Romantic poet Asrarul Haq Majaz's famous ghazal: Kuchh tujhko hai khabar, ham kya kya aye shorish-e-dauran...

Asrarul Haq Majaz was one of the leading lights of progressive writers' movement and a renowned romantic poet.

Majaz hailed from Rudauli town, which is located near Barabanki [close to Lucknow] in 1911. One of the most promising poets of his generation, he achieved enormous fame in his lifetime.

But it was his addiction to liquor that led to his premature death. Majaz passed away in his beloved City, Lucknow, in 1955. He was just 44. Read his ghazal:

कुछ तुझ को है ख़बर हम क्या क्या ऐ शोरिश-ए-दौरां भूल गए
वह ज़ुल्फ़-ए-परीशां भूल गए, वह दीद-ए-गिरयां भूल गए

ऐ शौक़-ए-नज़ारा क्या कहिए नज़रों में कोई सूरत ही नहीं
ऐ ज़ौक़-ए-तसव्वुर क्या किजिए हम सूरत-ए-जानां भूल गए

अब गुल से नज़र मिलती ही नहीं अब दिल की कली खिलती ही नहीं
ऐ फ़स्ले बहारां रुख़्सत हो, हम लुत्फ़-ए-बहारां भूल गए

सब का तो मदावा कर डाला अपना ही मदावा कर न सके
सब के तो गिरेबां सी डाले, अपना ही गिरेबां भूल गए

यह अपनी वफ़ा का आलम है, अब उनकी जफ़ा को क्या कहिये
एक नश्तर-ए-ज़हर-आगीं रख कर नज़्दीक रग-ए-जां भूल गए

मजाज़ लखनवी 

The Roman transliteration of this ghazal

Kuchh tujhko hai khabar ham kya kya ai shorish-e-dauraan bhool gaye
Woh zulf-e-pareeshan bhool gaye, woh deedae-giryan bhool gaye

Ab gul se nazar milti nahin, ab dil ki kali khilti nahin
Ai fasl-e-bahaaran rukhsat ho hum to luft-e-bahaaran bhool gaye

Ai shauq-e-nazaara kya kahiye, nigahon mei koi surat hi nahin
Ai zauq-e-tasavvur kya kahiye hum to surat-e-jaanan hi bhool gaye

Sab ka madawa kar daala apna madawa kar na sake
Sab ke gireban see daale apna hi girebaan bhool gaye

Ab apni wafa ka yeh aalam hai, unki wafa ko kya kahiye
Ek nashtar-e-zeher aageen rakh kar sarhaane, rag-e-jaan bhool gaye

Majaz Lakhnawi