Jawab-e-Shikwah
transcribed by
Zulfiqar Khan


Dil say jo baat nikalti hai asar rakhti hai
Par naheen taqat-e-parvaaz magar rakhti hai

Qudsi alasal hai, rifuat pay nazar rakhti hai
Khaakh say othti hai, gardoon pay nazar rakhti hai

Eshq thaa fitna gar o sarkesh o challaaq mera
Asmaan chere gya nalaiy beybaak mera

Peer gardoon nay kaha sun kay, kaheen hai koei!
Bolay saeyaray, sary aarsh barean hai koei!

Chand kahta thaa, naheen, ahlay zameen hai koei!
Kehkashan kahti thi, posheeda yaheen hai koei!

Kuch joe samjhay mera shiqway ko to rizwan samjha
Mujhay janat say nikala whoa insaan samjha

Es kadar shookh kay allah say bhi barham hai
Thaa joe masjood-e-mallayek yey wohi adam hai?

Alaam-e-kaef hai, danaaye ramooz kam hai
Haan magar ajiz kay asrar say na mahrem hi

Naaz hai taqat-e-guftar pay insaan ko
Baat karnay ka saleeqa naheen naadaanow ko!

Ie awaz ghum angheez hai afsaana tera
Asqe beetab say labreez hai peamana tera

Asmaan geer whoa narae mastana tera
Kiss qadar shokh zuban hai dil-e-dewana tera!

Shaqar shiqway ko keya husane ada say to nay
Hum shukhan kar diya badoon ko khuda say to nay

Hum to mayel baa karam hain, koei sayal hei naheen
Raha dekhlaaen kisay? rahad o manzil hei naheen

Tarbeyet aam to hai, johar-e-qabil hei naheen
Gis say tameer ho adam ki yay wo gul hei naheen

Koei qabil ho to hum shaan keyey detay hain
Dhundanay waloon ko dunyaan bhi nayee daeteen hain

Kis qadar tum pey garaan subha key bedaari hai!
Hum say kab pyar hai? haan neend tumhain pyari hai

Tubgh-e-azad pey qaid-e-ramzan bhaari hai
tum hi keh do yahi ayeen-e-wafadari hai

Quam mazhab say hai, mazhab joe naheen, tum bhi naheen
Jazb-e-bahum joe naheen, mehfil-e-anjum bhi naheen

Safay-e-dahar say batil ko metaya kis nay?
Nohay insaan ko ghulami say churaya kis nay?

Meray kabay ko jabeenoon say basaya kis nay?
Meray quran ko seenoon say lagaya kis nay?

They to aba wo thumharay hey, magar tum kya ho?
Hath par hath darhay muntazir-e-farda ho?

Kya kaha? bahar-e-muslimaan hai faqat wadai hoor
Shiqwa-e-beja bhi karay koie to lazim hai shaoore!

Adil hai fitr-e-hasti ka azal say dastur
Muslim ayeen whoa kafir to milay hoor o kasoor

Tum may hooroon ka koei chanet wala hey naheen
Jalway-e-toor to mojood hai musa hi naheen

Munfayat aik hai es quam ki, nuqsaan bhi aik
Aik hi sab ka nabi, deen bhi, aemaan bhi aik

Harm-e-pak bhi, allah bhi, quran bhi aik
Kuch bari baat thi hotay joe musalmaan bhi aik

Firqa bandi hai kaheen aur kaheen zateen hain?
Kya zamanay may panapnay ki yahi batay hain?

Jaa kay hotay hain masajid may saf ara, to ghareeb
Zahmat-e-roza joe kartay hain gawara, to ghareeb

Naam layta hai koie humara, to ghareeb
Parda rakhta hai agar koie tumhara, to ghareeb

Aumra nashahia dulat main hain ghafil hum say
Zinda hai milat-e-biza ghurba kay dum say

Shore hai ho gyay dunya say musalmaan nabood
Hum yey kahtay hain kay thay bhi kaheen muslim mujood?

Waaz may tum ho nasaari, tamaddun main hanood
Yey musalmaan hain! jinhain deakh kar sharmaye yahood!

Yoon to syed bhi ho, mirza bhi ho, afghan bhi ho
Tum sabhi kuch ho, batao to musalmaan bhi ho

Har koie muaste mey zuaq-e-tun asani hai
Tum muslim ho? yey andaaz-e-musalmaani hai?

Haideri fiqar hai, na dulat-e-usmani hai
Tum ko islaaf say kya nisbat rohani hai?

Wo zamanay main muaziz thay musalmaan ho kar
Aur tum khuwar hua tariqay quran ho kar

Hay joe hangamaan bapa yurish-e-balghari ka
Ghafiloon kay laiy peghaam hai bidaari ka

To samajhta hai, yey samaan ha dil azari ka
Imtihaan ha teray aisaar ka, khudari ka

Kyoon harasaan hai saheelay fars ada say
Noor-e-haq bujh na sakay ga nafsay ada say

Misal-e-boo kaid hai ghunchay may, pareshaan ho ja
Rahat bardoosh whoa chumnistaan ho ja

Hai tankay maya, to zaray say bayabaan ho ja
Naghmai-e-moaj say hangamai toofan ho ja

Quwat-e-eshq say har passt ko balla kar dey
Dahar may ism-e-muhammad say ujalah kar dey

Mardam-e-chashm-e-zameen, yani wo kali dunya
Wo tumharey shuhada palnay wali dunya

Gurmi-e-mahar ki parwarda, halali dunya
Eshq wala ghise kahtay hain bilali dunya

Tapish andooz hai iss naam say paaray ki tarhan
Ghuta zan noor may hai ainkh kay taray ki tarhan

Auqal hai teri super eshq hai shamsheer teri
Meray darvaesh! khalafat hai jahangir teri

Ma sawa allah ka leyai aag hai taqbeer teri
To musalmaan ho to taqdeer hai tadbeer teri