That smiling face...

When joyous birds sing from their heart,
When a great artist displays his art,
When evening comes and sunshine dies,
That smiling face crosses my eyes.

When I walk on a lonely road,
Life seems dull, the mind is bored,
When my eyes look to the skies,
That smiling face crosses my eyes.

When I read those charming letters,
Words of praise and occasional jitters,
As I recall those innocent lies,
That smiling face crosses my eyes.

During the day and then at night,
With darkness around, and in light,
When I dream and when I rise,
That smiling face crosses my eyes.

Nasha...

Aap ke deedar ko barso beet gaye,
So tasveeron se dil behla lete hain.
Aap ki aankhein hum se rooth gayi to kya,
Filhaal sharaab se hi nasha kar lete hain.

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Maikhanon se kaho humein maaf kar de,
Aaj to unse mulaqaat ka vaada hain.
Ae sharaab hum se rooth na jaana,
Aaj tere bina hi behekne ka iraada hai.

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Jaane ye kya cheez hai jise log sharaab kehte hain,
Hum to muddaton se unki aankhon se nasha kar rahe hain.

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Is anjuman mein bas dil ki muflisi napaak hai,
Saaki jo dil se pilaaye to sharaab bhi paak hai.
Par ab ye paimanon ka silsila rok de saaki,
Gar hosh na raha to is mehfil ka kya maza.

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Shehar ki har gali mein maikhana hai,
Ye taqdeer ka hum par reham hai.
Saanson ki wajah se abhi tak zinda hai,
Varna zindagi ka bas ik vaham hai.

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Meri mohabbat se jo inkaar ho,
To bataane ki takalluf na karna.
Bas saamne se jo tumhare guzarun,
Ik paimana haath mein thama dena.

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Sharaab ki koi burai na karo ae doston,
Yeh to khuda ki ik rehmat hai.
Maikhane se jo baahar nikalte hain,
To har pal jaise qayamat hai.

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Jab se unki surat dekhi hai humne,
Bechaini ke pal badi mushkil se jaate hain.
Ab hum maikhane ko kaise chhod de,
Jab har paimane mein woh nazar aate hain.

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Chahe jitne jaam pilo ae dost,
Aaj koi hosh nahi kho paayega.
Woh jab se is mehfil mein aaye hain,
Sharaab beasar sa ho gaya hai.

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Doston ne kaha ki hum nashe mein choor hain,
Par sharaab se hum pehle hi tauba kar chuke the.
Tabhi yaad aaya ki peechhli raat ko,
Woh humare garibkhane ke saamne se guzare the.

Intezaar...

Paigam-e-mohabbat bayaan karne hi waale the hum,

Ki taareekh-e-rukhsat ka unka khat mil gaya.

Toofan se ladhkar kinare pahunche bhi na the,

Aur unhe kisi dusri kashti ka sahara mil gaya.

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Muddatein ho gayi hain unhone hume yaad kar ke,

Maayoos tanhai ka ye waqt ab beetaya nahi jaata.

Aas lagi hai phir unke paigam-e-khairiyat ki,

Puraane khaton se ye dil ab behlaya nahi jaata.

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Woh laut gaye pardes chand lamhon ki mulaqat ke baad,
Waqt-e-rukhsat ki unki tasveer se ab is dil ko behlayenge.
Kar gaye woh vaada ki phir rubaru hone ka mauka hoga,
Us saawan ki raah mein jaane kitne saawan guzar jayenge.

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Aap ki mohabbat par koi shaq nahi,
Par intezaar ki yeh ghadiyan mushkil hai.
Saath ho to doobne ka bhi dar nahi,
Par yun alag kinaron pe chalna mushkil hai.

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Intezaar ki ghadiyan kitni mushkil hoti hai,
Iska ehsaas hume aaj ho raha hai.
Yeh nigahen aasmaan pe tiki hai,
Aur waqt ka parinda so raha hai.

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Jab hum mein jeene ki tamanna thi,
Tab dil ka zindagi se lagaav na tha.
Ab jo hum maut ki raah dekh rahe hain,
To rooh ka is jism se lagaav ho gaya hai.

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Kisi udaas shaam ko jab yun barsaat hoti hai,
To koi rehamdil boond unka aks dikha jaata hai.
Deedar-e-rukh se dil abhi bhara bhi nahi hota,
Ki bedard mausam apna iraada badal deta hai.

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Jab se unhe na milne ki kasam khai hai,
Humari mushkilen aur bhi badh gayi hain.
Abhi tak hum dil ko samjha nahi paaye,
Aur yahaan aankhein bhi shikayat karne lagi hai.

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Kai dinon se unka paigam nahi aaya,
Par phir bhi is dil ko ek sukoon hai.
Humari saansein abhi tak chal rahi hai,
Yeh unki salaamati ka saboot hai.

Taarif...

Aaghaz na kar sake mubaarak mauke ka is baar,

Filhaal dil ko mulaqat ki aas dekar mana rahe hain.

Aawaz se aapki kuchh raahat mili to hai lekin,

Deedar ki chahat tasveeron se nibha rahe hain.

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Meherbaan hue woh raah mein ek bebas raahgir par,
Unki muskaan ke mureed ne yeh rehmat to dekhi na thi.
Yeh to waqt ka faisla tha ki hum tanha safar kare,
Varna nigaahen mukammal to humari bhi na thi.

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Unke anjuman mein khudko akela paakar ye socha,
Ki aisi khoobsurat tanhai humein har lamha naseeb ho.
Kuchh sawaal humne sirf is maqsad se poochh liye,
Ki unke haseen hothon se chand alfaaz humein naseeb ho.

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Apni kitaab mein is kadar kho baithte hain woh,

Ki unhe bekhauf niharne ke mauke mil jaate hain.

