ab is tarah sitam-e-rozgaar hotaa hai — Mahirul Qadri

"chashm-e-nam par muskuraa kar chal diye aag paani mein lagaa kar chal diye saari mahfil laDkhaDaati rah gai mast aankhon se pilaa kar chal diye gard-e-manzil aaj tak hai be-qaraar ik qayaamat hi uThaa kar chal diye meri ummidon ki duniyaa hil gai naaz se daaman bachaa kar chal diye mukhtalif andaaz se dekhaa kiye sab ki nazrein aazmaa kar chal diye gulsitaan mein aap aae bhi to kyaa chand kaliyon ko hansaa kar chal diye vajd mein aa kar havaaein rah gaiin zer-e-lab kuchh gungunaa kar chal diye vo fazaa vo chaudhvin ki chaandni husn ki shabnam giraa kar chal diye vo tabassum vo adaaein vo nigaah sab ko divaana banaa kar chal diye kuchh khabar un ki bhi hai 'maahir' tumhein aap to ghazlein sunaa kar chal diye"

"kuchh is tarah nigaah se izhaar kar gae jaise vo mujh ko vaaqif-e-asraar kar gae iqraar kar diyaa kabhi inkaar kar gae be-khud banaa diyaa kabhi hushyaar kar gae yak-taai-e-jamaal ki hairat na puchhiye har maa-sivaa ke vahm se be-zaar kar gae kuchh is adaa se jalva-e-maani ki sharh ki mere khayaal-o-fikr ko bekaar kar gae allaah re un ke jalva-e-rangin ki fitratein saare jahaan ko naqsh-ba-divaar kar gae vaade kaa un ke zikr hi 'maahir' fuzul hai tum kyaa karoge vo agar inkaar kar gae"

"maanaa maqaam-e-ishrat-e-hasti buland hai main dil ko kyaa karun ki use naa-pasand hai tum ko hijaab mujh ko tamaasha pasand hai meri nazar tumhaari nazar se buland hai allaah re dil ki ishq mein divaana-vaariyaan adnesha-e-ziyaan hai na khauf-e-gazand hai aankhon mein aa chuki hai mohabbat ki vaardaat tufaan-e-be-panaah piyaalon mein band hai ab un kaa intikhaab karegaa ye faisla ulfat buland hai ki tamannaa buland hai 'maahir' azal mein dil ne kiyaa gham kaa intikhaab un ki khataa nahin hai ye dil ki pasand hai"

"ehsaas-e-khushi miT jaataa hai afsurda tabiat hoti hai dil par vo ghaDi bhi aati hai jab gham ki zarurat hoti hai do harf bhi mere sun na sake tum itne kyuun bezaar hue main ne tumhein apnaa samjhaa thaa apnon se shikaayat hoti hai ye sud-o-ziyaan ke paimaane ye jhuTe sachche afsaane in ahl-e-havas ki baaton se badnaam mohabbat hoti hai ik dusri botal aane tak ye durd-e-tah-e-saaghar hi sahi aur tishna-e-mai betaab na ho saaqi ko nadaamat hoti hai 'maahir' ki saada baaton se allaah bachaataa hai rakkhe khud to ye baDe hi hazrat hain auron ko nasihat hoti hai"

"abhi dasht-e-karbalaa mein hai buland ye taraana yahi zindagi haqiqat yahi zindagi fasaana tiraa kaam tan ki puujaa miraa kaam man ki sevaa mujhe justuju yaqin ki tujhe fikr-e-aab-o-daana mire shauq-e-muztarib se hai ravaan nizaam-e-hasti jo Thahar gai mohabbat to Thahar gayaa zamaana vo faqih-e-ku-e-baatin hai adu-e-din-o-millat kisi khauf-e-duniyavi se jo taraash de fasaana tiraa khaar-o-khas pe takiya miraa ishq par bharosa mujhe barq se mohabbat tujhe khauf-e-aashiyaana mire jazb-e-dil ko 'maahir' koi kyaa samajh sakegaa miri shaairi ki had se abhi duur hai zamaana"

"yusufi gar nahin mumkin to zulekhaai kar un se paidaa koi taqrib-e-shanaasaai kar pahle har gham ki mohabbat mein paziraai kar chaak phir daaman-e-tamkin-o-shakebaai kar ru-ba-ru un ke miraa haal sunaane vaale apni jaanib se bhi kuchh haashiya-aaraai kar na tamannaa na tiri yaad na gham ho na khushi kabhi aisaa bhi ataa aalam-e-tanhaai kar meri qismat mein hain patthar tiri qismat mein hain phuul apni shohrat se na andaaza-e-rusvaai kar sab mire haal-e-pareshaan kaa uDaate hain mazaaq ai gham-e-dost miri hausla-afzaai kar"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"