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Saleem Kausar

1947 (Panipat) – Present • The Melodic Romantic

"Saleem Kausar, celebrated as 'The Melodic Romantic', possesses an era spanning from 1947 in Panipat to the present. He operates as a highly popular contemporary male poet with a distinctly romantic and melodic style. He is best known across the literary world for his iconic and timeless ghazal 'Main khayal hoon kisi aur ka', which has cemented his legacy."

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qurbatein hote hue bhi faslon mein qaid hain kitni aazadi se ham apni hadon mein qaid hain...
kahani likhte hue dastan sunate hue wo so gaya hai mujhe khwab se jagate hue...
aur is se pahle ki saabit ho jurm-e-khamoshi ham apni raye ka izhaar karna chahte hain...
main khayal hoon kisi aur ka mujhe sochta koi aur hai sar-e-aaina mira aks hai pas-e-aaina koi aur hai...
ham ne to khud se intiqam liya tum ne kya soch kar mohabbat ki...
aaina khud bhi sanwarta tha hamari khatir ham tire waste tayyar hua karte the...
tujhe dushmanon ki khabar na thi mujhe doston ka pata nahin tiri dastan koi aur thi mira waqia koi aur hai...
kabhi ishq karo aur phir dekho is aag mein jalte rahne se kabhi dil par aanch nahin aati kabhi rang kharab nahin hota...
mujhe sambhalne mein itni ehtiyat na kar bikhar na jaun kahin main tiri hifazat mein...
main kisi ke dast-e-talab mein hoon to kisi ke harf-e-dua mein hoon main naseeb hoon kisi aur ka mujhe mangta koi aur hai...
waqt ruk ruk ke jinhein dekhta rahta hai 'saleem' ye kabhi waqt ki raftar hua karte the...
pukarte hain unhein sahilon ke sannate jo log doob gaye kashtiyan banate hue...
duniya achchhi bhi nahin lagti ham aison ko 'saleem' aur duniya se kinara bhi nahin ho sakta...
jo miri riyazat-e-neem-shab ko 'saleem' subh na mil saki to phir is ke maani to ye hue ki yahan khuda koi aur hai...
raat ko raat hi is baar kaha hai ham ne ham ne is baar bhi tauheen-e-adalat nahin ki...
tum ne sach bolne ki jurat ki ye bhi tauheen hai adalat ki...
dekhte kuchh hain dikhate hamein kuchh hain ki yahan koi rishta hi nahin khwab ka tabeer ke saath...
tamam umr sitare talash karta phira palat ke dekha to mahtab mere samne tha...
ye log ishq mein sachche nahin hain warna hijr na ibtida na kahin intiha mein aata hai...
bahut dinon mein kahin hijr-e-mah-o-saal ke baad ruka hua hai zamana tire visal ke baad...
'saleem' ab tak kisi ko ba-dua di to nahin lekin hamesha khush rahe jis ne hamara dil dukhaya hai...
kya ajab kar-e-tahayyur hai supurd-e-nar-e-ishq ghar mein jo tha bach gaya aur jo nahin tha jal gaya...
kuchh is tarah se wo shamil hua kahani mein ki is ke baad jo kirdar tha fasana hua...
saans lene se bhi bharta nahin seene ka khala jaane kya shai hai jo be-dakhl hui hai mujh mein...
ai mire charagar tire bas mein nahin moamla soorat-e-haal ke liye waqif-e-haal chahiye...
khamosh sahi markazi kirdar to ham the phir kaise bhala teri kahani se nikalte...
qadmon mein saaye ki tarah raunde gaye hain ham ham se ziyada tera talabgar kaun hai...
wo jin ke naqsh-e-qadam dekhne mein aate hain ab aise log to kam dekhne mein aate hain...
mohabbat apne liye jin ko muntakhab kar le wo log mar ke bhi marte nahin mohabbat mein...
tum to kahte the ki sab qaidi rihai paa gaye phir pas-e-deewar-e-zindan raat-bhar rota hai kaun...
ajnabi hairan mat hona ki dar khulta nahin jo yahan aabad hain un par bhi ghar khulta nahin...
miri raushni tire khadd-o-khal se mukhtalif to nahin magar tu qareeb aa tujhe dekh lun tu wahi hai ya koi aur hai...
dast-e-dua ko kasa-e-sail samajhte ho tum dost ho to kyun nahin mushkil samajhte ho...
yaad ka zakhm bhi ham tujh ko nahin de sakte dekh kis aalam-e-ghurbat mein mile hain tujh se...
ab jo lahar hai pal bhar baad nahin hogi yaani ik dariya mein doosri baar utra nahin ja sakta...
intezar aur dastakon ke darmiyan katti hai umr itni aasani se to baab-e-hunar khulta nahin...
bhala wo husn kis ki dastaras mein aa saka hai ki saari umr bhi likkhein maqala kam rahega...
tu ne dekha nahin ik shakhs ke jaane se 'saleem' is bhare shahr ki jo shakl hui hai mujh mein...
zoron pe 'saleem' ab ke hai nafrat ka bahaw jo bach ke nikal aayega tairak wahi hai...
judai bhi na hoti zindagi bhi sahl ho jaati jo ham ik doosre se masala tabdeel kar lete...
ek taraf tire husn ki hairat ek taraf duniya aur duniya mein der talak thahra nahin ja sakta...
saaye gali mein jaagte rahte hain raat bhar tanhaiyon ki ot se jhanka na kar mujhe...
main jaanta hoon makeenon ki khamushi ka sabab makan se pahle dar-o-baam se mila hoon main...
ahl-e-khirad ko aaj bhi apne yaqeen ke liye jis ki misaal hi nahin us ki misaal chahiye...
main ne jo likh diya wo khud hai gawahi apni jo nahin likkha abhi us ki basharat doonga...
abhi hairat ziyada aur ujala kam rahega ghazal mein ab ke bhi tera hawala kam rahega...
kaise hangama-e-fursat mein mile hain tujh se ham bhare shahr ki khalwat mein mile hain tujh se...
ye aag lagne se pahle ki baaz-gasht hai jo bujhane walon ko ab tak dhuan bulata hai...
main use tujh se mila deta magar dil mere mere kuchh kaam nahin aaye wasail mere...
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