Salaam Machhli Shehri Poetry

**bahut dino.n kii baat hai** 
bahut dino.n kii baat hai 
fizaa ko yaad bhii nahii.n 
ye baat aaj kii nahii.n 
bahut dino.n kii baat hai 
shabaab par bahaar thii 
fizaa bhii Khush-gavaar thii 
na jaane kyuu.N machal pa.Daa 
mai.n apane ghar se chal pa.Daa 
kisii ne mujh ko rok kar 
ba.Dii adaa se Tok kar 
kahaa thaa lauT aa_iiye 
merii qasam na jaa_iiye 
par mujhe Khabar na thii 
maahaul par nazar na thii 
na jaane kyuu.N machal pa.Daa 
mai.n apane ghar se chal pa.Daa 
mai.n shahar se phir aa gayaa 
Khayaal thaa ke paa gayaa 
use jo mujhase duur thii 
magar merii zaruur thii 
aur ik hasiin shaam ko 
mai.n chal pa.Daa salaam ko 
galii kaa rang dekh kar 
na_ii tarang dekh kar 
mujhe ba.Dii Khushii hu_ii 
mai.n kuchh isii Khushii me.n thaa 
kisii ne jhaa.Nk kar kahaa 
paraaye ghar se jaa_iiye 
meri qasam na aa_iiye 
vahii hasiin shaam hai 
bahaar jis kaa naam hai 
chalaa huu.N ghar ko cho.Dakar 
na jaane jaauu.Ngaa kidhar 
ko_ii nahii.n jo Tok kar 
ko_ii nahii.n jo rok kar 
kahe ke lauT aa_iiye 
merii qasam na jaa_iiye 
merii qasam naa jaa_iiye... 





**subah-dam yuu.N hii fasurdaa ho gayaa **

subah-dam yuu.N hii fasurdaa ho gayaa 
ai dil-e-naazuk tujhe kyaa ho gayaa

[fasurdaa=sad]

siinaa-e-baranat se sholaa saa uThaa 
Gam-zado.n ke dil kaa naGmaa ho gayaa

[baranat=a musical instrument]

shukriyaa ai gardish-e-jaam-e-sharaab 
mai.n bharii mahafil me.n tanhaa ho gayaa

[gardish-e-jaam-e-sharaab=round of drinks]

raat dil ko thaa sahar kaa i.ntazaar 
ab ye Gam hai kyo.n saveraa ho gayaa

[sahar=dawn]

bujh ga_ii kuchh is tarah shama-e-"Salaam" 
jaise ik biimaar achchhaa ho gayaa