ab daur-e-aasmaan hai na daur-e-hayaat hai — Firaq Gorakhpuri

"sunaa to hai ki kabhi be-niyaaz-e-gham thi hayaat dilaai yaad nigaahon ne teri kab ki baat zamaan makaan hai faqat madd-o-jazr-e-josh-e-hayaat bas ek mauj ki hain jhalkiyaan qaraar-o-sabaat hayaat ban gai thi jin mein ek khvaab-e-hayaat are davaam-o-abad the vahi to kuchh lamhaat hayaat-e-dozakhiyaan bhi tamaam mubham hai azaab bhi na mayassar huaa kahaan ki najaat tiri nigaah ki subhein nigaah ki shaamein harim-e-raaz ye duniyaa jahaan na dan hain na raat bas ik sharaab-e-kuhan ke karishme hain saaqi nae zamaane nai mastiyaan nai barsaat kisi pe zulm buraa hai magar ye kahtaa huun ki aadmi pe ho ehsaan aadmi haihaat sukut-e-raaz vahi hai jo daastaan ban jaae nigaah-e-naaz vahi jo nikaale baat mein baat gham-o-nishaat mohabbat ki chhoD de laalach har ik se uThte nahin ye azaab ye barkaat tamaam aks hai duniyaa tamaam aks adam kahaan tak aaina-dar-aaina hayaat-o-mamaat fazaa mein mahki hui chaandni ki naghma-e-raaz ki utrein sina-e-shaair mein jis tarah naghmaat bas ek raaz-e-tasalsul bas ik tasalsul-e-raaz kahaan pahunch ke hui khatm bahs-e-zaat-o-sifaat chamakte dard khile chehre muskuraate ashk sajaai jaaegi ab tarz-e-nau se bazm-e-hayaat jise sab ahl-e-jahaan zindagi samajhte hain kabhi kabhi to mile aisi zindagi se najaat agar khudaa bhi mile to na le ki o naadaan hai tu hi kaaba-e-din tu hi qibla-e-haajaat tamaam khastagi-o-maandgi hai aalam-e-hijr thake thake se ye taare thaki thaki si ye raat tiri ghazal to nai ruuh phunk deti hai 'firaaq' der se chhuTi hui hai nabz-e-hayaat"

"hijr-o-visaal-e-yaar kaa parda uThaa diyaa khud baDh ke ishq ne mujhe meraa pataa diyaa gard-o-ghubaar-e-hasti-e-faani uDaa diyaa ai kimiyaa-e-ishq mujhe kyaa banaa diyaa vo saamne hai aur nazar se chhupaa diyaa ai ishq-e-be-hijaab mujhe kyaa dikhaa diyaa vo shaan-e-khaamushi ki bahaarein hain muntazir vo rang-e-guftugu ki gulistaan banaa diyaa dam le rahi thiin husn ki jab sehr-kaariyaan in vaqfa-haa-e-kufr ko imaan banaa diyaa maalum kuchh mujhi ko hain un ki ravaaniyaan jin qatra-haa-e-ashk ko dariyaa banaa dayaa ik barq-e-be-qaraar thi tamkin-e-husn bhi jis vaqt ishq ko gham-e-sabr-aazmaa diyaa saaqi mujhe bhi yaad hain vo tishna-kaamiyaan jin ko harif-e-saaghar-o-minaa banaa diyaa maalum hai haqiqat-e-gham-haa-e-rozgaar duniyaa ko tere dard ne duniyaa banaa diyaa ai shokhi-e-nigaah-e-karam muddaton ke baad khvaab-e-giraan-e-gham se mujhe kyuun jagaa diyaa kuchh shorishein taghaaful-e-pinhaan mein thiin jinhein hangaama-zaar-e-hashr-e-tamannaa banaa diyaa baDhtaa hi jaa rahaa hai jamaal-e-nazar-fareb husn-e-nazar ko husn-e-khud-aaraa banaa diyaa phir dekhnaa nigaah laDi kis se ishq ki gar husn ne hijaab-e-taghaaful uThaa diyaa jab khuun ho chukaa dil-e-hasti-e-etibaar kuchh dard bach rahe jinhein insaan banaa diyaa gum-karda-e-vafur-e-gham-e-intizaar huun tu kyaa chhupaa ki mujh ko mujhi se chhupaa diyaa raat ab harif-e-subh-e-qayaamat hi kyuun na ho jo kuchh bhi ho us aankh ko ab to jagaa diyaa ab main huun aur lutf-o-karam ke takallufaat ye kyuun hijaab-e-ranjish-e-be-jaa banaa diyaa thi yuun to shaam-e-hijr magar pichhli raat ko vo dard uThaa 'firaaq' ki main muskuraa diyaa"

