Poetry

baad muddat unhe.n dekh kar yuu.N lagaa

baad muddat unhe.n dekh kar yuu.N lagaa
jaise betaab dil ko qaraar aa gaya
aarazuuo.n ke gul muskuraane lage
jaise gul_shan me.n jaan-e-bahaar aa gayaa

tashnaa nazare.n milii.n shoKh nazaro.n se jab
mai barasane lagii jaam bharane lagaa
saaqiiyaa aaj terii zaruurat nahii.n
bin piye bin pilaaye Khumaar aa gayaa

raat sone lagii subah hone lagii
shammaa bujhane lagii dil machalane lage
vaqt kii raushanii me.n nahaa_ii hu_ii
zindagii pe ajab saa nikhaar aa gayaa
har taraf mastiyaa.N har taraf dil_kashii
muskuraate dilo.n me.n Khushii hii Khushii
kitanaa chaahaa magar phir bhii uTh na sakaa
terii mahafil me.n jo ek baar aa gayaa

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baat nikalegii to phir duur talak jaayegii

baat nikalegii to phir duur talak jaayegii
log bevajah udaasii kaa sabab puuchhe.nge
ye bhii puuchhe.ge ki tum itanii pareshaa.N kyuu.N ho
u.ngaliyaa.N uThe.ngii sukhe huye baalo.n kii taraf
ik nazar dekhe.nge guzare huye saalo.n kii taraf
chu.Diyo.n par bhii ka_ii tanz kiye jaaye.nge
kaa.Npate haatho.n pe bhii fikre kase jaaye.nge
log zaalim hai.n har ik baat kaa taanaa de.nge
baato.n baato.n me.n meraa zikr bhii le aaye.nge
unakii baato.n kaa zaraa saa bhii asar mat lenaa
varnaa chehare ke taasur se samajh jaaye.nge
chaahe kuchh bhii ho savaalaat na karanaa unase
mere baare me.n ko_ii baat na karanaa unase
baat nikalegii to phir duur talak jaayegii

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badalate vaqt kaa ik sil_silaa saa lagataa hai

badalate vaqt kaa ik sil_silaa saa lagataa hai
ke jab bhii dekho use duusaraa-saa lagataa hai
tumhaaraa husn kisii aadamii kaa husn nahii.n
kisii buzurg kii sachchii duaa saa lagataa hai
terii nigaah ko tamiiz rang-o-nuur kahaa.N
mujhe to Khuun bhii rang-e-hinaa saa lagataa hai
damaaG-o-dil ho.n agar mutma_ii.n to chhaao.n hai dhuup
thape.Daa luu kaa bhii ThanDii havaa saa lagataa hai
[mutma_ii.n = content/satisfied; luu = hot summer breeze]
vo chhat pe aa gayaa betaab ho ke aaKhir
Khudaa bhii aaj shariik-e-duaa saa lagataa hai
tumhaaraa haath jo aayaa hai haath me.n mere
ab aitabaar kaa mausam haraa-saa lagataa hai
nikal ke dekho kabhii nafarato.n ke pinjare se
tamaam shahar kaa "Manzar" khulaa saa lagataa hai

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