Mohabbat

muhabbat


sitaare jo damakate hai.n
kisii kii chashm-e-hairaa.N me.n
mulaaqaate.n jo hotii hai.n
jamaal-e-abr-o-baaraa.N me.n

ye na abaad vaqto.n me.n
dil-e-naashaad me.n hogii
muhabbat ab nahii.n hogii
ye kuchh din baad me.n hogii

guzar jaaye.nge jab ye din
ye un kii yaad me.n hogii

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kyuu.N


kuchh aise ghaao bhii hote hai.n
jinhe.n zaKhmii aap nahii.n dhote
bin roye huye aa.Nsuo.n kii tarah
siine me.n chhupaa ke rakhate hai.n
aur saarii umr nahii.n rote

[ghaao = wound]

niinde.n bhii muhaiyaa hotii hai.n
sapane bhii duur nahii.n hote
kyuu.N phir bhii jaagate rahate hai.n
kyuu.N saarii raat nahii.n sote

[muhaiyaa = available]

ab kis se kahe.n ai jaan-e-vafaa
ye ahal-e-vafaa kis aag me.n jalate rahate hai.n
kyuu.N bujh ke raakh nahii.n hote.

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kisii kii aa.Nkh jo pur_nam nahii.n hai


kisii kii aa.Nkh jo pur_nam nahii.n hai
na samajho ye ke us ko Gam nahii.n hai

savaad-e-dard me.n tanhaa kha.Daa huu.N
palaT jaa_uu.N magar mausam nahii.n hai

samajh me.n kuchh nahii.n aataa kisii ke
agarche guftaguu mubaham nahii.n hai

sulagataa kyuu.N nahii.n taariik jangal
talab kii lau agar maddham nahii.n hai

ye bastii hai sitam paravar digaan kii
yahaa.N ko_ii kisii se kam nahii.n hai

kinaaraa duusaraa dariyaa kaa jaise
vo saathii hai magar maharam nahii.n hai

dilo.n kii raushanii bujhane na denaa
vajuud-e-tiiragii mahakam nahii.n hai

mai.n tum ko chaah kar pachhataa rahaa huu.N
ko_ii is zaKhm kaa maraham nahii.n hai

jo ko_ii sun sake 'Amjad' to sunaa denaa
ba-juz ek baaz gasht-e-Gam nahii.n hai.

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na shikaayate.n na gilaa kare


na shikaayate.n na gilaa kare
ko_ii aisaa shaKhs huaa kare
jo mere liye hii sajaa kare
mujh hii se baate.n kiyaa kare

[gilaa=complaint]

kabhii roye jaaye vo bepanaah
kabhii betahaashaa udaas ho
kabhii chupake chupake dabe qadam
mere piichhe aa kar ha.Nsaa kare

[bepanaah=limitless]

merii qurbate.n merii chaahate.n
ko_ii yaad kare qadam qadam
mai.n taviil safar me.n huu.N agar
merii vaapasii kii duaa kare

[qurbat=nearness/intimacy; taviil=long; vaapasii=return]