Woh To Khushbu Hai Hawaon Mein Bikhar Jayega (Complete Ghazal)

Woh to khushbu hai hawaon mein bikhar jayega
Mas'ala phool ka hai phool kidhar jayega

Hum to samjhe the ke ik zakhm hai bhar jayega
Kya khabar thi ke rag-e-jaan mein utar jayega

Woh hawaon ki tarah rasta badalta hi raha
Hum samajhte rahe woh laut ke ghar jayega

Koi dastak na sada aur na diya dehleez par
Ab ke tanhai ka mausam to guzar jayega

Shaam ko jab bhi khulega tera gham ka daftar
Aik aansu mere rukhsaar pe dhar jayega

Phir usi mod pe aa kar ruki kashti-e-hayat
Dekhna yeh hai ke toofaan kidhar jayega

He is merely a fragrance—he will disperse freely into the wandering winds; The real agony belongs to the flower: where shall the forsaken blossom go? I had foolishly believed it was merely an ordinary wound that would heal; How could I foresee that it would seep deep into my very jugular vein? Like shifting breezes, he constantly altered his restless pathways; While I naively kept hoping he would eventually return home! No knock upon the door, no familiar voice, no welcoming lamp on the threshold; Yet somehow this desolate season of loneliness will pass away too! Whenever the ledger of your painful memories is opened in the evening, A solitary tear will gently place itself upon my cheek! Once again the fragile boat of life has stalled at that perilous crossroad; Now remains to be seen in which direction the brewing storm will surge!