darakht haath hilaate the rahnumaai ko — Iqbal Ashhar Quraishi

darakht haath hilaate the rahnumaai ko
musaafiron ne to kuchh bhi nahin kahaa mujh se

Urdu

درخت ہاتھ ہلاتے تھے رہنمائی کو
مسافروں نے تو کچھ بھی نہیں کہا مجھ سے

Hindi

दरख़्त हाथ हिलाते थे रहनुमाई को
मुसाफिरों ने तो कुछ भी नहीं कहा मुझ से

khud ko jab bhuul se jaate hain to yuun lagtaa hai
zindagi tere azaabon se nikal aae hain

— Iqbal Ashhar Quraishi

sataayaa aaj munaasib jagah pe baarish ne
isi bahaane Thahar jaaein us kaa ghar hai yahaan

— Iqbal Ashhar Quraishi

'ashhar' bahut si pattiyaan shaakhon se chhin gaiin
tafsir kyaa karein ki havaa tez ab bhi hai

— Iqbal Ashhar Quraishi

jo log lauT ke khud mere paas aae hain
vo puchhte hain ki 'ashhar' yahin pe ab tak ho

— Iqbal Ashhar Quraishi

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

— Muzaffar Abdali

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

— Aabid Adeeb

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

— Anjum Khaleeq

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

— Iqbal Sajid

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

— Khumar Barabankavi

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

— Aabid Adeeb