Sudarshan Faakir, poet and lyricist whose ghazals and some nazms were sung by Begum Akhtar in her last phase and Jagjit Singh in his early phase in the 1970s and 1980s died on 19 Feb in Jalandhar. He will be remembered as one of the significant though minor poets of the language. In context of the language issue, it needs to be remarked that he belonged to the small and diminishing tribe of non- Muslim Urdu poets from East Punjab. Krishna Adeeb, who passed away couple of years back and Joginder Lal (known by his nome de plume Naqsh Lyallpuri) are others that come to mind. His compositions may not have been prolific, but each is remarkable for its profundity and perfection.
aadamii aadamii ko kyaa degaa
jo bhii degaa vahii Khudaa degaa
meraa qaatil hii meraa munsif hai
kyaa mere haq men faisalaa degaa
zindagii ko qariib se dekho
iskaa chehara tumhen rulaa degaa
hamase puuchho dostii kaa silaa
dushmanon kaa bhii dil hilaa degaa
ishq kaa zahar pii liyaa "Faakir"
ab masiihaa bhii kyaa davaa degaa
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aaj ke daur men ai dost ye manzar kyuN hai
zaKhm har sar pe har ik haath men patthar kyuuN hai
jab haqiiqat hai ke har zarre men tuu rahataa hai
phir zamiin par kahiin masjid kahiin mandir kyuuN hai
apnaa anjaam to maaluum hai sab ko phir bhii
apanii nazaron men har insaan sikandar kyuuN hai
zindagii jiine ke qaabil hii nahiin ab "Faakir"
varnaa har aaNkh men ashkon kaa samandar kyuuN hai
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dil kii diivaar-o-dar pe kyaa dekhaa
bas teraa naam hii likhaa dekhaa
terii aaNkhon men hamane kyaa dekhaa
kabhii qaatil kabhii Khudaa dekhaa
apanii suurat lagii pyaarii sii
jab kabhii hamane aaiinaa dekhaa
haaye andaaz tere rukane kaa
vaqt ko bhii rukaa rukaa dekhaa
tere jaane men aur aane men
hamane sadiyon kaa faasalaa dekhaa
phir na aayaa Khayaal jannat kaa
jab tere ghar kaa raastaa dekhaa
ishq men Gairat-e-jazabaat ne rone na diyaa
aap kahate the ke rone se na badalenge nasiib
umr bhar aap kii is baat ne rone na diiyaa
ronewaalon se kah do unakaa bhii ronaa rolen
jinako majabuuri-e-haalaat ne rone na diiyaa
tujhase milakar hamen ronaa thaa bahot ronaa thaa
tangii-e-waqt-e-mulaaqaat ne rone na diiyaa
ek do roz ka sadmaa ho to ro len 'Faakir'
ham ko har roz ke sadamaat ne rone na diiyaa
saamane hai jo use log buraa kahate hain
jisako dekhaa hii nahiin usako Khudaa kahate hain
zindagii ko bhii silaa kahate hain kahaney vaale
jiiney vaale to gunaahon kii sazaa kahate hain
faasale umr ke kuchh aur baDaa detii hai
jaane kyuuN log use phir bhii davaa kahate hain
chand maasuum se patton kaa lahuu hai "Fakir"
jisako mahabuub ke haathon kii hinaa kahate hain
ye shiishe ye sapne ye rishte ye dhaagekise kyaa Khabar hai kahaaN TuuT jaayeNmuhabbat ke dariyaa men tinake vafaa kena jaane ye kis moD par Duub jaayeN ajab dil kii bastii ajab dil kii vaadii har ek moD mausam na_ii Khvaahishon kaalagaaye hain ham ne bhii sapanon ke paudhemagar kyaa bharosaa yahaaN baarishon kaa muraadon kii manzil ke sapanon men khoyemuhabbat kii raahon pe ham chal paDe thezaraa duur chal ke jab aaNkhen khulii tokaDii dhuup men ham akele khaDe the jinhen dil se chaahaa jinhe.n dil se puujaanazar aa rahe hain vahii ajanabii seravaayat hai shaayad ye sadiyon puraanii shikaayat nahiin hai koii zindagii se zindagii tujh ko jiyaa hai koii afsos nahiin
zahar Khud
bas yahii jurm kiyaa hai koii afsos nahiin
merii qismat men likhe the ye unhiin ke aaNsuu
dil ke zaKhmon ko siyaa hai koii afsos nahiin
ab gire sang ki shiishon kii ho baarish 'Fakir'
ab kafan oD liyaa hai koii afsos nahiin
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shaayad main zindagii kii sahar leke aa gayaa
qaatil ko aaj apane hii ghar leke aa gayaa
taa-umr DhuuNDhataa rahaa manzil main ishq kii
anjaam ye ki gard-e-safar leke aa gayaa
nashtar hai mere haath men, kaandhon pe maiqadaa
lo main ilaaj-e-dard-e-jigar leke aa gayaa
'faakir' sanam-kade men na aataa main lauT kar
ik zaKhm bhar gayaa thaa idhar leke aa gayaa
mere dukh kii koii davaa na karo
mujh ko mujh se abhii judaa na karo
naaKhudaa ko Khudaa kahaa hai to phir
Duub jaao, Khudaa Khudaa na karo
ye sikhaayaa hai dostii ne hamen
dost banakar kabhii wafaa na karo
ishq hai ishq, ye mazaak nahiin
chand lamhon men faisalaa na karo
ashiqii ho ya bandagii 'faakir'
be-dilli se to ibatidaa na karo
