ai dil ye hai khilaaf-e-rasm-e-vafaa-parasti — Mirza Mohammad Hadi Aziz Lakhnavi

"partav-e-husn kahin anjuman-afroz to ho dil-e-pur-daagh miraa maaya-e-sad-soz to ho kam se kam koi to saamaan tire aane kaa karun atlas-e-charkh to ho bistar-e-gul-doz to ho rang-e-pairaa-e-chaman-josh mein kaliyaan chaTkein khol de band-e-naqaab aaj ki nau-roz to ho dil mein paivast na ho jo vo nazar hi kyaa hai tiir tarkash mein agar ho to jigar-doz to ho na sahi sohbat-e-firdaus jahannam hi sahi mahfil-e-aish na ho anjuman-e-soz to ho kyaa natija hai 'aziz' aisi jabin-saai se but kaa sajda ho magar naasiya-afroz to ho"

"ishq jo mearaaj kaa ik ziina hai ye hamaaraa mazhab-e-paarina hai ab to khud-bini ibaadat ho gai raat-din pesh-e-nazar aaina hai vaaiz ab bhi jurm hai kyaa mai-kashi chaandni hai aur shab-e-aadina hai jab se zulfon kaa paDaa hai us mein aks dil miraa TuuTaa huaa aaina hai sar-ba-mohr-e-daagh karte hain 'aziz' dil hamaaraa ishq kaa ganjina hai"

"vo nigaahein kyaa kahun kyuun kar rag-e-jaan ho gaiin dil mein nashtar ban ke Dubin aur pinhaan ho gaiin thiin jo kal tak jalva-afrozi se sham-e-anjuman aaj vo shaklein charaagh-e-zer-e-daamaan ho gaiin ik nazar ghabraa ke ki apni taraf us shokh ne hastiyaan jab miT ke ajzaa-e-pareshaan ho gaiin dam rukaa thaa jis ki uljhan se mire siine mein aah phir vahi zulfein mire gham mein pareshaan ho gaiin phunk di ik ruuh dekhaa zor-e-ejaaz-e-junun jitni saansein main ne liin taar-e-garebaan ho gaiin ishq ke qisse ko ham saada samajhte the magar jab varaq ulTe to aankhein sakht hairaan ho gaiin chand tasvirein miri jo mukhtalif vaqton ki thiin baad mere zinat-e-divaar-e-zindaan ho gaiin uD ke dil ki khaak ke zarre gae jis jis taraf rafta rafta vo zaminein sab bayaabaan ho gaiin aaine mein aks hai aur aks mein jazb-e-khalish dil mein jo faansein chubhin tasvir-e-mizgaan ho gaiin us ki shaam-e-gham pe sadqe ho miri subh-e-hayaat jis ke maatam mein tiri zulfein pareshaan ho gaiin shaam-e-vaada aaiye to aap us ki fikr kyaa phir banaa dungaa agar zulfein pareshaan ho gaiin kis dil-aavaara ki mayyat ghar se nikli hai 'aziz' shahr ki aabaad raahein aaj viraan ho gaiin"

"kar chuke barbaad dil ko fikr kyaa anjaam ki ab hamein de do ye miTTi hai hamaare kaam ki Duub de de baada-e-gul-rang mein zaahid agar dekhiye ranginiyaan phir jaama-e-ehraam ki aks-e-abru dekhte hain baada-e-sar-josh mein iid hai saaqi-paraston mein hilaal-e-jaam ki ibtidaa-e-ishq hai aur bujh rahaa hai dil miraa ho chali dhimi abhi se lau charaagh-e-shaam ki aankh mein aansu hain maathe par araq hai maut kaa le khabar umr-e-ravaan apne chhalakte jaam ki ho gai baazicha-e-atfaal be-zauq-o-shuur shaairi jo thi muraadif maani-e-ilhaam ki pukhtagi samjhe hue hain jo tanaasub ko faqat chaahiye islaah un ko is khayaal-e-khaam ki hai ye naazuk fan jo shaayaan-e-tahi-maghzi nahin daur-e-majlis mein zarurat kyaa hai khaali jaam ki hai 'aziz' aaina-e-lafzi muraaaatun-nazir husn-e-maani jab nahin phir shaairi kis kaam ki"

"saamne aaina thaa masti thi un par ik shaan-e-khud-parasti thi mujh ko kaabe mein bhi hamesha shaikh yaad-e-ayyaam-e-but-parasti thi sirf dil hi nahin jalaa meraa zarre zarre mein us ke basti thi kyuun zulekhaa tiri adaalat mein husn ki jins aisi sasti thi sujhtaa thaa na intizaar mein kuchh dekhne ko nigah tarasti thi dekhne ham gae the qabr-e-'aziz' haae kyaa bekasi barasti thi"

"dil kushta-e-nazar hai mahrum-e-guftugu huun samjho mire ishaare main surma-dar-gulu huun muddat se kho gayaa huun sargarm-e-justuju huun apnaa hi muddaaa huun apni hi aarzu huun surat-e-savaal huun main puchho na meraa matlab main apne muddaaa ki tasvir hu-ba-hu huun hai dil mein josh-e-hasrat rukte nahin hain aansu risti hui suraahi TuuTaa huaa subu huun zakhmon se dil kaa aalam kyaa puchhte ho kyaa hai gulzaar-e-be-khizaan huun duniyaa-e-rang-o-bu huun jalve hijaab-afgan aankhein halaak-hasrat to mahv-e-parda-daari mein vaqf-e-justuju huun paamaal yuun huaa huun pinhaan hai mujh mein aalam ek musht-e-khaak ho kar sahraa-e-aarzu huun rukh se kafan haTaa do kyaa puchhte hain puchhein parde mein khaamushi ke sargarm-e-guftugu huun kis se 'aziz' rakkhun ummid dosti ki sarkash hai nafs jab tak apnaa hi main adu huun"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"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"