NAUSHAD THE POET ON RAFI SAHAB

Muhammad Rafi kii vafaat par KHiraaj-i-'aqiidat

gaa'ikii hai Husn-i-fan teraa Rafi
tere fan pih ham sabhii ko naaz hai

tere shah-kaaroN ne samjhaayaa hameN
zindagaanii pyaar kaa ik saaz hai

merii sargam meN bhii teraa zikr hai
mere giitoN meN tirii aavaaz hai

apnii mausiiqii pih sab ko faKHr hotaa hai magar
mere saathii aaj mausiiqii ko tujh par naaz hai
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maHfiloN ke daamanoN meN saaHiloN ke aas-paas
yih sadaa guuNje gii sadiyoN tak diloN ke aas-paas

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Allah Allah Rafi kii aavaaz
ruuH-i-Mahmood-o-jaan-i-bazm-i-Ayaaz

us kii har taan, us kii har lai par
bajne lagte the KHud diloN ke saaz

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shaKHsiyyat dil-navaaz rakhtaa thaa
kyaa gale meN gudaaz rakhtaa thaa

apne hoN yaa paraa'e sab ke liye
dil kaa darvaazah baaz rakhtaa thaa
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kabhii is paar awr kabhii us paar
bahtii nadiyaa thii us kii har aakaar

yaad karte haiN sab misaaloN meN
us kaa vuh chihrah us kaa vuh kirdaar
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kabhii barchhii kabhii kaTaar thaa vuh
giit saNgiit kii bahaar thaa vuh
'ishq awr prem us kaa thaa paiGhaam
dil kii dunyaa kaa taaj-daar thaa vuh
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muskuraatii nazar churaa'e hu'e
chal diyaa Haq se lau lagaa'e hu'e
Hashr tak log gaate jaa'eN ge
jo taraane haiN us ke gaa'e hu'e

Naushad Ali
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