Tha ek kagaz kora sa

Tha ek kagaz kora sa, 
kuch dhabbe roshnaii ke
umad'te arzoo-on ki khalish, 
kuch khaab rihaee ke

ik nigaah palat'ti hui 
pard'on mein simat'tee hui
kuch inayat hasrat ki, 
kuch pinjare duhaee ke

dooobti hain khwahishain
Girne se us nigaah ke, 
faaslon mein dard ke
hausle qaraar ke

pareshan hai kehkashaan
dil lage sambhaal ke
daud na jaye phir se ye
Lamhe chand visaal ke

Koi karta nahin vaada nibhaane ko

koi karta nahin vaada yahan nibhaane ko 
aur bhool se jaan leta hoon main zamane ko 

Jo baha aaya tha main samandar mein 
wo tere khat aaj laute mujhe jalaane ko 

tere peeche kisi se roothta bhi nahin 
ab na aayega koi mujhe manaane ko 

pata hi nahin kab saans rok di meri wo haath aaye thhey sar dabaane ko 

vehshat hoti hai jab khamoshiyon mein 
bachchon se kehta hoon shor machaane ko 

humare darmiyaan faasle ki kami na thi 
so main bhi chal padaa use mitaane ko 

'Quateel' koi rasta nikalo ki manzilein 
milti nahin raaston ke diwaane ko

Jo Kho Gaya Usey Bhool Ja

Jo kho gaya usey bhool ja
Main hoon darbadar mere saath aa
Jo mila use kabhi liya nahin
manzil per kyun ruka nahin

Koi beniyaaz koi benawaa
Yun hua ke hum ho gaye judaa
mera maan rakh kuch asar dikha
Ye na jataa ki tujhe kuch hua nahin

Mujhe jaan ke aziyaton ki sanad
Mere humkadam bhulaa nahin
Main shajar ki wo chhanni dhoop hoon
Lams jiska kabhi chubhaa nahin

Meri jaan tune li hai to
Ye karz bhi mujhper chadha nahin
Ek gumaan ki koi mere saath hai
Arsaa hua huaa nahin

Jo ho chuka use bhool ja
Main hoon darbadar mere saath aa

Ibn e Maryam hua kare koi

"Ibn e mariyam hua kare koi
Mere dukh ki dawaa kare koi"

Sar e aam kuch hota hi nahin
sab se chhupke mila kare koi

Ghamgeen kayii fasaane hain
hans ker mila kare koi

Ujalat mein hai yahi hasrat
Mere liye bhi sajaa kare koi

Diljooi ki tawakko nahin yaaron
Khoon e dil kab tak saha kare koi

Kehte hain ki main zinda hoon
Mujhsa na maraa kare koi
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matlaa Mirza Asadullah Khan 'Ghalib' ka hai. baaki ke ashaar mere.

Jaane de

Le le dhadkan dil se, shauq e nazar jaane de
'Pahle maazi ka koi zakhm to bhar jane de'

Doobta sooraj kehta hai har kinare se
Chhod saath mera mujhko ghar jaane de

Aaya hoon duniya mein ek khayal ban ke
Hain khushboo mere khaab bikhar jaane de 

Gaate hue ik deewana guzra galee se uski
kaise batlaaye zubaan us per asar, jaane de

