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Sukhwinder Amrit

A renowned contemporary poet, editor, and translator. His widely popular work is “O Shera.”

Ghazal 24

asiisaan aaiiaan duaavaan aaiiaan Dangorii phaD sikkhiaavaan aaiiaan
Badi hi narm Patti haan tufaanan di sataayi haan
baDii hii naram pattii haan tuufaanaan dii sataaii haan main TuTT ke shaaKH apNii ton tere kadmaan 'cha aaii haan
bheT kar ke gae phull taare kaii Dolh ke vii gae hanjhuu khaare kaii uhnaan raataan daa muDnaa kadon chaanNaa chann jihnaan de suulii chaDhe hoNge
havaa kii kar lauugii chihariaan 'te dhuuD pa ke tuun apNii aatmaa daa husan bas rakkhiin bachaa ke
hoii dastak,main dar kholhe mere saahven khaDhaa sii tuun chufere raat sii sanghNii te ’kallaa jag rihaa sii tuun
ih gal nuun gaanii,ih nakk nuun nathNii ih pairaan nuun hai zanjiir aaii aah vekh kuDiie nii taaj tere dii naal ik tasviir aaii
iun na tuun pher akkhiiaan iun na nakaar mainuun kavitaa zaraa main mushkil phir ton vichaar mainuun
je tuun rok sakadain taan rok la is roh de vahiN nuun munasfaa
Kade bujhdī jāndī umīd hāṁ
kade bujhdii jaandii umiid haan kade jagamgaaundaa yakiin haan
kaleje tiir vekhaN nuun te sir ‘te taaj vekhaN nuun zamaana ruk giaa teraa uhii andaaz vekhaN nuun
kiven par sameT ke bahi rahaan kiven bhull jaavaan uDaan nuun
laaT uTThii houu jal chaDhe hoNge naiN uhde vii muD muD bhare hoNge kiihne dhartii daa dil fol ke dekhNaa saare rukkhaan dii chhaanven khaDhe hoNge
main us dii paiD naiin ki chhaDD ke tur jaaegaa mainuun main us daa giit haan saare safar vich gaaegaa mainuun
ohii,zindgii dii naaraazgii ohii vakat dii belihaazgii
paDaaa hunde ne raahaan vich koii manzil nahiin hundii ih aisii chhaan hai jihDii tapaN bin haasil nahiin hundii
parinde jazabiaan de jad uDaarii bharan lagde ne ih pinjre pighal jaande ne shikaarii Daran lagde ne
Sataiega je mere shehar da mausam chala jaavein Tu mainthon surkhru ho ke mere Gautam chala jaavein
Supne vich ik rukh ’te likhya raatin apna naam assi
Supnian di ikk basti ajj khanjar ho gayi Main achanak apne hi ghar’ch beghar ho gayi
tapish aakhaN jaan loa aakhaN unuun itraaz kiun hove ki agnii jugnuunaan de biaan dii muhtaaj kiun hove
Thlaan da sek na hove te att di pyaas na hove Safar mere da hargiz dost uh itihas na hove
unhaan dii bahis na mukkii main apNii gall mukaa dittii hanhere de safe 'te chann dii muurat baNaa dittii