Parveen Shakir

Parveen Shakir

Born November : 24, 1952(1952-11-24)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Died : December 26, 1994(1994-12-26) (aged 42)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Occupation : Urdu poet
Nationality : Pakistani
Ethnicity : Urdu speaking
Education : MA [English literature, English language and Bank Administration]; PhD.
Genres : Ghazal; Free verse
Notable work's : Khushboo
Notable award's : Pride of Performance[1]
Adamjee Award
Spouse's : Syed Naseer Ali
Children : Syed Murad Ali

Parveen Shakir (Urdu: پروین شاکر) (November 24, 1952 - December 26, 1994) was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan.

Shakir started writing at an early age and published her first volume of poetry, Khushbu [Fragrance], to great acclaim, in 1976.[3] She subsequently published other volumes of poetry - all well-received - Sad-barg [Marsh Marigold] in 1980, Khud Kalami [Soliloquy] and Inkar [Denial] in 1990, Kaf e Aina [The Mirror's Edge] besides a collection of her newspaper columns, titled Gosha-e-Chashm [The Sight Corner], and was awarded one of Pakistan's highest honours, the Pride of Performance for her outstanding contribution to literature.[3] The poetry books are collected in the volume Mah e Tamam [Full Moon] with the exception of Kaf e Aina.

Shakir died in 1994 in a car accident while on her way to work

Books

* Khushbu (1976) - Fragrance
* Sad-barg (1980) - Marsh Marigold
* Khud-kalaami (1990) - Talking to the Self
* Inkaar (1990) - Refusal
* Maah-e-Tamaam (1994) - Full Moon
* Kaf-e-Aa'ina - The Edge of the Mirror

paa-ba-gil sab hai.n rihaa_ii kii kare tadabiir kaun
dast-bastaa shahar me.n khole merii zanjiir kaun

[rihaa_ii = freedom; tadabiir = solution/way]
[dast-bastaa = tied hands]

meraa sar haazir hai lekin meraa munsif dekh le
kar rahaa hai mere fard-e-jurm kii tahariir kaun

[munsif = judge; fard-e-jurm = tale of guilt]
[tahariir = writing]

aaj darvaazo.n pe dastak jaanii pahachaanii sii hai
aaj mere naam laataa hai merii taaziir kaun

[taaziir = punishment]

niind jab Khvaabo.n se pyaarii ho to aise ahad me.n
Khvaab dekhe kaun aur Khvaabo.n ko de taabiir kaun

[ahad = era/times]

ret abhii pichhale makaano.n kii na vaapas aa_ii thii
phir lab-e-saahil gharaundaa kar gayaa taamiir kaun

[lab-e-saahil = on the shoreline; taamiir = construct]

saare rishte hijrato.n me.n saath dete hai.n to phir
shahar se jaate hue hotaa hai daaman_giir kaun

merii chaadar to chhinii thii shaam kii tanhaa_ii ne
beridaa_ii ko merii phir de gayaa tashahiir kaun

dushmano.n ke saath mere dost bhii aazaad hai.n
dekhanaa hai khe.nchataa hai mujh pe pahalaa tiir kaun

khuli aankh mein sapna jhaankta hai
wo soya hai ke kuch kuch jaagta hai

teri chahat ke bheege junglon mein
mera tan, more ban kar naachta hai

mujhe har kaifiyat mein kyun na samjhe
wo mere sab hawale jaanta hai

main uski dastaras mein hon, magar wo
mujhe meri raza se maangta hai

kisi ke dhyaan mein dooba hua dil
bahane se mujhe bhi taalta hai

sarak ko chore kar chalna parega
ke mere ghar ka kaccha raasta ha.

Ajib tarz-e-mulaqat ab k bar rahi

tumhin the badle hue ya meri nigahen thin
tumhari nazron se lagta tha jaise meri bajaye
tumhare ghar main koi aur shakhs aya hai
tumhare ohad ki denen tumhen mubarak

so tum ne mera swagat usi tarah se kiya
jo afsaran-e-hukumat k aitaqad main hai
takallufan mere nazdik a k baith gaye
phir ehtamam se mausam ka zikr cher diya

kuch us k bad siyasat ki bat bhi nikli
adab par bhi koi do char tabsare faramaye
magar na tum ne hamesha ki tarah ye pucha
kya waqt kaisa guzarta hai tera jan-e-hayat

pahar din ki aziyat main kitni shiddat hai
ujar rat ki tanhai kya qayamat hai
shabon ki sust rawi ka tujhe bhi shikwa hai
gam-e-firaq k qisse nishat-e-wasl ka zikr
rawayatan hi sahi koi bat to karte

apni ruswai tere nam ka charcha dekhun
ek zara sher kahun aur main kya kya dekhun

nind a jaye to kya mahfilen barpa dekhun
ankh khul jaye to tanhai ka sahra dekhun

sham bhi ho gai dhundhala gai ankhen bhi meri
bhulnewale main kab tak tera rasta dekhun

sab ziden us ki main puri karun har bat sunun
ek bache ki tarah se use hansta dekhun

mujh pe cha jaye wo barsat ki khushbu ki tarah
ang ang apna usi rut main mahakta dekhun

tu meri tarah se yakta hai magar mere habib
ji main ata hai koi aur bhi tujh sa dekhun

main ne jis lamhe ko puja hai use bas ek bar
khwab ban kar teri ankhon main utarta dekhun

