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Golden Urdu Ghazals ( Part3)

Memorable Urdu Couplets

Compiled by: A.A.Kudrolli

Here is a list of poets who have written some beautiful poetry. Click on their names to read their poetry.

AATHISH

Aazaad Ansaari

Aajaaz Siddiqi

Aarzoo Sirajuddin Khan

Aarzoo Lakhnavi

Aasi Abdul Baari

Aasai Uldaani

Adeem Hashmi

Ahmed Faraaz

Ahmed Saroor

Ahsaan Maarhavi

Akbar Allahabadi

Akthar Wajid Ali Shah

Ameer Meenaii

Anees Meer

Arsh Malsiyaani

Asar Lakhnavi

Asgar Gondvi

Atheeq Muzaffarpuri

Basheer Badar

Ahsaan Daanish

Andaleep Shah Daani

Daag Dahalvi

Khwaaja Meer Dard

Falak Dahalvi

Fadvi Azeem Aabaadi

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Firaq Gorakhpuri

Haatim

Banaarasi

Hafeez Jalandhari

Haali Altaf Hussain

Hasrath Chiraag Hasan

Hashr Aga Kashmriri

Hasrath Mohaani

Ifthiqaar Imaam

Insha Allah Khan Insha

Ismail Mirtee

Jaan Nissar Akthar

Jaleel Manakpuri

Jazbi

Jigar Moradabadi

Jurrath

Khamoosh Ghazeepuri

Khais Shahjohnpuri

Koakab Shahjohnpuri

Majrooh Sulthanpuri

Mahsafi

Mazhar Khairabadi

Mansoor Ismail

Meer Thaqi Meer

Mijaaz

Moin Khan Moin

Mulla Anand Narain

Musthafa Zaidi

Naheed Balqis

Nasikh

Nathaq Galaav Thoeyi

Nizaam Rampuri

Nizaami Saagir

Qamar Karachovi

Qamar Sambhli

Qatheel Shafaaii

Qiyamud - din Qaaim

Rind Sayed Md Khan

Riyaz Khairaabadi

Ruswaa

Saahir Bhopali

Saahir Ludhyanvi

Sahir Sialkoti

Saqib Lakhnavi

Saalak

Sauda Md Rafi

Seemab

Shaad Azeem Abaad

Shakeel Badayuni

Siraj

Thaebaar

Umar Ansari

Vali Dakhni

Yaas Yagaana Changaezii

Zafar Bahadur Shah

Zaheer Dahalvi

Ziauddin Zia

Zauq Dahalvi

Untraced Couplets

 

Memorable Urdu Couplets

(Compiler : A.A. Kudrolli)

 

Aatish (Khwaja Hyder Ali)

1.              Aye sanam jis nae thujhae chaand see soorath dhee haye

Isee Allah nae mujh-koe bhee mohabbath dhee haye

 

2.              Deedahae yaakhoob sae daekha joe aalam kee tharaf

Yoosuf iss baazaar mae har sau nazar aayaa mujhae

 

3.              Hayf haye bae-nashsha iss mayae-khaanae mae insaan

rahae

Roazo-shab jaame-mah-vo-khursheed yaan gardish mae haye

 

4.              Doe roaz haye yeh luthfe-aish-vo-nishaathe duniya

Booye shabe-aroasee mehmaan haye pairhan mae

 

5.              Baaghe-aalam mae joe rakhaa haye khadam Aatish

Khandah-zan gul kee tharah bait-h har yek khaar kae

paas

 

6.              Kufroe-islaam kee kuch khaid naheen haye Aatish

Shaik hoe yaa keh brahmin hoe par insaan hoa-vae

 

7.  Manzile-hasthae mae dushman koe bhee apnaa doasth kar

Raath hoe jaayae thoe dikhlaayain thujhae rajzan

charaag

 

Aazaad Ansari

8.  Na poochoe kaun hain, kyun raah mae naachaar bait-hae

hain

Musafir hain, safar karnae ki himmath haar bait-hae

hain

 

9.  Aazaad dil ka dard chupaanae sae faayidah ?

Soorath hee kah rahee haye thabee-ath midhaal haye

 

Aajaaz Siddiqi

10.         Ithna bhi thaayiraane-chaman koe karoe na thang

Ghabraa keh choed jaayaen na yeh apnae ghar kabhi

 

Aarzoo Sirajuddin Khan

11.         Yeh naaz, yeh gharoor ladakpan mae thoo na thaa

Kyaa thum jawaan hoe-kae badae aadmi huwae

 

Aarzoo Lakhnavi

12. Khilnae ki aas mae yahaan daal gayae thae yek kalee

Roe kae ut-haa rahae hain aaj pankhadiyaan malee dalee

 

13. Thaaraa toot-thae sab-nae daekhaa, yeh naheen aik nae

bhee

Kis kee aankh sae aansoo tapkaa, kis kaa sahaara toota

haye

 

14.         Doe thand hawaa-voan peh bunyaad haye thoofaan kee

Yaa thum na hanseen hoathae yaa main na jawaan hoethaa

 

Aasi Abdul Baari

15.         Apni haalath ka khud ehsaas naheen haye mujh-koe

Maye nae auroon sae sunaa haye keh paraeshaan hoon

maye

 

Aasai Uldaani

16.         Oon koe yeh ghussaa keh maye oon-kee galee mae kyun

gayaa

Mujh koe yeh hairath keh kyunkar shakl pahchaanii

maeri

 

Adeem Hashmi

17.         Faaslae aisae bhee hoen-gae yeh kabhi soachaa na thaa

Saamnae bait-haa thaa maere aur voh maera na thaa

 

 

Ahmed Faraaz

18.         Doobthae doobthae kishthee koe uchhaalaa dae doe

Maye naheen koeyii thoe saahil peh uthar jaayaega

 

19.         Aap aayae hoe, thoe yahaan kyaa haye daekhnae kae

liyae

Yeh shahr kab sae haye veeraan who loag kab kae gayae

 

20.         Zindagi yoon thee keh jeenae kaa bahoana thoe thaa

Ham faqth zaebe-hakaayath thae fasaana thoe thaa

 

Ahmed Saroor

21.         Kuch thoe haye vayae-sae hee rangeen lab-vo-rukhsaar

kee baath

Aur kuch khoone-jigar ham bhee milaa daethae hain

 

Ahsan Maarhavee

22.         Kahaan kaa wasl, kaisee aarzoo, aye-dil ! voh kahthae

hain

Na maye hasrath karoon pooree, na thoo armaan paidaa

kar

 

 

 

Akbar Allahabaadii (1846-1921)

23.         Ishwah bhee haye, shauqee bhee, thabassum bhee, hayaa

bhee

Zaalim mae aur yek baath haye in sab kae sivaa bhee

 

24.         Aik falsafah haye thaegh kaa aur yek sakooth kaa

Baaqii joe haye who thaar haye has ankabooth kaa

 

25.         Jeenae mae inheen koe thee izzath keh jinhain ham nae

Shamshaer bakaf paayaa, khanjar ba kamar daekhaa

 

26.         Wahee zindah hain thaaqath sae joe sirf a-khal karthae

hain

Hamaaree zindagii kya, zindagii kee naqal karthae hain

 

27.         Khabal az gharoor-vo-naaz hukoomath kee fikr kar

Far-auniyath kae waasthae saamaan chaahiyae

 

28.         Sun-loe yeh bhaed, mulk joe Gaondhi kae saath haye

Thum kya hoe sirf paet hoe who kyaa haye haath haye

 

29.         Seeng ghaayab haye thoe phir garden ut-haana haye

fazool

Hazrath aashtha-r sae kah doe yaa ladain yaa saba-a

hoan

 

30.         Zabaanain khoon chalthee hain magar khismath naheen

khulthii

Sabab yeh haye keh ut-h-thae haye kalam, haath ut-h

naheen sakthaa

 

