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Shariq Kaifi

Contemporary (Bareilly) • The Modern Realist

"Shariq Kaifi, titled 'The Modern Realist', is a contemporary poet hailing from Bareilly. His poetry is heavily characterized by a contemporary and deeply realistic style. He stands as a prominent modern voice known for bringing fresh, realistic perspectives into the contemporary ghazal, allowing readers to see the modern world through an authentic poetic lens."

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raat thi jab tumhara shahr aaya phir bhi khidki to main ne khol hi li...
ghar mein khud ko qaid to main ne aaj kiya hai tab bhi tanha tha jab mahfil mahfil tha main...
wo baat soch ke main jis ko muddaton jeeta bichhadte waqt batane ki kya zaroorat thi...
ab mujhe kaun jeet sakta hai tu mire dil ka aakhiri dar tha...
kaun tha wo jis ne ye haal kiya hai mera kis ko itni aasani se haasil tha main...
saari duniya se lade jis ke liye ek din us se bhi jhagda kar liya...
kaise tukdon mein use kar loon qubool jo mira saare ka saara tha kabhi...
kaun kahe maasoom hamara bachpan tha khel mein bhi to aadha aadha aangan tha...
hain ab is fikr mein doobe hue ham use kaise lagein rote hue ham...
maut ne saari raat hamari nabz tatoli aisa marne ka mahaul banaya ham ne...
sab aasan hua jaata hai mushkil waqt to ab aaya hai...
faasla rakh ke bhi kya haasil hua aaj bhi us ka hi kahlata hoon main...
kahan socha tha main ne bazm-arai se pahle ye meri aakhiri mahfil hai tanhai se pahle...
aao gale mil kar ye dekhein ab ham mein kitni doori hai...
jhoot par us ke bharosa kar liya dhoop itni thi ki saaya kar liya...
naya yun hai ki an-dekha hai sab kuchh yahan tak raushni aati kahan thi...
duniya shayad bhool rahi hai chahat kuchh ooncha sunti hai...
jin par main thoda sa bhi aasan hua hoon wahi bata sakte hain kitna mushkil tha main...
pata nahin ye tamanna-e-qurb kab jaagi mujhe to sirf use sochne ki aadat thi...
wahan eid kya wahan deed kya jahan chaand raat na aayi ho...
achanak hadbada kar neend se main jaag uttha hoon purana waqia hai jis pe hairat ab hui hai...
abhi to achchhi lagegi kuchh din judai ki rut abhi hamare liye ye sab kuchh naya naya hai...
khwab waise to ik inayat hai aankh khul jaaye to musibat hai...
main kisi doosre pahlu se use kyun sochoon yun bhi achchha hai wo jaisa nazar aata hai mujhe...
bahut haseen raat hai magar tum to so rahe ho nikal ke kamre se ik nazar chandni to dekho...
bahut bhatke to ham samjhe hain ye baat bura aisa nahin apna makan bhi...
bahut gadla tha paani us nadi ka magar main apna chehra dekh aaya...
ek din ham achanak bade ho gaye khel mein daud kar us ko chhoote hue...
kam se kam duniya se itna mira rishta ho jaaye koi mera bhi bura chahne wala ho jaaye...
pata tha mujh ko mulaqat ghair-mumkin hai so tera dhyan kiya aur gulab choom liya...
pahli baar wo khat likkha tha jis ka jawab bhi aa sakta tha...
larazte kanpte hathon se boodha chilam mein phir koi dukh bhar raha tha...
bheed mein jab tak rahte hain josheele hain alag alag ham log bahut sharmeele hain...
bahut himmat ka hai ye kaam 'shariq' ki sharmate nahin darte hue ham...
yahi kamra tha jis mein chain se ham jee rahe the ye tanhai to itni be-murawwat ab hui hai...
kis tarah aaye hain is pahli mulaqat talak aur mukammal hai juda hone ki tayyari bhi...
tasalli ab hui kuchh dil ko mere tiri galiyon ko soona dekh aaya...
ruka mahfil mein itni der tak main ujalon ka budhapa dekh aaya...
beenai bhi kya kya dhoke deti hai door se dekho saare dariya neele hain...
guftugu kar ke pareshan hoon ki lahje mein tire wo khula-pan hai ki deewar hua jaata hai...
ye sach hai duniya bahut haseen hai magar miri umr ki nahin hai...
umr bhar kis ne bhala ghaur se dekha tha mujhe waqt kam ho to saja deti hai beemari bhi...
faisle auron ke karta hoon apni saza katti rahti hai...
wo basti na-khudaon ki thi lekin mile kuchh doobne wale wahan bhi...
ho sabab kuchh bhi mire aankh bachane ka magar saaf kar doon ki nazar kam nahin aata hai mujhe...
khamoshi bas khamoshi thi ijazat ab hui hai isharon ko tire padhne ki jurat ab hui hai...
tiri tarah nahin aasan wapsi meri main raston ko samajhta hua nahin aaya...
ek muddat hui ghar se nikle hue apne mahaul mein khud ko dekhe hue...
ajab lahje mein karte the dar o deewar baatein mire ghar ko bhi shayad meri aadat ab hui hai...
jaise ye mez mitti ka hathi ye phool ek kone mein ham bhi hain rakkhe hue...
qurb ka us ke utha kar faeda hijr ka saaman ikattha kar liya...
kabhi khud ko chhoo kar nahin dekhta hoon khuda jaane kis wahm mein mubtala hoon...
kya mila dasht mein aa kar tire deewane ko ghar ke jaisa hi agar jaagna sona hai yahan...
manzilon par ham milein ye tai hua wapsi mein saath pakka kar liya...
kahin na tha wo dariya jis ka sahil tha main aankh khuli to ik sahra ke muqabil tha main...
sab guzarte rahe saf-ba-saf paas se mere seene pe ik phool rakhte hue...
log sah lete the hans kar kabhi be-zaari bhi ab to mashkook hui apni milan-saari bhi...
intiha tak baat le jaata hoon main ab use aise hi samjhata hoon main...
shayad use zaroorat ho ab parde ki raushniyan ghar ki maddham kar jaun main...
neend ke waste waise bhi zaroori hai thakan pyaas bhadkayen kisi saaye ka peechha kar aayen...
nahin main hausla to kar raha tha zara tere sukoon se dar raha tha...
kis ehsas-e-jurm ki sab karte hain tawaqqo ik kirdar kiya tha jis mein qatil tha main...
rakhein kyunkar hisab ek ek pal ka bala se roz kam hote hue ham...
khud hi tamasha karte karte mahv-e-tamasha ho jaata hoon...
gaye bhi jaan se aur koi mutmain na hua ki phir difaa na karne ki ham pe tohmat thi...
jo sun ke peeth thapakte wo yaar khwab hue gunah sirf chhupane ke rah gaye mere...
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