Here is a moving poem of Seemab Akbarabadi in the original script with its free rendition in English. He was a polymath poet of Urdu language, who has enriched his beautiful mother tongue writing poetry and prose genres – Qata’aa, Rubai, Ghazal, Nazm, Noha, Salaam, Essays, Short Stories, Novels, and Biographies etc. He was an accomplished translator as well.
Ashiq Hussain Siddiqui (Seemab Akbarabadi) was born in Imliwala Makan in Kakoo Gali, Nai Mandi, Agra (Akbarabad). He was a disciple of Hakim Amiruddin Attar Akbarabadi and an employee of the Times of India Press, Ajmer. His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara during Mughal era.
Author of about seventy five books including Wahi-e-Manzoom, Naistan (1923), Kaar-e-Imroz (1934), Kaleem-e-Ajam (1936), Dasturul Islah (1940), Saaz-o-Aahang (1941), Krishna Gita (1942), Sher-e-Inqilab and others, Seemab is still remembered with affection and love. Here is a poem of Seemab Akbarabadi for enjoyment and instruction.
Morning Breeze
When the morning breeze (A gentle, soothing wind that brings comfort and peace) might be playing with flowers in the garden,
It may be the last sigh of someone and merry making of another.
If I have glanced at you intentionally in the party, I am an offender,
Glance is a glance; it might have looked up without any intention.
I’ll have a good time while to listen and to be listened on the Day of Judgment,
It would be your tale and my tongue.
I’ll disclose before the Assembly, I’ll show in the end,
You’ll be with me; the world shall have been witnessing it.
If this condition of veiling persists,
Neither I would be a servant nor would you be a god.
O Seemab! It’s not surprising if fire caught the heart,
There were thousands of sparks in the heart, it might have caught.
Seemab Akbarabadi
ﻧﺴﯿﻢِ ﺻﺒﺢ ﮔﻠﺸﻦ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮔﻠﻮﮞ ﺳﮯ ﮐﮭﯿﻠﺘﯽ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯽ
ﮐﺴﯽ ﮐﯽ ﺍٓﺧﺮﯼ ﮨﭽﮑﯽ ﮐﺴﯽ ﮐﯽ ﺩﻝ ﻟﮕﯽ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯽ
ﺗﻤﮩﯿﮟ ﺩﺍﻧﺴﺘﮧ ﻣﺤﻔﻞ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺟﻮ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺎ ﮨﻮ ﺗﻮ ﻣﺠﺮﻡ ﮨﻮﮞ
ﻧﻈﺮ ﺍٓﺧﺮ ﻧﻈﺮ ﮨﮯ ﺑﮯ ﺍﺭﺍﺩﮦ ﺍﭨﮫ ﮔﺌﯽ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯽ
ﻣﺰﮦ ﺍٓﺋﮯ ﮔﺎ ﻣﺤﺸﺮ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﭽﮫ ﺳﻨﻨﮯ ﺳﻨﺎﻧﮯ ﮐﺎ
ﺯﺑﺎﮞ ﮨﻮﮔﯽ ﮨﻤﺎﺭﯼ ﺍﻭﺭ ﮐﮩﺎﻧﯽ ﺍٓﭖ ﮐﯽ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯽ
ﺳﺮِ ﻣﺤﻔﻞ ﺑﺘﺎ ﺩﻭﮞ ﮔﺎ، ﺳﺮِ ﻣﺤﺸﺮ ﺩﮐﮭﺎ ﺩﻭﮞ ﮔﺎ
ﮨﻤﺎﺭﮮ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﺗﻢ ﮨﻮﮞ ﮔﮯ ﯾﮧ ﺩﻧﯿﺎ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺘﯽ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯽ
ﯾﮩﯽ ﻋﺎﻟﻢ ﺭﮨﺎ ﭘﺮﺩﮦ ﻧﺸﯿﻨﯽ ﮐﺎ ﺗﻮ ﻇﺎﮨﺮ ﮨﮯ
ﺧﺪﺍﺋﯽ ﺁﭖ ﺳﮯ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯽ ﻧﮧ ﮨﻢ ﺳﮯ ﺑﻨﺪﮔﯽ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯽ
ﺗﻌﺠﺐ ﮐﯿﺎ ﻟﮕﯽ ﺟﻮ ﺍٓﮒ اے ﺳﯿﻤﺎﺏؔ ﺳﯿﻨﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ
ﮨﺰﺍﺭﻭﮞ ﺩﻝ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﻧﮕﺎﺭﮮ ﺑﮭﺮﮮ ﺗﮭﮯ ﻟﮓ ﮔﺌﯽ ﮨﻮ ﮔﯽ
ﺳﯿﻤﺎﺏؔ ﺍﮐﺒﺮ ﺍٓﺑﺎﺩﯼ
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