Dhoka

wo zahr deta to sab ki nigah mein aa jata so ye kiya ki mujhe waqt pe dawaen na din

tere wadon pe kahan tak mera dil fareb khae koi aisa kar bahana meri aas tut jae

tu bhi sada hai kabhi chaal badalta hi nahin hum bhi sada hain isi chaal mein aa jate hain

muddat hui ek shakhs ne dil tod diya tha is waste apnon se mohabbat nahin karte

zakhm laga kar us ka bhi kuchh hath khula main bhi dhoka kha kar kuchh chaalak hua

jo un masum aankhon ne diye the wo dhoke aaj tak main kha raha hun the couplet plays on the contrast between outward innocence and inner trickery. the beloved’s “ma’soom” eyes become a metaphor for charming appearances that mislead. the speaker’s pain is not momentary; it has stretched into a lasting wound. emotionally, it is a confession of love mixed with regret and enduring hurt.

baghban ne aag di jab aashiyane ko mere jin pe takiya tha wahi patte hawa dene lage

kisi ka yun to hua kaun umr bhar phir bhi ye husn o ishq to dhoka hai sab magar phir bhi the couplet carries a resigned wisdom: lasting, complete belonging in love is rare, yet the heart keeps returning to it. calling beauty and love a “deception” points to their promise of fulfillment that often slips away. still, the repeated “yet even then” shows an unwillingness to stop hoping—despite knowing the truth. it captures the tug between clear-eyed disillusionment and stubborn desire.

fasla nazron ka dhoka bhi to ho sakta hai wo mile ya na mile hath badha kar dekho

aashiqi mein bahut zaruri hai bewafai kabhi kabhi karna

hum use yaad bahut aaenge jab use bhi koi thukraega

aql kahti hai dobara aazmana jahl hai dil ye kahta hai fareb-e-dost khate jaiye

wafaon ke badle jafa kar rahe hain main kya kar raha hun wo kya kar rahe hain

aadmi jaan ke khata hai mohabbat mein fareb khud-farebi hi mohabbat ka sila ho jaise

dhoka tha nigahon ka magar khub tha dhoka mujh ko teri nazron mein mohabbat nazar aai

ek safar mein koi do bar nahin lut sakta ab dobara teri chahat nahin ki ja sakti

ahbab ko de raha hun dhoka chehre pe khushi saja raha hun

mere ba'd wafa ka dhoka aur kisi se mat karna gali degi duniya tujh ko sar mera jhuk jaega

samjha liya fareb se mujh ko to aap ne dil se to puchh lijiye kyun be-qarar hai

yar main itna bhuka hun dhoka bhi kha leta hun

ek baras bhi abhi nahin guzra kitni jaldi badal gae chehre

'khalid' main baat baat pe kahta tha jis ko jaan wo shakhs aakhirash mujhe be-jaan kar gaya

har-chand e'tibar mein dhoke bhi hain magar ye to nahin kisi pe bharosa kiya na jae

ai mujh ko fareb dene wale main tujh pe yaqin kar chuka hun

jin ki khatir shahr bhi chhoda jin ke liye badnam hue aaj wahi hum se begane begane se rahte hain

kis ne wafa ke nam pe dhoka diya mujhe kis se kahun ki mera gunahgar kaun hai

hath chhuda kar jaane wale main tujh ko apna samjha tha

chaman ke rang-o-bu ne is qadar dhoka diya mujh ko ki main ne shauq-e-gul-bosi mein kanton par zaban rakh di

aise mila hai hum se shanasa kabhi na tha wo yun badal hi jaega socha kabhi na tha

dikhai deta hai jo kuchh kahin wo khwab na ho jo sun rahi hun wo dhoka na ho samaat ka