Urdu Poetry

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Reproduced here are some evergreen, meaningful, touching Urdu poetry by some of the noted Poets who presented them in a Mushaira in Hyderabad, long time back. Enjoy….

Yeh to sach hai kad mera ooncha nahin
Ret ke teele pe main thehra nahin

Jiske dil mein zakhm ka kaanta nahin
Saans tak lena use ata nahi

Aag palti hai musalsal zahen mein
Yun achanak ghar koi jalta nahin

Log akhbaron ke aadi ho gaye
Verna chehron par bhi kiya likha nahin

Ye nahin kehta ki main andhon me tha
Aankh walon ne mujh dekha nahin

Dil sulgta hai kalam kin auk par
Youn hi kagaz ka badan jalta nahin

Katl ho kar bhi main uske saath tha
Mere kaatil ne mujhe dekha nahin

Dhoop ki chaadar hai sar pe jab talak
Jism se saya juda hota nahin

Aankh se jab tak na ho aujhal zamin
Aasman ka rasta milta nahin

Raat se keh do ki tham tham kar dhale
Chaand aangan mein abhi udtra nahin

Ghar se baahar kiyon niklte hain janaab
Dhoop sahne ka agar maada nahin

Uska koocha ho ki maktal ho “Naveed”
Jo gaya ik baar phir lauta nahin

Poet: “Ali-U-Deen Naveed”

Shola hai phool phool chaman tak na aiyo
Shadabiye bahaar se dhokha no khaiyo

Daaman se hamne garde-taaluk bhi jhaad di
Aanson dagane hizr kea b mun na aiyo

In muskurahto mein chchipi ha gamon ki aanch
Chahre ki roop rang se dhokha na khaiyo

Muddat hui wo ku-e-malaamat ujad gaya
Ab ke baras charaage wafa mat jalaiyo
Janzeer-e-aitbaar jahaan toot kar giri
Gairon se us gali ka pata mat lagaiyo

Patthar na daal de koi jholi mein din dhale
“Maahir” fakeer ban ke sada mat lagaiyo.

Poet: “Kailash Maahir”

Tum jo aayoge to mausam doosra ho jayega
Lu ka jhonk bhi chalega to sabaah ho jayega

Zindgi main katl kar ke tujhko nikla tha magar
Kiya khabar thi phir tera hi saamna ho jayega

Nafraton ne har taraf se gher rakha hai hamein
Jab ye deewaren girengi raasta ho jayega

Aandhiyon ka kam chalna hai garaj isse nahin
Shakh par patta rahega ya juda ho sayega

Kiya Khabar thi ey amire shaher tere daur main
Saans lena jurm, jeena haadsa ho jayega

Aaj tak deta hai khushbu jaise ho taza gulab
Log samjhe the ki murjha kar fanaah ho jayega

Poet: “Ali Ahmed Jalilee”

Woh shaks jo ragein-jan se bhi tha karib mere
Na jane aaj kahan ja ke kho gaya woh shaks

Juda main khud se bhala usko kis trah sochun
Samajh mein kucch nahi ata yeh main hun ya woh shaks

Keetabe-jeest to apni hai par isko kiya keeja
Ki labz-labz ka mafhoom ban gaya woh shaks

Main kiya kisi ko bataunga mukhtasar ye hai
Ki mera dard wahi dard ki sava woh shaks

Kahan se apni karoon daastan bayan yaro
Ke ibteda bhi wahi aur intiha woh shaks

Who shaks meri jo kal tak hasin udata tha
Mila jo aaj to milte hi ro diya woh shaks

Poet: “Dr Suleman Athar Javed”

Mehroom-e-haqueekat hain sahil ke tamashai
Ham doob ke samjhe hain dariyaon ki gahrai

Chal aye mere hamsaya bargad ke tale bethein
Deewar se aangan mein ab dhoop utar ayi

Chalte hue baadal ke saye ke ta’akub mein
Ye tashnalabi mujhko sehrayon me le ayi

Ye jabr bhi dekha hai taarikh ki nazron ne
Lamhon ne khata ki thi sadiyon ne saza pai

Jis waqt chira kissa “Razmi” ki tabahi ka
Kiun aap ki aankhon mein us waqt nami ayi

By note poet: “Razmi”

Kiya ta-ulk kaisa rishta uske mere darmiyan
Ret ka hai ik gharonda uske mere darmiyan

Mun-hasir hai mere sar par uske khanzar par nahi
Ye saro-khanzar ka rishta mere uske darmiyan

Poet: “Mohsin Zaidi”

