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aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair

jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere

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A ghazal of Hafiz Jalandhari, written for his ten-year-old son Hafeez Irshad Batul, who died after falling into a well.

Hafeez Jalandhari

Hafeez Jalandhari

ik baar phir vatan meñ gayā ke aa gayā

laḳht-e-jigar ko ḳhaak meñ dafnā ke aa gayā

har ham-safar pe ḳhizr dhokā huā mujhe

āb-e-baqā raah se katrā ke aa gayā

hūr-e-lahad ne chhīn liyā tujh ko aur maiñ

apnā muñh liye hue sharmā ke aa gayā

dil le gayā mujhe tirī turbat pe baar baar

āvāz de ke baiTh ke uktā ke aa gayā

royā ki thā jahez tirā vājib-ul-adā

meñh motiyoñ qabr pe barsā ke aa gayā

merī bisāt kyā thī huzūr-e-razā-e-dost

tinkā ek sāmne dariyā ke aa gayā

ab ke bhī raas aa.ī na hubb-e-vatan 'hafīz'

ab ke bhī ek tīr-e-qazā khā ke aa gayā

ek bar phir watan mein gaya ja ke aa gaya

laKHt-e-jigar ko KHak mein dafna ke aa gaya

har ham-safar pe KHizr ka dhoka hua mujhe

aab-e-baqa ki rah se katra ke aa gaya

hur-e-lahad ne chhin liya tujh ko aur main

apna sa munh liye hue sharma ke aa gaya

dil le gaya mujhe teri turbat pe bar bar

aawaz de ke baiTh ke ukta ke aa gaya

roya ki tha jahez tera wajib-ul-ada

meinh motiyon ka qabr pe barsa ke aa gaya

meri bisat kya thi huzur-e-raza-e-dost

tinka sa ek samne dariya ke aa gaya

ab ke bhi ras aai na hubb-e-watan 'hafiz'

ab ke bhi ek tir-e-qaza kha ke aa gaya

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