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Sahir Ludhianvi

1921 - 1980 | Mumbai, India

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One of the leading Progressive poets and film lyricist.

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aap daulat ke taraazuu me.n dilo.n ko taule.n ham mohabbat se mohabbat kaa sila dete hai.n

aap daulat ke taraazuu me.n dilo.n ko taule.n

ta.ng aa chuke hai.n kashmakash-e-zindagii se ham Thukraa na de.n jahaa.n ko kahii.n be-dilii se ham

ta.ng aa chuke hai.n kashmakash-e-zindagii se ham

vaise to tumhii.n ne mujhe barbaad kiyaa hai ilzaam kisii aur ke sar jaa.e to achchhaa

vaise to tumhii.n ne mujhe barbaad kiyaa hai

tujh ko KHabar nahii.n magar ik saada-lauh ko barbaad kar diyaa tire do din ke pyaar ne

tujh ko KHabar nahii.n magar ik saada-lauh ko

mere KHvaabo.n ke jharoko.n ko sajaane vaalii tere KHvaabo.n me.n kahii.n meraa guzar hai ki nahii.n puuchh kar apnii nigaaho.n se bataa de mujh ko merii raato.n ke muqaddar me.n sahar hai ki nahii.n chaar din kii ye rifaaqat jo rifaaqat bhii nahii.n umr bhar ke liye aazaar hu.ii jaatii hai zindagii yuu.n to hamesha se pareshaan sii thii ab to har saa.ns giraa.n-baar hu.ii jaatii hai merii uj.Dii hu.ii niindo.n ke shabistaano.n me.n tuu kisii KHvaab ke paikar kii tarah aa.ii hai kabhii apnii sii kabhii Gair nazar aa.ii hai kabhii iKHlaas kii muurat kabhii harjaa.ii hai pyaar par bas to nahii.n hai miraa lekin phir bhii tuu bataa de ki tujhe pyaar karuu.n yaa na karuu.n tuu ne KHud apne tabassum se jagaayaa hai jinhe.n un tamannaa.o.n kaa iz.haar karuu.n yaa na karuu.n tuu kisii aur ke daaman kii kalii hai lekin merii raate.n tirii KHushbuu se basii rahtii hai.n tuu kahii.n bhii ho tire phuul se aariz kii qasam terii palke.n mirii aa.nkho.n pe jhukii rahtii hai.n tere haatho.n kii haraarat tire saa.nso.n kii mahak tairtii rahtii hai ehsaas kii pahnaa.ii me.n Dhuu.nDtii rahtii hai.n taKH.iil kii baa.nhe.n tujh ko sard raato.n kii sulagtii hu.ii tanhaa.ii me.n teraa altaaf-o-karam ek haqiiqat hai magar ye haqiiqat bhii haqiiqat me.n fasaana hii na ho terii maanuus nigaaho.n kaa ye mohtaat payaam dil ke KHuu.n karne kaa ek aur bahaana hii na ho kaun jaane mire imroz kaa fardaa kyaa hai qurbate.n ba.Dh ke pashemaan bhii ho jaatii hai.n dil ke daaman se lipaTtii hu.ii ra.ngii.n nazre.n dekhte dekhte anjaan bhii ho jaatii hai.n merii darmaa.nda javaanii kii tamannaa.o.n ke muzmahil KHvaab kii taabiir bataa de mujh ko tere daaman me.n gulistaa.n bhii hai.n viiraane bhii meraa haasil merii taqdiir bataa de mujh ko

mataa-e-Gair

na mu.nh chhupaa ke jiye ham na sar jhukaa ke jiye sitamgaro.n kii nazar se nazar milaa ke jiye ab ek raat agar kam jiye to kam hii sahii yahii bahut hai ki ham mish.ale.n jalaa ke jiye

na mu.nh chhupaa ke jiye ham na sar jhukaa ke jiye

jahaa.n jahaa.n tirii nazro.n kii os Tapkii hai vahaa.n vahaa.n se abhii tak Gubaar uThtaa hai jahaa.n jahaa.n tire jalvo.n ke phuul bikhre the vahaa.n vahaa.n dil-e-vahshii pukaar uThtaa hai

jahaa.n jahaa.n tirii nazro.n kii os Tapkii hai

miltii hai zindagii me.n mohabbat kabhii kabhii hotii hai dilbaro.n kii inaayat kabhii kabhii sharmaa ke mu.nh na pher nazar ke savaal par laatii hai aise mo.D pe qismat kabhii kabhii khulte nahii.n hai.n roz dariiche bahaar ke aatii hai jaan-e-man ye qayaamat kabhii kabhii tanhaa na kaT sake.nge javaanii ke raaste pesh aa.egii kisii kii zaruurat kabhii kabhii phir kho na jaa.e.n ham kahii.n duniyaa kii bhii.D me.n miltii hai paas aane kii mohlat kabhii kabhii

