raabta ustwar tha na raha

رابطہ استوار نہ رہا

رابطہ استوار تھا نہ رہا

دل میرا بیقرار تھا نہ رہا

اپنی بے چین آرزو کی قسم

میں کبھی سوگوار تھا نہ رہا

شام ساکت تھی چاند تھا مدھم

اس گھڑی انتظار تھا نہ رہا

رخ روشن کی دید سے محروم

آیئنہ اشکبار تھا نہ رہا

خواہشیں بے لگام ہونے لگیں

خود پہ جو اختیار تھا نہ رہا

چاند غاروں میں چھپ گیا ہوگا

ایک ہی یار غار تھا نہ رہا

یاد تو کر تمہاری نظروں میں

میں کبھی با وقار تھا نہ رہا

ہیں پریشان آج موسمی پھول

باغ پر بھی نکھار تھا نہ رہا

کل میرے دوست یہ کہیں گے شکیل

ایک نغمہ نگار تھا نہ رہا

English Translation

The bond we shared no longer stayed,
My heart is restless, no longer swayed.

By my uneasy longing, I swear it true,
I was never one who mourned like you.

The evening stood still, the moon was dim,
In that moment, waiting faded within.

Deprived of seeing that radiant face,
The mirror no longer wept in its place.

Desires began to run wild and free,
I lost all control that once governed me.

Perhaps the moon has hidden in caves afar,

For I no longer have that single companion-star.

Remember—within your searching eyes,
I once stood with honor, held in high guise.

Today even seasonal flowers seem distressed,
The garden itself has lost its grace and zest.

Tomorrow, my friends will quietly say, Shakeel,
A singer of songs no longer remains this way.

This heartfelt Urdu ghazal captures the pain of emotional separation and inner restlessness. The poet portrays fading relationships, lost dignity, and unfulfilled desires through powerful metaphors such as a dim moon, a silent evening, and a colorless garden. Each couplet reflects the gradual erosion of love and identity, making this ghazal a strong example of contemporary Urdu poetry.

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