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Chinar Ke Patton Par Pehli Shabnam: Chand Ash'aar Aur Sukhan-e-Wadi
Classical Kashmiri and Hindustani couplets on the first morning mist over Dal Lake, saffron fields of Pampore, and the timeless stillness of Chinar leaves.
Subah ke paanch baje jab Dal lake par shikare ka chappu paani ko chhoota hai,
Toh aawaz nahi aati, bas aaine par ek dheemi si lehar banti hai.
Zabarwan ki pahaadiyon ke peeche jab pehla noor phootta hai,
Toh chinar ke zard patton par shabnam ke qatre chandi ki tarah chamakne lagte hain.
I. Ghazal Ke Chand Ash'aar
Hawa mein khushboo thi kisi purani baat ki,
Chinar ke patton ne suni aawaz raat ki.
Woh jo thehri thi jheel par dhoondh ki tarah,
Wahi toh tasveer thi hamari mulaqaat ki.
Saffron ke kheton mein jab dhoop utar aayi,
Toh yaad aa gayi woh sard shaam barsaat ki.
Kayi baras guzar gaye wadi ke silsilon mein,
Magar chahat wahi rahi us pehle haath ki.
II. Sukhan-e-Kashmir
Pampore ke kache raste par chalte hue jab mitti ki khushboo aati hai, toh lagta hai sadiyon ki tareekh is mitti mein dafan hai.
Samovar mein banti hui kehwa ki khushboo—zafran, elaichi, aur daalcheeni—sirf ek mashroob nahi hai; yeh wadi ka woh riwaaj hai jo har mehmaan ko apna bana leta hai.
Jab tak chinar ke patte zameen par girenge, aur jab tak jheel par kohra chhayega, yeh shehar lafzon ki panah mein zinda rahega.