Here is a ghazal in the style of Parveen Shakir, focusing on society, with classical Urdu vocabulary, qafiya, and radif:
**غزل (Ghazal)**
**ردیف (Radif):** یوں ہی (yunhi - just so / without reason / like this)
**قافیہ (Qafiya):** (words ending in 'oo' or similar sound before 'yunhi')
دنیا کی ہے ایک اپنی ہی عجب خو یوں ہی
اٹھتے ہیں سرِ عام سوالوں میں سُو یوں ہی
جو دل میں ہو چاہت کی عجب جو یوں ہی
رسوائی کا پھر ہوتا ہے چہچہو یوں ہی
نظروں کو دکھائے وہ نیا رو یوں ہی
باطن میں مگر غم کی ہے آہُو یوں ہی
وہ معصوم سی چاہت کا جنوں یوں ہی
سمجھا گیا دنیا سے لغو یوں ہی
خرد کو کبھی تسلیم کیا ہو یوں ہی
پروان چڑھی ہے تو یہ بَدو یوں ہی
پروین یہی دشتِ حیات کی ہے خو یوں ہی
کچھ دن کے لیے ہے یہ بہاؤ یوں ہی
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**Transliteration:**
Dunya ki hai ek apni hi ajab **khoo** yunhi
Uthte hain sar-e-aam savalon mein **soo** yunhi
Jo dil mein ho chahat ki ajab **joo** yunhi
Ruswai ka phir hota hai cheh-cheh-o yunhi
Nazron ko dikhaye woh naya **roo** yunhi
Baatin mein magar gham ki hai **aahoo** yunhi
Woh masoom si chahat ka **junoon** yunhi
Samjha gaya dunya se **laghv** yunhi
Khirad ko kabhi tasleem kiya **ho** yunhi
Parwaan chadhi hai toh yeh **bado** yunhi
Parveen! Yehi dasht-e-hayaat ki hai **khoo** yunhi
Kuch din ke liye hai yeh **bahaao** yunhi
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**English Translation & Explanation:**
1. **Dunya ki hai ek apni hi ajab khoo yunhi**
**Uthte hain sar-e-aam savalon mein soo yunhi**
* The world has its own strange habit/nature, just so,
* In public, questions rise a hundredfold, just so.
* *(Matla - sets the tone. Society's inherent nature to question and judge publicly.)*
2. **Jo dil mein ho chahat ki ajab joo yunhi**
**Ruswai ka phir hota hai cheh-cheh-o yunhi**
* If in the heart there's a strange flow/quest of desire, just so,
* Then the clamor of disrepute arises, just so.
* *(Joo here implies a current or search for love. Society's reaction to genuine emotion.)*
3. **Nazron ko dikhaye woh naya roo yunhi**
**Baatin mein magar gham ki hai aahoo yunhi**
* To the eyes, it shows a new face/luster, just so,
* But within, there's the lament of sorrow, just so.
* *(Roo can mean face, light, or glow. Aahoo is a mournful cry, like that of a deer. Highlights societal hypocrisy and hidden pain.)*
4. **Woh masoom si chahat ka junoon yunhi**
**Samjha gaya dunya se laghv yunhi**
* That innocent passion/madness of desire, just so,
* Was considered by the world as foolish/absurd, just so.
* *(Junoon is fervent passion, Laghv is futility/absurdity. The world often dismisses genuine, innocent emotions.)*
5. **Khirad ko kabhi tasleem kiya ho yunhi**
**Parwaan chadhi hai toh yeh bado yunhi**
* Has wisdom ever been truly accepted, just so?
* If it has flourished, then it's due to the foolish, just so.
* *(Khirad is intellect/wisdom, Bado is ignorance/foolishness. A poignant question about society's valuing of true wisdom versus popular, often ignorant, opinion.)*
6. **Parveen! Yehi dasht-e-hayaat ki hai khoo yunhi**
**Kuch din ke liye hai yeh bahaao yunhi**
* Parveen! This is the very nature of life's wilderness, just so,
* For a few days, this flow/current exists, just so.
* *(Maqta - the poet's signature. Dasht-e-hayaat is the wilderness of life. A philosophical reflection on the transient nature of societal ways and life itself.)*