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.
Akthar Wajid Ali Shah
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
Comment of Iqbaal :
Hind kae shairoe soorath gard afsaanah navees
Haaye bichaaroan kae a-asaab peh aurath haye sawaar
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