Poetry Guru

Parveen Shakir
kariyaa-e-jaa.N me.n ko_ii phuul khilaane aaye
vo mere dil pe nayaa zaKhm lagaane aaye

mere viiraan dariicho.n me.n bhii Khushbuu jaage
vo mere ghar ke dar-o-baam sajaane aaye

us se ik baar to ruuthuu.N mai.n usii kii maanind
aur merii tarah se vo mujh ko manaane aaye

isii kuuche me.n ka_ii us ke shanaasaa bhii to hai.n
vo [...]

Parveen Shakir
justajuu khoye huo.n kii umr bhar karate rahe
chaa.Nd ke ham_raah ham har shab safar karate rahe

raasto.n kaa ilm thaa ham ko na simto.n kii Khabar
shahar-e-naamaaluum kii chaahat magar karate rahe

ham ne Khud se bhii chhupaayaa aur saare shahar se
tere jaane kii Khabar dar-o-divaar karate rahe

vo na aayegaa hame.n maaluum thaa us [...]

Parveen Shakir
isii me.n Khush huu.N meraa dukh ko_ii to sahataa hai
chalii chaluu.N ki jahaa.N tak ye saath rahataa hai

zamiin-e-dil yuu.N hii shaadaab to nahii.n ai dost
qariib me.n ko_ii dariyaa zaruur bahataa hai

na jaane kaun saa fiqraa kahaa.N raqm ho jaaye
dilo.n kaa haal bhii ab kaun kis se kahataa hai

mere badan ko namii [...]

Parveen Shakir
hamaare daramiyaa.N aisaa ko_ii rishtaa nahii.n thaa
tere shaano.n pe ko_ii chhat nahii.n thii
mere zimme ko_ii aa.Ngan nahii.n thaa
ko_ii vaadaa terii zanjiir-e-paa banane nahii.n paayaa
kisii iqaraar ne merii kalaa_ii ko nahii.n thaamaa
havaa-e-dasht kii maanind
tuu aazaad thaa
raaste terii marzii ke tabe the
mujhe bhii apanii tanhaa_ii pe
dekhaa jaaye to
puuraa tasarruf thaa
magar jab aaj tuu ne
raastaa badalaa
to kuchh [...]

Poetry By Parveen Shakir
main kachi neend mein hon
aur apane niim_Khvaabidaa tanaffus me.n utaratii
chaa.Ndanii kii chaap sunatii huu.N
gumaa.N hai
aaj bhii shaayad
mere maathe pe tere lab
sitaare sabaat karate hai.n

Urdu Poetry By Parveen Shakir
dil kaa kyaa hai vo to chaahegaa musal_sal milanaa
vo sitam_gar bhii magar soche kisii pal milanaa

vaa.N nahii.n vaqt to ham bhii hai.n adiim-ul-fursat
us se kyaa kahiye jo har roz kahe kal milanaa

ishq ki raah ke musaafir kaa muqaddar maaluum
dasht-e-ummiid me.n andeshe kaa baadal milanaa

daaman-e-shab ko agar chaak bhii [...]

dasht-e-shab par dikhaa_ii kyaa dengii
silavaTe.n roshanii me.n ubharengii

ghar ki deevaaren mere jaane par
apanii tanhaa_iyo.n ko sochengii

u.Ngaliyo.n ko taraash duu.N phir bhii
aadatan us kaa naam likkhengii

rang-o-buu se kahii.n panaah nahii.n
Khvaahishe.n bhii kahaa.N amaa.N dengii

ek Khushbuu se bach bhii jaa_uu.N agar
duusarii nikahate.n jaka.D lengii

khi.Dakiyo.n par dabiiz parde ho.n
baarishe.n phir bhii dastake.n dengii