tu mera kuch nahin lagta hai magar jan-e-hayat
jane kyon tere liye dil ko dharakta dekhun

badban khulne se pahle ka ishara dekhna
main samandar dekhti hun tum kinara dekhna

yun bicharna bhi bahut asan na tha us se magar
jate jate us ka wo mur k dubara dekhna

kis shabahat ko liye aya hai darwaze pe chand
ai shab-e-hijran zara apna sitara dekhna

aine ki ankh hi kuch kam na thi mere liye
jane ab kya kya dikhayega tumhara dekhna

barish hui to phulon k tan chak ho gaye
mausam k hath bhig k saffak ho gaye

badal ko kya khabar k barish ki chah main
kitne buland-o-bala shajar khak ho gaye

jugnu ko din k waqt pakarne ki zid karen
bache hamare ahad k chalak ho gaye

lahra rahi hai barf k chadar hata k ghas
suraj ki shah pe tinak bhi bebak ho gaye

suraj dimag log bhi iblag-e-fikr main
zulf-e-shab-e-firaq k pechak ho gaye

jab bhi garib-e-shahar se kuch guftagu hui
lahaje hawa-e-sham k namnak ho gaye

sahil pe jitne abguzida the sab k sab
dariya k rukh badalte hi tairak ho gaye

chehra mera tha nigahen us ki
khamushi main bhi wo baten us ki

mere chehre pe gazal likhti gain
sher kahti hui ankhen us ki

shokh lamhon ka pata dene lagin
tez hoti hui sansen us ki

aise mausam bhi guzare ham ne
subhen jab apni thin shamain us ki

dhyan main us k ye alam tha kabhi
ankh mahtab ki yaden us ki

faisala mauj-e-hawa ne likkha
andhiyan meri baharen us ki

nind is soch se tuti aksar
kis tarah katati hain raten us ki

dur rah kar bhi sada rahti hai
mujh ko thame hue bahen us ki

dasht-e-shab par dikhai kya dengi
silawaten roshani main ubhrengi

ghar ki diwaren mere jane par
apni tanhaiyon ko sochengi

ungaliyon ko tarash dun phir bhi
adatan us ka nam likkhengi

rang-o-bu se kahin panah nahin
khwahishen bhi kahan aman dengi

ek khushbu se bach bhi jaun agar
dusari nikahaten jakar lengi

khirkiyon par dabiz parde hon
barishen phir bhi dastaken deng

dil ka kya hai wo to chahega musalsal milana
wo sitamgar bhi magar soche kisi pal milna

wan nahin waqt to ham bhi hain adim-ul-fursat
us se kya kahiye jo har roz kahe kal milna

ishq ki rah k musafir ka muqaddar malum
dasht-e-ummid main andeshe ka badal milna

daman-e-shab ko agar chak bhi kar len to kahan
nur main duba hua subah ka anchal milna

main kachi nind main hun
aur apne nim khwabida tanaffus main utarti
chandani ki chap sunti hun
guman hai
aj bhi shayad
mere mathe pe tere lab
sitare sabat karte hain

hamare darmiyan aisa koi rishta nahin tha
tere shanon pe koi chat nahin thi
mere zimme koi angan nahin tha
koi wada teri zanjir-e-pa banane nahin paya
kisi iqrar ne meri kalai ko nahin thama
hawa-e-dasht ki manind
tu azad tha
raste teri marzi k tabe the
mujhe bhi apni tanhai pe
dekha jaye to
pura tasarruf tha
magar jab aj tu ne
rasta badla
to kuch aisa laga mujh ko
k jaise tu ne mujh se bewafai ki

isi main khush hun mera dukh koi to sahta hai
chali chalun ki jahan tak ye sath rahta hai

zamin-e-dil yun hi shadab to nahin ai dost
qarib main koi dariya zarur bahta hai

na jane kaun sa fiqra kahan raqm ho jaye
dilon ka hal bhi ab kaun kis se kahta hai

mere badan ko nami kha gai ashkon ki
bhari bahar main jaise makan dahta hai

justaju khoye huon ki umr bhar karte rahe
chand k hamrah ham har shab safar karte rahe

raston ka ilm tha ham ko na simton ki khabar
shahar-e-namalum ki chahat magar karte rahe

ham ne khud se bhi chupaya aur sare shahar se
tere jane ki khabar dar-o-diwar karte rahe

wo na ayega hamain malum tha us sham bhi
intazar us ka magar kuch soch kar karte rahe

aj aya hai hamain bhi un uranon ka khayal
jin ko tere zaum main be-bal-o-par karte rahe

kamal-e-zabt ko khud bhi to azmaungi
main apne hath se us ki dulhan sajaungi

supurd kar k use chandni k hathon
main apne ghar k andheron ko laut aungi

badan k karb ko wo bhi samajh na payega
main dil main roungi ankhon main muskuraungi

wo kya gaya k rafaqat k sare lutf gaye
main kis se ruth sakungi kise manaungi

wo ik rishta-e-benam bhi nahin lekin
main ab bhi us k isharon pe sar jhukaungi

bicha diya tha gulabon k sath apna wajud
wo so k uthe to khwabon ki rakh uthaungi

ab us ka fan to kisi aur se mansub hua
main kis ki nazm akele main gungunaungi

jawaz dhundh raha tha nai muhabbat ka
wo kah raha tha k main us ko bhul jaungi

samaaton main ghane jangalon ki sansen hain
main ab kabhi teri awaz sun na paungi