yaa kahte the kuchh kahte jab us ne kahaa kahiye — Fani Badayuni

yaa kahte the kuchh kahte jab us ne kahaa kahiye
to chup hain ki kyaa kahiye khulti hai zabaan koi

Urdu

یا کہتے تھے کچھ کہتے جب اس نے کہا کہئے
تو چپ ہیں کہ کیا کہئے کھلتی ہے زباں کوئی

Hindi

या कहते थे कुछ कहते जब उस ने कहा कहिए
तो चुप हैं कि क्या कहिए खुलती है ज़बाँ कोई

jism-e-aazaadi mein phunki tu ne majburi ki ruuh
khair jo chaahaa kiyaa ab ye bataa ham kyaa karein

— Fani Badayuni

kisi ke ek ishaare mein kis ko kyaa na milaa
bashar ko ziist mili maut ko bahaana milaa

— Fani Badayuni

apni jannat mujhe dikhlaa na sakaa tu vaaiz
kucha-e-yaar mein chal dekh le jannat meri

— Fani Badayuni

rone ke bhi aadaab huaa karte hain 'faani'
ye us ki gali hai teraa gham-khaana nahin hai

— Fani Badayuni

mujh tak us mahfil mein phir jaam-e-sharaab aane ko hai
umr-e-rafta palTi aati hai shabaab aane ko hai

— Fani Badayuni

ham hain us ke khayaal ki tasvir
jis ki tasvir hai khayaal apnaa

— Fani Badayuni

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

— Divyansh Rawat

raat yuun dil mein tiri khoi hui yaad aai
jaise viraane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaae

— Faiz Ahmad Faiz

us dariche mein bhi ab koi nahin aur ham bhi
sar jhukaae hue chup-chaap guzar jaate hain

— Javed Akhtar

phir khamoshi ne saaz chheDaa hai
phir khayaalaat ne li angDaai

— Javed Akhtar

aankhon mein nami si hai chup chup se vo baiThe hain
naazuk si nigaahon mein naazuk saa fasaana hai

— Jigar Moradabadi

lab-e-khaamosh mein hi jaa-e-amaan aaj bhi hai
varna kahne ko to har munh mein zabaan aaj bhi hai

— Arshi Malik