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Wajood

Verses selected under this title represent various facets of human existence at personal, social, and universal levels. Existence in itself is a philosophical subject of inquiry. However, the poets too have reflected upon the meaning of existence in larger contexts. You may like to reflect on these verses that are themselves the keen results of poets’ reflections on the world and the human existence.

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na fikr sidra-nashin meri na rifat-e-asman meri

na fikr sidra-nashin meri na rif'at-e-asman meri nihal-e-ghham par mira basera hare shajar tak udaan meri sada ke raste pe shahr-e-mafhum duur se dur-tar laga hai mira har ik lafz pa-burida khalal-girafta zaban meri kahin to ma'dumiyon ki sham'on men nim-raushan tha naam mera kahin pe mahrumiyon men bhigi rahi shab-e-be-nishan meri bas ek aansu ke dakhl ne manzar-e-vafa ko badal diya tha bas ek mauj-e-khafi ke aage khas-e-ravan thi chatan meri ye atishin tiir kis makan se shab-e-munajat aa laga hai dhuan dhuan hai kitab meri lahu lahu hai zaban meri na fikr sidra-nashin meri na rif'at-e-asman meri nihaal-e-gham par mera basera hare shajar tak udan meri sada ke raste pe shahr-e-mafhum dur se dur-tar laga hai mera har ek lafz pa-burida khalal-girafta zaban meri kahin to ma'dumiyon ki sham'on mein nim-raushan tha nam mera kahin pe mahrumiyon mein bhigi rahi shab-e-be-nishan meri bas ek aansu ke dakhl ne manzar-e-wafa ko badal diya tha bas ek mauj-e-khafi ke aage khas-e-rawan thi chatan meri ye aatishin tir kis makan se shab-e-munajat aa laga hai dhuan dhuan hai kitab meri lahu lahu hai zaban meri

~ Akhtar Husain Jafri

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jirah nishan pe hui rah par sawal hua

jirah nishan pe hui raah par saval hua safar ka qasd safar se siva vabal hua vo bab-e-nur tha harf-e-nigah se aage kahan kitab khuli kis jagah visal hua vo dil kahan ki dikhae lakir se tasvir ye aaina bhi tire baa'd be-kamal hua har ek sa’at-e-be-rang ka qadam mujh par main jitna sabz hua utna paemal hua khula hai lafz pe payan-e-nutq men mazmun ye aftab darakhshan dam-e-zaval hua jirah nishan pe hui rah par sawal hua safar ka qasd safar se siwa wabaal hua wo bab-e-nur tha harf-e-nigah se aage kahan kitab khuli kis jagah visal hua wo dil kahan ki dikhae lakir se taswir ye aaina bhi tere ba'd be-kamal hua har ek sa’at-e-be-rang ka qadam mujh par main jitna sabz hua utna paemal hua khula hai lafz pe payan-e-nutq mein mazmun ye aaftab darakhshan dam-e-zawal hua

~ Akhtar Husain Jafri

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