"haath aae to vahi daaman-e-jaanaan ho jaae chhuT jaae to vahi apnaa garebaan ho jaae ishq ab bhi hai vo mahram-e-be-gaana-numaa husn yuun laakh chhupe laakh numaayaan ho jaae hosh-o-ghaflat se bahut duur hai kaifiyyat-e-ishq us ki har be-khabari manzil-e-irfaan ho jaae yaad aati hai jab apni to taDap jaataa huun meri hasti tiraa bhulaa havaa paimaan ho jaae aankh vo hai jo tiri jalva-gah-e-naaz bane dil vahi hai jo saraapaa tiraa armaan ho jaae paak-baazaan-e-mohabbat mein jo bebaaki hai husn gar us ko samajh le to pashemaan ho jaae sahl ho kar hui dushvaar mohabbat teri use mushkil jo banaa lein to kuchh aasaan ho jaae ishq phir ishq hai jis ruup mein jis bhes mein ho ishrat-e-vasl bane yaa gham-e-hijraan ho jaae kuchh mudaavaa bhi ho majruh dilon kaa ai dost marham-e-zakhm tiraa jaur-pashemaan ho jaae ye bhi sach hai koi ulfat mein pareshaan kyuun ho ye bhi sach hai koi kyunkar na pareshaan ho jaae ishq ko arz-e-tamannaa mein bhi laakhon pas-o-pesh husn ke vaaste inkaar bhi aasaan ho jaae jhilmilaati hai sar-e-bazm-e-jahaan sham-e-khudi jo ye bujh jaae charaagh-e-rah-e-irfaan ho jaae sar-e-shorida diyaa dasht-o-bayaabaan bhi diye ye miri khubi-e-qismat ki vo zindaan ho jaae uqda-e-ishq ajab uqda-e-mohmal hai 'firaaq' kabhi laa-hal kabhi mushkil kabhi aasaan ho jaae"

"maut ik giit raat gaati thi zindagi jhuum jhuum jaati thi kabhi divaane ro bhi paDte the kabhi teri bhi shab aati thi zikr thaa rang-o-bu kaa aur dil mein teri tasvir utarti jaati thi the na aflaak gosh-bar-aavaaz be-khudi daastaan sunaati thi jalva-gar ho rahaa thaa koi udhar dhuup idhar phiki paDti jaati thi hama-tan-gosh zindagi thi 'firaaq' maut dhime suron mein gaati thi"

"tum ho jahaan ke shaayad main bhi vahaan rahaa huun kuchh tum bhi bhulte ho kuchh main bhi bhultaa huun miTtaa bhi jaa rahaa huun puuraa bhi ho rahaa huun main kis ki aarzu huun main kis kaa muddaaa huun manzil ki yuun to mujh ko koi khabar nahin hai dil mein kisi taraf ko kuchh sochtaa chalaa huun leti hain ulTi saansein jab shaam-e-gham fazaaein us dam fanaa-baqaa ki main nabz dekhtaa huun huun vo shuaa-e-fardaa jo aankh mal rahi hai vo surmagin ufuq par main thartharaa rahaa huun jis se shajar-hajar mein ik ruuh dauD jaae vo saaz-e-sarmadi main ghazlon mein chheDtaa huun"

"daur-e-aaghaaz-e-jafaa dil kaa sahaaraa niklaa hausla kuchh na hamaaraa na tumhaaraa niklaa teraa naam aate hi sakte kaa thaa 'aalam mujh par jaane kis tarah ye mazkur dobaaraa niklaa hosh jaataa hai jigar jaataa hai dil jaataa hai parde hi parde mein kyaa teraa ishaaraa niklaa hai tire kashf-o-karaamaat ki duniyaa qaail tujh se ai dil na magar kaam hamaaraa niklaa kitne saffaak sar-e-qatl-gah-e-aalam the laakhon mein bas vahi allaah kaa pyaaraa niklaa ibrat-angez hai kyaa us ki javaan-margi bhi haae vo dil jo hamaaraa na tumhaaraa niklaa 'ishq ki lau se farishton ke bhi par jalte hain rashk-e-khurshid-e-qayaamat ye sharaaraa niklaa sar-ba-sar be-sar-o-saamaan jise samjhe the vo dil rashk-e-jamshed-o-kai-o-khusrau-o-daaraa niklaa rone vaale hue chup hijr ki duniyaa badli sham' be-nur hui subh kaa taaraa niklaa ungliyaan uTThin 'firaaq'-e-vatan-aavaara par aaj jis samt se vo dard kaa maaraa niklaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"