This nazm (in her own hand writing) is in my mom’s diary which she left me over 60 years ago. I want to share it with my readers. The poet’s name is not known.
Na jaane phir meri jaan e haziN rahe na rahe
Ye rooh khaana e tan meiN rahe na rahe
Ye sar rahe na rahe ye jabeeN rahe na rahe
Hai khatm silsila e intezaar aa jaao
tumheN wafa ki qasam ek baar aa jaao
bara e naam bhi dil meiN sukooN ka naam nahiN
hayat e shauq ka pahla sa wo nizaam nahiN
k subh, subh nahin koyi sham, sham nahiN
nahiN hai zeest ka kuchh etbaar aa jaao
tumheN wafa ki qasam ek baar aa jaao
main ashk o khooN mein daaman o dil bhigo bhi chukka
mataye sabr o sukoon o qarar kho bhi chukka
jo aah, hona tha anjaam e shauq hob hi chukka
k main huN hamaa tan inteshaar aa jao
tumheN wafa ki qasam ek baar aa jaao
[who knows if my sad life will survive
If my soul will remain inside my body
If this head, or this forehead will be high]
[Come now (O beloved) as the waiting is over
Just once, in the name of faithfulness, come]
[There is not a trace of peace in my heart
The Love life has lost its earlier regime
The morning is not the same, nor is the night
I am not sure of this life any more
Just once, in the name of faithfulness, come]
My clock is wet with my tears and blood
I have lost the treasure of peace and quiet
Alas, the inevitable end of love has happened
I am now in total disarray
Just once, in the name of faithfulness, come]