31.         Kheenchoe na kamaanoan koe na thalwaar nikaaloe

Jab thoap muqaabil haye thoe aqbaar nikaaloe

 

32.         Thoekthae thae marde-maidaan hee ki peet-h

Ab resolution peh jaye hoanae lagee

 

33.         Naheen hargiz munaasib paes-beenii dause-Gaandhi mae

Joe chalthaa haye who aankhain band kar laethaa haye

aandhee mae

 

34.         Bhujee jaathee thi sham-ye mashiqee maghrib kee

aandhee sae

Ummeede-roashnii khaayam haye laikin bhaai Gaandhi sae

 

35.         Shaik-jee thum koe mubaarak Rome-vo-Rae

Ham thoe kahthae hain keh Gaandhiji kee jaayae

 

36.         Aabe-zam-zam sae kahaa maye nae milaa gangaa sae kyun

Kyun thoeri thee nath mae ithnee naathwaanii aa-gayee

Who lagaa kahnae keh hazrath aap daekhain thoe zaraa

Band thaa sheeshee mae ab mujh mae rawaanii aa-gayee

 

37.         Raqeeboan nae repat likhwaayee haye ja jaake thaanae

mae

Keh Akbar naam laethaa haye khuda kaa iss zamaanae mae

 

38.         Sayyad ki roashnee koe Allah rakhae khaayim

Bath-thi bahuth haye moati roaghan bahuth hee kam haye

 

39.         Musalmaanoan koe luthf-vo-ayesh sae jeenae naheen

daethae

Khudaa daethaa haye khaana shaikjee peenae naheen

daethae

 

40.         Na licence hathyaar kaa haye na zoar

Keh Turkey kae dushman sae jaakar ladain

Walae dil sae ham koesthae hain zaroor

Keh Italy kae thoapoan mae keedae padain

 

 

 

41. College mae dhoom mach rahee haye pass pass kee

Uhadoan sae aa rahee haye sadaa door door kee

 

38  Majnu ki pyaas koe bhujaathee

Laila kuch baav-li naheen haye

 

39  Yahee khasaa-il yahee thabee-at rahee thoe khismat

yahee rahaegii

Zamaana badalaegaa bhee thoe phir kyaa, hamaarii

haalaath yahee rahaegii

Amal jab apnae naheen hain achchae thoe zakre-asyaane

ghair kaisaa

Adoe kee khismath bigad bhee jaayae, hamaarii khismath

yahee rahaegii

 

Akhthar 'Wajid Ali Shah

40  Daroe-deewar peh hasrath sae nazar karthae hain

Khush rahoe ahle wathan ham thoe safar karthae hain

 

41  Sai-r kee phool chunae, khoob phirae, shaad rahae

Baag-baan jaathae hain gulshan thaera aabaad rahae

 

 

 

Ameer Meenaii (1852-1900)

42  Achchae Eesaa hoe mareezoan kaa khayaal achchaa haye

Ham marae jaathae hain thum kahthae hoe haal achchaa

haye

 

43  Khanjar chalae kisee pae thadapthae hain ham Ameer

Saarae jahaan kaa dard hamaarae jigar mae haye

 

44  Na shaaqe-gul hee oonchii haye, na deewaarae-chaman

bulbul

Thaeri himmath kee hoe thaahi, thari khismath kee

pasthii haye

 

45  . Gul huwaa ghuncha thoe aawaaz yeh iss sae aayee

Jam-a phir dil naheen hoatha haye paraeshaan hoe-kar

 

Anees Meer

46  . Anees aasaan naheen aabaad karna ghar mohabbath kaa

Yeh in kaa kaam haye joe zindagee barbaad hain

 

Arsh Malsiyaani

47  Bala haye, khahr haye, aafath haye, fithna haye,

khayamath haye

Haseenoan kee jawaani koe jawaanii kaun kahtha haye

 

Asar Lakhnavi

48  . Kab kab galee main thaere ham baeqaraar aayae

Sau baar jee nae chaahaa thab aik baar aayae

 

Asgar Gondvi (1884-1936)

49  . Chalaa jaatha hoon hansthaa khaelthaa mauje-hawaadis

sae

Agar aasaaniyaan hoan zindagii dushwaar hoe jaayae

 

50  . Sunthaa hoon badae ghaur sae afsaana-ye hasthee

Kuch khwaab haye, kuch asl haye kuch tharze-adaa haye

 

51  . Daasthaan in kee adaavoan kee haye rangeen laikin

Iss mae kuch khoone-thamannaa bhee haye shaamil maera

 

52  . Yoon muskuraaye jaan see kaliyoan mae pad gayee

Yoon lab kushaa huwae keh gulisthaan banaa diyaa

 

53  . Kyun shikwah sanje-gardishe-lail vo-nahaar hoon

Yek thaazah zindagii haye har aik inqilaab mae

 

 

 

58. Who nikhath sae sivaa pinhaan who gul sae bhee sivaa

uriyaan

Yeh ham hain joe kabhee pardah kabhee jalwah

samajhthae hain

 

59. Haan waadiyee Ayman (Sinaai) kae maaloom haye khissae

Moosa nae faqth apnaa yek zaukhe-nazar daekhaa

 

60. Who ishq kee azmath sae shaayad naheen waaqif hain

Sau husn karaen paidaa aik aik thamanna sae

 

61. Joe naqsh haye hasthee kae dhoakaa nazar aatha haye

Pardae mae muswwar hee thanhaa nazar aatha haye

 

62. Loe sham-ye haqeekhath kee apnee hee jahah par haye

Fanoos (Chinese) kee gardish sae kya kya nazar aathaa haye

 

Atheeq Muzaffarpuri

63. Matheaya ishq mayassar har aik dil koe naheen

Chunee gaye haye yeh daulath kisee kisee kae liyae

 

 

Basheer Badar

64. Ujaalae apni yaadoan kae hamaarae saath rahnae doe

Na jaanae kis galee mae zindagii ki shaam hoe jaayae

 

Ahsaan Daanish

65. Yeh udee udee see rangath yeh khulae khulae sae gaesu

Thari subah kah rahee haye, thaeri raath kaa fasaana

 

Andaleep Shah Daani

66. Ham in-kae saamnae sae guzarthae hain iss liyae

Tharke-tha-allukh kaa ehsaas mar na jaayae

 

Daag Dahalvi (1831-1905)

67. Lab thak aayee thi shikaayath keh mohabbath nae kahaa

Daekh pachthaayaegaa khaamoosh, yeh dasthoor naheen

 

68. Chaed ma-ashookh saesae kee-jae thoe zaraa tham tham

kae

Roaz kae naam-vo-paighaam burae hoathae hain

 

69. Yek adaa masthaanah sa sae paanv thak chaayee huvee

Uf thaeri kaafar jawaanii joesh par aayee huvee

 

 

70. Rukhae-roashan kae aagae shama rakh kar voh yeh

kahthae hain

Udhar jaathaa haye daekhain yaa idhar parwaanah aathaa haye

 

71. Na jaanaa keh duniyaa sae jaathaa haye koayii

Bahuth daer kii meharbaan aathae aathae

 

72. Dil lae kae mufth kahthae hain, kuch kaam kaa naheen

Ultee shikaayathain huveen, ahsaan thoe gayaa

 

73. Barq kahtae hain jisae who haye thabassum thaera

Jis koe kahtae hain khayaamath thaeri angdaayee haye

 

74. Saaqi hamarae jaam mae kyoon baal pad gayaa

Aysaa na hoe keh ghair kee jhooti sharab hoe

 

75. Lufth mayae thujh sae kyaa kahoon zaahid

Haaye kambaqth thoo nae pee hee naheen

 

76. Khaathir sae yaa lihaaz sae maye maan thoe gayaa

Jhootee khasam sae aap kaa eemaan thoe gayaa

 

