Iftikhar Arif
Khvaab kii tarah bikhar jaane ko jii chaahataa hai
Friday, December 7th, 2007Khvaab kii tarah bikhar jaane ko jii chaahataa hai
aisii tanhaa_ii ki mar jaane ko jii chaahataa hai
ghar kii vahashat se larazataa huu.N magar jaane kyo.n
shaam hotii hai to ghar jaane ko jii chaahataa hai
Duub jaa_uu.N to ko_ii mauj nishaa.N tak na bataaye
aisii nadii me.n utar jaane ko jii chaahataa hai
kabhii mil jaaye to raste kii [...]
khooN baha
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007khooN baha
(Iftikhar Arif)
apne shaih~savaaroN ko
qatl karne vaaloN se
khooN baha talab karna
vaarisoN pe vaajib tha,
qaatiloN pe vaajib tha
khooN baha ada karna
vaajibaat ki takmeel
munsifoN pe vaajib thi
(musnifoN ki nigraani
qudsioN pe vaajb thi)
vaqt ki adaalat meiN
eik samt masnad thi
ek samt khanjar tha
taaj-e-zar-nigaar ik samt
eik samt lashkar tha
ik taraf thi majboori
ik taraf muqaddar tha
taaife pukaar uTThe
“taaj-o-takht zindabaad!
saaz-o-rakht zindabaad!”
khalq ham [...]
jaah-o-jalaal daam-o-diram aur kitni der
Sunday, August 27th, 2006Iftikhar Airf:
jaah-o-jalaal daam-o-diram aur kitni der
reg-e-ravaaN pe naqsh-e-qadam aur kitni der
ab aur kitni der yeh dehshat, yeh Dar, yeh khauf
gard-o-ghubaar-e-aihd-e-sitam aur kitni der
