Ghazal

fariyaad bhi hai su-e-adab apne shahr mein

ham phir rahe hain mohr-ba-lab apne shahr mein

ab kyaa dayaar-e-ghair mein DhunDein ham aashnaa

apne to ghair ho gae sab apne shahr mein

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kis samt le gaiin mujhe is dil ki dhaDkanein

pichhe pukaarti rahin manzil ki dhaDkanein

go tere iltifaat ke qaabil nahin magar

milti hain tere dil se mire dil ki dhaDkanein

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har haqiqat ko gumaan tak sochun

main bahaaron ko khizaan tak sochun

guftugu talkh haqaaeq se bhi ho

khvaab hi khvaab kahaan tak sochun

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bastiyaan ho gaiin benaam-o-nishaan raaton-raat

aise tufaan bhi aae hain yahaan raaton-raat

ji mein aataa hai ki taabir tujhi se puchhein

ho gayaa khvaab tiraa jism-e-javaan raaton-raat

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jafaaein bakhsh ke mujh ko miri vafaa maangein

vo mere qatl kaa mujh hi se khun-bahaa maangein

ye dil hamaare liye jis ne ratjage kaaTe

ab is se baDh ke koi dost tujh se kyaa maangein

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tiri talab thi tire aastaan se lauT aae

khizaan-nasib rahe gulsitaan se lauT aae

ba-sad-yaqin baDhe hadd-e-gumaan se lauT aae

dil o nazar ke taqaaze kahaan se lauT aae

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tujh se mil kar is qadar apnon se begaane hue

ab to pahchaane nahin jaate hain pahchaane hue

but jinhein ham ne taraashaa aur khudaai saunp di

aa gae hain saamne patthar vahi taane hue

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ik tajassus dil mein hai ye kyaa huaa kaise huaa

jo kabhi apnaa na thaa vo ghair kaa kaise huaa

main ki jis ki main ne to dekhaa na thaa sochaa na thaa

sochtaa huun vo sanam meraa khudaa kaise huaa

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pahli mohabbaton ke zamaane guzar gae

saahil pe ret chhoD ke dariyaa utar gae

teri anaa niyaaz ki kirnein bujhaa gai

jazbe jo dil mein ubhre the sharminda kar gae

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hai garm mulkon kaa suraj tire jalaal ki gard

ghurur-e-kaahkashaan hai tire jamaal ki gard

mohabbaton ke kharaabon mein dhuup kam nikli

kabhi judaai ke kohre kabhi malaal ki gard

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fazaa kaa zarra zarra ishq ki tasvir thaa kal shab jahaan main thaa

main khud apni nazar mein saahib-e-tauqir thaa kal shab jahaan main thaa

jise dekhaa vo divaana thaa naqsh-e-dilnashin ke husn-e-aadil kaa

jise sochaa fanaa ke rang ki tafsir thaa kal shab jahaan main thaa

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vaa chashm-e-tamaashaa lab-e-izhaar silaa hai

koi pas-e-divaar mujhe dekh rahaa hai

miTTi to miri mar bhi chuki zinda sadaa hai

main chup huun magar dard miraa bol rahaa hai

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koi kali hai na ghuncha na gul baraa-e-sabaa

chaman mein kaanTe hain daaman bachaa ke aae sabaa

na ab tilism-e-bahaaraan na ab fusun-e-jamaal

vo lamhe khvaab hue khvaab bhuul jaae sabaa

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aarzuein naa-rasaai ru-ba-ru main aur tu

kyaa ajab qurbat thi vo bhi main na tu main aur tu

jhuTpuTaa khuni ufuq ki vusatein khaamoshiyaan

faasle do peD tanhaa hu-ba-hu main aur tu

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vahshaton kaa kabhi shaidaai nahin thaa itnaa

jaise ab huun tiraa saudaai nahin thaa itnaa

baar-haa dil ne tiraa qurb bhi chaahaa thaa magar

aaj ki tarah tamannaai nahin thaa itnaa

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insaan huun ghir gayaa huun zamin ke khudaaon mein

ab bastiyaan basaaungaa jaa kar khalaaon mein

yaadon ke naqsh kanda hain naamon ke ruup mein

ham ne bhi din guzaare darakhton ki chhaanv mein

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kaisi chali hai ab ke havaa tere shahr mein

bande bhi ho gae hain khudaa tere shahr mein

tu aur harim-e-naaz mein paa-basta-e-hinaa

ham phir rahe hain aabla-paa tere shahr mein

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jab us zulf ki baat chali

Dhalte Dhalte raat Dhali

un aankhon ne luuT ke bhi

apne uupar baat na li

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