~ ‘Maiy’ ~

~ ‘Maiy’ ~

Khaali sadak ki becheni liye,

Ek ghafil soch sa dastakhat,

Puraasta rukh e mazmoon pe ..

Kam harfi bhi thi kuch yun,

Us kore kaagaz ke seene main,

Aagzada hua ho ‘Maiy’-kadah,

— jaise — koi —

Aur, Jalaane wale ki maslihat,

Faqat tardaaman e khaaksaari ..

— aur fanaa kaun? —

Khud ka takabbur e burdabari,

—aur shaidaai? —

Ek taza tahzeeb si, qulqul karti,

Zauq e khumari, kamsin ‘Maiy’!

***Puraasta – Decorated

Mazmoon – Essay

Maslihat – cause/logic

Tardaaman – Guilty

Khaaksaari – Humbleness

Takabbur – Arrogance

Burdabari – Endurance

Shaidaai – Destroyer

Zauq - Taste