Muzaffar Warsi--- Kaaba-e-Ishq

Muzaffar Warsi (born 20 December 1933 in Meerath, India died 28 January 2011) was a prominent Urdu poet, critic, essayist, a lyricist par excellence, and scholar of Pakistan. He was one whose work never fails to surprise. A humble man with humble beginnings who is unafraid of experimenting. He began more than five decades ago comprises a rich repertoire of not just Naats, but also authoring several anthologies of Ghazals, Nazms & hycoes including his autobiography Gaye dinon ka suraagh which is considered to be a classic. He was writing quatrains every day for Pakistan's Renowned daily newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt.

Muzaffar Warsi was born as Muhammad Muzaffar ud Din siddiqui into the family of Alhaaj Muhammad Sharf ud Din Ahmad known as Sufi Warsi (Urdu: صوفی وارثی). It was a family of landlords of Meerath. Sufi Warsi was a scholar of Islam, a doctor and poet. He received two titles: Faseeh ul Hind & Sharaf u shu'ara. He was the friend of Sir Muhammad Iqbal {(Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال‎)}, Akbar Warsi, Hasrat Mohani, Josh Malih Abadi, Ahsan Danish, Abul Kalaam Azad and Mahindar Singh Bedi. The family raised him with deep religious grounding. He has one brother namely Dr. M. S. Zafar Warsi who was also associated with State Bank as Assistant Director. Muzaffar Warsi's Nephew Usman Warsi is a Singer, Music Composer and a Poet. Usman's videos are available online as well. Muzaffar Warsi remained attached to State Bank of Pakistan (the Central Bank of Pakistan) as Deputy Treasurer. Muzaffar Warsi started his poetry by writing lyrics for songs for Pakistani movies but gradually changed direction and his style of poetry became more oriented towards praising Allah and the Islamic prophet Muhammad or in other words he started writing Hamd and Naats. He also wrote, regularly, a stanza or two on current affairs in the Newspaper Nawa-e-Waqt until recently.He died on 28-01-2011 in Lahore Pakistan.

Literary work

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Barf ki Nao

 Baab-e-Haram

 Lehja

 Noor-e-Azal

 Alhamd

 Hisaar

 Lahoo ki Haryali

 Sitaron ki Aabjoo

 Kaaba-e-Ishq

 Khule dareechey band hawa

 Dil sey dar-e-Nabi tak

 Zulm na sehna

 Kamand

Kalaam

ab ke barasaat kii rut aur bhii bhaDakiilii hai

jism se aag nikalatii hai, qabaa giilii hai

sochataa huuN ke ab anjaam-e-safar kyaa hogaa

log bhii kaaNch ke hain, raah bhii pathariilii hai

shiddat-e-karb men to haNsanaa karb hai meraa

haath hii saKht hain zanjiir kahaaN Dhiilii hai

gard aaNkhon men sahii daaG to chehare pe nahiin

lafz dhuNdhale hain magar fikr to chamakiilii hai

ghol detaa hai sama'at men vo miiThaa lahajaa

kis ko maaluum ke ye qind bhii zahariilii hai

pahale rag-rag se merii Khuun nichoDaa us ne

ab ye kahataa hai ke rangat hii merii piilii hai

mujhako be-rang hii na karade kahiin rang itane

sabz mausam hai, hawaa surKh, fizaa niilii hai

merii paravaaz kisii ko nahiin bhaatii to na bhaaye

kyaa karuuN zehan "Muzaffar" meraa jibariilii hai

kyaa bhalaa mujhako paraKhane ke natiijaa nikalaa

zaKhm-e-dil aap kii nazaron se bhii geharaa nikalaa

toDakar dekh liyaa aaiinaa-e-dil tuune

terii suurat ke sivaa aur bataa kyaa nikalaa

tishnagii jam gaii patthar kii tarah honTon par

Duub kar tere dariyaa men main pyaasaa nikalaa

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lab-e-Khaamosh se izhaar-e-tamannaa chaahe

