Daawat-e-Ehsaasaat - Pait ki bhi… Dil ki bhi

 22nd March 2026… Eid Ul Fitr… was cooking for friends and missing my family and others who aren’t here with me… as you all know by now, my brain & I work in weird ways… amidst chopping, measuring, spicing, shaping, cooking, I had the urge to write… and I did… below is the result… I wrote these short stanzas and shared with friends… they loved them… I hope you will do too… 

Aaj phir pakaane ki tamanna hai
Aaj phir khilaane ka iraada hai
Bas aap aa jaao khaali pait
Aaj aap ke dil jo jeetne ka sapna hai

Kaash aap yahan hote…
Aapse pyaar toh hai hi,
Mohabbat bhi shayad ho jaati…

Phir daawat sirf khaane ki nahi,
Ehsaason ki bhi ho jaati.

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Unhoun ne pucha, 

“Mohabbat hoti to kya hota?”

Ankhen sharm se jhuka kar hum ne kaha

“Sab kuch…”

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In response to someone’s praises & compliments, I wrote:

Meri haisiyat hi hai kya,

Kahan taareef ke qaabil main,

Main toh faqat ek aaina hoon,

Aap hi ka aks hoon main.

Gar aapko mujh mein kuch achha dikhe,

Woh meri nahin, aapki achhaai hai,

Meri toh muskurahat bhi aap hi ki

Muskaan ki parchhaai hai.

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And in response to someone’s comment abt them being surprised that I’m a shaayara

Main shaayara kahan, janaab,

Hoon bas ek udna sa faqeer,

Koshish hai kisi ka dil chhoo loon,

Phir main bhi ho jaaun ameer

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Phor kissi aur ne taareef ki to main ne kaha: 

Aap kar lete hain mazaaq acha

Hansi hansi main taareef bhi hain karte

Bas mujhe yaqeen nahin hota

Bharosa karti houn… darte darte…

Rabia Jafar