Rait par likh ke mera naam mitaya na karo
aankhen sach bolti hain, pyaar chupaya na karo
   log har baat ka afsana bana lete hain
   sab ko haalaat ki rudaad sunaya na karo
ye zaroori nahin har shakhs masiha hi ho
pyaar ke zakhm amaanat hain dikhaya na karo
   shahar-e-ehsaas mein pattharaav bahut hain "Mohsin"
   dil ko shiishe ke jharonkhon mein sajaaya na karo

Mana teri nazar mein tera pyaar hum nahi,
kaise kahen ki tere talabgaar hum nahi,
   Khud ko jala ke khak kar dala, mita diya,
   lo ab tumhari raah mein dewaar hum nahi,
Jis ko sanwara humne tamannaon ke khoon se,
gulshan mein us bahar ke haqdaar hum nahi,
   Dhokha diya hai khud ko muhobbat ke naam se,
   kaise kahen ki tere gunahgaar hum nahi.....

Koi ummeed bar nahin aati
Koi soorat nazar nahin aati
   maut ka ek din muayyan hai
   need kyon raat bhar nahin aati
aage aati thi hale dil pe hansi
ab kisi baat par nahin aati
   janta hoon sababe-taato-zahad
   par tabeeat idhar nahin aati
Hai kuchh aisi hi baat
jo chup hoon, varna kya baat kar nahin aati
   kyon na cheehkoon ki yaad karte hain
   meri awaaz gar nahin aati
marte hain aarzoo me marne ki
maut aati hai par nahin aati
   kaba kis munh se jaoge Ghalib
   sharm tumko magar nahin aati

Aye mohabbat tere anjaam pe rona aaya,
Jaane kyun aaj tere naam pe rona aaya..
   Yun to har shaam ummeedon me guzar jaati thi,
  Aaj kuch baat hai, jo shaam pe rona aaya..
Kabhi taqdir ka maatam, kabhi duniya ka gila,
Manzil-e-ishq me har gaam pe rona aaya...
   Jab hua zikr zamaane me mohabbat ka
  Mujhko apne dil-e-bekaam pe rona aaya.....

Koyi dost hai na koi rakeeb hai
Tera shaher kitna ajeeb hai
   Yahan kiska chehra pada karoon
   Yahan kaun itna qareeb hai
Main kis se kahoon mere saath chal
Yahan sab kay sar par saleeb hai

Aaj ujaali ki kiran kho gayi
zindagi veraan se ho gayi,
   gaye woh din
   jab humne unse umeed rakha
Aaj yeh khoob ho gaya
ki humain mohabbat se nafrat ho gayi

Is hasrat se mila kya mujhko
Ik jhalak mere dildaar ki
   Is muhabbat se mila kya mujhko
   Bechaini-o-beqarari yaar ki,
Is ashiqui se mila kya mujhko
Ik sunahari raah ishq ki,
  Aur tere pyaar se mila kya mujhko
  Ik raah jeene ki hamvaar si.

Na jee bhar ke dekhaa na kuch baat ki,
badi aarzoo thi mulaqaat ki,
   Kaye saal se kuch Khabar hi nahin,
   kahaan din guzaaraa kahaan raat di,
Main chup tha tou chalti hawa ruk gayi,
zubaan sab samajhte hain jazbaat ki,
   Sitaaron ko shaayad khabar hi nahin,
   musaafir ne jaane kahaan raat ki...

Chaman ki bahaaron mein tha aashiyana
na jaane kahan kho gaya vo zamana
   tumhen bhuulane ki main koshish karunga
   ye vaada karo ke na tum yaad aana
mujhe mere mitne ka gam hai to ye hai
tumhen bevafaa kah raha hai zamana
   Khudara meri qabr pe tum na aana
   tumhen dekh kar shaq karega zamana

Baat karni mujhe mushkil kabhi aisi to na thi
jaisi ab hai teri mehfil kabhi aisi to na thi
   le gaya cheen ke kaun aaj tera sabr-o-qarar
   be-qaraari tujhe ae dil kabhi aisi to na thi

Bebasii jurm hai hauslaa jurm hai
zindagi teri ik-ik adaa jurm hai
    aye sanam tere baare mein kuch sochkar
    apne baare mein kuch sochna jurm hai
yaad rakhna tujhe mera ek jurm tha
bhool jana tujhe doosra jurm hai
    kya sitam hai ke tere hasin shehar mein
    har taraf gaur se dekhna jurm hai

Sheeshe ke gharon main dekho to
Putther dil wale buste hain
Jo pyar ko khail samajhte hain
Aur tor ke dil ko haste hain

Suraj ko diya dikhane se kya fayeda,
laash ko aag lagane se kya fayeda,
Aye shahjahaan, mumtaz to jaa chuki
Ab laash pe taj banane se kya fayeda

Hasti aaankhain, hastaaa chehra
Ek mujboor bahana hai
Chaand me such mouch, noor kahan hai
Chaand to ek viraana hai
Mujhko tanha chor ne waale
Tu na tanha rah jaye
Jis pe tujh ko naaz hai itna
Uska naaam zamana hai

Mere rooh ki haqeeqat
Merey aansoo se pucho
Mere keh kahon ki duniya
Mere tar juman nahin hai

Tum mujhe bhool kar to dekho
Har khushi routh jayegi
Jab akele tum baithogi
Khud-ba-khud meri yaad aayegi

Bhoolne wale se koyi keh de zara,
Is tarah yaad aane se kya fayeda,
Jab mere dil ki duniya basti nahi,
Phir khyalon main aaane se kya fayeda,
Aasra de ke dil tor te hain mera,
Is tarah sataane se kya fayeda,
Mujh pe bijli girao to jaanu sahi,
Aashiane par girane se kya fayeda

Yeh ladki jawani main, jawani se, jawano ko tarpaye gi
Aankhon se karegi qatal, aur labon se muskaraye gi

Baat karni mujhe mushkil kabhi aisi to na thi
jaisi ab hai teri mehfil kabhi aisi to na thi
   le gaya cheen ke kaun aaj tera sabr-o-qarar
   be-qaraari tujhe ae dil kabhi aisi to na thi

Raat itni haseen thi
Ke saare so rahe the
Hum hi aise badnaseeb the
Jo aap ki yaad main ro rahe the

Yaaron mar bhi gaya to,
Aarti meri dafnaa dena
Utha kar janaza mera,
Unki gali ghuma dena
Agar wo mera pata puche to
Shamshaan ghaat bata dena

Raat itni haseen thi
Ke saare so rahe the
Hum hi aise badnaseeb the
Jo aap ki yaad main ro rahe the

 

 

Nadir Jatoi �2001-2002
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