agarche dil thaa ghamon se figaar aur rahaa — Abdul Aziz Fitrat

"rah-e-gham mein zikr un kaa miraa khaas ham-safar thaa gharaz un ke hi karam se safar apnaa mukhtasar thaa ye sarisht thi jabin ki ise tum muaaf kar do na khayaal-e-dard-e-sar thaa na khayaal-e-sang-e-dar thaa gham-e-dil surur ban kar miri zindagi pe chhaayaa gham-e-dil ki khush-mazaaqi se main kitnaa baa-khabar thaa mire doston ne jaanchaa hai miri sukhan-vari ko na main saahaib-e-hunar thaa na main khaadim-e-hunar thaa kabhi zulmaton kaa shaidaa kabhi nuur kaa thaa joyaa kabhi shab-parast thaa main kabhi kushta-e-sahar thaa nai manzilon ke raste mire paaon chhu rahe hain main harif-e-rahguzar huun main harif-e-rahguzar thaa baDi muddaton mein aa kar ye khulaa hai mujh pe 'fitrat' ki bayaan-e-gham ki khaatir main zabaan-e-chashm-e-tar thaa"

"us se kahun main haal-e-dil-e-daagh-daagh kyaa hans kar jo ye kahe ki sajaayaa hai baagh kyaa qabr ek khush-nasib ki phulon se aT gai yaaron ke aansuon ne jalaae charaagh kyaa vo multafit nahin hain to kyaa lutf-e-mai-kashi ab hain nazar mein hech subu kyaa ayaagh kyaa vo mehrbaan na hon to khushi kaa kise dimaagh dil mutmain na ho to gham-e-sair-e-baagh kyaa shabnam ke girya se miraa pahunchaa kahaan khayaal ghuncha hai sina-e-chamanistaan kaa daagh kyaa 'fitrat' mizaaj-e-sher ki garmi na puchhiye do she'r kah ke jalne lagaa hai dimaagh kyaa"

"masti mein bhi khayaal-e-hudud-e-adab rahaa ashkon mein haal arz kiyaa basta-lab rahaa tere karam ne mujh ko ataa ki vo be-khudi arz-e-sipaas kaa mujhe phir hosh kab rahaa tu ne jo kuchh diyaa vo diyaa lutf-e-khaas se paaband-e-aastin miraa dast-e-talab rahaa us bazm mein nigaah pe qaabu na rakh sakaa haan mujh ko e'tiraaf hai main be-adab rahaa daur-e-amal mein ham se to kuchh bhi na ho sakaa itnaa huaa ki shohra-e-bazm-e-adab rahaa jaam-e-tahi milaa tiri mahfil se kyaa huaa paimaana dil ke khuun se yahaan lab-ba-lab rahaa 'fitrat' rumuz-e-ishq na kah girya-kosh rah sab kuchh kahaa usi ne jo yaan basta-lab rahaa"

"vaaiz mariz huun main kisi ki nigaah kaa mujh par asar na hogaa tire intibaah kaa tasvir un ke aariz-e-zebaa ki hai sahar raat ek aks hai mire haal-e-tabaah kaa un ko kiyaa pasand to khud ho gayaa pasand aalam hai mo'tarif mire zauq-e-nigaah kaa nur-e-mohammad-e-arabi mere dil mein hai surma hai meri aankh mein yasrib ki raah kaa jin ki jabin ne sajda-e-khaak-e-haram kiyaa unchaa hai sab se gosha unhin ki kulaah kaa ai zauq-e-did shaan-e-shab-e-maahtaab dekh aaina hai ye husn ki jaulaan-gaah kaa go mujh ko hasrat-e-karam-e-mustaqil nahin khvaahaan hai dil magar sitam-e-gaah-gaah kaa"

"khaamosh kali saare gulistaan ki zabaan hai ye tarz-e-sukhan aabru-e-khush-sukhnaan hai jo baat ki khud mere takallum pe garaan hai vo teri samaaat ke to qaabil hi kahaan hai har zarra pe hai manzil-e-mahbub kaa dhokaa pahunche koi is bazm tak un kaa hi kahaan hai insaan ne asraar-e-jahaan faash kiye hain soyaa huaa khurshid hai zarra nigaraan hai 'fitrat' dil-e-kaunain ki dhaDkan to zaraa sun ye hazrat-e-insaan hi ki azmat kaa bayaan hai"

"jigar kaa khuun aansu mein agar shaamil nahin hogaa ye moti armughaan-e-dost ke qaabil nahin hogaa hasin khvaabon ki duniyaa muztarib jazbaat ki basti tumhein kyunkar yaqin aaya ye meraa dil nahin hogaa shikasta saaz hai TuuTaa huaa saaghar hai dil meraa miraa dil baais-e-rangini-e-mahfil nahin hogaa tumhaaraa sang-e-dar meri jabin-e-shauq kyaa kahiye ye sang-e-dar harif-e-sajda-e-saail nahin hogaa mujhi se zid hai daur-e-aasmaan aur daur-e-saaghar ko mujhe kyon muddaaa-e-zindagi haasil nahin hogaa miri kashti hui hai jaa ke aasuda jahaan 'fitrat' fanaa ki mauj hogi dekhnaa saahil nahin hogaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"