dasht-e-shab par dikhaa_ii kyaa dengii: Parveen Shakir

dasht-e-shab par dikhaa_ii kyaa dengii
silavaTe.n roshanii me.n ubharengii

ghar kii diivaare.n mere jaane par
apanii tanhaa_iyo.n ko sochengii

u.Ngaliyo.n ko taraash duu.N phir bhii
aadatan us kaa naam likkhengii

rang-o-buu se kahii.n panaah nahii.n
Khvaahishe.n bhii kahaa.N amaa.N dengii

ek Khushbuu se bach bhii jaa_uu.N agar
duusarii nikahate.n jaka.D lengii

khi.Dakiyo.n par dabiiz parde ho.n
baarishe.n phir bhii dastake.n dengii

ka_ii marhale aur sar karane hai.n: Anwar Shaoor

ka_ii marhale aur sar karane hai.n
abhii to bahut se safar karane hai.n

[marhale = destinations/obstacles; sar karanaa = overcome]

badii aur nekii yaqii.n aur shak
hai.n jitane bhii aib-o-hunar karane hai.n

[badii = sin; nekii = good; aib = fault; hunar = skill]

hathelii pe rakhate hai.n apanaa kafan
jinhe.n apanaa jiivan amar karane hai.n

sitam hai ki duniyaa ke kitane hii kaam
zaruurii nahii.n hai.n magar karane hai.n

karoge kabhii tark bhii taak-jhaa.Nk
ki ye sil_sile umr bhar karane hai.n

bahut saKht mausam hai lekin 'Shaoor'
kisii taur ye din basar karane hai.n

kuchh to ehasaas-e-ziyaa.N thaa pahale: Nasir Kazmi

kuchh to ehasaas-e-ziyaa.N thaa pahale
dil kaa ye haal kahaa.N thaa pahale

ab to manzil bhii hai Khud garm-e-safar
har qadam sang-e-nishaa.N thaa pahale

safar-e-shauq ke far_sang na puuchh
vaqt beqaid-e-makaa.N thaa pahale

ye alag baat ki Gam raas hai ab
is me.n andeshaa-e-jaa.N thaa pahale

yuu.N na ghabaraaye huye phirate the
dil ajab kunj-e-amaa.N thaa pahale

ab bhii tuu paas nahii.n hai lekin
is qadar duur kahaa.N thaa pahale

Dere Daale hai.n bagolo.n ne jahaa.N
us taraf chashm-e-ravaa.N thaa pahale

ab vo dariyaa na bastii na vo log
kyaa Khabar kaun kahaa.N thaa pahale

har Kharaabaa ye sadaa detaa hai
mai.n bhii aabaad makaa.N thaa pahale

kyaa se kyaa ho ga_ii duniyaa pyaare
tuu vahii.n par hai jahaa.N thaa pahale

ham ne aabaad kiyaa mulk-e-suKhan
kaisaa sun_saan samaa.N thaa pahale

ham ne baKhshii hai Khamoshii ko zubaa.N
dard majabuur-e-fuGaa.N thaa pahale

ham ne roshan kiyaa maamuur-e-Gam
varnaa har simt dhuaa.N thaa pahale

Gam ne phir dil ko jagaayaa 'Nasir'
Khaanaa_barbaad kahaa.N thaa pahale