 

77. Hazrath Daag jahaan bait-h gayae bait-h gayae

Aur hoen-gae thaeri mahfil sae ubharnae waalae

 

78. Hijre-buth aur suhbathe zaahid

Khuld mae bhee thoe hain azaad bahuth

 

79. Ranj kee jab gufthagoo hoenae lagee

Aap sae thum, thum sae thoo hoenae lagae

 

80. Aye Daag buraa maan na thoo iss kae kahae koe

Maashooq ki gaalii sae thoe izzath naheen jaathii

 

81. Yeh sair haye keh dupattaa udaa rahee haye hawaa

Chupaathae hain joe voh seenah kamar naheen chupthii

 

82. Naheen koethaah daamane-ummeed

Aagae ab dasthe-naarsaa jaanae

[Compare the above couplet with an english quote

'Your reach should be higher than your grab' ]

 

83. Huvae aik dairo-haram kae musaafir

Kuch iss raah chal kar kuch oos rah chal kar

 

 

84. Yeh baath haye bahaar chaman hee keh waasthae

Aathaa naheen palat kae zamaanah shabaab kaa

 

85. Har dil mae nayae dard sae haye yaad kisii kee

Milthee naheen faryaad sae faryaad kisii kii

 

86. Iss daag koe murjhaayae huwae phool sae poochoe

Paerii mae kisae yaade-jaawaan naheen aathii

 

87. Hazaar baar joe maangaa karoon thoe kyaa haasil

Dua wahii haye joe dil sae kabhi nikalthii haye

 

Khwaaja Meer Dard (1719-1785)

88. Khaasid ! naheen yeh kaam thaera apni raah lae

Oos kaa payaam dil kae sivaa kaun laa sakae

 

89. Waaye naakamii keh waqthe-marg yeh saabith huwaa

Kwaab tha joe kuch kae daekhaa, joe sunaa afsaana

thaa

 

90. Sham-a kee maanind ham iss bazm mae

Chashmae nam aayae thae daaman thar chalae

 

 

 

91. Muddath thalak jahaan mae hansthae phiraa kiyae

Jee mae haye haye khoob roayiyae ab bait-h kar kaheen

 

92.         Gul-vo-gulzaar khoosh naheen aathaa

Baagh bae yaar khoosh naheen aathaa

 

93.         Sair kar duniya ki ghaafil zindagaanii phir kahaan

Zindagii gar kuch rahee thoe nau-jawaanii phir kahaan

 

94.         Naalah-vo-aah kee-jiyae khoone-jigar hee pee-jiyae

Ahdae-shabaab kahthae hain mausame-naau-noash haye

 

95.         Jee ki jee mae rahee baath na hoanae paayii

Hayf sae, oos-sae mulaaqaath na hoanae paayii

 

Falak Dehalvi

96.         Thaere mushthaaq husn peh marnae waalae

Chasm koe jaaam thoe zulf koe ghataa kahthae hain

 

97.         Maere mahboob kae daaman kee who aik jumbish haye

Baagh-baan jis koe gulishthaan ki hawaa kahtae hain

 

 

 

Fadvi Azeem Aabaadi

98.         Chal saath keh hasrathe-dile-marhoom sae niklae

Aashiq ka janaazaa haye zaraa dhoom sae niklae

 

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

99.         Badaa haye dard kaa rishtaa, yeh dil ghareeb sahee

Thumhaare naam peh aayaenge ghamgusaar chalae

 

100.    Waqfe harmaan-vo-yaas rahthaa haye

Dil hee aksar udaas rahthaa haye

Thum thoe gham dae kae bhool jaathae hoe

Mujh-koe ehsaas kaa paas rahtaa haye

 

101.    Aur kuch daer na guzrae shabe-furkath sae kahoe

Dil bhee kam dukhthaa haye, voh yaad bhee kam aathae

hain

 

102.    Aur bhii dukh hain zamaanae mae muhabbath kae sivaa

Raahathain aur bhee hain wasl kee raahath kae sivaa

 

103.    Thum aayae hoe, na shabe-inthezaar guzree haye

Thalaash mae haye sahar, baar-baar guzree haye

 

 

104.    Who baath saarae fasaanae mae jis kaa zikr na thaa

Who baath un-koe bahuth naagawaar guzree haye

 

105.    Aur kuch daer na guzrae shabe-furkath sae kahoe

Dil bhee kam dukh-thaa haye voh yaad bhee kam aathae

hain

 

106.    Veeraan haye mayekadah, gham-vo-saaghar udaas hain

Thum kya gayae keh root-h gayae din bahaar kae

 

Firaaq Goarakhpurii (1896-1982)

107.    Aik muddath sae thaeri yaad bhii aayee na hamain

Aur ham bhool gayae hoan thujhae aysaa bhii naheen

 

108.    Sham bhee thee dhuwaan dhuwaan husn bhii thaa udaas

udaas

Dil koe kayee kahaaniyaan yaad sae aa-kae rah gayeen

 

109.    Firaaq yek yek sae badh-kar chaarah-saaze-dard hain

laikin

Yeh duniya haye jahaan har dard kaa darmaan naheen

hoathaa

 

 

110.    Sar mae hoe aank thoe soorath-giree dahr na pooch

Khasth-vo-khaashaak mae chahrae nazar aathae hain

majhae

 

111.    Gharz keh kaat diyae zindagii keh din, ayae doasth

Who thaeri yaad mae hoon, yaa thujhae bhulaanae mae

 

112.    Who raathain aur hee hain jin mae meet-hee need aa-

jaayae

Khushii aur gham mae soanae kae liyae raathain naheen

hoatheen

 

113.    Dikhaa thoe daethee haye baethar hayaath kae sapnae

Kharaab hoe-kae bhee yeh zindagee kharaab naheen

 

114.    Kisee-kaa yoon bhi huwaa kaun umar bhar phir bhee

Yeh husn-vo-ishq thoe dhoakaa haye sab magar phir bhee

 

115.    Thujhae paa-kar na jaanae kis-liyae aansoo nikal aayae

Muhabbath mae khushii bhee kis-khadar andoah-geen

niklee

 

 

 

Haathim

116.    Zindagaanii haye yahaan marge-dawaamii kae liyae

Maan-yain janthee hain yahaan bach-chae gulaamii kae

liyae

 

Banarasi

117.    Daulathe-ishq naheen baandh kae rakhnae kae liyae

Iss khazaanae koe jahaan thak hoe lutaa-thae rahiyae

 

Hafeez Jalandharii

118.    Naghmae sae jab phool khilaengae chun-nae waala chun

laengae

Sun-nae waalae sun laengae thoo apnii dhun mae gaathaa

jaa

 

119.    Lae chal, laan majhdhaar mae lae chal, saahil saahil

kya jaanaa

Maeri kuch parwah na kar, maye khaugar hoon,

thoofaanoan kaa

 

120.    Doe roaz mae shabaab kaa aalam guzar gayaa

Badnaam karnae aaya thaa badnaam kar gayaa

 

 

Haalii Altaf Hussain (1837-1914)

121.    Hoethee naheen khabool dua tharke-ishq kee

Dil chaahthaa na hoe thoe zabaan mae asar kahaan

 

122.    Haye justhajoo keh khoob sae haye khoob thar kahaan

Ab thaharthee haye daekhiyae jaa kar nazar kahaan

 

123.    Kis sae payemaane wafaa baandh rahee haye bulbul

Kal na pahchaan sakae-gee gule-thar kee soorath

 

124.    Haalii nishaathe-naghma-vo-mayae dhoondhthae hoe ab

Aayae hoe waqthe subah, rahae raath bhar kahaan

 

125.    Ham bhee aadaabe-shareeyath sae thae aagaah magar

Na hoe barthaav mae joe rasm who kya yaad rahae

 

