Urdu Ghazal- Aquib Khan

Teri   munafiqat     ke   qisse   sunaoga, Kaise   Teri    roshni    ek   zehar   Hain . Teri  lafz  me  muasiqi  ki  dhong hain, Tere   nachne  wale   sirf   hajar   Hain. Teri aziyat h….tu  ab  sir pair   maregi Har  waqt  har  lamha  na  guzar  hain. Teri hi  lafz  tujhe  hi 

A town

The lilac sky in hues of pale blues Crying each day for desserts In the deserted lost town . Under the lamp post of hopes I still stand among castigated parchments. Those were dreams that I weaved . The winter has come, With my balmy breaths I am counting On my fingers some days of

Sailed away

Today I felt like a shattered piece of glass, something missing in me that kept haunting me. Now, my lachrymal glands have dried too. These four walls that helped me soothe are also crying, I can hear them. It’s what world has to offer me- Morsels and dead dried leaves. Those halo charm, voice and

Benighted.

There come a deformed soul, With anguish in blood, Filled with Regrets and remorse. Singing catatonic verses. . What does they say? From their cursed mouth, A made up face, bemoaning facts. Molars broken, bleeding coax. . Swaying away from truth, In the trance and intoxicants Guised in the name of pseudo Illumination, Ignorant with