Woh!!!

Manzile bhi uski thi,
Rasta bhi uska tha.
Ek main akela tha,
Kafila bhi uska tha..
Sath-Sath chalne ki soch bhi usee ki thi,
Fir raasta badalne ka
faisla bhi uska tha…
Aaj kyun akela hoon,
Dil sawal karta hai,
Log sare uske the,
Kya KHUDA bhi uska tha….?

Kehna Usse

Rista raha dil se khoon.

Lab magar hanste rahe,

Kar gaya barbaad mujhko,

Yeh hunar, kehna usse..

Woh na samjha hai, na samjhega

Magar, kehna usse

Kopalein phir phoot aayin,

shaakh par kehna usse.

Sung by Mehndi Hassan, this ghazal says it all. I sometimes marvel at the poets who have penned these wonderful lines. To convey such emotions in so simple words is an art that comes as a gift of God.

Shakeel Badayuni – Mere Ham-nafas Mere Ham-navaa

Another one of my personal favourites.

Mere ham-nafas, mere ham-navaa, mujhe dost banke daga na de
main hun dard-e-ishq se jaan_valab, mujhe zindagi ki dua na de

Mere daag-e-dil se hai raushani, usi raushani se hai zindagi
mujhe dar hai aye mere chaaraagar, ye charaag tu hi bujha na de

Mujhe chhod de mere haal par, tera kyaa bharosa hai chaaraagar
ye teri nawaazish-e-muktasar, mera dard aur badha na de

Meraa azm itana baland hai ke paraaye sholon ka dar nahi,

mujhe khauf aatish-e-gul se hai, ye kahin chaman ko jalaa na de

Wo uthe hain leke hom-o-subuu, arey o ‘Shakeel’ kahan hai tu
tera jaam lene ko bazm mein, koi aur hath badha na de.

You can read more urdu shers and gazals on

http://www.urdupoetry.com/

Khat

Kuch sher khaton pe…

Yeh ek gazal hai jo bahut pehle suni thi..

Jab tere khat ko seene se lagaya humne,

Dil par ek dil ko dhadakta hua paaya humne.

Tu to nafrat bhi na kar payega utni humse,

Jitni shiddat se tera pyaar nibhaya humne.

Aur yeh Galib ki kalam se..

Qasid ke aate aate, khat ek aur likh rakhoon,

Main jaanta hoon jo woh likgenge jawab mein!

Hum Dono

Kabhi khud pe, kabhi haalaat pe ronaa aayaa
Baat nikalee to, har  ek baat pe ronaa aayaa

Hum to samjhe the ke hum bhool gaye hain unko
Kyaa huaa aaj ye kis baat pe ronaa aayaa

Kis liye jeete hain hum kis ke liye jeete hain
baarahaa aise sawalaat pe ronaa aayaa

Kaun rotaa hai kisee aur kee khaatir aye dost,
sab ko apani hee kisee baat pe ronaa aayaa

— Sahir

Kabhi kaha na kisi se

Kabhi kaha na kisi se tere fasane ko,

Na jane kaise khabar ho gayi zamane ko!

Suna hai gair ki mehfil mein tum na jaoge,

Kaho to aaj saja loon Garib-khaane ko!

Dua Bahaar ki maangi to itne phool khile,

Kahin jagah na mili mere aashiyane ko!

Dabaa ke chal diye sab qabra mein duaa na salaam

Zaraa si der mein kya ho gaya zamaane ko!

Ab aage is mein tumhaara bhi naam aayegaa,

Jo hukm ho to yahin chhod doon fasaane ko !
‘Qamar’ zaraa bhi nahi tujhko Khauf-e-rusavaai,

Chale ho chaandani shab mein unhein manaane ko!!

——-Qamar Jalalabadi