khud se hum ik nafas hile bhi kahan
usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
khemaa khemaa guzar le ye shab
subah-dum ye qafila bhi kahan
ab ta’mul na kar dil-e-khud_kaam
ruuTh le phir ye silsilen bhi kahan
aao apas mei kuch gile kar len
varna yuun hae ke phir gile bhi kahan
khush ho seeno in kharashon par
phir tanaffus ke ye sile bhi kahaan
JAUN ELIYAH
SJ
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Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
nice sharing JW............:)
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
Buhat Khoob :)
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
Nice :)
Amal
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Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
Another lovely piece
… thanx for sharing 
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
buhut khub :k:
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
thanks pyare doston for liking it. Amal, after a long while I too was touched by a poem. so beautiful na :)
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
Nice :k:
Koyal
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Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
nice one
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
thanks shabbojaan n miss koyal :)
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
ab ta’mul na kar dil-e-khud_kaam
ruuTh le phir ye silsilen bhi kahan
aao apas mei kuch gile kar len
varna yuun hae ke phir gile bhi kahan
jhon eliya bohat he pyara shayar tha zindagi se TanG ~
nice sharing Jw 
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
U knw Sid, the more I read this, the more I fall in love with it. Its superb. Very concise.
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
jHOn ~~~
dhund chaye hoi hai jheeloon par
urr rahay hain parinday teeloon par
sab ka rukh hai nashaimanoon ke taraf
basityoon ke taraf, banoon kee taraf
apnay gul'loon ko lay kar charwahay
sarhadi bastiyoon mein jaa pohanchay
dil e nakaam ! mein kahaan jaoon ?
ajnabi shaam ! mein kahaan jaoon ?
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
oh thanks sid....nice addition
Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
u should be :p
AQ
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Re: Usko dhunde to vo mile bhi kahan
John Eliyah, brother of Raees Amrohi, has always inpired me by his philosophical touch in his poetry. His poetry has so many moods simultanously.
My favourite from this poem would be:
khemaa khemaa guzar le ye shab
subah-dum ye qafila bhi kahan
aao apas mei kuch gile kar len
varna yuun hae ke phir gile bhi kahan