Lyrics
Janaab jiyan muhi aldin!
Sab se pahele, "bazm aakhir" manshi faiz aldin sahab kii kitaab kaa ek tukdaa
Jis jamane main mirza jahangir akbar shah ke chahete bete nazar band ho ke ala aabaad bheje gaye the
To nawab mumtaz mahal in kii valdah ne ye minnat mani thi
Ki mirza jahangir chhut kar aain ge to hazarat khwaja sahab ke mazaar par pholon kaa chappar khat or gulaaf badi dhooma dham se chadhaun gi
Jab mirza jahangir chhut kar aaye to in kii valdah ne apni minnat puri kii
Gulaaf or pholon kaa chappar khat, or chappar khat pa fool walon ne apna ajjad ek pholon kaa pankhaa bhi bina kar lataka diya tha
Hazarat khwaja sahab ke mazaar par chadhaaya
Or bahut sa khaana dana fakiron ko lutaya
Baadshaah kii khushi ke sabab saare kile ke log or shahar kii khilaqt jamaa ho gai thi
Goya ek bada bhaari mela ho gaya
Akbar baadshaah ko ye mela bahut pasand aayaa
Har baras savan ke maheene main muqrer kar diya
Do so rupee fool walon ko pankhe kii taiyaari or inaam ke jeb khaas se milte the
Idhar- har baras ye mela hota tha
Ab bhi hota hai, jis kaa ji chaahe dekh lo
Maheeno pahele baadshaah ke haan pankhe kii taiyariyaan hoti thim
Rang birang ke jodun, tarah tarah ke in par masalhe tik rahe hain
Faraash, sipahi, sab kaarkhaanon ke log khwaja sahab rawaanah hue
Deewan khaas, baadashahi mahal jhaad jhod, farsh fravash, chilamanen, parade laga arasta kiya
Ek din pahele mahal kaa taantaa rawaanah hawa, khaasigi rathon main tora dariyan, tasrfi main sab kaarkaane waliyaan, naukaren chaakaren, lavandia bandiyaan saath main hain
Khuje sipahi chale jate hain
Khumriyaan rathon ke saath saath maangati jaati hain
"allah kheren hi kheren rahiin gi!
Teree man kii muraadein milii gi!
Tujhe haq ne diya hai diya hai
Teree batwee main paisa dhara hai
Tujhe moola navaaze navaaze!"
Dusare din subah ko baadshaah sawaar hue
Chadhi badi begumati or shah zaade nalki or imariyon main saath hue
Shahar ke baahar sawari aai, juluus thahargya, salamic utaar kile ko rukhsat hawa
Chadi sawari, hawa daar yaa sy daar taraf yaa chha ghodon kii buggy main khwaja sahab main daakhil hue
Dekho sunahari buggy, oupar nalki numa bangala, oupar chazza, in par sunahari kalsiyaan
Kochaban lal lal banaat kii kamariyaan, phandane daar sunahari topiyan, clabtoni kaam kii pahene hue, ghodon kii peeth par baithe haankte jate hain
Aage aage sandani sawaar, peeche rasaalon kaa- sawaron kaa rasala, aabudar jhandaa liye, chobudaar isa liye, ghodon par sawaar buggy ke saath saath udaaye jate hain
Ellu! baadashahi mahal se lay kar taalab or jharna or amriyon or nazir ke baag tak zanana ho gaya
Jaa baja suraanche khinch gaye
Sipahi or khujon ke pahare lag gaye
Kiya muqadaur ki gair mard ke naam kaa pashraa bhi kahin dikhai de
Mahal kii junglee deudhi se baadshaah havaadaar main or milki zamani taam jham main or sab saath saath sawari ke jharne par aaye
Baadshaah or milki zamani baarah dari main baithe, sab idhar idhar ser karne lage
Kadaahiyaan chadh gayiin, pakwaan hone lage, amriyon main jhule pad gaye, saude waliyaan aa baithein
Dekho koi hauz or nahar kii patadiyon par matak matak phirati hai, koi khadaaven pahene khad khad krati hai, koi jhule par baithi gaati hai
"jhuulaa kin ne dalo re umariyaan
Barsan laage boonden faniyan faniyan
Sab sukhee mil gayiin bhool bhaliyan
Bholi bholi dolen shok rang seyaan
Jhuulaa kin ne dalo re umariyaan"
Ellu! ek khadi ek ko hillsa rahi hai
"aye bi zanaakhi! aye bi dushman! aye bi jaan man! acchhee! chalo phisalane, pathar par se fisalein"
Wo kehati hain, "bi hosh main aao, apne havaason se sadqa do, apni akl ke naakhan lo! kahin kisi kaa haath munh tadwaogi"
Anaa, dada samajhane lageen, "wari! kahin bivyaan, baadshaah zaadiyaan bhi pattharon par se phisalti hain. londion bandiyon ko fisalwao, aap tamasha dekho"
"chalo bi main tumhara phulasadon main naheen aati. tum yun hi fappad dulale kiya krati ho. naheen naheen hum to aap hi fisalein ge"
"iccha! naheen maanatein, to dekho main huzur se jaa kar arz krati huun"
Dekha! kiya kaan dabaa ke jhut chupaki ho baithi
Written by: Zia Mohyeddin
