Urdu Poets

samajh bhi aate hain lafzon ko saada bolta hoon
ghuTtan main reh kar bhi kitna kushaada bolta hoon

sabbab yeh hai ke kisi ne naheen suni meri
isi liye to main tujh se zeyada bolta hoon

main ehad toRrta hoon us se be-kalaami ka
woh aik baar bula le to vaada bolta hoon

yaqeen karo ke mujhe bolne ka shauq naheen
tumhare sath yunhi beirada bolta hoon

kare ga yaad ke kaisa sahii mila tujh ko
bhikari ja main tujhe shahzada bolta hoon

mujhe pata hai ke phir is ke baad kya hoga
isi liye to shajar ko barada bolta hoon

mushkil din bhi aye lekin farq na aya yaari main
hum ne puri jaan lagayi us ki taabedari main

beimaani karte to phir shayad jeet ke aa jate
chahe haar ke wapis aaye, khaile apni baari main

meethe meethe hont hilaye kaRrwi kaRrwi baatain ki,
keekar aur gulab lagaye us ne aik kayari main

teri janib uthne wali ankhon ka rukh moRr liya
hum ne pane aeb dikhaye teri pardadari main

jaane ab woh kis ke sath nikalta ho ga raton ko
jaane kon lagata hoga do ghante tayari main

mahol munasib ho to upar naheen jate
hum taza ghuTtan choRr ke chhat par naheen jate

dekho mujhe ab meri jagah se na hilana
phir tum mujhe tarteeb se rakh kar naheen jate

badnaam hain sadiyon se in kanton ki wajah se
aadat se magar aaj bhi keekar naheen jate

jis din se shikaari se adaa ki koi mannat
darbaar pe us din se kabootar naheen jate

sau tum mujhe hairat-zada ankhon se na dekho
kuch log sambhal jaate hain sab mar naheen jate

jab se dil o dimagh main uljhan koi naheen
main sochta hoon sheher main dushman koi naheen

kache gharon main itne diye kis ne rakh diye
saare khayal o khawb hain roshan koi naheen

talwar se bhi us ka galaa kaTt naheen saka
shayad hamare weham ki gardan koi naheen

sadiyon se jaise apne badan ki ghuTtan main hoon
lagta hai is hisaar main rozan koi naheen

chehron se aashnayi ka fun seekhna to hai
lekin kisi ke hath main darpan koi naheen

pathar tamam sheher ke hath main hain to kya
mere bhi ghar main kaanch ka bartan koi naheen

khiRrki se dekhne ko manazir na mil sake
lagta hai jaise gaRri main engine koi naheen

hum tohfe main ghaRriyan to de dete hain
ik duuje ko waqt naheen de paate hain

baad main ja ke ghuttan wali balaaa hoti hai
shaam se pehle yahan taza hawaa hoti hai

ghar main koi bhi naheen mere ilawa is ka
dair se aaun to veerani khafaa hoti hai

is qadar khurdre honton se main kya baat karoon
in se khamoshi bhi mushkil se adaa hoti hai

is se baRrh kar naheen saaye ki haqeeqat koi
yeh bhi tareeqi hai bas jism-numaa hoti hai

Teri tasveer agar banate hum,
Tere baare main kya batate hum,

Dhoondna hai tujhe andhere main,
Aur dia bhi nahin banate hum,

Asmaanon ki samt uRrte huye,
Apni dharti ke gheet gaate hum,

Koi aesa bhi rasta hota,
Zindagi ke qareeb jate hum..

Jo phool tum ne bheje they khat ke jawab main,
Ab bhi mehak rahe hain hamari kitab main,

Ae chaand apne husn pe itna na naaz kar,
Ik chaand aur bhi hai mere intikhab main,

Nazren mila ke mujh se mujhe bewafa kahe,
Itna bhi hausla nahin aali janab main,

raat yuun dil main teri khoyi hui yaad aayi
jaise viraane main chupke se bahaar aa jaye..

Teri mitti main mil sakte hain, tujh sa ho nahin sakte,
Teri ankhon se jo ankhen milayen, so nahin sakte,

Tumhare baad aesa kya hua hum ko khuda-jane,
Ke ab hum chaah kar bhi doston ke ho nahin sakte,

Koi rishta nahin rakhte, koi vaada nahin karte,
Yeh baste bojh ban jate hain, aur hum dhho nahin sakte,

Humesha Ddar sa rehta hai kahin phanda na ban jayen,
Teri banhon ki chaadar main zeyada so nahin sakte,

Yahan jungle main koi mor hum tak aa bhi jaye to,
Hum ab ki baar apna-aap shayad kho nahin sakte,

Khushi ke sath us ne baat karni hai bichaRrne ki,
Sau hum to aakhri jumle se pehle ro nahin sakte..