126.    Shaikh ! yaan Shaam-ye-gunah, shaukh bhulaa daethaa

haye

Thoabaa un-kaa haye jinhaen apni khathaa yaad rahae

 

Hasrath Chiragh Hasan

127.    Ummeed thoe bandh jaathee, thaskeen thoe hoe jaathii

Wa-ada na wafaa karthae wa-ada thoe kiyaa hoathaa

Hashr Aga Kashmiri

128.    Yaad mae thaeri jahaan koe bhoolthaa jaathaa hoon maye

Bhoolnae waalae ! kabii thujh koe bhee yaad aathaa

hoon maye

 

Hasrath Mohaanii

129.    Soachtha bahuth, yeh ham-koe naheen aaj thak pathah

Kuch dil nae kee khathaa keh huwae yoon hi thum khafa

 

130.    Nahee aathee thoe yaad aan-kee maheenoan thak naheen

aathee

Magar jab yaad aathae hain thoe aksar yaad aathae hain

 

131.    Voh aayinae mae daekh rahae thae bahaare-husn

Aayaa maera khayaal thoe sharma kae rah gayae

 

132.    Na kisee sae dushmanee haye na kisee sae aashnaaii

Doe jahaan sae munh koe moadaaa thaeri yaad kya

layeaii

 

Ifthiqaar Imaam

133.    Darwaazae sae math lautaavoe, lautaa-kar pachtaavogae

Thanhaeii sae khauf lagae gaa, khud sae bhee

ghabraavoe-gae

 

Insha Allahkhan Insha

134.    Ajeeb lufth aapas kee chaed-chaad mae kaye

Kahaan milaap mae voh baath joe bigaad mae haye

 

135.    [Baethab on Insha]

Zaahir mae thoe aysae hain keh maashaa -Allah

Sab kahthae hain aik hoengae Insha-Allah

Baathan mae joe daekha unhain ithnae hain pooch

La-lalawlawala khuwwath illah-billah

 

136.    Kuch yeh mujhee koe yoon naheen iskae phaban nae ghash

kiyaa

Ghanchae bhi chat sae faq huwae saarae chaman nae

khash kiyaa

 

137.    Huwaa paidaa yeh doodeh-dil sae koahe-khaaf kaa joadaa

Keh waan pariyoan nae yek khissah maere au saaf kaa

joadaa

 

138.    Khayaal kee-jiyae-gaa aaj kaam main nae kiyaa

Jab usnae dee mujhae gaalee salaam main nae kiyaa

 

 

Mazaa yeh daekhiyaegaa shaikhjee rukae ult-hae

Jab unkaa bazm mae kal ahthraam main nae kiyaa

 

139.    Gaali sahee, adaa sahee, chainae-jabeen sahee

Yeh sab sahee par aik naheen kee naheen sahee

Gar naaz naheen kahnae sae maana buraa hoe kuch

Maeri tharaf thoe daekhiya main naazneen sahee

 

140.    Root-h kar oot-h chalae thae Insha sae

Baare phir hoe kae meharbaan phirae

 

Ismail Mirt-hee

141.    Maye kabhee kaa mar bhee rahthaa, na ghame firaaq

sahthaa

Agar apni zindagee par mujhae iqthiyaar hoe

 

 

Jaan Nissar Akhthar

142.    Dil koe choo jaathee haye yoon raath kee aawaaz kabhee

Choank ut-h-thaa hoon kaheen thoo nae pukaara hee na

hoe

 

143.    Hameen koe fursathe-nigaarghee nahee warnah

Ishsaarae aaj bhee karthe hain khidkiyaan ham sae

144.    Jab raath gayae koeyi kiran maere baraabar

Chup Chaap sae soe jaaye thoe lagthaa haye keh thum

hoe

Jaleel Manakpuri

145.    Jab maye chaloon thoe saaya bhi apnaa na saath dae

Jab thum chaloe zameen chalae aasmaan chalae

 

Jazbi

146.    Aye mauje-balaa ! inn-koe bhi zaraa doe chaa thapadain

halkae sae

Kuch loag abhee thak saahil sae thoofan ka nazaarah

karthae hain

 

Jigar Moraadaabaadi (1890-1961)

147.    Who dil kahaan haye ab kae jisae pyaar kee-jiyae

Majbooriyaan hain saath diyae jaa rahaa hoon

 

148.    Sabaa yeh in-sae hamaara payaam kah daenaa

Gayae hoe jab sae yahaan subah-vo-shaam bhee na huvee

 

149.    Koaii had hee naheen shaayad mohabbath kae fasaanae

kee

Sunaathaa jaa rahaa haye jis koe jithnaa yaad hoethaa

haye

 

150.    Saaqii kee har nigaah peh bal khaa kae pee gayaa

Lahroan sae khaetha huwaa lahraa kae pee payaa

 

151.    Yoon zindagi guzaar rahaa hoon thaere bagair

Jaisae koyii gunaah kiyae jaa rahaa hoon maye

 

152.    Sab koe maara Jigar kae sha-aroan nae

Aur Jigar koe sharaab nae maaraa

 

153.    Aadmii kae paas sab kuch haye magar

Aik thanhaa aadmiyath hee naheen

 

154.    Aye sahaaroan kee zindagii waaloe

Kithnae insaan bae-sahaaraa hain ?

 

155.    Kyaa khaaamath haye keh iss daure tharaqqii mae Jigar

Aadmii sae Aadmii kaa haq adaa hoathaa naheen

 

156.    Husn-vo-soorath kae, na hasrath kae, na armaanoan kae

Uff keh insaan mae maarae huwae insaanoan kae

 

157.    Yahee zameen thaera maskin hayee thaera madfan

Isee zameen sae thoe mehr-vo-maah paida kar

 

158.    Joe thoofan mae palthae jaa rahae hain

Wohee duniyaa badalthae jaa rahae hain

 

159.    Yeh fithnae jin sae yek duniya haye naalaan

Inhain sae garaii baazaar bhee haye

 

160.    Yahee duniya haye basthee aansuvaon kee

Yahee duniya thabassum zaar bhee

 

Jurrat Shaik Jalandar Baksh

161.    Khafas mae hamsafeeroe kuch thoe mujh sae baath kar

jaavoe

Bhalaa main bhee kabhee thoe rahnae waalaa thaa

gulsithaan kaa

 

162.    Ayae hamsaferoe aah thum aazaad hoe chalae

Kunje-Khafas mae mujh-koe girafthaar choed kar

 

163.    Hoe kae majboor ab kiyaa haye sabar maye nae iqthiyaar

Warnah kyaa maeri khafaas mae thaba-a gharaathii

naheen

 

 

164.    Iss saide-girafthaari kee kyaa kahiyae keh sayyaad

Soanpae haye khafas mae jisae aur thoadae hee par bhee

 

Khaamoosh Ghazeepurii

165.    Yaaa thoe iss kaali-ghataa koe roak loa

Yaa ijaazath doe keh thoebaa thoed daen

 

Khais Shahjohnpurii

166.    Muhabbath nae kiyaa badnaam-vo-ruswaa iss khadar mujh

koe

Keh har mahfil mae maeri daasthaan dohraaii jaathee

haye

 

Koakab Shahjohnpurii

167.    Daekhiyae phir isee andaaz sae daekhaa mujh-koe

Phir diyaa jaaye-ga ilzaame-thamannaa mujh koe

 

Majrooj Sulthaanpuri

168.    Yeh rukae sae sae aansoo yeh dabee dabee see aahaen

Yoon hee kab thalak khudaayaa ghak zindagii nibaahain

 

 

 

169. Thaqdeer kaa shikwah bae-maani jeenaa hee thujhee

manzoor naheen

Aap apnaa muqaddar ban na sakae ithnaa thoe koeyii

mabboor naheen

 

170.    Jafaa kae zikr pae thum kyun sambhal kae bait-h gayae

Thumhaaree baath naheen, baath haye zamaanae kee

 

