17 DESIRE

              17  DESIRE

O what gave verse its musical flow
And what gave moon its glorious glow
And what gave love its vigor and youth
And what gave fancy its high and low
It was, my friends, a nagging desire

Oh, those impatient, those watchful eyes
Those moans and groans, those sobs and sighs
Those dark and lonely long, long nights
And what was it for this exercise?
Surely, my friends, a burning desire

But the spring of life is very much here
And the birds and flowers are full of cheer
So let’s all go and seek the dolls
Who still, my friends, we hold so dear
And let us revive the dying desire


                        URDU POEM          

                    MAERAY NADEEM

Khayaal o shaer ki dunya maen jaan thi jin say
Fiza e fikr o amal arghawaan thi jin say
Wo jin kay noor say shadaab thay meh o anjum
Janoon e lshq ki himmat jawaan thi jin say
Wo aarzooaen kahaan soe gaie haen, maeray nadeem

Wo naasaboor nigaahaen, wo muntazar raahaen
Wo pass e zabt say dil maen dabi huie aahaen
Wo intazaar ki raataen, taweel o teera o tar
Wo neemkhaab shabistaan, wo makhmalaen baahaen
Kahaaniaan thaen, kaheen soe gaie haen, maeray nadeem

Machal raha hay rag e zindagi maen khoon e bahaar
Ulajh rahay haen puraanay ghamoun say rooh kay taar
Chalo keh chal kay charaaghaan keraen dayaar e habeeb
Haen intazaar maen agli mohabbatoun kay mazaar
Mohabataen jo fana ho gaie haen, maeray nadeem
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