Ab kisi maikade mein kya waqt guzaare hum,

Jab waise hi roz safar mein woh mil jaate hain.

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Kuchh sard hawaon ka mausam hai is shehar mein,

Aftab sehma hai, par noor-e-misbah kam nahi.

Chand haseenayein bhi mili guftagu ke shaukeen,

Adayein alag thi unki, par kashish kam nahi.

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Raaste mein aaj ek muskurate qateel ne jo nigahen qaid kar li,

To manzil ko bhulakar ye kadam kisi aur dagar pe hi nikal gaye.

Yun to hum sharifon ke kirdaar bahut khoob nibha lete hain magar,

Aaj kaabu na raha aur zubaan se do gustaakh alfaaz nikal gaye.

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Safar mein na mil saka koi mauka alfazon ke saude ka,
Khamosh hi hum taareef-e-husn bayaan kar rahe the.
Aankhein moonde lutf utha rahe the woh nagme ka kisi,
Hum khuli aankhon se unpar ghazal anjaam de rahe the.

***Mehfil-e-hazrat mein kuchh khafa sa hokar,
Apni zulfon ke saath woh mashgul ho gaye.
Hum aaye the sunne chand khuda ki baatein,
Par uski karamat dekhne mein mashgul ho gaye.

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Aaj mehfil mein woh humare kareeb hi baithe the,
Par ittefaaq se nazrein milane ka mauka hi na mila.
Bhale deedar-e-husn mein waqt saara guzar gaya,
Par taareef ke do alfaaz kehne ka mauka hi na mila.
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Aapko dekhkar yeh baat saabit hoti hai,
Ki kuchh haseenayein haseenaon mein haseen hoti hai.
Duniya mein kaliyon ki koi kami nahi,
Par koi ek hi mallika-e-gulistaan hoti hai.

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Aaftaab baadalon ke peechhe chhip jaata hai,
Mehtaab bhi andheron mein kahi kho jaata hai.
Nacheez pe jab woh meherbaan hotey hain,
To bas ek deedar-e-husn hota hai.

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In zulfon ki baat karenge to yeh honth rooth jaayenge,
Aankhon ka jikra na hua to nazar nahi mila paayenge.
Ab aap maaf kare na kare par yeh jaan lijiye,
Chand alfaazon mein aapki taarif hum kar nahi paayenge.

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Dil ki aarzoo par jo hum kaabu na paate,
To hosh mein rehna shayad mushkil ho jaata.
Shukra hai ki sirf nigahen milne tak hi baat gayi,
Yeh gustaakhi hothon se hoti to mushkil jo jaata.

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Aasmaan mein chaand ki jagah ab mehfooz nahi,
Bas khuda ko aapke deedar hone ki deri hai.
Mehtaab ki shikast to ab waqt ki baat hai,
Bas aap ke chehre se naqaab uthne ki deri hai.

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Sitaron ki badaulat raat raushan hai,
Hawayein ye samaa aur rangeen karenge.
Chaand ki chhabi aap ke chehre pe khili hai,
Is nazaare se nigahen ojhal kaise karenge.

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Kabhi aapke liye phool ikattha karte hain,
To gulshan ki muflisi mehsoos hoti hai.
Kabhi aapko khat likhne baithate hain,
To alfaazon ki kami mehsoos hoti hai.

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Aaj to ittefaaq ki had ho gayi,
Unke labhon par halki si muskaan thi.
Ittefaaq se wahaan baadal barasne lage,
Ittefaaq se unki zulfein bhi khuli thi.

Duaaein..

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Nayi tasveer mein aap ki saadgi bhari muskurahat,
Hum jaise deewanon ki sehat ke liye achhi nahi.
Tamanna hai ki aap raaz-e-dil hothon se batayein,
Jawaab mein yeh khamosh nazaakat achhi nahi.

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Hum unhe paa na sake to koi gum nahi,
Unhe mohabbat haasil ho ye hume kaafi hai.
Unki aankhon mein humari tasveer bhale na ho,
Unki har tasveer muskuraye ye hume kaafi hai.

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Aap jo humare saamne yun baithe rahenge,
To ye veerangi taazgi me badal jaayegi.
Khuda agar is dil ki baat maan le,
To umra saari deedar mein guzar jaayegi.

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Khwabon mein ek tasveer banayi hai humne,
Gar haqeeqat mein woh mile to kya baat hai.
Dil ka ek rishta jud gaya hai unse,
Ye rishta zindagi ban jaaye to kya baat hai.

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Andhere ki gehraaiyon mein jab ummeedein doob jaati hai,
To suraj ki ek kiran man sehla deti hai.
Jab tanhaai mein dil bechain hota hai,
To aap ki ek muskaan use behla deti hai.

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Unke chehre ko kabhi dekha nahi,
Par jaante hai ki unme nazaakat hai.
Jinki bas awaaz se madhosh ho gaye,
Unse ab rubaru hone ki chahat hai.

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Heere motiyon ka hum kya karenge,
Hum to mohabbat ki ibadat karte hain.
Kisi jannat ki chahat nahi humein,
Hum to bas zindagi ki tamanna karte hain.

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Tasalli ke liye do jhooth hi keh dijiye,
Unke sahare hum tamaam umra jee lenge.
Zindagi ki bhar aap ki bas ummeed bhi rahi,
To aakhir mein maut bhi khushi se apna lenge.

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Jaane kya bhool hui hai humse,
Jo humey aap milne bhi nahi aate.
Pehle to hum pe meherbaan hote the,
Par aajkal aap khafa bhi nahi hote.

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Sharafat ki koi ummeed na karo humse,
Yeh to bhai sharifon ki pehchaan hai.
Hum to khair ghulaam hai paimane ke,
Husn aur shabaab hi humara armaan hai.