171.    Dil kee thmanna thee masthee mae, manzil sae bhii door

nikalthae

Apnaa bhii koyee saathii hoathaa ham bee bahakthae

chalthae chalthae

 

172.    May akaelaa hee chala thaa jaanib manzil magar

Loag saath aathae gayae aur kaarwaan bantaa gayaa

 

Mashafii Shaikh Ghulaam Hamadaani (1750-1824)

173.    Thaere koochae har bahaanae mujhae din sae raath

karnaa

Kabhii iss sae baath karnaa, kabhii oos sae baath

karnaa

 

 

 

174.    Mahsafii ham thoe yeh samajthae thae keh hoagaa koayi

zaqm

Thaere dil mae thoe bahuth kaam rafoo kaa niklaa

 

Mazhar Khairaabaadii

175.    Maere gunaah ziyaadah hain yaa thaeri rahmath

Kareem thoo hee bathaa dae hisaab karkae mujhae

 

176.    Firishthae ayae agar lahad mae thoe saaf kah doongaa

raasthaa loe

Jab iss kee chaahath mae jaan daedee thoe baath kahnae

koe kyaa rahee

 

Mansoor Ismail

177.    Sang haathoan mae liyae phirtae hain duniyaa waalae

Thum kahaan lae kae sheeshoan ka mahal jaavoe-gae

 

Meer Thaqii Meer (1722-1810)

178.    Ultee hoe gayeen sab tadbeerain kuch na dawaa nae kaam

kiyaa

Daekhaa ! iss beemaariyae dilnae aakhir kaam thamaam

kiyaa

 

 

179.    Khilnaa kam kam kalee nae seekhaa haye

Uskii aankoan kee neem khwaabii sae

 

180.    Dil voh nagar naheen keh phir aabaad hoe sakae

Pachhthaavoegae, sunoe hoe, yeh basthii ujaad kae

 

181.    Yaad iss kee ithni khoob naheen Meer baaz aa

Naadaan ! phir voh jee sae bhulaayaa na jaayaegaa

 

182.    Ithnee bhee badnizaajee har lamha Meer thum-koe

Uljhaav haye zameen sae jhagdaa haye aasmaan sae

 

183.    Jis sar koe gharoor aaj haye yaan thaajwaree kaa

Kal iss pae yaheen shoar haye noah-giri kaa

 

184.    Aafaaq kee manzil sae gayaa kaun salaamath

Asbaab lutaa raah mae yaan har safree kaa

 

185.    Tak goare-ghareebaan kee kar sair keh duniyaa mae

In zulm rasee doan par kyaa kyaa na huwaa hoagaa

 

186.    Kyaa kyaa azeez doasth milae Meer khaak mae

Naadaan yaan khasoo koe kisee kaa bhee gham huwaa

 

187.    Iss mauj-khayz dahr mae ham-koe khazaa nae aah

Paanii kae bulbulae ki tharah sae mitaa diyaa

 

188.    Daekhoe na chashm-kam sae ma-amoora-ye-jahaan koe

Banthaa haye aik ghar yaan sau soorathain bigad kar

 

189.    Wae loag thum nae aik-hee shauqee mae khoe diyae

Paidaa kiyae thae charg nae joe khaag chaan kar

 

190.    Kahaa main nae kithnaa haye gul kaa sabaath

Kalee nae yeh sun-kar thabassum kiyaa

 

191.    Shaam sae kuch bhujaa saa rahthaa haye

Dil huwaa haye charaag muflis kaa

 

192.    Yeh thoe hamm kaa kaarkhaanah haye

Yaan wahee haye joe eithibaar kiyaa

 

193.    Dil mujhae isee galee mae lae jaakar

Aur bhii khaak mae milaa laayaa

 

194.    Aag thae ibthidaaye ishq mae ham

Ab huwae khaak inthehaa haye yeh

 

 

195. Delhi kae na thae koochae avraaqe-musawwar thae

Joe shakl nazar aayee thasweer nazar aayee

 

196. Maere thakayyare-haal par math jaa

Ith-thifaaqaath hain zamaanae kae

 

197. Thaere firaaq mae jaisae khayaal muflis kaa

Gayee haye fikre paraeshaan kahaan kahaan maerii

 

198. Booye-gul yaa nawaa-ye bul-bul

Umar afsoas kyaa shathaab gayee

 

Mijaaz

199. Dafn kar sakthaa hoon seenae mae thumhaarae raaz koe

Aur thum chaahoe thoe afsaana banaa sakthaa hoon main

 

200. Ujaalae apni yaadoan kae hamaarae saath rahnae doe

Na joanae zindagii kee kis galee mae shaam hoe jaayae

 

201. Mujh-koe yeh aarzoo who ut-haayaen naqaab khud

Unkoe yeh inthezaar thakhaazah karae koyee

 

 

 

202. Ham arze-wafa kar bhee nasakae kuch kah na sakae kuch

sun na sakae

Yaan hamnae zabaan bhee khoalii thee wahaen aankh

jhukee sharmaa bhi gayee

 

Momin Khan Momin (1800-1851)

203.    Inn naseeboan par kiyaa akhthar sanaas

Aasmaan bhee kyaa sitham eejaad haye

 

204.    Yeh urze-imthihaan jazbe-dil kaysaa nikal aayaa

Main ilzaam uskoe daethaa thaa khusoor apnaa nikal aayaa

 

205.    Haale-dil yaar koe likh-khoon kyun kar

Haath dil sae jindaa nahee hoethaa

 

206.    Khudaa ki yaad dilaathae thae naza-a mae ahbaab

Hazaar shukr keh oos dam voh badgumaan na huwaa

 

207.    Roayaa karaen-gae aap bhii pahroen issee tharah

Atkaa kaheen joe aap kaa dil bhee maeri tharah

 

 

Mullah Anand Narain

208.    Abhee shabaab haye kar loa khathaayain jee bhar kae

Phir iss maqaam peh umre-rawaan milae na milae

 

209.    Who kaun hain jinhain thoabah kee mil gayee fursath

Hamain gunaah bhee karnae koe zindagee kam haye

 

Musthafa Zaidii

210.    Inhee path-tharoan peh chal kae agar aa sakoe thoe

aavoe

Maere ghar kae raasthae mae kaheen kahkashaan naheen

haye

 

Naheed Balqees

211.    Hamnae daekhii haye thaeri masth jawaanii kee adaa

Hansthae phooloan mae chalakthae huwae paimaanoan mae

 

Naaasikh

212.    Joe haye marthaa haye, bhalaa kis koe adaavath hoegee

Aap kyun haath mae shamshaer liyae phirthae hain

 

Nathaq Galaav Thoeyii

213.    Saath bhee choedaa thoe kab jab sab burae din kat

gayae

Zindagii thoo nae kahaan aakar diyaa dhoakah mujhhae !