Kharabe haal ko mahol ki duhai na de
Bura sahi woh magar tu use burai na de

Fakeere ishk ye kahta tha aur rota tha
Jo do dilon ko mila de to phir judai na de

Ye baddua hai magar khair isi mein hai sabki
Jo tng-zarf hon ya-rab use badai na de

Poet: “Sufi Shayar”

Uske aanchal kojo chahre se sarakte dekha
Hamne patthar ki silon ko bhi tadakte dekha

Mai-guzari ka unhein bhi tha bharam
Hamne jinhe jam ko hath lagate hi bahkte dekha

Dil ke cchalon ke chatakhne ki sada kisne suni
Teri payal ko nigahon ne cchanakte dekha

Kis chaka chowndh se chundhiyai nigahein unki
Hamne logon ko ujale mein bhatakte dekha

Itne roshan na karo apni tamanna ke charag
Bujhte dekha hai unhe jinko bhadakte dekha

Sab chale aye yahan raakh bujhane ke liye
Tej sholon me kisi ko na lapakte dekha

Jis ke saye mein gaye dhoop se bachkar “Jittat”
Uski har shakh se saanp latakte dekha

Poet: “Lateef Jiddat”

Meri apni creation….
Sirf tumhi se tha roshan apna jahan
Tum gaye to aalam main andhera ccha gaya

Ik tumhi apne the baaki ajnabi
Ajnabi shaher mein jane ki ab hai chah kiya

Dil ko samjhaya bahut dil samajhta hi nahin
Visale-yaar nahin tha woh rakeebi saya

Gam se mujhko gar kabhi phursat hui
Saans lene mein badi dikkat hui

Us kadar hi faasla badta gaya
Jitni apne aap se kurbat hui

Zindgi tera tassavur aur tha
Tujhko dekha to badi hairat hui

Sar salaamat to tabhi reh paayenge
Sar uthane ki agar himmat hui

Author: Unkown

Jidhar mehsus ho khushbo usi janib bade jayo
Andheron mein kabhi raston ka andaza nahi hota
Gawahi dushmano ki hai hamare sulhanamo par
Nakabon mein kabhi chahron ka andaza nahi hota
Cchupa kar raz dil ka bat kehna ik wasila hai
Gazal mein gam-zada nagmon ka andaza nahi hota
Wafaon ke tasalsul se aksar toot jatein hain
Muhabbat main hasin rishton ka andaza nahi hota
Saleeke se sajaana aaino ko varna ae “Razmi”
Galat rukh ho to phir chahron ka andaza nahi hota
Poet: “Razmi”

Aaj ke daur mein aur kiya chahiye
Saans lene ke kabil faza chahiye

Maut ko to garaz hai meri jaan se
Zindi tu bata tujhko kiya chahiye

Kiya kahen kaun si basti mein kahan rahte hain
Jitne naadan hain sab apne yahaan rahte hain

Khushk milti hai massarat ki nadi hi aksar
Gam ke dariya to hamesha hi raven rahte hain

Main yeh sunta hun ki kucch log abhi zinda hain
Han magar yeh nahi maloom kahan rahtein hain

Pahle rahte the makaano mein bade chain se log
Aur ab zahen mein logon ke makaan rahte hain

Author: A Sikh shayar “Shajar”

Kurbatein door karne lagi hain hamein, ab mulakaat mein faslaa chahiye
Jo na sochein kabhi apne liye duniya mein “Shajar”, aise logon ke hi bas namon nishan rahtein hain

Author: “Shajar”

Ek Aur Sher…
21veen sadi ki taraf ham chalein to hain
Phitne bhi jag uthein hain aawaze-pa ke saath

Insaan ki khawaishon ki koi intiha nahin
Do gaz zamin bhi chahiye do gaz kafan ke bad

Sher hi Sher ….

Kiya is liye taqdeer nay chunvae the tinkey
Ki jab ban jai Nasheyman koi aag lagaa de

Junoon ka daur hai kis kis ko jaen samjhane
Idhar bhi akl ke dushman udhar bhi deevane

Bas ek kadam utha tha galat rahe shauk mein
Manzil tamaam umr mujhe dhoondti rahi

To kiya yeh tai hai ki ab umr bhar nahin milna
To fir yeh umr kiyon gar tumse ab nahin milna

Mita de apni hasti ko agar kucch martaba chahe
Ki dana khak mein mil kar gulo gulzaar hota hai

Sadiyaan guzr gai aura abhi tak ham so rahein hein
Khilenge kiya phool us sar-zamin par zahan ham aaj kaante bo rahein hain

