Shayar Selected verse
Ibn-e-Insha
1927–1978. Poet, humorist, travelogue writer, columnist. Plain, song-like Urdu—melancholy threaded with wit.
In this selection
6 selectionsJogī.
kūche ko tere chhoḌ kar jogī hī ban jaa.eñ magar
Wandering
Kūch.
'inshā'-jī uTho ab kuuch karo is shahr meñ jī ko lagānā kyā
Departure
Chaudhvīñ.
kal chaudhvīñ kī raat thī shab bhar rahā charchā tirā
Moonlight
Farz Karo.
farz karo ham ahl-e-vafā hoñ farz karo dīvāne hoñ
Suppose
Biptā.
farz karo ye jī kī biptā jī se joḌ sunā.ī ho
Confession
Māyā.
farz karo ye jog ba-jog kā ham ne Dhoñg rachāyā ho
Illusion