 

Nizaam Rampurii

214.    Angdaaii bhee who laenae paayae ut-haa kae haath

Daekhaa joe mujh koe choed diyae muskuraa kae haath

 

Nizaamii Saagir

215.    Dashth mae khafas naheen, koah peh faryaad naheen

Haye wahee ishq kee duniyaa magar abaad naheen

 

216.    Dasth mae khais naheen koah peh Farhaad naheen

Haye wahee ishq kee duniya magar aabaad naheen

 

Qamar Karaachovii

217.    Roakthaa thaa naakhudaa kishthii keh thoofaan aa

gayaa

Ab jahaan thum hoe, bas ithnee door thae saahil sae

ham

 

Qamar Sambhlii

218.    Yeh thabassum, yeh thakalluf, yehthaqaaful, yeh adaa

Yahee andaaz thoe deewaanan banaa daethae hain

 

 

Qatheel Shafaaii

219.    Garmaii sae museebath aur bhee sangeen hoethee haye

Thadap aye dil thadapnae sae zaraa thaskeen hoethii

haye

 

Qiyamud-din Qaaim

220.    Bahaare umr haye Qaaim koyee din

Isee joon gal pyaarae kaat hans kar

 

221.    Naasiaah thark kee-jiyae kis-kis kaa

Jeethae jee koe thoe sab kuch haye darkaar

 

222.    Qaaim naheen naheen haye saqthee dauraane doe roaz

baesh

Karthaa haye kyun gilah sitham roaz-gaar kaa

 

223.    Har bad-vo-naek jahaan apnii jagaj haye mathlaab

Kaun saa azoo-badan mae haye keh darkaar naheen

 

224.    Kashaakash mauj sae karnaa koeii maqdoor haye khas

khas kaa

Maye aur thaeri razaa pyaarae jidhar chaahae udhar lae

jaa

 

225.    Khismath thoe daekh tooti haye jaakar kahaan kamand

Kuch door apnae haath sae jab baam rah gayaa

 

226.    Waza-ye shabaab aalamae -peeri mae rakh na doasth

Kab roo kaye phir kamaankee Tharaf Theere-jasthah kaa

 

227.    Jab daekhthaa hoon dor -payae Thazeen kisee koi yaan

Roathea hoon yaad kar kae main apnae shabaab koe.

 

228.    Iss sabzah kee thareh sae keh hoe rohguzaar par

Roandoon maye aik khalak kee yaan hem malae gayae

 

229.    Allah-sae aayinah mae thaere husn ka shikwah

Paani mae maahthaab kee jaisae jhalak padae

 

230.    Har azoo kaye dilfaraeb thaera

Kahiyae kisae kaun saa haye baehthar

 

231 Haye fathaadoan kee yaavaree mae arooj

Khaak bin shaane-gard-baad naheen

 

232          Duniya mae ham rahae thoe koeyee din par iss tharah

Dushman kaea ghar mae jaisae koayee mehmaan rahae

233          Thoo thoe chalee bahaar par in-kee bhee kuch khabaar

Joe sar-bajeeb ghuncha, noshagulfthah soan rahae

 

234          Aah kar aah keh hoe daamane- thar kaa chaarah

Raqthe -nam deedah koe har shaqs hawaa daethaa hayee

 

235. Khas namath saath mauj kae lag lac

Bahthae bahthae kaheen thoe jaayaengaa

 

236.    Gar yeh thoo Qaaim thamma, misrgaan abhee hoangae na

khuskh

Daer thak tapkae hain baaraan kae shajr bheegae huwae

 

237.    Joon mauj maera khaafilah ghaafil haye safar sase

Kyaa jaanae kahaan jaayaega aayaa kaye kidhar sae

 

238.    Kis tharah sae maahe-nau anjum kae uqdae waa karae

Hoe jahaan laakhoan girah waan aik naakhun kyaa karae

 

239.    Ma-anii na aayain darak mae juz-az-wajoode-lafz

Aarayae daleele-raahe-haqeeqath majaaz haye

[Translation : The meaning cannot be comprehended without words

 

Similarly the Image of reality leads one to reality]

 

 

Rind Sayed Mohammed Khan.

240.    Andaleeb ! mil kae karaen aah-vo-zaar yaan

Thoo haaye-gul pukaar, main chullaavoon haaye dil

 

Riyaaz Khairaabaadii

241          Ujdaa jab aashiyaan thoe khizaan kyaa bahaar kyaa

Thinkoan sae aashiyaan kae mohabbath chaman mae thee

 

242          Mar gayae phir bhee tha-allukh haye mayae-khaanae sae

Maere hissae ki chalak jaathi haye paimaanae sae

 

243          Aanchal dhalaa rahae maera masthe-shabaab kaa

Voadhaa gaya kabhii na dupattaa sambhaal kae

 

Ruswaa Mirzaa Haadii

244          Wasl kee rath haye pahlae sae bathaa doe ham-koe

Thum kisee bath peh root-hoe thoe manaa-yain kyun kaar

 

 

 

 

Saahir Bhopaali.

245          Malaal choed doe, aavoe galae sae lag jaavoe

Keh phir jawaanii kaa aalam rahae, rahae na rahae

 

246          Joe thalab bagair bhi dae sakae joe faqaan baghair bhi

sun sakae

Jisae haale-dil sae hoe aagahii mujhae iss khudaa kee

thalaash haye

 

247. Main hoon bandah-ye sanam aafreen, mujhae haq-numaa

kee thalaash haye

Maere sajdah haaye niyaaz koe kisii naqshe paa kee

thalaash haye

 

Saahir Ludhyaanvii

248.    Loe aaj ham nae thoad diyaa rishtayae ummeed

Loe ab kabhii gilah na karaen-gae kisee sae ham

 

Sahir Sialkoatii

249.    Ghunchoan koe sikhaathae hoe thumheen tharze-thabassum

Ham nae yeh sunaa baagh mae paththoan ki zabaan sae

 

 

Saaqib Lakhnavii

250.    Nashaeman na nalthaa nishaanii thoe rahthee

Hamaara tha kya theek rahthae na rahtae

Zamaanah badae shauk sae sun rahaa thaa

Hamain soe gayae daasthaan kahthae kahthaa

 

Saalak Abdul Majeed

251.    Na thee ummeed na wa-adae peh aethibaar kiyaa

Ghazab haye phir bhee thaera ham nae inthaezaar kiyaa

 

Sauda Mohammed Rafi

252.    Kaifiyath chashm iss kee mujhae yaad haye Sauda

Saaghar koe maere haath sae laenaa keh chalaa main

 

253.    Aashiq kee bhi kathii hain hain kyaa khoob bhalee

raathain

Doe chaar ghaadee roanaa, doe chaar ghadee baathain

 

254.    Hanooz aayinah gard iss gham sae apnae munh peh

malthae haye

Khudaa jaanae keh kyaa kyaa soorathain iss khaak mae

gadiyaan

 

 

255.    Naaavak nae thaere sa-yaed na choadaa zamaanae mae

Thadpae haye murghe-khibla-numaa aashyaanae mae

 

256.    Shabnam karae haye daamane-gul shasth-vo-shau hanooz

Bul-bul kae khoon kaa na gayaa rang-vo-bu hanooz

 

257.    Hade-aayaam kaeh paesh az marde naamiyaah sae

Bachchaye murghe-chaman thaqm sae aathaa haye nikal

 

258.    Tootae thaeri nigah sae agar dil habaab kaa

Paanii bhi phir piyaen thoe mazaa hoe sharaab kaa

 

259.    Joashe raweed-gii khaak sae kuch door naheen

Shaaq mae gaave-zameen kae haye hoe phootae koanpal

 

260.    Saamnae buz kae yeh kyaa daql keh niklae aawaaz

Garg kae poasth koe mundhwaa kae bajaayain joe dahl

 

261.    Aankh thoe kis bashr kii laagae haye

Choaroan kae dar sae fithna jaagae haye

 

262.    Aasmaan per bhee muna-dam haye khwaab

Khulaa rahtaa haye deeddah-ye mahthaab

 

263.    Subah shabnam joe gul peh hoethee haye

Baqheha hoe ghunehah kae voh roathee haye

 

264.    Daekhiyae gar buthaan koe bhee bakhudaa

Haath mae haye unhoan kae duzde-hinaa

[duzd-e-hina means the white spots left on

the hand after the application of henna]

 

265.    Ruthbaa dazdee ka iss khadar hay buland

Chargh kae ghar peh kahkashaan kee kamand

 

266.    Kahthae hain voh joe haye Sauda qaseedah haye khoob

Oon-kee khidmath mae liyae main yeh ghazal jaavoongaa

 

267.    Ham thoe khafas mae aan kae khaamoosh hoe rahae

Ayae ham-safeer ! faayidah naa-haq kae shoar kaa

 

268.    Khayaal apnae mae goe hoan thaeraa na sanjaan masth

Karaahanae koe diloan kae kabii sunaa bhi haye ?

