~ Awaaz ~

~ Awaaz ~

Kiski si awaaz lagti hai?

Kahan se yun panapti hai ?

Hai naam pata kya uska ?

Woh jo khawaab ki naazir,

Lapat main chingaari si awaaz..

Khoobsoorat nazm ki shakal,

Jaise hai kisi bazm se uthti,

Shankh, tamboore, nagade si awaaz,

Naath si masoom, vaani main ghulti,

Zuban pe paan ki laali si laal ..

Woh kisi ke maazi si awaaz …

Uss bade se sheher main,

Uss nanhe se gaon main,

Jab bhi zor zor se bajti hai,

Kaanon main, galiyaron main,

Baagheeche main mitti ke galichon si awaaz..

Har sijde si jhukti, ibadat main theharti,

Rooh ke sukoon main sarabor hone ki awaaz..

Uss band kali ke khilne ki chahat si khilti,

Oss si paak dulhan ki mehndi main rachti,

Ghoonghat uthane pe sharam si chalakti,

Ghulab si maasoom, khushi main mehekti,

Kal ki khushkhabri main ankhon se tapakti,

Uss nayi maan ki cheekhon si lagti,

Doodh ki shakal liye seene main utarti,

Unn ankhon se tapakti, jab kissi darr ko chooti,

Woh jab darwaze pe sir tika kar rah takti,

Na aane pe bilakhti, aansuon main jagti,

Aane pe hichkiyon aur muskurahne ki awaaz..

Phir ek roz, bina daanton ke bhi khilkhilati,

Jhuriyon main jhulasti jawaani ki awaaz..

Har sheh-o-afsaane se faarigh paakar,

Qabr ki purzor yaad aane ki awaaz..

Iss awaaz ko kya naam dena chaoge?

Chalo fursat se dobara sochenge,

Aaj raat is awaaz ko Awaaz hi keh dete hain…

Yet another beautiful translation by my friend and poet, Amrit Sinha. And, believe me, this one is a lot better than mine. I loved how he has shaped my words differently.

Read his poem 'Melody', the translation of my poem '~ Awaaz ~'.