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Saghar Siddiqui

1928 (Ambala) – 1974 (Lahore) • The Tragic Genius

"A story of immense talent destroyed by tragedy. Once a successful young poet, a brutal dog attack and subsequent morphine treatment led Saghar into severe addiction. He lived the rest of his life homeless on the footpaths of Lahore. He wrote incredible, classically perfect ghazals and heartbreakingly sold them for a cup of tea or a hit of drugs before dying anonymously on the streets."

Mashhoor Ash'aar

zindagi jabr-e-musalsal ki tarah kaati hai jaane kis jurm ki payi hai saza yaad nahin...
jis ahd mein lut jaye faqiron ki kamai us ahd ke sultan se kuchh bhool hui hai...
kal jinhein chhoo nahin sakti thi farishton ki nazar aaj wo raunaq-e-bazar nazar aate hain...
ai dil-e-be-qarar chup ho ja ja chuki hai bahaar chup ho ja...
maut kahte hain jis ko ai 'saghar' zindagi ki koi kadi hogi...
hashr mein kaun gawahi miri dega 'saghar' sab tumhaare hi taraf-dar nazar aate hain...
aaj phir bujh gaye jal jal ke umidon ke charagh aaj phir taron bhari raat ne dam tod diya...
main aadmi hoon koi farishta nahin huzoor main aaj apni zaat se ghabra ke pee gaya...
log kahte hain raat beet chuki mujh ko samjhao! main sharabi hoon...
tum gaye raunaq-e-bahaar gayi tum na jao bahaar ke din hain...
bhooli hui sada hoon mujhe yaad kijiye tum se kahin mila hoon mujhe yaad kijiye...
mar gaye jin ke chahne wale un haseenon ki zindagi kya hai...
ab kahan aisi tabiat wale chot kha kar jo dua karte the...
hai dua yaad magar harf-e-dua yaad nahin mere naghmat ko andaz-e-nawa yaad nahin...
kaante to khair kaante hain is ka gila hi kya phoolon ki wardat se ghabra ke pee gaya...
ai adam ke musafiro hoshiyar raah mein zindagi khadi hogi...
charagh-e-toor jalao bada andhera hai zara naqab uthao bada andhera hai...
ye kinaron se khelne wale doob jaayen to kya tamasha ho...
main ne jin ke liye raahon mein bichhaya tha lahoo ham se kahte hain wahi ahd-e-wafa yaad nahin...
ye zulf-bar-dosh kaun aaya ye kis ki aahat se gul khile hain mahak rahi hai faza-e-hasti tamam aalam bahaar sa hai...
ham banayenge yahan 'saghar' nai tasveer-e-shauq ham takhayyul ke mujaddid ham tasawwur ke imaam...
main talkhi-e-hayat se ghabra ke pee gaya gham ki siyah raat se ghabra ke pee gaya...
be-sakhta bikhar gayi jalwon ki kaenat aaina toot kar tiri angdai ban gaya...
ek waada hai kisi ka jo wafa hota nahin warna in taron bhari raaton mein kya hota nahin...
hooron ki talab aur mai o saghar se hai nafrat zahid tire irfan se kuchh bhool hui hai...
ab apni haqeeqat bhi 'saghar' be-rabt kahani lagti hai duniya ki haqeeqat kya kahiye kuchh yaad rahi kuchh bhool gaye...
rang udne laga hai phoolon ka ab to aa jao! waqt nazuk hai...
ab na aayenge roothne wale deeda-e-ashk-baar chup ho ja...
jin se afsana-e-hasti mein tasalsul tha kabhi un mohabbat ki riwayat ne dam tod diya...
gham ke mujrim khushi ke mujrim hain log ab zindagi ke mujrim hain...
chhalke hue the jaam pareshan thi zulf-e-yaar kuchh aise hadsat se ghabra ke pee gaya...
jab jaam diya tha saqi ne jab daur chala tha mahfil mein ik hosh ki saat kya kahiye kuchh yaad rahi kuchh bhool gaye...
khaak udti hai teri galiyon mein zindagi ka waqar dekha hai...
naghmon ki ibtida thi kabhi mere naam se ashkon ki intiha hoon mujhe yaad kijiye...
ab shahr-e-aarzoo mein wo raanaiyan kahan hain gul-kade nidhal badi tez dhoop hai...
teri soorat jo ittifaq se ham bhool jaayen to kya tamasha ho...
muskurao bahaar ke din hain gul khilao bahaar ke din hain...
jin se zinda ho yaqeen o aagahi ki aabroo ishq ki raahon mein kuchh aise guman karte chalo...
taqdeer ke chehre ki shikan dekh raha hoon aaina-e-halaat hai duniya teri kya hai...
ek naghma ik taara ek ghuncha ek jaam ai gham-e-dauran gham-e-dauran tujhe mera salam...
jo chaman ki hayaat ko das le us kali ko babool kahta hoon...
duniya-e-hadsat hai ik dardnak geet duniya-e-hadsat se ghabra ke pee gaya...
jhilmilate hue ashkon ki ladi toot gayi jagmagati hui barsaat ne dam tod diya...
zulf-e-barham ki jab se shanasa hui zindagi ka chalan mujrimana hua...
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