Shaz Tamkanat

Shaz Tamkanat was a prominent Urdu poet from Hyderabad, India. He was born on January 31, 1933 in Hyderabad. Shaz Tamkanat was one of the real representatives of the literary traditions of Hyderabad. After completing his school education, he did his graduation and masters in Urdu language and literature from Osmania University and later in 1983, he was awarded doctorate for his thesis on the life and works of a prominent progressive poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin. He worked as a teacher and after serving in quite a few colleges joined the Department of Urdu, Osmania University as a Reader. His major works include Tarasheeda ( Poetry), Bayaz-e-Shaam (Poetry), Neem Khwab (Poetry), Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Hayat Aur Kaarnaamey (Ph. D. thesis published posthumously). He had won several awards including Imtiyaz-e-Mir and Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy Award. He passed away on August 18, 1985 in Hyderabad.

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kuchh ajab aan se logoñ meñ rahā karte the 

ham ḳhafā ho ke bhī aapas meñ milā karte the 

itnī tahzīb-e-rah-o-rasm to baaqī thī ki vo 

laakh ranjish sahī va.ada to vafā karte the 

us ne pūchhā thā ka.ī baar magar kyā kahte 

ham mizājan hī, pareshān rahā karte the 

ḳhatm thā ham pe mohabbat kā tamāshā goyā 

ruuh aur jism ko, har roz judā karte the 

ek chup-chāp lagan sī thī tire baare meñ 

log aa aa ke sunāte the, sunā karte the 

terī sūrat se ḳhudā se bhī shanāsā.ī thī 

kaise kaise, tire milne kī duā karte the 

us ko ham-rāh liye aate the merī ḳhātir 

mere ġham-ḳhvār mire haq meñ burā karte the 

zindagī ham se tire naaz uThā.e na ga.e 

saañs lene kī faqat, rasm adā karte the 

ham baras paḌte the 'shāz' apnī hī tanhā.ī par 

abr kī tarah, kisī dar se uThā karte the

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mirā zamīr bahut hai mujhe sazā ke liye 

tū dost hai to nasīhat na kar ḳhudā ke liye 

vo kashtiyāñ mirī patvār jin ke TuuT ga.e 

vo bādbāñ jo taraste rahe havā ke liye 

bas ek huuk sī dil se uThe ghaTā kī tarah 

ki harf o saut zarūrī nahīñ duā ke liye 

jahāñ meñ rah ke jahāñ se barābarī kī ye choT 

ik imtihān-e-musalsal mirī anā ke liye 

namīda-ḳhū hai ye miTTī har ek mausam meñ 

zamīn-e-dil hai tarastī nahīñ ghaTā ke liye 

maiñ terā dost huuñ tū mujh se is tarah to na mil 

barat ye rasm kisī sūrat-āshnā ke liye 

milūñgā ḳhaak meñ ik roz biij ke mānind 

fanā pukār rahī hai mujhe baqā ke liye 

mah o sitāra o ḳhurshīd o charḳh haf-iqlīm 

ye ehtimām mire dast-e-nā-rasā ke liye 

jafā jafā hī agar hai to rañj kyā ho 'shāz' 

vafā kī pusht-panāhī bhī ho jafā ke liye 

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baḌe ḳhulūs se dāman pasārtā hai koī 

ḳhudā ko jaise zamīñ par utārtā hai koī 

na pūchh kyā tire milne kī aas hotī hai 

kahāñ guzartī hai kaise guzārtā hai koī 

bajā hai shart-e-vafā shart-e-zindagī bhī to ho 

bachā sake to bachā le, kay hārtā hai koī 

vo kaun shaḳhs hai kyā, naam hai, ḳhudā jaane 

añdherī raat hai, kis ko pukārtā hai koī 

tamām ishq kī jāgīr ho ga.ī duniyā 

tirī nigāh pe duniyā ko vārtā hai koī 

charāġh rakh ke sar-e-shām dil ke ziine par 

mujhe ḳhabar nahīñ hotī sudhārtā hai koī 

ye sar kā bojh nahīñ, dil kā bojh hai ai 'shāz' 

