Urdu Poets

chal diye uth k su-e-shahar-e-wafa ku-e-habib
puch lena tha kisi khak basar se pehle

ishq pehle bhi kiya hijr ka gam bhi dekha
itne tarpe hain na ghabraye na tarse pehle

ji bahalta hi nahin ab koi saat koi pal
rat dhalti hi nahin char pahar se pehle

ham kisi dar pe na thithak na kahin dastak di
saikaron dar the meri jan tere dar se pehle

chand se ankh mili ji ka ujala jaga
ham ko so bar hui subah sahar se pehle

khwab ki tarah bikhar jane ko ji chahta hai
aisi tanhai k mar jane ko ji chahta hai

ghar ki wehshat se larzta hun magar jane kyon
sham hoti hai to ghar jane ko ji chahta hai

dub jaun to koi mauj nishan tak na bataye
aisi nadi mein utar jane ko ji chahta hai

kabhi mil jaye to raste ki thakan jag pare
aisi manzil se guzar jane ko ji chahta hai

wahi paiman jo kabhi ji ko khush aya tha bahut
usi paiman se mukar jane ko ji chahta hai

agar yon hi ye dil satata rahega
to ik din mera ji hi jata rahega

main jata hun dil ko tere pas chore
meri yad tujhko dilata rahega

gali se teri dil ko le to chala hun
main pahunchunga jab tak ye ata rahega

qafas main koi tum se ai ham-safiron
khabar kal ki hamko sunata rahega

khafa ho k ai ?Dard? mar to chala tu
kahan tak gam apna chupata rahega

bimar hain to ab dam-e-isa kahan se aye
us dil main dard-e-shauq-o-tamanna kahan se aye

bekar shara-e-lafz-o-mani se fayeda
jab tu nahin to shahar main tujh sa kahan se aye

har chashm sang-e-khizb-o-adawat se surkh hai
ab admi ko zindagi karna kahan se aye

wahshat hawas ki chat gai khak-e-jism ko
be-dar gharon main shaql ka saya kahan se aye

jar se ukhar gaye to badalati ruton se kya
be-ab ainon main sarapa kahan se aye

sayon pe aitamad se ukta gaya hai ji
tufan main zindagi ka bharosa kahan se aye

gam k thapere le gaye nagin se lambe bal
raton main jangalon ka wo saya kahan se aye

?Naheed? faishanon ne chupaye hain aib bhi
chashmain na hon to ankh ka parda kahan se aye

ablapa koi is dasht main aya hoga
warna andhi main diya kis ne jalaya hoga

zarre zarre pe jare honge kunware sajde
ek ek but ko Khuda us ne banaya hoga

pyas jalte huye kanton ki bujhai hogi
riste pani ko hatheli pe sajaya hoga

mil gaya hoga agar koi sunahari patthar
apna tuta hua dil yad to aya hoga

khun k chinte kahin poch na len rehron se
kis ne wirane ko gulzar banaya hoga

a jayen ham nazar jo koi dam bahut hai yan
mohlat basan-e-barq-o-sharar kam bahut hai yan

yak lahza sina kobi se fursat hamein nahin
yani ki dil ke jane ka matam bahut hai yan

ham rah rawan-e-rah-e-fana der rah chuke
waqfa basan-e-subh koi dam bahut hai yan

hasil hai kya siwaye tarai ke dahar mein
uth asman tale se ke shabnam bahut hai yan

is butkade mein mani ka kis se karen sawal
adam nahin surat-e-adam bahur hai yan

ajaz-e-isawi se nahin bahs ishq mein
teri hi bat jan-e-mujassim bahut hai yan

mere hilak karne ka gam hai abas tumhen
tum shad zindagani karo gam bahut hai yan

shayad ke kam subh tak apana khinchena ?Mir?
ahawal aj sham se darham bahut hai yan

Dar to mujhe kiska hai k main kuch nahin kahta
par hal ye afshan hai k main kuch nahin kahta

naseh ye gila hai k main kuch nahin kahta
tu kab meri sunta hai k main kuch nahin kahta

kuch gair se honthon main kahe hai pe jo pucho
to wahin mukarta hai k main kuch nahin kahta

naseh ko jo chahun to abhi thik bana dun
par khauf Khuda ka hai k main kuch nahin kahta

chup k se tere milne ka ghar walon main tere
is waste charcha hai k main kuch nahin kahta

ai charagaro qabil-e-darman nahin ye dard
warna mujhe sauda hai k main kuch nahin kahta

har waqt hai dushnam har ek bat pe tana
phir is pe bhi kahta hai k main kuch nahin kahta

?Momin? ba-Khuda sihar bayani ka jabhi tak
har ek ko dawa hai k main kuch nahin kahta

ab k barsat ki rut aur bhi bharkili hai
jism se ag nikalti hai, qaba gili hai

sochta hun k ab anjam-e-safar kya hoga
log bhi kanch k hain, rah bhi pathrili hai

shiddat-e-karb main to hansna karb hai mera
hath hi sakht hain zanjir kahan dhili hai

gard ankhon main sahi dag to chehre pe nahi
lafz dhundhale hain magar fikr to chamkili hai

ghol deta hai samaat main wo mitha lahja
kis ko malum k ye qind bhi zahrili hai

pahle rag-rag se meri khun nichora us ne
ab ye kahata hai k rangat hi meri pili hai

mujhko be-rang hi na karde kahin rang itne
sabz mausam hai, hawa surkh, fiza nili hai

meri parwaz kisi ko nahi bhati to na bhaye
kya karun zehan ?Muzaffar? mera jibraili ha

naye kapre badal kar jaun kahan aur bal banaun kis k liye
wo shakhs to shahar hi chor gaya ab khak uraun kis k liye

jis dhup ki dil ko thandak thi wo dhup usi k sath gai
in jalti bujhti galiyon main ab khak uraun kis k liye

wo shahar main tha to us k liye auron se milna parta tha
ab aise-waise logon k main naz uthaun kis k liye

ab shahar main is ka badal hi nahi koi waisa jan-e-gazal hi nahi
aiwan-e-gazal main lafzon k guldan sajaun kis k liye

muddat se koi aya na gaya sunsan pari hai ghar ki faza
in khali kamron main ?Nasir? ab shamma jalaun kis k liye

bedili se hansne ko khush-dili na samjha jaye
gam se jalte chehre ko raushni na samjha jaye

gaha gaha wahshat main ghar ki simt jata hun
isko dasht-e-hairat se wapsi na samjha jaye

lakh khushguman duniya bahimi talluq ko
dosti kahen lekin dosti na samjha jaye

ham to bas ye kahte hain roz jine marne ko
ap chahen kuch samjhen zindagi na samjha jaye

khak karne walon ki kya ajib khwahish thi
khak hone walon ko khak hi na samjha jaye