Baat zubaan ki hai Quateel baat behr ki hai
Seekh bhi jaayega tu magar jaane de

Duniya mujhse door

Duniya mujhse door chalee jaa rahi hai
Jaate jaate mujhse khulee jaa rahi hai

Rishta to sar e aam mar gaya tha
Kyun dil mein chitaa jalee jaa rahi hai

Na likhi ho apni mulaqaat phir bhi 
Ek dastaan dekho banii jaa rahi hai

Aaj jhoothe vaade sa ise tootna hai
kamar zapt ki yun kasii jaa rahi hai

Parastish ki aagosh mein aa ke dekha
Zanjeer ibaadat ki khuli jaa rahi hai

beshaoor guzara sabhi ka ho gaya hai
Koyal raat mein bhi gaaye jaa rahi hai

Meri zindagi ke parde per ye duniya
Roz nayi film dikhaye jaa rahi hai

Ilzaam

Kya mere dil ka tujhper upkaar nahin
Isko Tere siva kisi se sarokaar nahin

Dua kar mera jee laga rahe tujhmein 
Mere jaisa doosra parastaar nahin

Ye ishq hai ya ehsaan hai tu hi bataa
Sach jo bhi ho mujhe inkaar nahin

Tinkon se jo sirf ghonsla bana paaye
Mazdoor kehte hain use fankaar nahin

Jhukne waala sar ye jaanta hai
Use ghuroor ki koi darkaar nahin

Meri baat ke chauntis matlab hote hain
Iska teen nahin to uska chaar nahin

Doughnut khaate khaate ye khayal aaya
Iske markaz mein bhi sarkaar nahi

Barsaat ki ek raat aisi bhi...

Kal saari raat khada raha balcony mein baarish to dekhta raha girte hue....

peepal ke patto per ghanghanaati,

kabelu ke chhat per dandanaati hui baarish...

jismein hawaa se jhonke jhakkad ho rahe thhey. 

Phir saamne sadak per ek gaadi ruki kuch log nikle shayad kisi party se aa rahe thhey. Ek ladki nikli jisne chota sa kaala dress pehna hua thha... sir ke upar per apna clutch rakhti hui ek ped ke neeche ja khadi hui.... ladke ne apne jacket ko sar ke upar kiya aur jhat se nikal kar darwaza band kiya. un logon ne gaadi ki taraf bye kiya aur phir gaadi tezi se aage nikal gayee... unka ghar thoda andar hoga... maine unhe andhere mein pehchaana nahin, waise bhi aajkal kayee naye log bastee ke andar ke makaano mein rehne aaye thhey... kuch firangi, kuch arbi aur baaki sab mulki. Wo log thodi der ped ke neeche hichkichaaye aur phir ek doosre ka haath thaam kar daudte hue gali mein gaye....ladki ki hansee bhi sunaayi di mujhe..

Door, upar, Fortune Heights ke ek flat ki chatt mein roshni nacch rahi thi... halki si awaaz bhi baarish ko paar kar ke aa rahi thi... lagta hai koi film director apni agli film ki prerna le raha hai raat ke teen baje... wo apna TV band karke bahar kyun nahin dekhta? Shayad itne upar se use wo sab na dikhaayi de jo mujhe doosri manzil se dikhta hai. 

Achcanak biwi uth ke peeche aa ke khadi ho gayee.... main jab aisa karta hoon to use achcha nahin lagta... lekin khud zaroor karti hai, kehti hai ki aap ko to jhatke se darr nahin lagta to phir kya problem hai? ab kaun bataaye ki jhatka lagna aur dikhaana do alag baatein hain. Usne poocha ki kya baat hai. Maine kaha kuch nahin baarish achchi ho rahi hai to yahaan se dekh raha hoon... kehne lagi ki itne zukaam mein ye kya soojha ... maine baat aage badhe is se pehle sar ko towel se cover ker liya...kuch der mere saath khamoshi s khade reh ke baarish ko dekh rahi thi, Phir wo chali gai..... sadak per ek aadmi lathi peet'te hue aa raha tha. Abhi nazar bhi nahin aa raha tha lekin awaaz saaf aa rahi thi. Phir nazar aya, umardaraaz, safed daadhi, tez kadam, buland awaaz raat ke sannate ko cheerti hui... logon ko utha raha tha wo sehri ke liye... purane zamaane ka alarm system... rozedaaron ko keh raha tha ki utho sehri ka waqt ho gaya hai... bheegta hua... waise ek haath mein ek chaata doosre mein lathi, thak thak karne ke liye...