kahāñ utartā hai lekin, utārtā hai koī 

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zarā sī baat thī baat aa ga.ī judā.ī tak 

hañsī ne chhoḌ diyā lā ke jag-hañsā.ī tak 

bhale se ab koī terī bhalā.ī ginvā.e 

ki maiñ ne chāhā thā tujh ko tirī burā.ī tak 

tū chupke chupke muravvat se kyuuñ bichhaḌtā hai 

mirā ġhurūr bhī thā terī kaj-adā.ī tak 

mujhe to apnī nadāmat kī daad bhī na milī 

maiñ us ke saath rahā apnī nā-rasā.ī tak 

is ā.īne kā to ab reza reza chubhtā hai 

ye ā.īna jise taktī rahī ḳhudā.ī tak 

ye hādsa hai mire zabt-e-hāl ke hāthoñ 

safed ho ga.ī kāġhaz pe raushnā.ī tak 

pukārtī rahīñ āñkheñ chalā gayā hai koī 

vo ik sukūt thā āvāz se duhā.ī tak 

nikal ke dekhā qafas se to aañkh bhar aa.ī 

vo fasl-e-gul ki khaḌī thī mirī rihā.ī tak 

ġhazab hai TuuT ke chāhā thā 'shāz' ne jis ko 

sunā ye rasm bhī thī sūrat-āshnā.ī tak 

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koī to aa ke rulā de ki hañs rahā huuñ maiñ 

bahut dinoñ se ḳhushī ko taras rahā huuñ maiñ 

sahar kī os meñ bhīgā huā badan terā 

vo aañch hai ki chaman meñ jhulas rahā huuñ maiñ 

qadam qadam pe bikhartā chalā huuñ sahrā meñ 

sadā kī tarah makīn-e-jaras rahā huuñ maiñ 

koī ye kah de mirī aarzū ke motī se 

sadaf sadaf kī qasam hai baras rahā huuñ maiñ 

hayāt-e-ishq mujhe aaj ajnabī na samajh 

ki saaya saaya tire pesh-o-pas rahā huuñ maiñ 

nafas kī āmad-o-shud bhī hai sānehe kī tarah 

gavāh rah ki tirā ham-nafas rahā huuñ maiñ 

jahāñ bhī nuur milā khil uThā shafaq kī tarah 

jahāñ bhī aag milī ḳhār-o-ḳhas rahā huuñ maiñ 

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shukr-e-karam bhī shikva-e-ġham bhī saare unvāñ aap hue 

mujh pe tavajjoh aap ne kī thī mujh se gurezāñ aap hue 

dast-e-talab kab maiñ ne baḌhāyā kuchh na milā to shikva kyā 

kyuuñ mere dāmān-e-tahī par itne pashemāñ aap hue 

ḳhāk-e-dasht-e-vafā thī ruḳh par varna koī baat na thī 

aa.ina apnā dhuñdlā pā kar kitne hairāñ aap hue 

uf ye tavāzo.a haa.e ye ḳhātir koī bhalā kis dil se kare 

umr tamām jahāñ rahnā thā is ghar mehmāñ aap hue 

aap ke dam se 'shāz' kā fan hai husn-e-bayāñ hai rañg-e-suḳhan hai 

naam hamārā chal niklā hai sāhab-e-dīvāñ aap hue 

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mire nasīb ne jab mujh se intiqām liyā 

kahāñ kahāñ tirī yādoñ ne haath thaam liyā 

fazā kī aañkh bhar aa.ī havā kā rañg uḌā 

sukūt-e-shām ne chupke se terā naam liyā 

vo maiñ nahīñ thā ki ik harf bhī na kah paayā 

vo bebasī thī ki jis ne tirā salām liyā 

har ik ḳhushī ne tire ġham kī aabrū rakh lī 

har ik ḳhushī se tire ġham ne intiqām liyā 

vo ma.arka thā ki fat.h-o-shikast bhī na milī 

na jaane 'shāz' ne kis maslahat se kaam liyā 

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shab-o-roz jaise Thahar ga.e koī naaz hai na niyāz hai 

