Ghazal

dard-e-dil soz-e-jigar yaad aaya

jab tiraa tir-e-nazar yaad aaya

khaana-barbaad vahaan ab kyaa hai

kaun si baat pe ghar yaad aaya

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hai koi mai-kash na baada hai na paimaane kaa naam

muft mein badnaam kar rakkhaa hai maikhaane kaa naam

dusraa kyaa aur hotaa aise viraane kaa naam

dasht-e-vahshat hai munaasib mere kaashaane kaa naam

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nizaam-e-har-do-aalam intizaam-e-vusat-e-dil hai

ye jo kuchh hai vahi sab kuchh hai sab kuchh is mein shaamil hai

mujhe aataa hai har mushkil ko aasaani banaa lenaa

mujhe mushkil nahin mushkil baDi mushkil ye mushkil hai

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naa vo masarrat gunaah mein hai na vo kashish ab savaab mein hai

kharaab-e-saamaan-e-zindagi sab jahaan ki bazm-e-kharaab mein hai

hasin be-shak hai bazm-e-anjum qamar bhi haan kuchh hisaab mein hai

magar yahaan tu hi tu hai yaktaa savaal tere javaab mein hai

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matlab na subh se na gharaz koi shaam se

apni to zindagi hai faqat daur-e-jaam se

vaaqif hai kaun ghuncha-o-gul ke maqaam se

sehn-e-chaman mein phaile hue hain jo daam se

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rasm-o-niyaaz-e-naaz se ek maqaam par gayaa

husn se jo na ho sakaa ishq vo kaam kar gayaa

dair gayaa haram gayaa aur kidhar kidhar gayaa

main bhi talaash-e-yaar mein had se pare guzar gayaa

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bazm-e-nashaat-o-aish kaa saamaan liye hue

aai sabaa bahaar-e-gulistaan liye hue

uDtaa phiraa junun ye saamaan liye hue

yaani hamaare jeb-o-garebaan liye hue

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masarrat kaa hamesha ek hi aalam nahin hotaa

karam hotaa to hai un kaa magar paiham nahin hotaa

khushi kaa gham jinhein hotaa hai samjho gham-nasib un ko

jinhein gham ki khushi hoti hai un ko gham nahin hotaa

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kaar-e-junun ki chaaraagar kuchh tujhe aagahi nahin

daaman-e-taar-taar mein kaar-e-rafu-gari nahin

naaz-o-niyaaz mein kahaan aalam-e-sarmadi nahin

husn bhi aarzi nahin ishq bhi aarzi nahin

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kab zamaana saazgaar-e-khaatir-e-naa-saaz thaa

kis kaa dam bharte hamaaraa dam hi jab dam-baaz thaa

kyaa bataaun bazm kaa un ki ajab andaaz thaa

aashnaa-e-raaz bhi naa-aashnaa-e-raaz thaa

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jo vahshat ki yahi hai kaar-farmaai to kyaa hogaa

khizaan aae to kyaa hogaa bahaar aai to kyaa hogaa

mire taar-e-garebaan se sadaa aai to kyaa hogaa

hui jaama-dari se un ki rusvaai to kyaa hogaa

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hai koi mutrib na koi saaz hai

bas miraa naghma miri aavaaz hai

aadmi kaa kab koi hamraaz hai

meraa apnaa to yahi andaaz hai

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nigaar-khaana-e-bazm-e-jahaan ki baat karo

sharaab-o-sabza-o-aab-e-ravaan ki baat karo

qafas ke daur mein khatm aashiyaan ki baat karo

yahin guzarti hai ab to yahaan ki baat karo

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vajud-e-be-haqiqat par na itnaa shaadmaan hotaa

jo asraar-e-haqiqat kaa bhi insaan raaz-daan hotaa

mujhe teri khushi thi kyon gham-e-sud-o-ziyaan hotaa

tire hote jo ye hotaa to jiinaa raaegaan hotaa

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kis barte par armaanon ki basti phailaai jaati hai

phaili hui duniyaa kyaa jaanein kis din mangvaai jaati hai

jo khun-e-jigar mein aataa hai bah jaataa hai vo aankhon se

ham roz kamaae jaate hain aur roz kamaai jaati hai

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ik haqiqat ki jhalak yuun to har andaaz mein hai

phir haqiqat jise kahte hain abhi raaz mein hai

saaz-baaz ahl-e-nazar jalva-gah-e-naaz mein hai

ik ishaara hai jo chashm-e-ghalat-andaaz mein hai

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udaasi kyaa bataaun apne ghar ki

fazaa khaamosh hai ab baam-o-dar ki

talaash aur vo bhi husn-e-rahguzar ki

kahaan takmil ho zauq-e-nazar ki

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miri zindagi kaa ye haal thaa yahi shakl-e-raah-ravi rahi

ki na gham kaa gham hi rahaa kabhi na khushi ki mujh ko khushi rahi

na vo parda-daar hai raaz mein na kisi ki parda-daari rahi

jo paDe the parde sab uTh gae magar ab bhi jalvagari rahi

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un se zahe-nasib mulaaqaat ho gai

bole bhi kuchh nahin to baDi baat ho gai

aashiq fareb-e-vaada-e-fardaa mein aa gayaa

jaise tumhaari baat koi baat ho gai

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ham se na puchhiye ki kidhar dekhte rahe

thi dekhne ki chiiz jidhar dekhte rahe

ahl-e-havas ko diid mayassar nahin hui

jalve ko un ke ahl-e-nazar dekhte rahe

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nazr-e-tauba ham kareinge mai-parasti ek din

DhunDhti rah jaaegi ye bazm-e-masti ek din

gham na kar khushiyaan na aaeingi to gham aa jaaeinge

bas hi jaaegi kisi se dil ki basti ek din

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kahaan sadme nahin hote kahaan maatam nahin hotaa

koi aisaa bhi hai duniyaa mein jis ko gham nahin hotaa

masarrat kaa hamesha ek hi aalam nahin hotaa

karam hotaa to hai un kaa magar paiham nahin hotaa

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duniyaa vahi hai aur vahi saamaan-e-zindagi

lekin badalte rahte hain unvaan-e-zindagi

kyaa kaam kar rahaa hai ye mehmaan-e-zindagi

bhartaa hai kyuun gunaah se daamaan-zindagi

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kisi ki yaad ko apnaa shiaar kar leinge

fazaa-e-dahr ko ham saazgaar kar leinge

ham apne gham ko khushi mein shumaar kar leinge

khizaan ke daur mein jashn-e-bahaar kar leinge

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