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Rahat Indori

1950 (Indore) – 2020 (Indore) • The Stage Performer

"Starting his career as a commercial painter before becoming an Urdu professor, Rahat Indori became the undisputed king of Indian mushairas. Known for his wildly theatrical delivery and fearless voice of protest. His biting political satires and unforgettable lines like 'Kisi ke baap ka hindustan thodi hai' made him an icon of attitude and resistance."

Mashhoor Ash'aar

us ki yaad aai hai sanso zara aahista chalo dhaDkanon se bhi ibadat mein khalal paDta hai...
shakhon se TuuT jaen vo patte nahin hain ham aandhi se koi kah de ki auqat mein rahe...
dosti jab kisi se ki jaae dushmanon ki bhi raae li jaae...
na ham-safar na kisi ham-nashin se niklega hamare paanv ka kanta hamin se niklega...
ham apni jaan ke dushman ko apni jaan kahte hain mohabbat ki isi miTTi ko hindustan kahte hain...
ham se pahle bhi musafir kai guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to haTaate jaate...
nae kirdar aate ja rahe hain magar naTak purana chal raha hai...
bahut ghurur hai dariya ko apne hone par jo meri pyas se uljhe to dhajjiyan uD jaen...
roz taron ko numaish mein khalal paDta hai chaand pagal hai andhere mein nikal paDta hai...
aankh mein paani rakho honTon pe chingari rakho zinda rahna hai to tarkiben bahut saari rakho...
vo chahta tha ki kaasa kharid le mera main us ke taaj ki qimat laga ke lauT aaya...
ye zaruri hai ki aankhon ka bharam qaem rahe niind rakkho ya na rakkho khvab meyari rakkho...
main mar jaun to meri ek alag pahchan likh dena lahu se meri peshani pe hindustan likh dena...
ghar ke baahar dhunDta rahta hun duniya ghar ke andar duniya-daari rahti hai...
main aakhir kaun sa mausam tumhare naam kar deta yahan har ek mausam ko guzar jaane ki jaldi thi...
suraj sitare chaand mire saath mein rahe jab tak tumhare haath mire haath mein rahe...
miri khvahish hai ki aangan mein na divar uThe mire bhai mire hisse ki zamin tu rakh le...
bimar ko maraz ki dava deni chahiye main piina chahta hun pila deni chahiye...
tiri mahfil se jo nikla to ye manzar dekha mujhe logon ne bulaya mujhe chhu kar dekha...
ek hi naddi ke hain ye do kinare dosto dostana zindagi se maut se yaari rakkho...
main ne apni khushk aankhon se lahu chhalka diya ik samundar kah raha tha mujh ko paani chahiye...
main parbaton se laDta raha aur chand log giili zamin khod ke farhad ho gae...
ab to har haath ka patthar hamein pahchanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahr mein aate jaate...
botalein khol kar to pi barson aaj dil khol kar bhi pi jaae...
ye havaen uD na jaen le ke kaghaz ka badan dosto mujh par koi patthar zara bhari rakkho...
ik mulaqat ka jaadu ki utarta hi nahin tiri khushbu miri chadar se nahin jaati hai...
roz patthar ki himayat mein ghazal likhte hain roz shishon se koi kaam nikal paDta hai...
maza chakha ke hi maana hun main bhi duniya ko samajh rahi thi ki aise hi chhoD dunga use...
tujh se milne ki tamanna bhi bahut hai lekin aane jaane mein kiraya bhi bahut lagta hai...
main aa kar dushmanon mein bas gaya hun yahan hamdard hain do-chaar mere...
shahr kya dekhen ki har manzar mein jaale paD gae aisi garmi hai ki piile phuul kaale paD gae...
khayal tha ki ye pathrav rok den chal kar jo hosh aaya to dekha lahu lahu ham the...
collage ke sab bachche chup hain kaghaz ki ik naav liye charon taraf dariya ki surat phaili hui bekari hai...
hamare piir taqi-miir ne kaha tha kabhi miyan ye aashiqi izzat bigaD deti hai...
raat ki dhaDkan jab tak jaari rahti hai sote nahin ham zimmedari rahti hai...
soe rahte hain oDh kar khud ko ab zarurat nahin razai ki...
sitaro aao miri raah mein bikhar jaao ye mera hukm hai halanki kuchh nahin hun main...
charaghon ka gharana chal raha hai hava se dostana chal raha hai...
ab itni saari shabon ka hisab kaun rakkhe baDe savab kamae gae javani mein...
aate jaate pal ye kahte hain hamare kaan mein kuuch ka ailan hone ko hai tayyari rakkho...
din Dhal gaya to raat guzarne ki aas mein suraj naddi mein Duub gaya ham gilas mein...
chaand suraj miri chaukhaT pe kai sadiyon se roz likkhe hue chehre pe saval aate hain...
ja-namazon ki tarah nuur mein ujlai sahar raat bhar jaise farishton ne ibadat ki hai...
shaam ne jab palkon pe aatish-dan liya kuchh yaadon ne chuTki mein loban liya...
main karvaTon ke nae zaiqe likhuñ shab-bhar ye ishq hai to kahan zindagi azaab karun...
yahan lachhman ki rekha hai na sita hai magar phir bhi bahut phere hamare ghar ke ik sadhu lagata hai...
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