Dayar-e-noor meN teeraaH shaboN ka saathi ho
Koi to ho jo meri wahshatoN ka saathi ho
MaiN usse jhuTT bhi boluN to mujh se sach bole
Mere mizaaj k sab mousamoN ka saathi ho
Wo mere naam ki nisbat se mo’tabar thahre
Gali gali meri ruswaaiyon kaa saathi ho
MaiN us k hath na aauN wo mera ho k rahe
MaiN gir [...]
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Kuchh bhi nahiN, koi nahiN, khaab k ekhtiyaar meN
Raat guzaar dee gayii !!! subh k intezaar meN
Baab e ataa k saamne, ahl e kamaal ka hujoom
Jin ko tha sarkashi pe naaz, woh bhi usi qataar meN
Aayega aayegaa wo din, ho k rahega har hisaab
Waqt bhi intezaar meN, khalq bhi intezaar meN
Jaise fasaad e khuun se [...]
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Mere khudaa mujhe itnaa to mo’tabar kar de
MaiN jis makaan meN rahtaa huuN usko ghar kar de
Yah roshnii ke ta’aaqub meN bhaagtaa huaa din
Jo thak gayaa hai to ab isko muKhtasar kar de
MaiN zindagii ki dua maangne lagaa huN bahut
Jo ho sake to duaaoN ko be-asar kar de
Sitaara-e-sahrii Duubne ko aayaa hai
Zaraa koii mere suuraj [...]
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Jaisaa huN vaisaa kyuuN huN samjhaa saktaa thaa maiN
Tumne puuchhaa to hotaa, batlaa saktaa thaa maiN
Aasuudaa rahne kii Khaahish maar gayii varnaa
Aage aur bahut aage tak jaa saktaa thaa maiN!
ChhoTii moTii ek lahar hii thii mere andar
Ek lahar se kyaa tuufaan uThaa saktaa thaa maiN
KahiN kahiN se kuchh misr’e, ek aadh Ghazal, kuchh she’r
Is puunjii [...]
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Posted in Iftekhar Arif on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Samajh rahe haiN magar bolne ka yaaraa nahiiN
Jo hamse mil ke bichhaR jaaye, vo hamara nahiiN
SamandaroN ko bhii hairat huii ki doobte waqt
kisii ko hamne madad ke liye pukaaraa nahiiN
Jo ham nahiiN the to phir kaun thaa sar-e-bazaar
Jo kah rahaa thaa ki biknaa hameN gavaaraa nahiiN
Abhii se barf ulajhne lagii hai baaloN se
Abhii to qarz-e-maah-o-saal [...]
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