Ki hai koi haseen khata har khata ke saath
Thoda sa piyar bhi de do mujhe har saza ke saath

Gar doobna hi apna muqaddar hai to suno
Dubeinge ham jaroor, magar na-khuda ke saath

Manzil se woh bhi door tha aur ham bhi door the
Hamne bhi dhool udai bahut rehnuma ke saath

Lau de uthe hawa ka bhi daaman to kiya gazab
Yun hi chirag uljhate rahe gar hawa ke saath

Rakse sabaah ke jashan mein ham tum bhi naachte
Aye kaash tum bhi aa gaye hote sabah ke saath

Author: “Kaifi Azmi”

Na jalwe hain na manzar hai azab beroop surat hai
Hamare pas aankhon mein fakat hairat hi hairat hai

Chalo betaal ke amrat sarovar mein piyen pani
Magar kab se wahan likkhi sawaalon ki ibarat hai

Sabhi sanwla gaye rishte mulakatein hui thandi
Abhi tak dil mein phir bhi piyar ki mithi hararat hai

Na jani dodte phirte hain kiyon anjaan deewane
Kise ham rok kar poochhein kise ik pal ki phursat hai

Khamoshiyon se bhi duniya mein galat baton ke charche hain
Jamane walon ko ab hamse na kahne ki shikayat hai

Author: Unkown

With respect From UNKNOWN Authors
i) Tum mujhse door ho gaye iska to gam nahin
Yeh bhi nahin, ki zindagi main raat ho gayee
Gam aur kucch nahin hai, bus itna malaal hai
Duniya jo chahti three wohi baat ho gayee

ii) Khizao se mukhko shikayat nahi hai
Baharo ne mukhko dhokha diya hai
Bhanvar se to main bach hi gaya tha
Kinaron ne mujhko dhokha diya hai
Woh chate hain mujhko galatfahmi thi meri
Isharon ne mukhko khokha diya hai

iii) Ajnabi shahar mein ajnabi raaste
meri tanhai par muskurate rahe
main bahut door tak yun hi chalta raha
tum bahut der tak yaad aate rahe

iv) Mujhko bhi tarkib sikha koi yaar julahe
aksar tujhko dekha hai ki tana bunte
jab koi taga toot gaya ya khatam hua
phir se baandh ke
aur sira koi jod ke usme
aage bunane lagte ho
Tere is taane main lekin
Ek bhi gaanth giraha buntarki
Dekh nahi sakta hai koi
Maine to ek baar buna tha ek hi rishta
Lekin uski saari girah
Saaf najar aati hain mere yaar julahe


Toote rishton ka aina ajab ho jayega
Aur ek din insaan be-namo-nasab ho jayega
Koi us jaisa nahi hai shaher ki is bheed mein
Dekh lena woh bhi ik din be-adab ho jayega
Mere uske darmiyan hayal kai kouhsaar hain
Mujh taka ate ate baadal tashnalab ho jayega
Maine pooccha tha kabhi uski khamoshi ka sabab
Tum kabhi mat poocchna varna gazab ho jayega

Poet: “Amir Kizalbash”

Taarikhiyon mein firte rahe badhwas log
Sooraj gira gaye the mere ghar ke paas log

Is daur mein bhi cchoo na saka daste just-ju
Mujhko samajh rahe the kareene kayas log

Samjha hai mere katl ko duniya ne khudkushi
Khaamosh kar diye gaye kaatil shanaas log


Poet: “Amir Kizalbash”

Hain aalme masti mein sanjeeda kadam kitne
Sakib tere mansab ka rakhte hain bharam kitne

Be-dard jamane tu dhayega sitam kitne
Ik sar pe uthaoonga main bhare-alam kitne

Hangame seher dekho chal kar jara Gulshan mein
Hain gir-aye shabnam par baadidaye nam kitne

Woh sahibe iman hun main ishk ki duniya mein
Mere liye bikhre hain gaisue-sanam kitne

Har ukdae mushkil ko aasan kiya maine
Dekhun tere gaisu mein ab rah gaye kham kitne

Ek Sher…..
Kiya hua ki ik baat par barson ke yarane gaye
Chalo yeh to hua ki kucch dost pahchane gaye

Apnon ki chaahton ne bhi kiya kiya diye phareb
Rote rahe lipat ke har ek ajnabi ke saath

Author: “Akhtar Imam Rizwi”

S e l e c t I v e     U R D U     S h a y a r i

Kabhi akale mein mil kar jhinjhord dunga use
Jahan jahan se woh toota hai jod dunga use

Mujhe woh chhor gaya yeh kamal hai uska
Irada maine kiya tha ki chhor dunga use

Paseene baanta phirta hai har taraf sooraj
Kabhi jo haat laga to neechordunga use
Bacha ke rakhta hai khud ko woh mujhse sheeshaye badan
Use yeh dar lagta hai ki mein tod dunga use
Maja chakha ke hi mana hun main is duniya ko
Samajh rahi thi ki aise hi chhor dunga use.