 

269.    Dard maere asth-khwaan kaa thaere dam saaz haye

Iss khadar aye nayae thaeri mahzoon kyun aawaaz haye ?

 

 

270.    Who samandar haye keh jis kaa na kaheen paat lagae

Kashthi-yy umar maeri daekhiyae kis ghaat lagae

 

271.    Pohanchaenge iss chaman mae na ham daad koe kabhee

Jyun gul yeh chaake-jaeb salaaya na jaayaegaa

 

272.    Kaam aayi Koahkan kee mashkhath na ishq mae

Paththar sae jooye-shaer kae laanae na kya kiyaa

 

273.    Baithaa na kaayi chaanv, na paayaa kisee phool

Bae barg-vo-bar naheen koyii aysaa shajr keh ham

 

274.    Joe-indahe har cheej haye yaa bandah jahaan mae

Juz umre-guzisthah keh who dhoondoe thoe kahaan haye

 

275.    Iss gulshane-hasthee mae ajab deedh haye laikin

Jab aankh khulee gul kee thoe mausam thaa khazaan kaa

 

276.    Sauda jahaan sae aakae koayi kuch na lae gayaa

Jaathaa hoon aik yain dile-pur aazoo liyae

 

277.    Joashe thoofaan deedahe namnaak sae kyaa kyaa huwaa

Daekh lae duniyaa mae mushte-khaak sae kyaa kyaa huwaa

 

278.    Daure-saaghar thaa abhee yaa haye abhii chashm par aab

Daekh Sauda gardish aflaak sae kyaa kyaa nahee hoathaa

 

279.    Hoon thoe charaaghe-raahe hunar zaere-aasmaan

Laikin khamoosh loe kae sare-shaam rah gayaa

 

280.    Sitham raawaa haye aseeroan pah iss hadar sayyaad

Chaman chaman kaheen bulbul kee aab nawaa bhee haye

 

281.    Sad harfe-aarzoo haye zabaan par maeri walae

Chaahoon joe thujh sae aik kahoan mae dahan kahaan

 

282.    Thaere in ulfathoan kae zamaanae kidhar gayae

Kyaa jaaniyae kahaan hain na jaanae kidhar gayae

 

283.    Kya huwaa yaaroe who nusq hai-haath

Leemu kae choer kaa katae thaa haath

Shahr mae kyaa rahae thaa aman-vo-amaan

Kaisae karthee thi khalq-khush guzraan

Thaa na rishwath sae kotwaal koe kaam

Shahr mae na thaa na chot-tae ka naam

Ab jissae daekhoe waan jhamakkaa haye

Choer haye, thag haye, aur uchakka haye

 

Seemaab Abkbaraabaadi

284.    Markaz peh apnae dhoop simat-thee haye jis tharah

Yoon rafthah rafthah thaere khareeb aa rahaa hoon

 

Shaad Azeem Abaadii

285.    Thamannavoan mae uljhaa gayaa hoon

Khilonae dae kae bahlaayaa gayaa hoon

 

286.    Khaamooshi soe museebath aur bhi sangeen hoathii haye

Thadap aye dil thadapnae sae zaraa thaskeen hoathii

haye

 

287.    Thum jawaaanii kee kashaakash mae kahaan bhool gayae

Who joe ma-asoom sharaarath hayaa sae pahlae

 

Shakeel Badaayunii

288.    Yeh adaayi bae-niyaayee thujhae nae-wafaa mubaarak

Magar aysee bhi bae-rukhee kyaa keh salaam thak na

puhanchae

 

289.    Kahthae hain unheen koe dushmane dil haye naam inheen

ka naasih bhee

Who log jog rah kar saahil par majhdaar kee baathain

karthae hain

 

290.    Wahee karwaah, wahee raasthae, wahee zindagee wahee

marhalae

Magar apnae apnae maqaam par kabhii thum naheen kabhi

ham naheen

 

Siraj (Sayyed Siraj-ud-din) 1715-1763

291.    Khudrath kae baagh mae kaa haye gul jis koe daekhiyae

Chaaroan tharaf bahaar haye kis-kis koe daekiyae

 

292.    Zahide-Khaskh koe sharaab na dae

Aag dae khaaro-khas koe aah na dae

 

293.    Door kar dil sae naqshe daanaayii

Aashiqii mae kahaan haye mirzaayii

 

294.    Saaf mashrib hain sab sathee hamrang

Aab har rang beech shaamil haye

 

295.    Aabe rawaan haye haasil umre shataab row

Loahe fanaa mae naqsh naheen haye sabaath kaa

 

296.    Huwae masthe alashth iss daur mae ham

Liyae hain apnae sar wa-adae balaa kae

 

297.    Hayf haye iss kee thamaashaa beenii

Chasme baathan koe joe koyii waa na kiyaa

 

298.    Dhoop mae gham kee thaazgii haye usae

Dil naheen haye gulae-doapahrii haye

 

299.    Safar mulke-ishq mae juz aah

Koayii naheen haye rafeeqe-gam maera

 

Thaabaan

300.    Kis kis tharah kii dil mae guzarthii hain hasrathain

Haye wasl sae ziyaadah mazaa inthezaar mae

 

Umar Ansaarii

301.    Main paraeshaan thaa, paraeshaan hoon, nayee baath

naheen

Aaj voh bhee hain paraeshan, khudaa khair karae

 

Vali Dakkani (Born 1667)

302.    Vali Iraan-vo-Thauraan mae haye mash-hoor

Agarcheh shaair mulke-dakkan haye

 

 

303.    Dakhnii zabaan mae sha-ar sab loagaan kahae hain ayae

Vali

Laikin naheen boalaa koyii yek sa-ar khoosh tharzeen

namath

 

304.    Haashim Ali ajab na-een yoon marsiya koe sun kar

Thujh par khaleefah keedhar thahseen karae dakan mae

 

305.    Haasham Ali lae aayae muhabbaan nae yoon khabar

Dakkan mae hoe-kae thaere sukhan karbalaa chalae

 

306.    Marshiah thujh kin likha kar lae gayae hain khaaso-aam

Lae gayae dakhnii dakhan koe aaj haye khaasim kaa

byaah

 

307.    Dil vali ka lae liya Dillee nae cheen

Jaa kahoe koyii Mahammad Shah koe

 

308.    Gul huwae gharakh aabe-shabnam mae

Daekh oos saahabe hayaa kee adaa

 

309.    Who haye gulzaare aabroo kaa gul

Haq nae jiss koe diyae hayaa kae nayn

 

 

310.    Na dae-waen raah thujh koe malke-dil mae

Wafaa kaa jab thalak thujh mae asar naheen

 

311.    Vali aathae hain raahe ishq mae voh

Keh jin koe isthqaamath kaa asaa haye

 

Yaas Yagaana Changaezii

312.    Aseeroe ! Shauqe aazaadii mujhae bhee gad gadaatha

haye

Magar chaader sae baahar paanv phailaana nahee aathaa

 

Zafar Bahadur Shah

313.    Ghazaale dashth boalae daekh kar majnoon kii mayyath

koe

Yeh wahshee mar gayaa bas hoe chukaa aabaad veeraanaa

 

314.    Main nae dil diyaa, main nae jaan dee magar aah !

thoonae na khadr kee

Kisee baath koe joe kabhii kahaa, usae chutkiyoan mae

udaa diyaa

 

315.    Aye assraan khaanaye zanjeer

Thum nae yaan ghul machaa kae kyaa paayaa

 

316. Kaarwaan manzil peh puhanchaa aur saarae hamsafeer

Masle-darde kaarwaan yek main bichad kar rah gayaa

 

