Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s Immortal Verse: Aaj Bazaar Mein Pa-ba Joulaan Chalo
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s Immortal Verse: Aaj Bazaar Mein Pa-ba Joulaan Chalo
During the Rawalpindi Conspiracy case, Faiz was arrested and was summoned to court several times. During the way to court, once the police car broke down, and they took Faiz to the court on Tonga, a horse carriage. Due to slow speed of Tonga, people started walking with Tonga, with Faiz still tied in Handcuffs. By the time the Tonga reached court, there was a quite a crowd with him, supporters and tamashbeen althogether.
Faiz with his renowned patience and visual genius penned this experience in one of most loved and admired poems of Urdu, Aaj bazaar mein pa-ba joulaan chalo.
Chashm-e-num, jaan-e-shoreeda Qaafi nahin
Tohmat-e-ishq posheeda qaafi nahin
Aaj bazaar mein pa-ba joulaan chalo
Dast afhsan chalo, mast-o-raqsaan chalo
Khaak bar sar chalo, khoon badamaan chalo
Raah takta hai sab sheher-e-jaanan chalo
Hakim-e-sheher bhi, majmaa-e-aam bhi
Teer-e-ilzaam bhi, sang-e-dushnam bhi
Subh-e-nashad bhi, roz-e-naakam bhi
Unka dum-saaz apne siwa kaun hai
Sheher-e-jaanaan mein ab ba sifa kaun hai
Dast-e-qaatil ke shayaan rahaa kaun hai
Rakht-e-dil bandh lo, dil figaro chalo
Phir hamain qatl ho jaayein, ae yaaro chalo!
Tohmat-e-ishq posheeda qaafi nahin
Aaj bazaar mein pa-ba joulaan chalo
Dast afhsan chalo, mast-o-raqsaan chalo
Khaak bar sar chalo, khoon badamaan chalo
Raah takta hai sab sheher-e-jaanan chalo
Hakim-e-sheher bhi, majmaa-e-aam bhi
Teer-e-ilzaam bhi, sang-e-dushnam bhi
Subh-e-nashad bhi, roz-e-naakam bhi
Unka dum-saaz apne siwa kaun hai
Sheher-e-jaanaan mein ab ba sifa kaun hai
Dast-e-qaatil ke shayaan rahaa kaun hai
Rakht-e-dil bandh lo, dil figaro chalo
Phir hamain qatl ho jaayein, ae yaaro chalo!
آج بازار میں پابجولاں چلو
چشمِ نم ، جانِ شوریدہ کافی نہیں
تہمتِ عشق پوشیدہ کافی نہیں
آج بازار میں پابجولاں چلو
دست افشاں چلو ، مست و رقصاں چلو
خاک بر سر چلو ، خوں بداماں چلو
راہ تکتا ہے سب شہرِ جاناں چلو
حاکم شہر بھی ، مجمعِ عام بھی
تیرِ الزام بھی ، سنگِ دشنام بھی
صبحِ ناشاد بھی ، روزِ ناکام بھی
ان کا دم ساز اپنے سوا کون ہے
شہرِ جاناں میں اب باصفا کون ہے
دستِ قاتل کے شایاں رہا کون ہے
رختِ دل باندھ لو دل فگارو چلو
پھر ہمیں قتل ہو آئیں یار چلو
Also download the poem recited by master reciter Zia Mohyeddin at Aaj bazaar mein pa-ba Joulaan Chalo
