Khaamoshiyon Ka Safar: Ghazal-e-Dil

Khaamoshiyon Ka Safar: Ghazal-e-Dil

By Ishaq Qureshi

کبھی جو شام ڈھلے دل میں اتر آتا ہے
وہ اک چراغ جو صدیوں سے بجھ گیا تھا کبھی

(Kabhi jo shaam dhale dil mein utar aata hai
Woh ik charaagh jo sadiyon se bujh gaya tha kabhi)

I. Chand Ash'aar (اشعار)

مطلع (Matla):
> Raste mein jo mila tha use manzil samjhe,
> Hum bhi kitne the nadaan ki pathar ko dil samjhe.

شعر (Sher 2):
> Khaamosh khade hain shahar ke kohne mein darakht,
> Yeh hawaaon ki zubaan ko hi mehfil samjhe.

شعر (Sher 3):
> Zindagi tune sikhaye hain safar ke aadaab,
> Ab kisi mod pe thehre toh gunah lagta hai.

مقطع (Maqta):
> Qureshi ab koi shikwa na zamane se karo,
> Apne hi lafz the jo teer ban ke dil mein lage.

II. Sukhan Ki Tehzeeb (The Philosophy of the Verse)

In the classical tradition of Urdu poetry, a sher (couplet) is not merely rhymed prose; it is a self-contained universe. In two lines, the poet must construct a world, introduce a tension, and resolve it with a revelation that strikes the listener like lightning.

When the night falls over the old lanes of Lucknow, the hustle of modern commerce retreats, and the city returns to its oldest companion: the spoken word. We write shayari not to impress crowds, but to preserve the tenderness that modern speed tries so ruthlessly to crush.