You fear Life, do you?

زندگی سے ڈرتے ھو از ن م راشد

ﺯﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﺳﮯ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ ﮨﻮ؟
ﺯﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﺗﻮ ﺗﻢ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﻮ، ﺯﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﺗﻮ ﮨﻢ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ!
ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﺳﮯ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ ﮨﻮ؟
ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﺗﻮ ﺗﻢ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﻮ، ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﺗﻮ ﮨﻢ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ
ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﺯﺑﺎﮞ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﮯ، ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﺑﯿﺎﮞ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﮯ،
ﺍﺱ ﺳﮯ ﺗﻢ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ
ﺣﺮﻑ ﺍﻭﺭ ﻣﻌﻨﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺭﺷﺘﮧ ﮨﺎﺋﮯ ﺁﮨﻦ ﺳﮯ، ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﮬﮯ ﻭﺍﺑﺴﺘﮧ
ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺩﺍﻣﻦ ﺳﮯ ﺯﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﮨﮯ ﻭﺍﺑﺴﺘﮧ

ﺍﺱ ﺳﮯ ﺗﻢ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ

"ﺍﻥ ﮐﮩﯽ" ﺳﮯ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ ﮨﻮ
ﺟﻮ ﺍﺑﮭﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺁﺋﯽ، ﺍﺱ ﮔﮭﮍﯼ ﺳﮯ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ ﮨﻮ
ﺍﺱ ﮔﮭﮍﯼ ﮐﯽ ﺁﻣﺪ ﮐﯽ ﺁﮔﮩﯽ ﺳﮯ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ ﮨﻮ!
ﭘﮩﻠﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺗﻮ ﮔﺰﺭﮮ ﮨﯿﮟ،
ﺩﻭﺭ ﻧﺎﺭﺳﺎﺋﯽ ﮐﮯ، "ﺑﮯ ﺭﯾﺎ" ﺧﺪﺍﺋﯽ ﮐﮯ
ﭘﮭﺮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﯾﮧ ﺳﻤﺠﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﻮ، ﮨﯿﭻ ﺁﺭﺯﻭﻣﻨﺪﯼ
ﯾﮧ ﺷﺐ ﺯﺑﺎﮞ ﺑﻨﺪﯼ، ﮨﮯ ﺭﮦ ِﺧﺪﺍﻭﻧﺪﯼ
ﺗﻢ ﻣﮕﺮ ﯾﮧ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺟﺎﻧﻮ،
ﻟﺐ ﺍﮔﺮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﻠﺘﮯ، ﮨﺎﺗﮫ ﺟﺎﮒ ﺍﭨﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ
ﮨﺎﺗﮫ ﺟﺎﮒ ﺍﭨﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ، ﺭﺍﮦ ﮐﺎ ﻧﺸﺎﮞ ﺑﻦ ﮐﺮ
ﻧﻮﺭ ﮐﯽ ﺯﺑﺎﮞ ﺑﻦ ﮐﺮ
ﮨﺎﺗﮫ ﺑﻮﻝ ﺍﭨﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ، ﺻﺒﺢ ﮐﯽ ﺍﺫﺍﮞ ﺑﻦ ﮐﺮ
ﺭﻭﺷﻨﯽ ﺳﮯ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ ﮨﻮ؟
ﺭﻭﺷﻨﯽ ﺗﻮ ﺗﻢ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﻮ، ﺭﻭﺷﻨﯽ ﺗﻮ ﮨﻢ ﺑﮭﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ،
ﺭﻭﺷﻨﯽ ﺳﮯ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ ﮨﻮ
ﺷﮩﺮ ﮐﯽ ﻓﺼﯿﻠﻮﮞ ﭘﺮ
ﺩﯾﻮ ﮐﺎ ﺟﻮ ﺳﺎﯾﮧ ﺗﮭﺎ ﭘﺎﮎ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯿﺎ ﺁﺧﺮ
ﺭﺍﺕ ﮐﺎ ﻟﺒﺎﺩﮦ ﺑﮭﯽ
ﭼﺎﮎ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯿﺎ ﺁﺧﺮ، ﺧﺎﮎ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯿﺎ ﺁﺧﺮ
ﺍﮊﺩﮨﺎﻡ ِﺍﻧﺴﺎﮞ ﺳﮯ ﻓﺮﺩ ﮐﯽ ﻧﻮﺍ ﺁﺋﯽ
ﺫﺍﺕ ﮐﯽ ﺻﺪﺍ ﺁﺋﯽ
ﺭﺍﮦِ ﺷﻮﻕ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺟﯿﺴﮯ، ﺭﺍﮨﺮﻭ ﮐﺎ ﺧﻮﮞ ﻟﭙﮑﮯ
ﺍﮎ ﻧﯿﺎ ﺟﻨﻮﮞ ﻟﭙﮑﮯ
ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﭼﮭﻠﮏ ﺍﭨّﮭﮯ
ﺁﺩﻣﯽ ﮨﻨﺴﮯ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﻮ، ﺷﮩﺮ ﭘﮭﺮ ﺑﺴﮯ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﻮ
ﺗﻢ ﺍﺑﮭﯽ ﺳﮯ ﮈﺭﺗﮯ ﮨﻮ

Unkahee se dartay ho. 
Jo abhi nahi aayi, uss ghari se dartay ho. 
Uss ghari ki aamad ki aagahi se dartay ho.

Pehlay bhi tau guzray hein
Daur naa rasaayi ke, bay reyaa khudaai ke
Phir bhi yeh samajhtay ho, heich aarzoo mandi.

It is the unsaid that you fear. 
The moment that is yet to come, it is but that moment that you fear. 
the knowledge of the inevitable arrival of that moment is what you fear.

(the second stanza up here is too gorgeous for me to massacre with translation, I feel so inadequate. It. is JUST beautiful. Just in a nut shell, says many mishaps brought unto you by the relentless creations/ the Kingdom of God have passed earlier, yet you still think that being hopeful is futile?)

I've been obsessing over this old classic by Noon Meem Rashid. Oh the beauty of this poetry clenches my heart in a fist.

I will find time to write about it in detail, word by word, stanza by stanza some day but for now, this one is giving me palpitations, the good kind.

This poem is almost human. It really is. It speaks to you and if you answer, it responds.

Tum Abhi se dartay ho

You fear, (the) Now..