317.    Hamdamoe masle soorathe thasweer

Kyaa kahaen thum sae bae sadaa hain ham

 

318.    Chamane dahr mae voh bulbule thasweer hoon maye

Keh mujhae range-bahaaran-vo-khizaan aik saa haye

 

319.    Iss chaman mae kya karoagae mayae-kashoe hans boal kar

Ghuncha saan khaamoosh khoone-dil koe hee pee kar

rahoe

 

320.    Aye asseeroa ab na par mae thaakkathe-parwaaz haye

Kyaa karoagae thum nikal kar daam sae bait-hae rahoe

 

321.    Agar baandhain murghaane par basthah himmath

Thoe lain khoal mil jul kae aapas mae phandae

 

322.    Bahaar aayee aseeraane-khafas aapas mae kahthe hain

Phadak kar thoednaa haye gar khafas thayyaar hoe

jaavoe

 

 

323.    Khafas mae haye kyaa faaidaah shoaro-gul sae

Aseeroe karoe kuch rihaaree ki baathain

 

Zaheer Dahalvi

324.    Yeh sab kahnae kee baathain hain, ham in-koe choed

hait-hae hain

Jab aankahen chaar hoethee hain murawwath aa-hee

jaathee haye

 

Ziauddin Zia

325.    Koochae sae nikalwaathae hoe abas ham aisae vathan

awaaroan koe

Rahnae doe padae hain aik tharaf rakh daethae hoe kyun

baechaaroan koe

 

326.    Yek hoak see dil mae ut-h-thee, yek dard jigar mae

hoathaa haye

Main saath koe ut-h-kar roathaaa hoon jab saaraa aalam

soathaa haye

 

Zauq Dehalvi (1789-1854)

327.    Kyaa thamaashaa haye keh deewaana banaakar apnaa

Naam majnoon maera iss hoesh rubaa nae rakkhaa

 

328.    Sitham koe ham karam samjhae, jafaa koe wafaa samjhae

Aur iss par bhee na voh samhae thoe iss buth sae

khudaa samjhae

 

329.    Ham roanae peh aa-jaayae thoe dariyaa bhee bahaa dain

Shabnam kee tharah sae hamain roanaa naheen aathaa

 

330.    Hoethaa na agar dil thoe mohabbath bhee na hoethee

Hoethee na mohabbath thoe kuch aafath bhee na hoathee

 

331.    Ab thoe ghabraa kae yeh kahthae hain keh mar jaayain-

gae

Mar kae bhii chain na paaya thoe kidhar jaayain-gae

 

332.    Zaahid sharaab peenae sae kaafar huwaa maye kyun

Kyaa daedh chullo paani mae eemaan bah gayaa

 

333.    Pushthah sae seekhae shaewahae mardaangii koaii

Jab kasde-khoon koe aayae thoe pahlae pukaar dae

 

334.    Koayi haye kaafar koayi musalmaan, judaa haye har aik

kee raahe-eemaan

Joe iss kae nazdeek rahbaree haye voh iskae nazdeek

rahzanee haye

 

335.    Khird nae raaze-aalam kuch na paaye zauq agar paayaa

Keh bae-aaghaaz aayaa aur bae-anjaam chalthaa haye

 

336.    Aye sham-a thaeri umre-thabeeii haye aik raath

Hans kar guzaar yaa isae ruakar guzaar dae

 

337.    Barqe-aalam soaz haye aalam mae naa-fahmii thaeri

Warnah kyaa kyaa lahlahaathae kkaeth hain har daanah

mae

 

338.    Kahaaniyaan hain hakaayath khizro-aabe-baqaa

Baqaa kaa zikr haye kyaa iss jahaan faanii mae

 

339.    Duniya nae kis kaa raahe fana mae diyaa haye saath

Thum bhee chalae chaloe yoonhi jab thak chalee chalae

 

340.    Waqthe peeri shabaab kee baathain

Aysee hain jaysee khwaab kee baathain

 

341.    Zauq iss bahre-fana mae kashtiyii

Jis jagah par jaa lagee who hee kinaarah hoe gayaa

 

 

342.    Haye muqaame zindagii zaere-dam shamsahere-marg

Hoe gayaa jis tharah koeyii dam guzaaraa hoe gayaa

 

343.    Bajaa kahee jisae aalam usae bajaa kahiyae

Zabaane-khalaq koe naggaarahae khudaa kahiyae

 

Untraced Couplets

344.    Daekthae daekthae haathoan sae nikal jaayaengae

Ham bhee sooraj kee tharah shaam koe dhal jaayaengae

Ithnae aawaaz kae paththarna uchaaloe yaaroe !

Ham thoe ehsaas kee garmee sae pighal jaayaengae

 

345.    Inhain eithbaar-ulfath joe na hoe sakaa abhee thak

Main samajh gayaa yaqeenan abhee mujh mae mae kuch

kamee haye

 

346.    Maere paas sae guzar kar maera haal thak na poochaa

Main yeh kaisae maan jaavoon keh who door jaa kae

roayae

 

347.    Furkath kee shaam, dil kee udaasee thumhaari yaad

Thanhaayee mae bhee kithnaa badaa kaarwaan hain ham

 

 

348.    Aap khud hee sochiyae main hoon inhain kithnaa azeez

Who khudaa koe choed kar maeri khasam khaanae lagae

 

349.    Aye sham-a thujh peh raath yeh bhaaree haye jis tharah

Main nae thamaam umar guzaaree haye iss tharah

 

350.    Main nae baqshee haye thaareekiyoan koe ziyaa aur yek

thajallee kaa mohthaaj hoon

Roashnii daenae waalae koe bhee kamsae kam yek diyae

chaahiyae apnae ghar kae liyae

 

351.    Murawwath naam gar laenae na dae-gee thaera mahshar

mae

Main ithnaa keh hee daaloon-gaa isee mujm-a mae

khaathil hae

 

352.    Yaaraane bae-wafaa mujhae ithnaa bathaa gayae

Jis mae wafaa kae rang hoe who doasthee naheen

 

353.    Aazard-gayee gul peh hansee jab koyee kalee

Aawaaz dee khazaan nae thoo bhee maeri nazar mae haye

 

 

354.    Roayigaan keejiyae aap sajdae maere

Maera kyaa haye main ut-h kar chalaa jaavoongaa

Kal aap hee koe na kahnaa padae

Aik jabeen chaahiyae sange-dar kae liyae

 

355.    Sab kae hoe-toan peh thabassum thaa maere khatl kae

baad

Jaane kyaa soach kae reathaa rahaa khaathil thanhaa

 

356.    Dil kae phahoalae jal ut-hae seenae kae daag sae

Iss ghar koe aag lag gayee ghar kae chiraag sae

 

357.    Agar kuch thee thoe bas yeh thee thamannaa aakhree

apnii

Keh thum saahil peh hoathae aur kashthii doobthii

apnee

 

358.    Na gul apnaa, na khaar apnaa, na zaalim baaghbaan

apnaa

Banaayaa aah, kis gulshan mae ham-nae aashiyaan apnaa

 

359.    Mauth-vo-hasthii kee kashaakash mae katee umr thamaam

Gham nae jeenae na diyaa, shauk nae marnae na diyaa

 

360.    Ab maye samjhaa thaere rukhsaar peh thil kaa mathlab

Daulathe husn peh darbaan bit-haa rakhaa haye

 

361.    Izhaar nadaamath hoe bhee chukaa thum hans bhee chukae

ham roe bhee chukae

Ab aavoe galae mil jaavoe zaraa yaa aur bhee aa

thadpaanaa haye

 

362.    Mehandee nae ghazab doenoe tharaf aag lagaa dee

Thalwoan mae udhar aur idhar dil mae lagee haye

 

363.    Dil mae samaa gayeen hain khayaamath kee shaukhyaan

Doe chaar din rahae thae kisee kee nigaah mae

 

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