Urdu Poets

tumhara hijr manaya to main akela tha
junoon ne hashr uthaya to main akela tha

dayaar -e- khawb tha, tum they, tamam duniya thi
kisi ne aa ke jagaya to main akela tha

koi hussaini na nikla mere rafeeq-on se
dia bhuja ke jalaya to maine akela tha

tumhara hath nahin tha, woh mauj -e- girya thi
meri samajh main jab aya to main akela tha

dayaar -e- ghair gaya tha main khushi-yan lane ko
palaTt ke gaaon jab aya to main akela tha

kahan se ayi hai akhir teri talab mujh main
mujhe khuda ne banaya to main akela tha

baat darasal woh nahin thi yaar
woh magar kitni dilnasheen thi yaar

mera baTtwa kidhar gaya akhir
meri ainak yahin kahin thi yaar

khawb rakhe they jis jagah maine
neend rakhi hui wahin thi yaar

jab talak baap mera zinda tha
mere qadam-on taley zameen thi yaar

aik kohraam bapaa hai mujhe main
jane kya TooT gaya hai mujh main

tum chale aao bina dastak ke
aik darwaza khula hai mujh main

rang -o- khushbu se bhara rehta hoon
tu hai ya phool khila hai mujh main

zindagi tujh ko hai jana jab se
khauf sa beth gaya hai mujh main

main to raazi tha teri bait par
par koi bol paRra hai mujh main

ab wohi thookta rehta hoon main
tum ne jo zeher bhara hai mujh main

dil ke abaad nagar tha bali
ab to veeran paRra hai mujh main

zeher aesa tha kuch zabaan-on main
teer hote hain jaise kamaan-on main

maazrat hai jo meri baat-on se
farq aaya ho tere shaanon main

woh mohabbat to uTh gayi kab ki
tazkara reh gaya fasaanon main

khud ko dekhoon, tujhe, ke duniya ko
zindagi baTt gayi hai khaanon main

tu nahin hai magar teri awaz
ab bhi rass gholti hai kaan-on main

ab khuda bhi kisi ko yaad nahin
paRr gaye log kin gumaan-on main

daaj pyara hai un ko dulhan se
yeh riwayat hai kuch gharanon main

sheher veeran ho gaya sara
log ab band hain makaan-on main

waizon ki suno magar bali
ungliyan de ke apne kaan-on main

har ghaRri karbala si lagti hai
zindagi ab saza si lagti hai

baat us ke lab-on se nikle to
narawaa bhi rawaa si lagti hai

dil kisi tarah manta hi nahin
par mujhe bewafa si lagti hai

zulf lehrayi hai zaroor us ki
yeh jo kaali ghaTta si lagti hai

Aesi qismat mili humen yaar-o
jab bhi dekho khafaa si lagti hai

mujhe ko yeh azn shayari bali
mere rab ki ataa si lagti hai

aesi kaali jo raat aye gi
teri zulfon pe baat aye gi

tere daman main Daal doon ga main
gar khushi mere hath aye gi

mujh ko maloom tha yeh pehle se
mere hisse main maat aye gi

saari behes-en samaiTt doon lekin
darmiyan teri zaat aye gi

kaise chal pao ge kaho bali
har qadam par jo ghaat aye gi

ankh jaye ke ankh ka kajal jaye
khawb ka ik sira pata chal jaye

maine sadqa kiya ghuroor apna
sar se yeh ishq ki balaa Ttal jaye

jurm -e- nakarda pe jab suli chaRrhayi gayi main
ibn -e- maryam ki tarah zinda uthayi gayi main

lene aye sabhi baRrh chaRrh ke balaa-en meri
ik tamasha saja, dulhan si sajayi gayi main

kabhi tezab chiRak kar mujhe sharmaya gaya
kabhi choolhe ki karamat se jalayi gayi main

bibi zahra ki ridaa aa paRri shanon pe mere
nange sar jab kabhi galiyon main ghumayi gayi main

hashr main ho ga mere hath girebaan tera
ae zamane tere hathon woh satayi gayi main

ae meer ke dukh ! meri banhon main samaa ja
ae shokhi -e- ghalib ! lab -o- rukhsar pe chha ja

ae jaun ki masti ! meri ankhon se guzar ja
nasir ki udasi ! meri janib ko safar kar

silsila khatam hua jalne jalane wala
ab koi khawb nahin neend uRrane wala

yeh woh sehraa hai sujhaye na agar tu rasta
khaak ho jaye yahan khaak uRrane wala

kya kare ankh jo pathrane ki khawhish na kare
khawb ho jaye agar khawb dikhane wala

yaad ata hai ke main khud se yahin bichRra tha
yahi rasta hai tere sheher ko jane wala

ae hawa us se yeh kehna ke salamat hai abhi
tere phoolon ko kitabon main chupane wala

zindagi apni andheron main basar karta hai
tere anchal ko sitaron se sajane wala

sabhi apne nazar ate hain bazahir lekin
roothne wala hai koi na manane wala

le gayin door bohat door hawa-en jis ko
wohi badal tha meri pyas bujhane wala