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.