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Urdu Poetry
By
Shahid Riaz
Sawaal
kion batoon keh mairi umer tyaveel ho gee, ya dor-e-salasal
sach to ye hay keh deevar kay kay uss paar ka socha he nahin
Khud Farabi
kion rakhtay hain log sadda maazi ki yadon ko itna aziz
raaz khul to gia, mager apna kal kho dainey kay baad
Lotna to her haal main hay, her ik leher ko beher main wapis
sochata hoon garonday pehlay banoon, ya naqsh-e-paa kay baad
jee ye to teh hay, kay guzray hoye lamhaat kabhi lota nahi kertay
phir be ik sahara hay khud faraibi ka mujhay ,her shakast kay baad
mairi fitrat main arsay say daal rakha hay ik hirs nay basaira
dhoondta hoon ab main motti, seep ko maar dainey kay baad
kuch maang kay daikh laitey hain ham batil say be aaj ik baar
shyed keh mit jye judaion ki reekha, haath katwa dainey kay baad
her khoi hoi anmoal cheez ka badal to kabhi hotta nahi uss jaisa
phir be mansoor ko mila tha khuda, ana-al-haq kahnay keh baad
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Iqrar-e-Jurm
takaaza nahi ye fitrat ka, bas mairi soch he ki majboori hay
har jata hoon main jeeti hoi baazi, taskeen-e-qalab ki khatir
kamal uss ka na tha, sabh bandh-hay thay uss soch kay sath
keh raqs-e-bismal he sahi, kartey hain gawara uss ki khatir
Ehtasab
rawaan hay qafla-e-qainaat, zindagi ka safar jari hay
sisak rahi hain sab qadrain, aur raqs-e-ablees jari hay
jismon main sakat nahi, aur hawas hay keh bay qaboo
gada-gar ko hay bari jaldi, khairat-e-saphal to abi jari hay
taqaza hay bar bar, keh kion main nahi pojta tuj ko
piar bara hay, ya ibadat, khud say zara israr to kar
Soch Ki Ghulami
azaadi ka mafhoom to shyed bhool chuka hoon main be
issi qafas ko samaj loonga main apna nashaiman ab be
Ashk-e-Rawaan
hijar maqsood ho ga tuj ko be teh-e-dil say yaqeenan
warna to her pather ko be ho kar moam rona aata hay
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[ dooba hon main iss soch main, keh ye raaz to khula nahi ]
[ tujhay "aata he nahi hay rona", ya keh "rona nahee aata" ]
[ tairi zidd hay buhat to maan laita hon, tairi he khatir dost ]
[ tu chupa ansoo ab, keh main kahon tujay rona nahi aata ]
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chaltey hain, akartay hain, rakhtay hain sir par saja kar taj
takht ki bulandi kay liay lashon kay minar bana daitey hain
Bojh
dunia main lagi hay ronaq har dam, aur aana jana jaari hay
ruktay to hain sab pal do pal ko lakin, loot khasoot jaari hay
muazzan ko fiker hay leh ki, mullan sunta nahi rawaani main
manbar par to hay bheer laggi, masjad ka sannata jaari hay
zahid sab laity turbat main, aur matwali ginay hain nazraney
mushrik karain ab qabron ko sajda, aur faiz-e-alim jaari hay
sab fuqraa ki ayyaari hay, aur peer nawazy jyen hain baitey
sarey mango ab sab kuch mango, taveez ka jadoo jaari hay
akhri saf barney ko hay ab, chal mil kar kartey hain ye dua
daina hay to dil bhar kar day, warna ah-o-baqa to jaari hay
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Ik Shakhs
wo apni sadgi main sab kuch bata daita hay
hansata hay itna, keh bas rulla he daita hay
Chaand Chehra
kal shab jab ik pari chehra daikha
zindagi ko barey qarib say daikha
Waada Raha
tiara sochna aur poocna nahi tha munasib
day kar sab jawaab khud ko tarpa loonga
Daikho To Sahi
rukko to sahi,
daikho to sahi,
bikhray hain nazarey, tairey he liay
sajatay hain saitarey, tairey he liay
aao to sahi,
baitho to sahi,
basa hay jahaan, tairey he liay
mehfal hay jawan, tairey he liay
socho to sahi,
bolo to sahi,
sab hain hairaan, tairey he liay
ruk gia samaan, tairey he liay
din he sahi,
raat he sahi,
waqat hay maira, tairey he liay
main be sadaa, tairey he liay
sach he sahi,
kuch be sahi,
zindagi be hay, tairey he liay
marna be yahan, tairey he liay
aana he sahi,
jana he sahi,
hay ye wafaa, tairey he liay
hay ye jafaa, tairey he liay
thehro to sahi,
lauto to sahi,
dunia hay mairi, tairey he liay
rooh be sadaa, tairey he liay
ghazal he sahi,
nazam he sahi,
sab geet hain, tairey he liay
raqs main jahan, tairey he liay
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Zulf-e-Gira Geer
zulf jab lehra gai
joban bahar ho gai
zulf ki ghulami jo ki
zulf paich-dar ho gai
Raqaasa
aik jamood hay pinhaan uss toofan kay andar
jaisay qaid ho koi bagola, gardaab kay andar
Cat-Walk
tazleel-e-niswaan ko nia he naam dia hay
ab ik biddat ko jiddat ka muqaam dia hay
Tanha
sochta hoon koi mairi be to kahani likhay
mairi unkahi ko wo apni he zubani likhay
Naara-e-Mastana
bay zubaan jab hay ye dil to, izhaar main inkasaar kaisa
hamdam gar ho hamsafar to, faaslon ka shumaar kaisa
Faasla
wo apni zaat he main kion simat-ta ja raha hay
waqat kay saath saath kion mit-ta ja raha hay
Raaz-o-Niaaz
shama ho ya parwana, donon ko he jalna hota hay
ik siskay shab bhar, ik ko pal main mitna hota hay
Sard Tanhaai
sard mausam ka mazaaj kitna alag sa hay
taveel raat main intazaar kitna alag sa hay
Shahab-e-Saqib
khaak ka jab zahoor tha, wo sitara ho gia
sadion raha bharakta, phir sayara ho gia
Note: The theme of above poem is based on a documentary, which I watched on the
Discovery channel. It was about the creation, life cycle and the ultimate end/fate of
various celestial bodies. I have tried to express the same in a poetic way - the
creation of stars from the spread mass particles, their prime (once they twinkle/glow
with their own energy source), conversion from stars to planets (a planet do not have
its own light/energy source), stage when planets leave their orbit and become
meteors, phase once they enter the hemisphere of other celestial bodies (like earth),
and then the ultimate fate once they become shooting stars/meteorites (Shahab-e-
Saqib) and get destroyed after striking the earth surface. Thereafter, the star has no
separate identity and become part of other celestial body.
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Tanhai
mairi basti main koi rota he nahi, ik ye he kami hay
jo gham ko baha dalay, bas ussi ansoo ki kami hay
Hamdam
bay niazi nahin uss mein nadan bhi nahin hay
baat chothi si hay lakin, samajta he nahin hay
Wapsi
wo qurbaton ki raatain
wo sohbaton ki baatain
wo rahoton kay qissay
wo ulfaton ki saatain
Betaab