Urdu Poets

khulta nahin hai hal kisi par kahe bagair
par dil ki jan lete hain dilbar kahe bagair

main kyunkar kahun tum ao k dil ki kashish se wo
ayenge daure ap mere ghar kahe bagair

kya tab kya majal hamari k bosa len
lab ko tumhare lab se milkar kahe bagair

bedard tu sune na sune lek dard-e-dil
rahta nahin hai ashiq-e-muztar kahe bagair

taqdir k siwa nahin milta kahin se bhi
dilawata ai ?Zafar? hai muqaddar kahe bagair

Dil pe karte hain dimagon pe asar karte hain
ham ajab log hain zehnon main safar karte hain

jab sarape pe kahin us ke nazar karte hain
mir sahab ki tarah umr basar karte hain

bandishen ham ko kisi hal gavara hi nahin
ham to vo log hain divar ko dar karte hain

vaqt ki tez-kharami hamain kya rokegi
janbish-e-kalk se sadiyon ka safar karte hain

naqsh-e-pa apana kahin rah main hota hi nahin
sar se karte hain mohim jab koi sar karte hain

ham-nashin khub hai ye mahafil-e-yaran ke yahan
vo saliqa hai ke aibon ko hunar karte hain

kya kahen hal tera ai mutamaddin duniya
janvar bhi nahin karte jo bashar karte hain

ham ko dushman ki bhi taqlif gavara na hui
log ehbab se bhi sarf-e-nazar karte hain

marqadon pe to charagan hai shab-o-roz magar
umr kuchh log andheron main basar karte hain

tazakara mir ka Galib ki zaban tak aya
aitaraf-e-hunar, arbab-e-hunar karte hain

sarfaroshi ki tamana ab hamare dil main hai
dekhna hai zor kitna bazu-e-qatil main hai

karta nahi kyon dusara kuch bat-chit
dekhata hun main jise vo chup teri mahfil main hai

ai shahid-e-mulk-o-millat main tere upar nisar
ab teri himat ka charcha gair ki mahfil main hai

vaqt ane de bata denge tujhe ai asman
ham abhi se kya batayen kya hamare dil main hai

khinch kar lai hain sab ko qatl hone ki ummid
ashiqon ka aj jamghat kucha-e-qatil main hai

phir shab-e-gam ne mujhe shakl dikhai kyon kar
ye bala ghar se nikli hui ai kyon kar

tu ne ki gair se meri burai kyon kar
gar na thi dil main to lab par tere ai kyon kar

tum dilazar-o-sitamgar nahin main ne mana
man jayegi ise sari khudai kyon kar

aina dekh k vo kahne lage ap hi ap
aise achon ki kare koi burai kyon kar

kasrat-e-ranj-o-alam sun k ye ilzam mila
itne se dil main hai itnon ki samai kyon kar

dag kal tak to dua ap ki maqbul na thi
aj munh mangi murad ap ne pai kyon kar

kabhi mujh ko sath lekar, kabhi mere sath chal kar
vo badal gaye achanak meri zindagi badal kar

huye jis pe meharaban tum koi khushnasib hoga
meri hasraten to nikalin mere ansuon main dhal k

teri zulf-o-ruKh k qurban dil-e-zar dhundta hai
vahi champai ujale vahi surmai dhundalake

koi phul ban gaya hai koi chand koi tara
jo chirag bujh gaye hain teri anjuman main jal k

mere dosto Khudara mere sath tum bhi dhundo
vo yahin kahin chupe hain mere gam ka rukh badal k

teri bejhijhak hansi se na kisi ka dil ho maila
ye nagar hai ainon ka yahan sans le sambhal k

aj jane ki zid na karo
yun hi pahlu main baithe raho
haye! mar jayenge, ham to lut jayenge
aisi baten kiya na karo

tum hi socho zara kyun na roke tumhen
jan jati hai jab uthke jate ho tum
tum ko apani kasam jan-e-jan
bat itni meri man lo

waqt ki qaid main zindagi hai magar
chand ghariyan yahi hain jo azad hai
in ko kho kar abhi jan-e-jan
umr bhar na taraste raho

kitna masum-o-rangin hai ye sama
husn aur ishq ki aj meraj hai
kal ki kisko khabar jane-jan
rok lo aj ki rat ko

gesuon ki shikan hai abhi shabnami
aur palkon k saye bhi madahosh hain
husn-e-masum ko jane-jan
bekhudi main na rusva karo

aiye hath uthayen ham bhi
ham jinhen rasm-e-dua yad nahin
ham jinhen soz-e-mohabbat k siwa
koi but, koi khuda yad nahin

aiye arz guzaren ki nigar-e-hasti
zahar-e-imaroz main shirini-e-fardan bhar de
wo jinhen tabe garanbari-e-ayyam nahin
unki palkon pe shab-o-roz ko halka kar de

jinki ankhon ko rukh-e-subh ka yara bhi nahin
unki raton main koi shama munawwar kar de
jin k qadamon ko kisi rah ka sahara bhi nahin
unki nazron pe koi rah ujagar kar de

jinka din pairavi-e-kazbo-riya hai unko
himmat-e-kufr mile, jurat-e-tahaqiq mile
jink sar muntazir-e-teg-e-jafa hain unko
dast-e-qatil ko jhatak dene ki taufiq mile

ishq ka sarr-e-nihan jan-tapan hai jis se
aj iqrar karen aur tapish mit jaye
harf-e-haq dil main khatakta hai jo kante ki tarah
aj izhar karen or khalish mit jaye

aj unhen kuch is tarah ji khol kar dekha kiye
ek hi lamhe mein jaise umr bhar dekha kiye

dil agar betab hai dil ka muqaddar hai yahi
jis qadar thi ham ko taufiq-e-nazar dekha kiye

khudfaroshana ada thi meri surat dekhna
apne hi jalwe ba-andaz-e-digar dekha kiye

nashanas-e-gam faqat dad-e-hunar dete rahe
ham mata-e-gam ko ruswa-e-hunar dekha kiye

dekhne ka ab ye alam hai koi ho ya na ho
ham jidhar dekha kiye pehron udhar dekha kiye

husn ko dekha hai main ne husn ki khatir ?Hafeez?
warna sab apna hi mear-e-nazar dekha kiye

ab to kuch aur bhi andhera hai
ye meri rat ka sawera hai

rahzanon se to bhag nikla tha
ab mujhe rahbaron ne ghera hai

age age chalo tabar walo
abhi jangal bahut ghanera hai

qafila kis ki pairawi mein chale
kaun sab se bara lutera hai

so raho ab ?Hafeez?ji tum bhi
ye nai zindagi ka dera hai

kabhi kitabon mein phul rakhna
kabhi darakhton pe nam likhna
hamein bhi hai yad aj tak wo
nazar se harf-e-salam likhna

wo chand chehre wo behki baten
sulagte din the mehakti raten
wo chote-chote se kagzon par
muhabbaton k payam likhna

gulab chehron se dil lagana
wo chupke chupke nazar milana
wo arzuon k khwab bunna
wo qissa-e-natamam likhna

mere nagar ki hasin fizao
kahin jo un k nishan pao
to puchna ye kahan base ho
kahan hain un ka qayam likhna

gai ruton mein Hassan hamara
bas ek hi to ye mashgala tha
kisi k chehre ko subah kahna
kisi ki zulfon ko sham likhna