Thodi der baad main kitchen mein gaya. Sehri ke liye ande banaye, aur doodh waghairah garam kiya... kitchen mein khadbad sun ker biwi bhi aa gayi.. maine use lauta diya... kabhi kabhaar to main kuch karta hoon... aaj dus minute extra aaram kar le.... Sabne sehri kee aur phir so gaye... mere liye sabse zyada uljhan ka waqt rehta hai jab sehri ki mohlat khatm hone wala pataakha phoot'ta hai... mujhe ain tabhi paani peena rehta hai. Usse pehle kitna bhi pee lun pyaas lag hi jaati hai pataakha phoot'te hi.

Dimaag se saare futoor nikalte hue main apne bistar ki ore chala... ankh se paani beh raha tha musalsal so sone nahin diya aur main phir kisi pehredaar ki tarah towel sar per baandh kar balcony ka darwaza khol kar baarish ko phir se dekhne laga. 

Jiske haath jitna aaye utna wo le jaaye

Jiske haath jitna aye utna wo le jaaye
maal sarkari ho to hissa kaun lagaaye

Marta hai to mareez mar bhi jaaye
Maseeha hain so rahe kaun jagaaye

Muflis musalmaan jo ho jaaye
Wo phir bechaara bhi na kehlaaye

Putla banao to pathhar ka yaaro
Lohe ko zang akhir khaa hi jaaye

Sadte jhooth khoob hain sab nigal rahe
Pet ek din phool ke phat na jaaye

Lafzon mein zeher utartaa kyun nahin
Ragon mein ise kab tak koi daudaaye

Aye jo poochne log ustaad ke usko
'Quateel' sar jhukaaye bas muskuraaye

Teri judai ka mujhko gila nahin...

Teri judaai ka mujhe koi gilaa nahin
Ye gham kisi aur ko to milaa nahin

Mere bharose ko khoob todte rahe
Main us se oob gaya tha hila nahin

Sare kaam baa tarteeb ba asool hon
Ab tak aisa mauka mujhe mila nahin

Saanvle log rang nahin badal paate
Ye raaz mujh par abhi khula nahin

Tera ishq bada kamzarf hai 'Quateel'
Marta hai marne de ise jilaa nahin

Quateel Ahmad
1 April 2013

Kya nahin rehta

Saadabayaani mein uski kya kya nahin rehta
Maani hai ek waazeh to dujaa nahin rehta

Main uske chhall ka zikr karun to phir kahaan
Miley wo ghar jaa bhakt uska nahin rehta

Khaamiyaan hain mujhmein bhi par ye nahin
Jidhar ka pata diya hai wahaan nahin rehta

kin farebon ke supurd kiya gham e hayaat ne
Ujaala nahin hota ke andhera nahin rehta

Chup gaya dekar mujhko zindagi ki kitaab wo
Lafz aisa nahin jisme pata uska nahin rehta

Quateel Ahmad
March 14, 2013

Kuch ye duniya bhi jee behlaane lagi hai

Kuch ye duniya bhi jee behalaane lagi hai
Aur tu bhi kuch kam yaad aane lagi hai

turbat per meri aakar na mujhko sataana
Ba mushkil kahin to neend aane lagi hai

Besaakhta ab tu kyun kuch nahin kehti
Apni kis baat ko mujhse chupaane lagi hai

Neend se utha deta hai ek dard aksar
Aur chot pataa nahin kahaan lagi hai

Aiteraaz tujhe hai is ghar ke raqbe se
Saaro umr mujhe ise banaane mein lagi hai

Quateel Ahmad
March 2013

March of the Mango People

Ek damaad ne is mulk ke aam logon ko 'Mango People' kaha tha.... Ye uspar likha tha...

