Ye ab khula hai ki koi bhi manzar mera na tha
main jis mein reh raha tha wohi ghar mera na tha
main jis ko ek umr sambhale phira kiya
matti bata rahi wo paikar mera na tha
mauj-e-hava-e-shahar-e-muqaddar javab de
dariya mere na the ki samandar mera na tha
phir bhi to sangsar kiya ja raha hun main
kahate hain naam tak sar-e-mahazar mera na tha
sab log apne apne qabilon ke sath the
ek main hi tha ki koi bhi lashkar mera na tha
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Iftikhar Arif
Zara si der ko aaye the khwab aankhon mein
phir us ke bad musalsal azab aankhon mein
wo jis ke naam ke nisbat se raushan tha vujud
khatak raha hai wohi aaftab aankhon mein
jinhen mata-e-dil-o-jan samajh rahe the hum
wo aaine bhi hue behijab aankhon mein
ajab tarah ka hai mausam ke khak udati hai
wo din bhi the ke khile the gulab aankhon mein
mere gazal teri vahashaton ke khair ki hai
bahut dinon se bahut iztarab aankhon mein
na jane kaisi qayamat ka peshkhema hai
ye uljhane teri be-intasab aankhon mein
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Iftikhar Arif
Thakan to agale safar ke liye bahana tha
use to yun bhi kisi aur simt jana tha
wohi chirag bujha jis ke lau qayamat thi
usi pe zarb padi jo shajar purana tha
mata-e-jan ka badal ek pal ke sarshari
suluk khwab ka aankhon se tazirana tha
wohi firaq ke baten wohi hikayat-e-vasl
nai kitab ka ek ek varaq purana tha
qaba-e-zard nigar-e-khizan pe sajati thi
tabhi to chal ka andaz khusrovana tha
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Iftikhar Arif
khwab ke tarah bikhar jane ko jee chahata hai
aisi tanhai ki mar jane ko jee chahata hai
ghar ke vahshat se larazata hun magar jane kyon
sham hoti hai to ghar jane ko jee chahata hai
dub jaun to koi mauj nishan tak na bataye
aisi nadi mein utar jane ko jee chahata hai
kabhi mil jaye to raste ke thakan jag pade
aisi manzil se guzar jane ko jee chahata hai
wohi paiman jo kabhi jee ko khush aaya tha bahut
usi paiman se mukar jane ko jee chahata hai
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam :Iftikhar Arif
Dayar-e-nur mein tera shabon ka sathi ho
koi to ho jo meri vahashaton ka sathi ho
main us se jhooth bhi bolun to mujh se sach bole
mere mizaj ki sab mausamon ka sathi ho
wo mere naam ki nisbat se mo’atabar thahare
gali gali meri rusvaiyon ka sathi ho
main us ki hath na aaun wo mera hoke rahe
main gir padun to meri pastiyon ka sathi ho
wo khwab dekhe to dekhe mere havale se
mere khayalon ki sab manzaron ka sathi ho
Poet of the Poem / Ghazal or Nazam : Iftikhar Arif
