My favourite Urdu poems


 

 

 Dashte Tanhaaii:


dashte tanhaaii main ai jaane jahaan larzaan hai
terii aavaaz kay saaye tairay honthon kay saraab
dashte tanhaaii main ai jaanejahaan doorii ke KhasoKhaak talay
khil rahay hain tairay pahloo ke saman awr gulaab
uth rahii hai kahiin qurbat sey tairii saans kii aanch
apnii khushboo main sulagtii huvii madham madham
door ufaq par chamaktii huvii qatraa qatraa
gir rahii hai tairii dildaar nazar kii shabnam
is qadar pyaar sey ai jaan-e-jahaan rakkhaa hai
dil kay rukhsaar peh is vaqt tairii yaad nay haath
yoon gumaan hoataa hai garche hai abhii subah-e-firaaq
Dhal gayaa hijr kaa din aa bhii gaii vasl kii raat
dashte tanhaaii main ai jaane jahaan larzaan hai
terii aavaaz kay saaye tairay honthon kay saraab



 
Tayri Yaad:


rat u dil may tayri Khoi hooi yaad aaii
jaisay wiraanay main chupkay sey bahaar aajaay
Jaysay sahrao may holay say chalay baday naseem
Jaysay beemaar ko bay waja karar a jay.
Hazrat-e-Faiz Ahmad Faiz.


 

 Majboori:

 

chahat main kaya dunia dari,
ishq main kaisi majboory
logoon ka kaya samjhanay do,
un ki apni majboori,
rok sako to pehli barish ki boondoo ko tum roko,
kachhi mitti to mehkay gi hay mittee ki majboory,
jab tak hasta gata mosam apna hay sab apnay hain,
waqat paray to yaad aa jati hay masnooi majboory,
main nay dil ki baat rakhi or too nay dunya waloon ki,
mairi arz bhee majboory thi, un ka hukam bhee majboory,
muddot guzri ik waaday par aaj bhee qaim hain mohsin,
hum nay sari omer neebahi apni pehli majboory.
chahat main kaya dunia dari ishq main kaisi majboory
logoon ka kaya samjhanay do un ki apni majboory

 

Another poem:

 

Jana

Read by Salman

   

Tum Chalay Ana!

 

Jub bhe tumhay pukaroo

Tum chalay aana

Kanto pay chalay perna

Per tum chalay aana

Jub zindagey pay syahey

Chanay lagay hersu

Ek shama he jalanay

Tum chalay aana

Jub saray mayray yay dost

Bun jay mayray Rakeeb

Tub ban kay mayray rafeek

Tum chalay aana

Jub chornay lagay mujh ko

Mayra apna he saya

Tub bun kay mayrey chaya

Tum chalay aana

Jub bujhnay lagay yay dil

Honay lagoo bay jan

Tab bun kay mayrey jan

Mayrey jan chalay Aana

Jub bhool jaoo may hansna

Ronay lagay yay Ankhay

Tub bun kay muskarahit

Muskerana or chalay aana

Jub bhool jaoo may rasta

Na khatam ho mayra safar

Tub bun kay mayrey manzal

Tum chalay aana

Jub na rahay koey Umeed

Honay lagoo may neerash

Tub bun kay mayrey aas

Tum chalay aana

Jub thak jaoo may bohat

Mannay lagoo may har

Tub bun kay mayrey jeet

Tum chalay aana