miltii hai zindagii me.n mohabbat kabhii kabhii

ye mahlo.n ye taKHto.n ye taajo.n kii duniyaa ye insaa.n ke dushman samaajo.n kii duniyaa ye daulat ke bhuuke rivaajo.n kii duniyaa ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai har ik jism ghaayal har ik ruuh pyaasii nigaaho.n me.n uljhan dilo.n me.n udaasii ye duniyaa hai yaa aalam-e-bad-havaasii ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai yahaa.n ik khilaunaa hai insaa.n kii hastii ye bastii hai murda-parasto.n kii bastii yahaa.n par to jiivan se hai maut sastii ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai javaanii bhaTaktii hai bad-kaar ban kar javaa.n jism sajte hai.n baazaar ban kar yahaa.n pyaar hotaa hai bevpaar ban kar ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai ye duniyaa jahaa.n aadmii kuchh nahii.n hai vafaa kuchh nahii.n dostii kuchh nahii.n hai jahaa.n pyaar kii qadr hii kuchh nahii.n hai ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai jalaa do ise phuu.nk Daalo ye duniyaa mire saamne se haTaa lo ye duniyaa tumhaarii hai tum hii sambhaalo ye duniyaa ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai

ye mahlo.n ye taKHto.n ye taajo.n kii duniyaa

mire jahaa.n me.n saman-zaar Dhuu.nDne vaale yahaa.n bahaar nahii.n aatishii.n baguule hai.n dhanak ke ra.ng nahii.n surma.ii fazaa.o.n me.n ufuq se taa-ba-ufuq phaa.nsiyo.n ke jhuule hai.n phir ek manzil-e-KHuu.nbaar kii taraf hai.n ravaa.n vo rahnumaa jo ka.ii baar raah bhuule hai.n buland da.ava-e-jamhuuriyat ke parde me.n faroG-e-majlis-o-zindaa.n hai.n taaziyaane hai.n ba-naam-e-amn hai.n ja.ng-o-jadal ke mansuube ba-shor-e-adl tafaavut ke kaar-KHaane hai.n dilo.n pe KHauf ke pahre labo.n pe qufl sukuut suro.n pe garm salaaKHo.n ke shaamiyaane hai.n magar haTe hai.n kahii.n jabr aur tashaddud miTe vo falsafe ki jilaa de ga.e dimaaGo.n ko ko.ii sipaah-e-sitam pesha chuur kar na sakii bashar kii jaagii hu.ii ruuh ke ayaaGo.n ko qadam qadam pe lahuu nazar de rahii hai hayaat sipaahiyo.n se ulajhte hu.e charaaGo.n ko ravaa.n hai qaafila-e-irtiqaa-e-insaanii nizaam-e-aatish-o-aahan kaa dil hilaa.e hu.e baGaavato.n ke duhal baj rahe hai.n chaar taraf nikal rahe hai.n javaa.n mish.ale.n jalaa.e hu.e tamaam arz-e-jahaa.n kholtaa samundar hai tamaam koh-o-bayaabaa.n hai.n tilmilaa.e hu.e mirii sadaa ko dabaanaa to KHair mumkin hai magar hayaat kii lalkaar kaun rokegaa fasiil-e-aatish-o-aahan bahut buland sahii badalte vaqt kii raftaar kaun rokegaa na.e KHayaal kii parvaaz rokne vaalo na.e avaam kii talvaar kaun rokegaa panaah letaa hai jin majliso.n me.n tiira nizaam vahii.n se sub.h ke lashkar nikalne vaale hai.n ubhar rahe hai.n fazaa.o.n me.n ahmarii.n parcham kinaare mashriq-o-maGrib ke milne vaale hai.n hazaar barq gire laakh aa.ndhiyaa.n uThe.n vo phuul khil ke rahe.nge jo khilne vaale hai.n

lahu nazr de rahii hai hayaat

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itne qariib se chehre tamaam lagne lage hai.n ajiib se

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itne qariib se

ye mahlo.n ye taKHto.n ye taajo.n kii duniyaa ye insaa.n ke dushman samaajo.n kii duniyaa ye daulat ke bhuuke rivaajo.n kii duniyaa ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai har ik jism ghaayal har ik ruuh pyaasii nigaaho.n me.n uljhan dilo.n me.n udaasii ye duniyaa hai yaa aalam-e-bad-havaasii ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai yahaa.n ik khilaunaa hai insaa.n kii hastii ye bastii hai murda-parasto.n kii bastii yahaa.n par to jiivan se hai maut sastii ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai javaanii bhaTaktii hai bad-kaar ban kar javaa.n jism sajte hai.n baazaar ban kar yahaa.n pyaar hotaa hai bevpaar ban kar ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai ye duniyaa jahaa.n aadmii kuchh nahii.n hai vafaa kuchh nahii.n dostii kuchh nahii.n hai jahaa.n pyaar kii qadr hii kuchh nahii.n hai ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai jalaa do ise phuu.nk Daalo ye duniyaa mire saamne se haTaa lo ye duniyaa tumhaarii hai tum hii sambhaalo ye duniyaa ye duniyaa agar mil bhii jaa.e to kyaa hai