तेरी आँखों के दरिया का
उतरना भी ज़रूरी था
मोहब्बत भी ज़रूरी थी
बिछड़ना भी ज़रूरी था
ज़रूरी था की हम दोनों
तवाफ़े आरज़ू करते
मगर फिर आरज़ूओं का
बिखरना भी ज़रूरी था
तेरी आँखों के दरिया का
उतरना भी ज़रूरी था

बताओ याद है तुमको
वो जब दिल को चुराया था
चुराई चीज़ को तुमने
ख़ुदा का घर बनाया था
वो जब कहते थे
मेरा नाम तुम तस्बीह में पढ़ते हो
मोहब्बत की नमाज़ों को
कज़ा करने से डरते हो
मगर अब याद आता है
वो बातें थी महज़ बातें
कहीं बातों ही बातों में
मुकरना भी ज़रूरी था
तेरी आँखों के दरिया का
उतरना भी ज़रूरी था
तेरे दिल के निकाले हम
कहाँ भटके कहाँ पहुंचे
मगर भटके तो याद आया
भटकना भी ज़रूरी था

वही हैं सूरतें अपनी
वही मैं हूँ, वही तुम हो
मगर खोया हुआ हूँ मैं
मगर तुम भी कहीं गुम हो

मोहब्बत में दग़ा की थी
सो काफ़िर थे सो काफ़िर हैं
मिली हैं मंज़िलें फिर भी
मुसाफिर थे मुसाफिर हैं

मोहब्बत भी ज़रूरी थी
बिछड़ना भी ज़रूरी था
ज़रूरी था की हम दोनों
तवाफ़े आरज़ू करते
मगर फिर आरज़ूओं का
बिखरना भी ज़रूरी था

लफ्ज़ कितने ही तेरे पैरों से लिपटे होंगे
तूने जब आख़िरी खत मेरा जलाया होगा
तूने जब फूल किताबों से निकाले होंगे
देने वाला भी तुझे याद तो आया होगा

Bulati hai magar jane ka nahi
Yeh duniya hai udhar jane ka nahi

Mere bete tu kisi se bhi ishq kar le magar
Rakhna yeh khiyal ki had se gujar jane ka nahi

Seetare nouch kar le jaoonga
Mein khali haat ghar jane ka nahi

Woh gardan napta hai naap lene de magar

Jaalim se kabhi dar jane ka nahi

Khushk dariyaon mein halki si rawani aur hai
Ret ki neeche abhi paani aur hai
Ek bimari mujhe khandani aur hai
Har milne wale ko apna samajhne ki nadani aur hai

Jo taur hai duniya ka usi taur se bolo
Behron ka ilaka hai jara jor se bolo

Aankhon mein hai kuchh, dil mein hai kuchh, hothon pe kuchh hai
Yun bol rahe ho to kisi aur se bolo

Dilli mein hamin bola karein aman ki boli
Yaro kabhi tum log bhi Lahore se bolo

Log har mod pe ruk ruk ke sambhaltein kiyun hain
Itna dartein hain to phir ghar se nikalte kiyun hain

Aaj ham dono ko phursat hai chalo ishq karein
Ishq dono ki jaroorat hai chalo ishq karein

Ismein nuksaan ka khatra hi nahi
Yeh munafe ki tijaarat hai chalo ishq karein

Aap hindu mein musalmaan yeh sikh woh issai
Yaar choro yeh siyasat hai chalo ishq karein

Aankhon ko intezaar ka dekar hunar chala gaya..
Chaha tha ek shaks ko jaane kidhar chala gaya....
Din ki WO Mehfile gayi.. Raaton ke ratjage gaye...
Koi samet kar mere shaam-o-shahar chala gaya...

Manzil mil hi jayegi bhatakte hi sahi
Gumrah to who hain jo ghar se nikalte hi nahin

Kaun deta hai umar bhar ka saath yahaan
Log to janze main bhi kandhe badalte rahte hain.

Dost ban ban ke mile mujhko mitane wale
Maine dekhe hain kai rang badalne wale