Khvaab kii tarah bikhar jaane ko jii chaahataa hai

December 7, 2007

Khvaab 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 thakan jaag pa.De
aisii manzil se guzar jaane ko jii chaahataa hai

vahii paimaa.N jo kabhii jiii ko Khush aayaa thaa bahut
usii paimaa.N se mukar jaane ko jii chaahataa hai

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khooN baha

November 22, 2007

khooN 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 se kehti hai, saara maajra likkheN
kis ne kis tarah paaya apna khooN baha, likkheN
chashm-e-nam se sharminda,
ham qalam se sharminda, sochte haiN kiya likkheN

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jaah-o-jalaal daam-o-diram aur kitni der

August 27, 2006

jaah-e-jalaal daam-o-diram aur kitni der
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