Urdu Poets

ginti ke mere yaar hain aur yaar bhi kitne
choTi si kahani ke hon kirdaar bhi kitne

munkir ko wazahat ke takaluf ki zaroorat
thoRe se to inkaar hain inkaar bhi kitne

aese bhi nahin hain ke usay jeet ke lauTen
maana zara hoshyaar hain, hoshyaar bhi kitne

khuda ko logon ke nazdeek lana chahta tha
main apne gaon main masjid banana chahtha tha

kuch is liye bhi meri khudkushi zaroori thi
main aik umar ka jhagRa miTaana chahta tha

main chahta tha woh rotay main muskura uthe
main us ki aankh se misra churana chahta tha

kisi mazaar ki zeenat bana diya gaya hai
main jis charagh ko suraj banana chahta tha

main is liye bhi zara fasle pe theher gaya
woh mujh se mil ke bohat door jana chahta tha

main chahta tha ke woh mujh se dil ki baat kare
main aik ghaar se pathar haTana chahta tha

ab us ki aankh nahin lag rahi kahin aami
jo saray sheher ki neendain uRana chahta tha

neend ati nahin hai sone ko
ik bahana mila hai rone ko

tujh ko bhi alvida kiya hum ne
aur kya reh gaya hai khone ko

charaagh jalne lage to hawaa nahin deta
faqeer hoon main kabhi baddua nahin deta

to kya isi liye duniya nahin tawazun main
woh jurm dekh ke foran sazaa nahin deta

zaroor lutf ka pehlu hai mere jalne main
wagarna uth ke mujhe woh bhujha nahin deta

tu aik bar to kehta ke kash aesa ho
main asmaan zameen se mila nahin deta

yeh kitna waazeh ishara hai bakht Ddhalne ka
main bheek doon to bhikari dua nahin deta

main khaali hath kabhi lauT-ta nahin miqdad
mujhe khushi ke elawa woh kya nahin deta

sher kehne ki aagahi aye
kash lafzon main dilkashi aye

itni sajeedgi bhi kya karni
koi mar jaye to hansi aye

waqt barbaad ho raha ho mera
aur tohfe main ik ghaRri aye

main khuda se mukaalma chahoon
baat karne ko aadmi aye

saans ka bojh nahin aur lage bhaari bhi
apna dushman bhi main khud, khud se meri yaari bhi

kaam karne ki bhi taufeeq nahin hoti mujhe
mujh se dekhi nahin jaati meri bekaari bhi

samne hai woh magar chhu nahin sakta main usse
hai sahulat bhi muyassar mujhe dushwaari bhi

yeh rawaiya bhi mere sath ajab hai mera
kahin jana bhi nahin aur hai tayaari bhi

jaane wale ko sadaa deta nahin dekhta hoon
bewaqoofi bhi main karta hoon samajhdaari bhi

waqt ka zang badal de ga tere lehje ko
kund ho jaye gi yeh talwaar do dhaari bhi

hamare sar ka jaane kya bana phir
tumhare dar ka jaane kya bana phir

haqeeqat ban gaya kirdaar mera
kahanigar ka jaane kya bana phir

humen tha apne mar jane se matlab
tere khanjar ka jaane kya bana phir

tamashayi sabhi ghar laut aye
khule manzar ka jaane kya bana phir

imaan se batlayen to kya kuch nahin kehti
kehne ko humen khalq e khuda kuch nahin kehti

karti hai faqat mayal awargi hum ko
mu se to kabhi ghar ki fizaa kuch nahin kehti

har moRr pe kehti hai mujhe meri sharafat
kya tujh ko zamane ki hawa kuch nahin kehti

main hoon ke usse kosta phirta hoon shab o roz
woh hai ke sar -e- farsh -e- azaa kuch nahin kehti

badzan to nahin hum se kahin gardish e doraan
kyun tanz o malamat main naya kuch nahin kehti

hijr khud hi haraam karta hai
khud hi qaayam nizaam karta hai

teri yadon ke taur par aksar
wajd main dil kalaam karta hai

dekh kar shaam ne kiya sajda
aayina bhi taam karta hai

ashk behte nahin main pyasa hoon
kon pani haraam karta hai

ishq daftar ka woh mulazim hoon
jo moatal hai kaam karta hai

jaan pehchan baRrh gayi itni
hijar jhuk kar salaam karta hai

tera nashad jee udasi se
ehtraman kalaam karta hai

azaadi ko Ttaal rakha hai saalon par
kuch vaadon ki gard jammi hai taalon par

dhoop chhanni hai jaali wali khiRrki se
aur jaali ka naqsha us ke gaalon par

machli ne khush ho kar paani tyaag diya
machyaaron ka khoon laga tha jaalon par

dDhalti umar ne har ik yaad chupa li hai
bas ik jhoot ka rang chaRrha hai baalon par

maan ne mujh ko aaj kuch aese dekha hai
jaise rab ka dheyan paRre bad-haalon par