Poetry Guru

Zafar Gorakhpuri
mile kisii se nazar to samajho Gazal hu_ii
rahe apanii Khabar to samajho Gazal hu_ii

milaa ke nazaro.n ko vo hayaa se phir
jhukaa le ko_ii nazar to samajho Gazal hu_ii

idhar machal kar unhe.n pukaare junuu.N meraa
bha.Dak uThe dil udhar to samajho Gazal hu_ii

udaas bistar kii silavaTe jab tumhe.n chubhe.n
na so sako raat bhar [...]

Zafar Gorakhpuri
mere baad kidhar jaayegii tanhaa_ii
mai.n jo maraa to mar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

mai.n jab ro ro ke dariyaa ban jaa_uu.Ngaa
us din paar utar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

tanhaa_ii ko ghar se ruKhsat kar to do
socho kis ke ghar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

viiraanaa huu.N aabaadii se aayaa huu.N
dekhegii to Dar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

yuu.N aao ki paao.n kii bhii aavaaz [...]

Zafar Gorakhpuri
mausam ko ishaaro.n se bulaa kyuu.N nahii.n lete
ruuThaa hai agar vo to manaa kyuu.N nahii.n lete

diivaanaa tumhaaraa ko_ii Gair nahii.n hai
machalaa bhii to siine se lagaa kyuu.N nahii.n lete

Khat likh kar kabhii aur kabhii Khat ko jalaakar
tanhaa_ii ko rangiin banaa kyuu.N nahii.n lete

tum jaag rahe ho mujh ko achchhaa nahii.n lagataa
chupake [...]

Zafar Gorakhpuri
majabuurii ke mausam me.n bhii jiinaa pa.Dataa hai
tho.Daa saa samajhautaa jaanam karanaa pa.Dataa hai

kabhii kabhii kuchh is had tak ba.Dh jaatii hai laachaarii
lagataa hai ye jiivan jaise bojh ho ko_ii bhaarii
dil kahataa hai roye.n lekin ha.Nsanaa pa.Dataa hai

kabhii kabhii itanii dhundhalii ho jaatii hai.n tasviire.n
pataa nahii.n chalataa qadamo.n me.n kitanii hai.n zanjiire.n
paa.Nv [...]

Zafar Gorakhpuri
kyaa ummiid kare ham un se jin ko vafaa maaluum nahii.n
Gam denaa maaluum hai lekin Gam kii davaa maaluum nahii.n

jin kii galii me.n umr ga.Nvaa dii jiivan bhar hairaan rahe
paas bhii aake paas na aaye jaan ke bhii a.njaan rahe
kaun sii aaKhir kii thii hamane aisii Khataa maaluum nahii.n

ai mere paagal armaano.n [...]

Zafar Gorakhpuri
jab merii yaad sataaye to mujhe Khat likhanaa
tum ko jab niind na aaye to mujhe Khat likhanaa

niile pe.Do.n kii ghanii chaa.Nv me.n ha.Nsataa saavan
pyaasii dhartii me.n samaane ko tarasataa saavan
raat bhar chhat pe lagaataar barasataa saavan
dil me.n jab aag lagaaye to mujhe Khat likhanaa

jab pha.Dak uThe kisii shaaKh pe pattaa ko_ii
gud_gudaaye tumhe.n biitaa huaa [...]

Zafar Gorakhpuri
hameshaa hai vasl-o-judaa_ii kaa dhandhaa
buto.n kii hai ulfat Khudaa_ii kaa dhandhaa

agar baiThe rindo.n kii sohabat me.n zaahid
to de.n chho.D sab paarasaa_ii kaa dhandhaa

jo honaa hai aaKhir vo hokar rahegaa
kare kaun baKht_aazamaa_ii kaa dhandhaa

pareshaa.N rahii umr bhar par na chho.Daa
terii zulf ne kaj_adaa_ii kaa dhandhaa

mubaarak ra_iiso.n ko kaar-e-riyaasat
gadaa ko hai kaafii [...]