsaat baqi rah gayi...
kuredta hai bahut raakh mere maazi ki main chook jaun to wo ungliyan jala lega...
ham ne saara jeevan baanti pyaar ki daulat logon mein ham hi saara jeevan tarse pyaar ki payi payi ko...
ye hausla bhi kisi roz kar ke dekhoongi agar main zakhm hoon us ka to bhar ke dekhoongi...
hamari be-basi shahron ki deewaron pe chipki hai hamein dhoondegi kal duniya purane ishtihaaron mein...
meri tasveer banane ko jo haath uthta hai ik shikan aur mire maathe pe bana deta hai...
tamam umr kisi aur naam se mujh ko pukarta raha ik ajnabi zaban mein wo...
ham ne sab ko muflis paa ke tod diya dil ka kashkol ham ko koi kya de dega kyun munh-dekhi baat karein...
jin ko deewar-o-dar bhi dhak na sake is qadar be-libaas hain kuchh log...
kahne wala khud to sar takiye pe rakh kar so gaya meri be-chaari kahani raat bhar roti rahi...
hamein di jayegi phansi hamare apne jismon mein ujadi hain tamannaon ki lakhon bastiyan ham ne...
main raushni hoon to meri pahunch kahan tak hai kabhi charagh ke neeche bikhar ke dekhoongi...
wo ye kah kah ke jalata tha hamesha mujh ko aur dhoondega kahin mere ilawa mujh ko...
main bhi sahil ki tarah toot ke bah jaati hoon jab sada de ke bulata hai samundar mujh ko...
main apne jism mein rahti hoon is takalluf se ki jaise aur kisi doosre ke ghar mein hoon...
main kis zaban mein us ko kahan talash karun jo meri goonj ka lafzon se tarjuma kar de...
shahr khwabon ka sulagta raha aur shahr ke log be-khabar soye hue apne makanon mein mile...
ham se ziyada kaun samajhta hai gham ki gahrai ko ham ne khwabon ki mitti se paata hai is khai ko...
chaman pe bas na chala warna ye chaman wale hawayen bechte neelam rang-o-boo karte...
dhoop meri saari rangeeni uda le jayegi shaam tak main dastan se waqia ho jaungi...
apni hasti ka kuchh ehsas to ho jaye mujhe aur nahin kuchh to koi maar hi daale mujh ko...
main us ki dhoop hoon jo mera aaftab nahin ye baat khud pe main kis tarah aashkar karun...
mere andar ek dastak si kahin hoti rahi zindagi odhe hue main be-khabar soti rahi...
aaina-khane mein khinche liye jaata hai mujhe kaun meri hi adalat mein bulata hai mujhe...
jaane kitne raaz khulein jis din chehron ki raakh dhule lekin sadhu-santon ko dukh de kar paap kamaye kaun...
charaghon ne hamare saaye lambe kar diye itne savere tak kahin pahunchenge ab apne barabar ham...
waqt hakim hai kisi roz dila hi dega dil ke sailab-zada shahr pe qabza mujh ko...
is ghar ke chappe chappe par chhaap hai rahne wale ki mere jism mein mujh se pahle shayad koi rahta tha...
ham hain ehsas ke sailab-zada sahil par dekhiye ham ko kahan le ke kinara jaaye...
us ne chaha tha ki chhup jaaye wo apne andar us ki qismat ki kisi aur ka wo ghar nikla...
us ki har baat samajh kar bhi main anjaan rahi chandni raat mein dhoonda kiya jugnu wo bhi...
zard chehron ki kitabein bhi hain kitni maqbool tarjume un ke jahan bhar ki zabanon mein mile...
zindagi bhar main khuli chhat pe khadi bheega ki sirf ik lamha barasta raha sawan ban ke...
mire andar dhandora peetta hai koi rah rah ke jo apni khairiyat chahe wo basti se nikal jaaye...
