Qateel Shifai

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anga.Daaii par a.ga.Daaii letii hai raat judaa_ii kii
apane haatho.n kii lakiiro.n me.n basaa le mujh ko
apane ho.nTho.n par sajaanaa chaahataa huu.N
bechain bahaaro.n me.n kyaa-kyaa hai jaan kii Khushbuu aatii hai
charaaG dil ke jalaao ki iid ka din hai
dard se meraa daaman bhar de yaa allaah
dil ko Gam-e-hayaat gavaaraa hai in dino.n
duniyaa ne ham pe jab ko_ii ilzaam rakh diyaa
garmii-e-hasarat-e-naakaam se jal jaate hai.n
guzare dino.n kii yaad barasatii ghaTaa lage
har bezabaa.N ko sholaa_navaa kah liyaa karo New
hijr kii pahalii shaam ke saaye duur ufaq tak chhaaye the
ik-ik patthar jo.D ke mai.n ne jo diivaar banaa_ii hai
jo bhii Gunchaa tere ho.nTho.n par khilaa karataa hai
kiyaa hai pyaar jise ham ne zindagii kii tarah
mai.n ne puuchaa pahalaa patthar mujh par kaun uThaayegaa
mil kar judaa hue to na soyaa kare.nge ham
pahale to apane dil kii razaa jaan jaa_iye
pareshaa.N raat saarii hai sitaaro.n tum to so jaao
pyaas vo dil kii bujhaane kabhii aayaa hii nahii.n
rachii hai rat_jago kii chaa.Ndanii jin kii jabiino.n me.n
raqs karane kaa milaa hukm jo dariyaao.n me.n
sadamaa to hai mujhe bhii ke tujh se judaa huu.N mai.n
shaam ke saa.Nvale chehare ko nikhaaraa jaaye
tum puuchho aur mai.n na bataa_uu.N aise to haalaat nahii.n
tuune ye phuul jo zulfo.n me.n lagaa rakhaa hai
tumhaarii anjuman se uTh ke diivaane kahaa.N jaate
ulfat kii na_ii manzil ko chalaa tuu baa.Nhe.n Daal ke baa.Nho.n me.n
vafaa ke shiish mahal me.n sajaa liyaa mai.n ne
vo dil hii kyaa tere milane kii jo duaa na kare
yaaro kisii qaatil se kabhii pyaar na maa.Ngo
ye mojazaa bhii muhabbat kabhii dikhaaye mujhe
yo.n lage dost teraa mujh se Khafaa ho jaanaa
yuu.N chup rahanaa Thiik nahii.n ko_ii miiThii baat karo
zindagii me.n to sabhii pyaar kiyaa karate hai.n

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