Naye raaste se manzil ko aaj chalo
Guzre kal ko bhulaa ke aaj chalo

Aage chalo peeche ya saath chalo
Phir kabhi na sahi per aaj chalo

Le ke haathon mein tum haath chalo
Kal na pachhtaana ho to aaj chalo

Ban ke hasrat tum betaab chalo
Bahaa do sab, ban ke sailaab chalo

Anginat niklo behisaab chalo
Lautaane aankhon mein hain khaab chalo

Mulk ho gaya hai bezaar chalo
Aur kitne sahoge ispe vaar chalo

Naunehaalon tumhi ho sartaaj chalo
Looteron se cheen lein aao raaj chalo

Quateel Ahmad
17 October 2012

Zubaan rakhte hain

Haan jo haasil e ilm zubaan rakhte hain
Apne lehje ka bhi dhyaan rakhte hain

Aksar karte hain jo daave tajurbe ke
baal apne siyaah imkaan rakhte hain

Roz jalte hain waswason ki lapton mein
Jo ghar mein ek beti jawaan rakhte hain

Teer e talab kabhi udhar se nahin aata
bhanvon mein kyun kamaan rakhte hain

Wo khul ke hanste hue bhi dekhe gaye 
lehja sirf hum se natavaan rakhte hain

nasiihat se jinki ghuroor tepakta tha
Muflisi mein bada itmenaan rakhte hain

Quateel Ahmad
15 February 2013

Fone per baat karta hai rabt se malaal, achcha hai
Wo mujhse door gar, rahta hai khush haal achcha hai

Jiske goshon mein naummeedi ki fasal hi lehlahaaye
Us khet mein building banane ka khayal achcha hai

Bahot sharaab pilayi hai aaj mujhe raqeebon ne
Doobe may-e-hasad mein khumar-e-visaal achcha hai

Na mujhse Urdu bol, wa mun Turkie nami danum
Jo do zubaan rakhta ho aaj usika haal achcha hai

Quateel Ab ek hi shakhs ko shiddat se dhoondiye
Wo brahman jisne kaha tha ye saal achcha hai

Kya martaba badha liya apna?

Kya martaba badha liya apna?
Kya mujhe bana liya apna?

Ab aati nahin mujhse buu koi
ya badal liya tuney libas apna

use aksar ruk ke dekhte hain
kiraaye pe utha hai makan apna

paison ka kuch asar hua hoga
aisa munh tha kahaan apna

apne mein mukammal hoon
Khud se dil hai badguman apna

Ashiaane mein sajaaya kya kya

Ashiaane mein sajaaya kya kya
khwaab dekhe to sazaa kya kya

Ek chhoti is humne baat kahi
Matlab dekho nikaalein kya kya

Hum hi hai jo khayaal rakhte hain
Waise keh jaate hain log kya kya

Bada saada sa khat likhkha aur
Ki namabar ko nasihat kya kya

Achcha hota jo tum bhi pee lete
Lutf nashe ke bataain kya kya

Sab hi yahan meherbaan apne
Guman ye dekho sikhaaye kya kya

Ek moorat teri banaane ko
Mitti mein milaaun kya kya

Laute bhi us gali se 'Quateel'
Jaley kya aur bujhaaye kya kya

Quateel Ahmad
26 October 2012

KYA BAN KE

Mil naseeb ban ke

Bol saaz ban ke
Baras abr ban ke
Taras pyar ban ke
So bachcha ban ke
Sun mann ban ke
Naach khushi ban ke
Chadh jawaani ban ke
Thehar gham ban ke
Jaag ishq ban ke
Badal mausam ban ke
Bichad saathi ban ke
Jee dariyaa ban ke
Mar khwahish ban ke
Quateel Ahmad
18 October 2012

KAM HAI

Jitna bhi kiya hua kam hai
Ab chalne ko raasta kam hai

Kehte hain badaa hai dil uska
Is marz ki to davaa kam hai

Rai leta hoon apne chhoton se
Unmein ajza e raaegan kam hai

Jo muskuraaye apni aankhon se
Dil main uske maiyl kam hai

Kayi hain ab haqdaar iske
Aur pyaar mujhe mila kam hai

Maine keh diya tha sabkuch
Wo kehte hain likha kam hai

Jo tum huay hamare hote

Jo tum huay humaare hote
To apni chatt pe bhi sitaare hote

Josh e tamanna mein duaaon ka asar
Mil jaata to kya nazaare hote

Kuu e yaar aur makan apna
Khoob hota jo ek kinaare hote

Shadab zameen ke daldal dekh lete
to pankh apne na utaare hote

Har jagah phire ho qalam liye 'Quateel'
Hunar zubaan ke bhi to sanwaare hote