faqeer muhammad faqeer
An eminent poet and researcher of his time, a distinguished intellectual who made dedicated efforts for the Punjabi language.
rubaai 64
aah makkhaN e, aah tel, aah kunDa e dila
aahande ne man hiati da ih mal hunda e
aaia e jo ant usne jaana e dila
akaD na hiati di te kar chauD na sah di
akkhian wich jiha rup samaia tera
awtar, wali sadh te sant hunde ne miTTi
bang aakhe koi ya nad wajae koi
bannh lai han ‘fakir’ ek nishana koi
be oDke nazran nun pe rah milde ne
betuk ThikaNe te wajdi e kadi
bhai bhai da, panDat da, pujari da na ka
bin darad tere yar tauhid ton na hasti changi
chanaN e tera zamane te siahi teri
dane di samajh-sujh je ras howe te aawe
dhupp balwan na wekhi jo nimaNe wekhi
dil di KHushi ton jagg da gham war de dila
dil nun ne tere rag ih taunde muraKH
dil sharam de paNi nal na dhota e kadi
din chaDhia hoia utton kuwela e dila
dukh jaran ton dam haran ton pahilan te na mar
gardish ton zamane de baDi dur ne aklan
ghaflat di baDi tar parutta e zamana
haal wich haal nun e KHub najiTTha DiTTha
hai je mela wi paraia te uh mela wi bura
hai jihnun KHial apNa KHial uhda e
hai kis di suNi kis nun suNa laiNi en bande
har dukh mere dil-dar teri dakkh ne DiTTha
hasti meri bhawen baDi maDi e janam di
ilazam nun ilazam jawabi na dikha
ishak aaN kise di e te hai man kise da
jag takDe da e maDe da ih kahda dila
jo aaia e ant aithon uh insan Turega
kar bhai na koi dil nun tun patthar na baNa
kholhe na dil te kadi gham di ih taki dunia
khun di tez rawani da zamana kitthe
ki chukkaN e dunia da te ki dharan dila
kihDi parhian wich en kis witthe wen tun
kikaN na karan shukar dilon uhdi saKHa da
koi yar na kidhre nazar aaia e dila
kudrat da zamane te nishana main aan
kujh aakh na apNe nun begane dila
lu lu jis da rag rag e pachhati jis di
moti teri ulfat da prota na kadi
muddat ton na nal ihde baN aai meri
mughal mirze, kite aaghe, kite rashe dekhe
mullan tun gile hoi de biti de kari jah
muraKH ton kadi akal da koi jhall na suN
na suNda koi gall na dasda e dila
neki da subhaa badi di ih gujjh e te kiun e
pak ishak de ih pak kaside ne dila