zameen mom ki hoti hai mere qadmon mein mira sharik-e-safar aaftab hota hai...
mujhe kahan mire andar se wo nikalega parayi aag mein koi na haath daalega...
tishnagi meri musallam hai magar jaane kyun log de dete hain toote hue pyaale mujh ko...
mujhe chakhte hi kho baitha wo jannat apne khwabon ki bahut milta hua tha zindagi se zaiqa mera...
gaye mausam mein main ne kyun na kaati fasl khwabon ki main ab jaagi hoon jab phal kho chuke hain zaiqa apna...
wafa ke naam par paira kiye kachche ghade le kar duboya zindagi ko dastan-dar-dastan ham ne...
umr bhar raaste ghere rahe us shakhs ka ghar umr bhar khauf ke maare na wo baahar nikla...
mar ke khud mein dafn ho jaungi main bhi ek din sab mujhe dhoondenge jab main rasta ho jaungi...
mire andar se yun phenki kisi ne raushni mujh par ki pal bhar mein miri saari haqeeqat khul gayi mujh par...
main us ke samne uryan lagoongi duniya ko wo mere jism ko mera libaas kar dega...
khwab darwazon se dakhil nahin hote lekin ye samajh kar bhi wo darwaza khula rakkhega...
mere andar koi takta raha rasta us ka main hamesha ke liye rah gayi chilman ban ke...
meri khalwat mein jahan gard jami payi gayi ungliyon se tiri tasveer bani payi gayi...
bujha ke rakh gaya hai kaun mujh ko taaq-e-nisyan par mujhe andar se phoonke de rahi hai raushni meri...
ham mata-e-dil-o-jaan le ke bhala kya jaayen aisi basti mein jahan koi lutera bhi nahin...
main kisi janm ki yaadon pe pada parda hoon koi ik lamhe ko ik dam se uthata hai mujhe...
jab kisi raat kabhi baith ke mai-khane mein khud ko baantega to dega mira hissa mujh ko...
ab bhi khadi hai soch mein doobi ujyalon ka daan liye aaj bhi rekha paar hai ravan seeta ko samjhaye kaun...
aaj kam-az-kam khwabon hi mein mil ke pee lete hain, kal shayad khwabon mein bhi khaali paimane takrayen log...
sunne wale mira qissa tujhe kya lagta hai chor darwaza kahani ka khula lagta hai...
main phoot phoot ke royi magar mire andar bikherta raha be-rabt qahqahe koi...
koi mausam meri ummidon ko raas aaya nahin fasl andhiyaron ki kaati aur diye boti rahi...
lagaye peeth baithi sochti rahti thi main jis se wahi deewar lafzon ki achanak aa rahi mujh par...
main shakh-e-sabz hoon mujh ko utaar kaghaz par miri tamam bahaaron ko be-khizan kar de...
kisi janam mein jo mera nishan mila tha use pata nahin ki wo kab us nishan tak pahuncha...
waraq ulat diya karta hai be-khayali mein wo shakhs jab mira chehra kitab hota hai...
wo mira saaya mire peechhe laga kar kho gaya jab kabhi dekha hai us ne bheed mein shamil mujhe...
bichhad ke bheed mein khud se hawason ka wo aalam tha ki munh khole hue takti rahin parchhaiyan ham ko...
tatolta hua kuchh jism o jaan tak pahuncha wo aadmi jo miri dastan tak pahuncha...
main apne aap se takra gayi thi khair hui ki aa gaya miri qismat se darmiyan mein wo...
fasana-dar-fasana phir rahi hai zindagi jab se kisi ne likh diya hai taaq-e-nisyan par pata apna...
ik wahi khol saka saatwan dar mujh pe magar ek shab bhool gaya pherna jaadu wo bhi...
nikal pade na kahin apni aad se koi tamam umr ka parda na tod de koi...
pakadne wale hain sab kheme aag aur behosh pade hain qafila-salar mishalon ke qareeb...
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