baat karane ko bhii tasviir kaa lahajaa chaahe

tu chale saath to aahaT bhii na aaye apanii

daramiyaaN ham bhii na ho yuuN tujhe tanhaa chaahe

zaahiirii aaNkhon se kyaa dekh sakegaa koii

apane baaton pe bhii ham faash honaa chaahe

jism-poshii ko mile chaadar-e-aflaak hamen

sar chhupaane ke liye vusa'at -e-seharaa chaahe

Khvaab men roye to ehasaas ho sairaabii kaa

ret par soyen magar aaNkh men dariyaa chaahe

bheNT chaD jaauuN na main apane hii Khair-o-shar kii

Khuun-e-dil zabt kare zaKhm tamaashaa chaahe

zindagii aaNkh se ojhal ho magar Khatm na ho

ek jahaaN aur pas-e-pardaa-e-duniyaa chaahe

aaj kaa din to chalo kaT hii gayaa jaise bhii kaTaa

ab Khudaa-band se Khairiyat-e-fardaa chaahe

aise tairaak bhii dekhe hain 'Muzaffar' hamane

Garq hone ke liye bhii jo saharaa chaahe

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maanaa ke musht-e-Khaak se baDakar nahiin huuN main

lekin havaa ke raham-o-karam par nahiin huuN main

insaan huuN dhaDakate huye dil pe haath rakh

yuuN Duubakar na dekh samundar nahiin huuN main

chehare pe mal rahaa huuN siyaahii nasiib kii

aaiinaa haath men hai sikander nahiin huuN main

Gaalib terii zamiin mein likkhii to hai Gazal

tere kad-e-suKhan ke baraabar nahiin huuN main

merii zindagii kisii aur kii, mere naam kaa koii aur hai

mera aks hai sar-e-aaiinaa, pase aaiinaa koii aur hai

merii dhaDakanon men hai chaap sii, ye judaaii bhii hai milaap sii

mujhe kyaa pataa, mere dil bataa, mere saath kyaa koii aur hai

na gae dinon ko Khabar merii, na shariik-e-haal nazar terii

tere des men, mere bhes men, koii aur thaa koii aur hai

vo merii taraf nigaraaN rahe, meraa dhyaan jaane kahaaN rahe

merii aaNkh men kaii suuraten, mujhe chaahataa koii aur hai

sholaa huuN bhadakane kii guzaarish nahiin karataa

sach muuNh se nikal jaataa hai koshish nahiin karataa

giratii hui diivaar kaa hamdard huuN lekin

chaDate hue suuraj kii parastish nahiin karataa

maathe ke pasiine kii mahak aaye to dekhen

vo Khuun mere jism men gardish nahiin karataa

hamdardii-e-ahabaab se Darataa huuN 'Muzaffar'

main zaKhm to rakhataa huuN numaaish nahiin karataa

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zaKhm-e-tanhaa_ii men Khushbuu-e-hinaa kisakii thii
saayaa diivaar pe meraa thaa sadaa kisakii thii

uskii raftaar se lipaTii rahii merii aaNkhen
us ne muD kar bhii na dekhaa ki vafaa kis kii thii

vaqt kii tarah dabe paaNv ye kaun aayaa hai
main aNdheraa jise samajhaa vo qabaa kis kii thii

aaNsuon se hii sahii bhar gayaa daaman meraa
haath to main ne uThaaye the duaa kisakii thii

merii aahon kii zabaan koii samajhataa kaise
zindagii itanii dukhii mere sivaa kisakii thii

aag se dostii us kii thii jalaa ghar meraa
dii ga_ii kis ko sazaa aur Khataa kisakii thii

main ne biinaaiyaaN bo kar bhii andhere kaaTe
kis ke bas men thii zamiin abr-o-havaa kis kii thii

chhoD dii kis liye tuu ne "Muzaffar" duniyaa
justjuu sii tujhe har vaqt bataa kisakii thii

zaKhm-e-tanhaa_ii men Khushbuu-e-hinaa kisakii thii

saayaa diivaar pe meraa thaa sadaa kisakii thii

uskii raftaar se lipaTii rahii merii aaNkhen

us ne muD kar bhii na dekhaa ki vafaa kis kii thii

vaqt kii tarah dabe paaNv ye kaun aayaa hai

main aNdheraa jise samajhaa vo qabaa kis kii thii

aaNsuo.n se hii sahii bhar gayaa daaman meraa

haath to main ne uThaaye the duaa kisakii thii

merii aahon kii zabaan koii samajhataa kaise

zindagii itanii dukhii mere sivaa kisakii thii

aag se dostii us kii thii jalaa ghar meraa

dii gaii kis ko sazaa aur Khataa kisakii thii

main ne biinaa_iyaaN bo kar bhii a.ndhere kaaTe

kis ke bas men thii zamiin abr-o-havaa kis kii thii

chhoD dii kis liye tuu ne "Muzaffar" duniyaa

justjuu sii tujhe har vaqt bataa kisakii thii