Saza - A nazm by Jaun Elia

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Here is a nazm by Jaun Elia that I particularly like. Hope you all
enjoy it.

har baar mere saamane aatii rahii ho tum
har baar tumase mil ke bichha.Dataa rahaa huu.N mai.n
tum kaun ho ye Khud bhii nahii.n jaanatii ho tum
mai.n kaun huu.N ye Khud bhii nahii.n jaanataa huu.N mai.n
tum mujh ko jaan kar hii pa.Dii ho aazaab me.n
aur is tarah Khud apanii sazaa ban gayaa huu.N mai.n

tum jis zamiin par ho mai.n usakaa Khudaa nahii.n
bas sar basar aziiyat-o-aazaar hii raho
bezaar ho gaii ho bahut zi.ndagii se tum
jab bas me.n kuchh nahii.n hai to bezaar hii raho
tum ko yahaa.N ke saayaa-e-parato se kyaa Garaz
tum apane haq me.n biich kii diivaar hii raho

mai.n ibtadaa-e-ishq me.n bemahar hii rahaa
tum intahaa-e-ishq kaa miyaar hii raho
tum Khuun thuukatii ho ye sun kar Khushii huii
is ra.ng is adaa me.n bhii purakaar hii raho

mai.n ne ye kab kahaa thaa ke muhabbat me.n hai najaat
mai.n ne ye kab kahaa thaa ke vafadaar hii raho
apanii mataa-e-naaz luTaa kar mere liye
baazaar-e-iltafaat me.n naadaar hii raho

jab mai.n tumhe.n nishaat-e-muhabbat na de sakaa
Gam me.n kabhii sukuun-e-rafaaqat na de sakaa
jab mere saare charaaG-e-tamannaa havaa ke hai.n
jab mere saare Khvaab kisii bevafaa ke hai.n
phir mujhe chaahane kaa tumhe.n koii haq nahii.n
tanhaa karaahaane kaa tumhe.n koii haq nahii.n

Nita
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In article <7m3iil$skt$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, <nawat...@my-deja.com> wrote:
>Here is a nazm by Jaun Elia that I particularly like. Hope you all
>enjoy it.
>
>
>har baar mere saamane aatii rahii ho tum

>...

Nita Ji, Thank you for posting an absolutely wonderful poem.
A couple of minor correction in the final lines:

>jab mai.n tumhe.n nishaat-e-muhabbat na de sakaa
>Gam me.n kabhii sukuun-e-rafaaqat na de sakaa
>jab mere saare charaaG-e-tamannaa havaa ke hai.n

^^^^^
sab

>jab mere saare Khvaab kisii bevafaa ke hai.n
>phir mujhe chaahane kaa tumhe.n koii haq nahii.n

^^^^^
mujhko

>tanhaa karaahaane kaa tumhe.n koii haq nahii.n

I don't know if this poem has anything to do with it, but Jon Elia
was married to Zahida Hina, a well-known literary and TV personality,
and they went through a complicated separation. Elia spent many years
in a clinically depressed state.

Ali Minai

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yehI sab kuCHh tha jis dam vO yahAN thA;
CHalE janE pe us kE jAne kyA nayIN? Jon Elia

`nayIN' is an archaic form of `nahIN', which Jon Elia revived as
a radIf. After that, several poets wrote in this zamIn.
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Ali Minai