Thursday 25 August 2016



دل میں وہ درد نہاں ہے کہ بتائیں کس کو

ہاں اگر ہے تو کوئی محرمِ اَسرار سنے

خلوتِ ذہن کے ہر راز کی سرگوشی کو

یہ نہ ہو جائے کہ بازار کا بازار سنے

نرمئ رمز و کنایہ کا تقاضا یہ ہے

پرتَوِ شاخ کہے، سایہِ دیوار سنے

ہونٹ ہلنے بھی نہ پائیں کہ معانی کھُل جائیں

لمحۂ شوق کہے، ساعتِ دیدار سنے

میں تو سو مرتبہ تیشے کی زباں سے کہہ دوں

تُو جو افسانۂ فرہاد بس اِک بار سنے

(کتاب قبائے ساز ازمصطفیٰ زیدی)

Saturday 13 August 2016

gul tu gul khaar tk chunn liay hain
phir bhi khali hay gulcheeN ka daman

koi smjhay ga kia raaz e gulshan

Tuesday 2 August 2016

apni takmeel kr rha hoon mein
warna tujhse tu mujhko piyar nahiN

Thursday 21 July 2016

"You will hear thunder and remember me,
And think: she wanted storms.
The rim of the sky will be the color of hard crimson,
And your heart, as it was then, will be on fire."

Thursday 14 July 2016

Ad-Duhaa (The Growing Brightness)




By the growing brightness of the morning.
And by the night when it covers.
Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor He was disgust.
And undoubtedly, the following one is better for you than the preceding one.
And undoubtedly, soon your Lord shall give you so much that you shall be satisfied.
Did He not find you an orphan, then give you shelter?
And He found you lost, therefore guided you.
And He found you needy so He enriched you.
So, put not pressure over orphan.
And chide not the beggar.
And publicize well the favors of your Lord.

Friday 3 June 2016

KitaboN ki Kahani

Shehr Lahore jaaoon aur mash-hoor sarrak pr kitabein dhoondnay na jaoon aesa tu ho nahi skta
magar mein wahan jati kitni dafa hoon? saal mein do baar, teen baar!
pichli martaba jb mein wahan gaii tu kitaboN ki wo barri si dukan mujhay kafi khali khali mehsoos hui. na kitab, na khareedaar....
"kia sari kitabein bik gaiien? nia maal kb aye ga?", mein nay poocha.
"nahi baji, nia maal tu demand pr aata hay. jb bikri nahi hoti tu aur maal kia dalwana" dukandar ne jawab dia.
"magar kion?" mein ne hairat se poocha.
"baji, kitabein mehngi buhat hain. log ab kitabein nahi khareedtay... is karobar mein buhat manda hay, kaghaz, chapwaii hr cheez he mehngi hay.. qeemat na barhaien tu kharcha b poora nahi hota."
... khair mujhay tu us ne 33% discount de dia.
6 mah baad aaj phir mein usi sarrak pr kuch kitabein lenay nikli thi. wo dukan dhoondti rhi. phir aas paas ki dukanoN se us bookstore ka poocha tu pta chala aaj us jaga branded jootoN ki franchise ki opening hay.
mein us dukan k saamany he kharri thi... chamkati gaarioN ki parking k liay jaga km pr rhi thi. 

"kitaboN ki jaga jootay".... mujhay afsos hua.
meray ander sargoshi hui... "tum maanti nahi thi na... yahan kitaboN ki nahi jootoN ki zaroorat hay."

Saturday 21 May 2016

Dil mein ek lehar si uThi hai abhi.
Koi taza hava chali hai abhi.

Shor barpa hai Khana-e-dil mein;
Koi divar si giri hai abhi.

Kuchh to nazuk mizaj hain ham bhi;
Aur ye choT bhi nayi hai abhi.

Bhari duniya mein ji nahien lagta;
jaane kis cheez ki kami hai abhi.

Tu shareek-e-suKhan nahien hai to kya;
Ham-suKhan teri Khaamoshi hai abhi.

Yaad ke be-nishaan jazeeroon se;
Teri aavaz aa rahi hai abhi.

Shehar ki be-chiraaGh galiyoon mein;
Zindagi tujh ko DhuunDhti hai abhi.

So gaye loug us haveli ke;
Ek khiRki magar khuli hai abhi.

Tum to yaro abhi se uTh baiThe;
Shehar mein raat jagti hai abhi.

Vaqt achha bhi aayega 'Nasir';
Gham na kar zindagi paRi hai abhi.

(Poet: Nasir Kazmi)