tire hijr meñ ye patā chalā mirī umr kitnī darāz hai 

ye jahāñ hai mahbas-e-be-amāñ koī saañs le to bhalā kahāñ 

tirā husn aa gayā darmiyāñ yahī zindagī kā javāz hai 

ho badan ke loch kā kyā bayāñ kisī nai kī mauj hai par-fishāñ 

koī lai hai zer-e-qabā nihāñ koī shai ba-sūrat-e-rāz hai 

tire ġham se dil phir amiir ho koī chāñd nikle safīr ho 

shab-e-dasht ho hai ye zindagī na nasheb hai na farāz hai 

chale taa.ir uḌ ke pas-e-shafaq hai udaas udaas ruḳh-e-ufuq 

ki bayāz-e-shām kā har varaq tirī dāstān-e-darāz hai 

agar ehtiyāt-e-ḳhitāb ho lab-e-sañg khil ke gulāb ho 

tū kisī sanam ko sadā to de dar-e-but-kada abhī baaz hai 

vahī ruup sāġhar-e-jam meñ bhī vahī aks dīda-e-nam meñ bhī 

mire vāste tū haram meñ bhī vahī 'shāz' rū-e-majāz hai 

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maanā ki mere zarf se baḌh kar mujhe na do 

shabnam hī māñgtā huuñ samundar mujhe na do 

jis ko havā ke ruḳh pe na kholā gayā kabhī 

ik aise bādbāñ kā muqaddar mujhe na do 

dīvār jis kī sarhad sahrā se jā mile 

aisī sazā-e-ḳhāna-e-be-dar mujhe na do 

lau de rahī hai soch ke vaqfa kī ḳhāmushī 

har baat kā javāb sambhal kar mujhe na do 

kuchh de sako agar to koī ḳhvāb sauñp do 

saaya talāsh kartā huuñ paikar mujhe na do 

maiñ aap apne jurm-o-sazā kā harīf huuñ 

ilzām-e-shauq sab ke barābar mujhe na do 

gar sun sako to 'shāz' kī ḳhāmoshiyāñ suno 

taklīf-e-arz-e-hāl mukarrar mujhe na do

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kyā qayāmat hai ki ik shaḳhs kā ho bhī na sakūñ 

zindagī kaun sī daulat hai ki kho bhī na sakūñ 

ghar se niklūñ to bhare shahr ke hañgāme haiñ 

maiñ vo majbūr tirī yaad meñ ro bhī na sakūñ 

din ke pahlū se lagā rahtā hai andesha-e-shām 

sub.h ke ḳhauf se niiñd aa.e to so bhī na sakūñ 

ḳhatm hotā hī nahīñ silsila-e-mauj-e-sarāb 

paar utar bhī na sakūñ naav Dubo bhī na sakūñ 

'shāz' ma.alūm huā ijz-bayānī kyā hai 

dil meñ vo aag hai lafzoñ meñ samo bhī na sakūñ 

Main ek Harf e Tamanna hoon

Badi Der se chup hoon

Kab tak mere Maula

Aye dil ke Makeen dekh ye dil toot na jaaye

Kasa mere hath se kahin choot na jaaye

Main Aas ka banda hoon badi der se chup hoon

Kab tak mere Maula

Sar ta ba qadam muradon ko tarse

Jaate huye tak te hain mujhe qafile wale

Main lala e sahra hoon badi der se chup hoon

Kab tak mere Maula

Ye ashk kahan jainge daman mujhe dede

Aye baad e bahari mera gulshan mujhe dede

Main shaaq se toota hoon badi der se chup hoon

Kab tak mere Maula

Aye dast e talab kyun teri bari nahin ayi

Kehna mere Aaqa ki sawari nahin ayi

Tasveer e tamasha hoon badi der se chup hoon

Kab tak mere Maula

Mumkin nahin ye Ankh tere deedar ko tarse

Har rang main dekhoon tujhe deewar se dar se

Main to tera rasta hoon badi der se chup hoon

Kab tak mere Maula

Aye kashif e Asrar e nihani tere sadqe

Ab SHAZ ko de hukm e rawani tere sadqe

Tahra hua darya hoon badi der se chup hoon

Kab tak mere Maula