kuchh is adaa se milate ho jaanaa.N kabhii kabhii
kuchh is adaa se milate ho jaanaa.N kabhii kabhii
kaa.NTe bhii lagane lagate hai.n kaliyaa.N kabhii kabhii
jab zabt-e-Gam dil pe na jaanaa.N ko_ii rahaa
motii sajaa liye hai.n sar-e-mizsh_gaa.N kabhi kabhii
shaayad ke naaKhudaa ko bhii logo Khabar na thii
ruKh apanaa mo.D letaa hai tuufaa.N kabhii kabhii
kuchh yuu.N lagaa ki husn sitaaro.n me.n ghir gayaa
dekhii jo un kii maa.Ng me.n afshaa.N kabhii kabhii
dil par lagii jo choT to jii bhar ke ro liye
yuu.N bhii kiyaa hai dard kaa daramaa.N kabhii kabhii
naadaa.N ho is qadar tumhe ye bhii Khabar nahii.n
chalataa hai masalehat se biii insaa.N kabhii kabhii
tum un ko kyaa kahoge jo jhuuThii anaa ke saath
dekhe gaye libaas me.n uriyaa.N kabhii kabhii
iisaar me.n vafaa me.n aqiidat me.n pyaar me.n
‘Ejaz’ vo lagaa hai numaayaa.N kabhii kabhii
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yuu.N na mil mujh se Khafaa ho jaise
saath chal mauj-e-sabaa ho jaise
log yuu.N dekh kar ha.Ns dete hai.n
tuu mujhe bhuul gayaa ho jaise
ishq ko shirk kii had tak na ba.Daa
yuu.N na mil hamase Khudaa ho jaise
maut bhii aa_ii to is naaz ke saath
mujhape ehasaan kiyaa ho jaise
aise a.njaan bane baiThe ho
tum ko kuchh bhii na pataa ho jaise
hichakiyaa.N raat ko aatii hii rahii.n
tuu ne phir yaad kiyaa ho jaise
zindagii biit rahii hai “daanish”
ek bejurm sazaa ho jaise
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sirf ashk-o-tabassum me.n ulajhe rahe
hamane dekhaa nahii.n zindagii kii taraf
raat Dhalate jab unakaa Khayaal aa gayaa
Tik-Tikii ba.Ndh ga_ii chaa.Ndanii kii taraf
kaun saa jurm hai,kyaa sitam ho gayaa
aa.Nkh agar uTh ga_ii, aap hii kii taraf
jaane vo multafit ho.n kidhar bazm me.n
aa.Nsuuo.n kii taraf yaa ha.Nsii kii taraf
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purasish-e-Gam kaa shukriyaa, kyaa tujhe aagahii nahii.n
tere baGair zindagii dard hai, zindagii nahii.n
[aagahii=knowledge]
daur thaa ek guzar gayaa, nashaa thaa ek utar gayaa
ab vo muqaam hai jahaa.N shikvaa-e-beruKhii nahii.n
tere sivaa karuu.N pasa.nd kyaa terii qaayanaat me.n
dono.n jahaa.N kii ne_amate.n, qiimat-e-ba.ndagii nahii.n
laakh zamaanaa zulm Dhaaye, vaqt na vo Khudaa dikhaaye
jab mujhe ho yaqii.n ki tuu haasil-e-zindagii nahii.n
dil kii shaguftagii ke saath raahat-e-mayakadaa ga_ii
fursat-e-mayakashi to hai, hasarat-e-mayakashii ga_ii
[shaguftagii=to bloom]
zaKhm pe zaKhm khaake jii, apane lahuu ke ghuu.NT pii
aah na kar, labo.n ko sii, ishq hai dillagii nahii.n
dekh ke Khushk-o-zard phuul, dil hai kuchh is tarah maluul
jaise terii Khizaa.N ke baad, daur-e-bahaar hii nahii.n
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nazar fareb-e-kazaa khaa ga_ii to kyaa hogaa
hayaat maut se Takaraa ga_ii to kyaa hogaa
[fareb-e-kazaa=illusion of death]
na_ii sahar ke bahut log mu.ntazir hai.n magar
na-ii sahar bhii kajalaa ga_ii to kyaa hogaa
na rahanumaao.n kii majalis me.n le chalo mujhako
mai.n be-adab huu.N ha.Nsii aa ga_ii to kyaa hogaa
Gam-e-hayaat se beshaq hai Khudakushii aasaa.N
magar jo maut bhii sharmaa ga_ii to kyaa hogaa
shabaab-e-laalaa-o-gul ko pukaaranevaalo.n
Khizaa.N-sirisht bahaar aa ga+ii to kya hogaa
[shabaab-e-laalaa-o-gul=beauty of flowers]
[Khizaa.N-e-sirisht=in the form of fall/winter]
ye fikr kar ki is aasuudagii ke dhoke me.n
terii Khudii ko bhii maut aa ga_ii to kyaa hogaa
[aasuudagii=contentment
Khushii chinii hai to Gam kaa bhii aitamaad na kar
jo ruuh Gam se bhii ukataa ga_ii to kyaa hogaa
[aitamaad=trust]
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kabhii mujh ko saath lekar, kabhii mere saath chal kar
vo badal gaye achaanak merii zindagii badal kar
huye jis pe meharabaa.N tum ko_ii Khush_nasiib hogaa
merii hasarate.n to nikalii.n mere aa.Nsuuo.n me.n Dhal ke
terii zulf-o-ruKh ke qurbaa.N dil-e-zaar Dhuu.NDhataa hai
vahii champa_ii ujaale vahii surama_ii dhu.ndalake
ko_ii phuul ban gayaa hai ko_ii chaa.Nd ko_ii taaraa
jo chiraaG bujh gaye hai.n terii a.njuman me.n jal ke
mere dosto Khudaaraa mere saath tum bhii Dhuu.NDo
vo yahii.n kahii.n chhupe hai.n mere Gam kaa ruKh badal ke
terii bejhijhak ha.Nsii se na kisii kaa dil ho mailaa
ye nagar hai aa_iino.n kaa yahaa.N saa.Ns le sambhal ke
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