Urdu Poets

angrai par angrai leti hai rat judai ki
tum kya samjho tum kya jano bat meri tanhai ki

kaun siyahi ghol raha tha waqt k bahte dariya mein
main ne ankh jhuki dekhi hai aj kisi harjai ki

wasl ki rat na jane kyun israr tha unko jane par
waqt se pahle dub gae taron ne bari danai ki

urte urte as ka panchi dur ufaq mein dub gaya
rote rote baith gai awaz kisi saudai ki

kisi ki ankh jo purnam nahi hai
na samajho ye ke us ko Gam nahi hai

savad-e-dard main tanha khara hun
palat jaun magar mausam nahi hai

samajh main kuch nahi ata kisi k
agarche guftagu mubham nahi hai

sulagta kyun nahi tarik jangal
talab ki lau agar maddham nahi hai

ye basti hai sitam parvar digan ki
yaha koi kisi se kam nahi hai

kinara dusara dariya ka jaise
vo sathi hai magar mahram nahi hai

dilon ki raushani bujhne na dena
vajud-e-tiragi mahkam nahi hai

main tum ko chah kar pachta raha hun
koi is zaKhm ka marham nahi hai

jo koi sun sake ?Amjad? to suna dena
ba-juz ek baz gasht-e-Gam nahi hai

age bare na qissa-e-ishq-e-butan se ham
sab kuch kaha magar na khule razdan se ham

ab bhagte hain saya-e-ishq-e-butan se ham
kuch dil se hain dare hue kuch asman se ham

hanste hain us k giriya-e-beikhtiyar par
bhule hain bat kah k koi razadan se ham

ab shauq se bigar k baten kiya karo
kuch pa gaye hain ap ki tarz-e-bayan se ham

jannat mein tu nahin agar ye zakhm-e-teg-e-ishq
badlenge tujhko zindagi-e-jawidan se ham

mohabbat ka junun baqi nahin hai
musalmanon mein khun baqi nahin hai

safen kaj, dil pareshan, sajda bezuk
k jazba-e-andrun baqi nahin hai

ragon mein lahu baqi nahin hai
wo dil, wo awaz baqi nahin hai

namaz-o-roza-o-qurbani-o-haj
ye sab baqi hai tu baqi nahin hai

wo koi aur na tha chand Khushk patte the
shajar se tut k jo fasl-e-gul pe roye the

abhi abhi tumhain socha to kuch na yad aya
abhi abhi to ham ek-dusare se bichre the

tumhare bad chaman par jab ik nazar dali
kali kali main Khizan k chirag jalate the

tamam umr wafa ke gunahgar rahe
ye aur bat ki ham adami to ache the

shab-e-Khamosh ko tanhai ne zaban de di
pahar gunjte the dasht sansanate the

wo ek bar mare jin ko tha hayat se pyar
jo zindagi se gurezan the roz marte the

naye Khayal ab ate hain dhal ke zahan main
hamare dil main kabhi khet lahlahate the

ye irtiqa ka chalan hai k har zamane main
purane log naye admi se darte the

?Nadeem? jo bhi mulaqat thi adhuri thi
k ek chehre ke piche hazar chehre the

ajnabi khauf fizaon main basa ho jaise
shahar ka shahar hi aseb zada ho jaise

rat ke pichle pahar ati hain avazain si
dur shahara main koi chiKh raha ho jaise

dar-o-divar pe chai hai udasi aisi
aj har ghar se janaza sa utha ho jaise

muskurata hun pa-e-Khatir-e-ahabab magar
dukh to chehre ki lakiron pe saja ho jaise

ab agar dub gaya bhi to marunga na ?Kamal?
bahte pani pe mera nam likha ho jaise

Dil ajab gumbad k jis main ik kabutar bhi nahin
itna viran to murdaron ka muqaddar bhi nahin

Dabati jati hain mitti main badan ki kashtiyan
dekhane main ye zamin koi samandar bhi nahin

jitne hangame the sukhi tahaniyon se jhar gaye
per par phal bhi nahin angan main patthar bhi nahin

Khushk tahani par parinda hai ki patta hai ?Adeem?
ashiyana bhi nahin jis ka koi par bhi nahin

jitni pyari hain meri dharati jo zanjirain ?Adeem?
itana pyara to kisi dulhan ko zevar bhi nahin

akhiri Tis azamane ko
ji to chaha tha muskurane ko

yad itni bhi sakht jan to nahin
ik gharaunda raha hai dahane ko

sangrezon main dhal gaye ansu
log hansate rahe dikhane ko

zaKhm-e-nagma bhi lau to deta hai
ik diya rah gaya jalane ko

jalane vale to jal bujhe akhir
kaun deta Khabar zamane ko

kitne majbur ho gaye honge
ankahi bat munh pe lane ko

khul ke hansana to sab ko ata hai
log tarasate rahe ik bahane ko

reza reza bikhar gaya insan
dil ki viraniyan jatane ko

hasraton ki panahgahon main
kya thikane hain sar chhupane ko

hath kanTon se kar liye zakhmi
phul balon main ik sajane ko

as ki bat ho ki sans ?Ada?
ye Khilaune hain tuT jane ko

dil hai ainaa-e-hairat se do-chaar aaj kii raat
Gam-e-dauran main hai aks-e-Gam-e-yaar aaj kii raat

aatish-e-gul ko daaman se havaa detii hai
diidanii hai ravish-e-mauj-e-bahaar aaj kii raat

aaj kii raat kaa mahamaa hai malbuus-e-hariir
is chaman-zaar main ugate hain sharar aaj kii raat

main ne farahad kii aaGosh main shiriain dekhii
main ne paravez ko dekhaa sar-e-daar aaj kii raat

jo chaman sarf-e-Khizaan haain vo bulaate hain mujhe
mujhe fursat nahe ai jaan-e-bahaar aaj kii raat

dar-e-yazadain pe bhii jhukatii nahiain is vaqt jabiain
mujh se ankhain na lara aaj kii raat

mashaal-e-sher kaa laayaa hun charhavaa ?Abid?
jagamagaatain haain shahiidon ke mazaar aaj kii raat

sun to sahii jahaan main hai teraa fasaanaa kyaa
kahti hai tujh se Khalq-e-Khudaa Gaibanaa kya

zina saba kaa Dhundati hai apni musht-e-Khaak
baam-e-baland yaar ka hai astana kya

ati hai kis tarah se meri kabz-e-ruuh ko
dekhun to maut dhund rahe hai bahana kya

betab hai kamal hamara dil-e-aziim
mahmaan saray-e-jism ka hoga ravana kya