Urdu Poets

maine socha hai raat bhar tum ko
kash ho jaye yeh khabar tum ko

zindagi main kabhi kisi ko bhi
maine chaha nahin magar tum ko

janti hoon ke tum nahin maujood
dhoondti hai magar nazar tum ko

tum bhi afsos rah-rau nikle
main to samjhi thi humsafar tum ko

mujh main ab main nahin rahi baaqi
maine chaha hai is qadar tum ko

aa jata hai khud pas bulana nahi paRrta
milne ke liye hath hilana nahin paRrta

kuch aesi sahulat se makeen dil main hua woh
mujh ko bhi meri zaat se jana nahin paRrta

yeh khas riyayet hai ke ab des main apne
gham muft main milta hai kamana nahin paRrta

is sheher se us sheher talak seedhi saRrak hai
filhal to raste main zamana nahin paRrta

afsana -e- hasti bhi bohat khoob hai jis main
kirdar koi sa bhi nibhana nahin paRrta

ik karb -e- musalsal ke mera pehlu-nasheen hai
ik lutf -e- daruun jis ko gavana nahin paRrta

ab loha ugate hain darakhton ki jagah hum
koyal ko bhi ab shor machana nahin paRrta

Ae ranj-e-agahi koi chaara to hoga na
chal khush na reh saken ge guzara to hoga na

yeh aarzuu bhi waqt ke dhaare main beh gayi
ab naa sahi kabhi woh hamara to hoga na

jati hai jo mataa -e- dil -o- jaan to kya malaal
yeh ishq ki dukan hai khasara to hoga na

har aan jis ka zikr hai us beniaz ne
bhoole se mera naam pukara to hoga na

main zaad -e- rah ke taur pe bas khawb layi hoon
ae humsafar tujhe yeh gavara to hoga na

kya ajnabi banen ge agar phir kabhi mile
kya baat bhi na hogi ishara to hoga na

karna karana choRr zabaani hi sath de
tinke ka ho agarche sahara to hoga na

zameen par is liye hi aa giri hoon
sitaare ki tarah tooti hui hoon

main khud ko maarne pe tul chuki thi
main khud se bhaag kar zinda bachi hoon

duhaayi de raha hai mera malba
main teri ankh main bikhri paRri hoon

mujhe taskheer karna tha zamana
main apne hi muqabil aa gayi hoon

teri surat nigahon main bassi hai
main duniya main tujhi ko dekhti hoon

dil ka jab dil se rabta hoga
shor dhaRrkan main phir bapaa hoga

koi aesa bhi mojza hoga
jab mere haq main faisla hoga

loh-e-dil par jo likh diya tum ne
is ka izhaar barmala hoga,

meri sochon hai wahi mehvar
kya mujhe bhi woh sochta hoga

muskurahat main ik nazakat hai
us pe rang-e-hayaa chaRrha hoga

aaj woh dil ko thaam kar guzra
zakham koi naya laga hoga

jis main tehreer they sabhi vaade
us ne woh khat jalaa diya hoga

ratjage deke meri ankhon ko
raat bhar woh bhi jagta hoga

yeh jabeen par hai jo chamak ushba
chaand chehre ko choomta hoga

samajh na paayi ke kya be-muhaar chahta tha
ajeeb shakhss tha khud se faraar chahta tha

woh meri arz bhi hukman shumaar karne laga
woh har tarah se mera aitbaar chahta tha

usay qabool thi wese to meri majboori
magar woh mujh pe zara ikhteyar chahta tha

jawan dilon ke marahil to tey kiye saray
magar woh vasl main kuch intezar chahta tha

tamaniyat na mili mujh ko phir kisi surat
ke mera dil bhi to hona figaar chahta tha

kabhi na ashk bahao gi mujh se vaada karo
woh pyar main bhi faqat iqtidaar chahta tha

bas ik anaa thi ke jis na dabo diya us ko
magar woh phir bhi ussi ka hisaar chahta tha

sabhi charagh e mohabbat bhuja diye us ne
ke woh hawa pe bhi hona sawaar chahta tha

woh thak geya tha mohabbat ki arzu karte
bichaRr ke mujh se woh shayad qaraar chahta tha

yeh dastaan bhi usi shakhss ne likhi ushba
taveel qisse main jo ikhtisaar chahta tha

jo sach kahoon pas-e-deewar jhoot bolte hain
mere khilaaf mere yaar jhoot bolte hain

mili hai jab se inhe bolne ki azaadi
tamaam sheher ke akhbar jhoot bolte hain

main mar chuka hoon mujhe kyun yaqeen naheen ata
to kya yeh mere azadaar jhoot bolte hain

main sochta hoon ke dum lain to inhe tokoon
magar yeh log lagataar jhoot bolte hain

hamare gaaon ke college main kya paRrhati hai
woh khud ko sab se baRri aalima batati hai

ajeeb tarah ki laRrki hai yeh mohabbat bhi
ke baat sunti naheen aur bole jati hai

kisi ne hum se kaha us ka naam khushbu hai
jo phool bechne gaaon se sheher aati hai

ghulam jaag rahe hain yeh dekhne ke liye
ke shahzadi kise takht pe sulati hai

jo bhoolna hai to phir bhool kar dikha bhi mujhe
yeh roz kya tu mujhe phone par sunaati hai

hamare sheher main aesi bhi aik laRrki hai
jo dekh sakti naheen dekhna sikhati hai

zara si baat pe itni laRrayi theek naheen
nashe main achi buri baat ho bhi jati hai

kuch fasle pe thehra hua hoon chaTtaan se
ik but khareedna hai khuda ki dukaan se

ik umar beth kar main yahi dekhta raha
yeh kaun dekhta hai mujhe aasmaan se

pehle to us ne sher sune mujh se mir ke
phir us ko ishq ho gaya urdu zaban se

dekh kar bilkul naheen lagta ke itne door hain
waise hum aik dusre se ache khaase door hain

phaRrphaRrane ki ijazat bhi naheen di ja rahi
paiRr par bethe huye lagta tha pinjre door hain

dard ka ehsas hota hai bohat si dair baad
teer lagta hai yahan par aur girte door hain

dosti main bhool mat jana purani dushmani
baad main nazdeek hain hum log pehle door hain

mil ke maapain ge kisi din darmeyani fasla
ta ke kuch maloom ho paye ke kitne door hain