ye mahlo.n ye taKHto.n ye taajo.n kii duniyaa

jab tum se mohabbat kii ham ne tab jaa ke kahii.n ye raaz khulaa marne kaa saliiqa aate hii jiine kaa shu.uur aa jaataa hai

jab tum se mohabbat kii ham ne tab jaa ke kahii.n ye raaz khulaa

ko.ii to aisaa ghar hotaa jahaa.n se pyaar mil jaataa vahii begaane chehre hai.n jahaa.n jaa.e.n jidhar jaa.e.n

ko.ii to aisaa ghar hotaa jahaa.n se pyaar mil jaataa

ham to samjhe the ki ham bhuul ga.e hai.n un ko kyaa hu.aa aaj ye kis baat pe ronaa aayaa

ham to samjhe the ki ham bhuul ga.e hai.n un ko

hazaar barq gire laakh aa.ndhiyaa.n uTThe.n vo phuul khil ke rahe.nge jo khilne vaale hai.n

hazaar barq gire laakh aa.ndhiyaa.n uTThe.n

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itne qariib se chehre tamaam lagne lage hai.n ajiib se

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itne qariib se

tujhe bhulaa de.nge apne dil se ye faisla to kiyaa hai lekin na dil ko maaluum hai na ham ko jiye.nge kaise tujhe bhulaa ke

tujhe bhulaa de.nge apne dil se ye faisla to kiyaa hai lekin

maanaa ki is zamii.n ko na gulzaar kar sake kuchh KHaar kam to kar ga.e guzre jidhar se ham

maanaa ki is zamii.n ko na gulzaar kar sake

dil ke mu.aamale me.n natiije kii fikr kyaa aage hai ishq jurm-o-sazaa ke maqaam se

dil ke mu.aamale me.n natiije kii fikr kyaa

le de ke apne paas faqat ik nazar to hai kyuu.n dekhe.n zindagii ko kisii kii nazar se ham

le de ke apne paas faqat ik nazar to hai

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itne qariib se chehre tamaam lagne lage hai.n ajiib se

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itne qariib se

aap daulat ke taraazuu me.n dilo.n ko taule.n ham mohabbat se mohabbat kaa sila dete hai.n

aap daulat ke taraazuu me.n dilo.n ko taule.n

kabhii KHud pe kabhii haalaat pe ronaa aayaa baat niklii to har ik baat pe ronaa aayaa

kabhii KHud pe kabhii haalaat pe ronaa aayaa

vo afsaana jise anjaam tak laanaa na ho mumkin use ik KHuub-suurat mo.D de kar chho.Dnaa achchhaa

vo afsaana jise anjaam tak laanaa na ho mumkin

phir kho na jaa.e.n ham kahii.n duniyaa kii bhii.D me.n miltii hai paas aane kii mohlat kabhii kabhii

phir kho na jaa.e.n ham kahii.n duniyaa kii bhii.D me.n

abhii zinda huu.n lekin sochtaa rahtaa huu.n KHalvat me.n ki ab tak kis tamannaa ke sahaare jii liyaa mai.n ne

abhii zinda huu.n lekin sochtaa rahtaa huu.n KHalvat me.n

tumhaaraa naam kisii ajnabii ke lab par thaa zaraa sii baat thii dil ko magar lagii hai bahut

tumhaaraa naam kisii ajnabii ke lab par thaa

tujh ko KHabar nahii.n magar ik saada-lauh ko barbaad kar diyaa tire do din ke pyaar ne

tujh ko KHabar nahii.n magar ik saada-lauh ko

bas ab to daaman-e-dil chho.D do bekaar ummiido bahut dukh sah liye mai.n ne bahut din jii liyaa mai.n ne

bas ab to daaman-e-dil chho.D do bekaar ummiido

hazaar barq gire laakh aa.ndhiyaa.n uTThe.n vo phuul khil ke rahe.nge jo khilne vaale hai.n

hazaar barq gire laakh aa.ndhiyaa.n uTThe.n

kaun rotaa hai kisii aur kii KHaatir ai dost sab ko apnii hii kisii baat pe ronaa aayaa

kaun rotaa hai kisii aur kii KHaatir ai dost

kaun kahtaa hai mohabbat kii zabaa.n hotii hai ye haqiiqat to nigaaho.n se bayaa.n hotii hai

kaun kahtaa hai mohabbat kii zabaa.n hotii hai

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