apnaa daaman dekh kar ghabraa gae — Naqsh Layalpuri

"jab dard mohabbat kaa mire paas nahin thaa main kaun huun kyaa huun mujhe ehsaas nahin thaa TuuTaa miraa har khvaab huaa jab se judaa vo itnaa to kabhi dil miraa be-aas nahin thaa aayaa jo mire paas mire honT bhigone vo ret kaa dariyaa thaa miri pyaas nahin thaa baiThaa huun main tanhaai ko siine se lagaa ke is haal mein jiinaa to mujhe raas nahin thaa kab jaan sakaa dard miraa dekhne vaalaa chehra mire haalaat kaa akkaas nahin thaa kyuun zahr banaa us kaa tabassum mere haq mein ai 'naqsh' vo ik dost thaa almaas nahin thaa"

"vo aaegaa dil se duaa to karo namaaz-e-mohabbat adaa to karo milegaa koi ban ke unvaan bhi kahaani ki tum ibtidaa to karo samajhne lagoge nazar ki zabaan mohabbat se dil aashnaa to karo tumhein maar Daaleingi tanhaaiyaan hamein apne dil se judaa to karo tumhaare karam se hai ye zindagi main bujh jaaungaa tum havaa to karo hazaaron manaazir nigaahon mein hain rukoge kahaan faisla to karo pukaare tumhein kucha-e-aarzu kabhi 'naqsh' dil kaa kahaa to karo"

"tamaam-umr chalaa huun magar chalaa na gayaa tiri gali ki taraf koi raasta na gayaa tire khayaal ne pahnaa shafaq kaa pairaahan miri nigaah se rangon kaa silsila na gayaa baDaa ajiib hai afsaana-e-mohabbat bhi zabaan se kyaa ye nigaahon se bhi kahaa na gayaa ubhar rahe hain fazaaon mein subh ke aasaar ye aur baat mire dil kaa Dubnaa na gayaa khule darichon se aayaa na ek jhonkaa bhi ghuTan baDhi to havaaon se dostaana gayaa kisi ke hijr se aage baDhi na umr miri vo raat biit gai 'naqsh' ratjagaa na gayaa"

"main duniyaa ki haqiqat jaantaa huun kise milti hai shohrat jaantaa huun miri pahchaan hai she'r-o-sukhan se main apni qadr-o-qimat jaantaa huun teri yaadein hain shab-bedaariyaan hain hai aankhon ko shikaayat jaantaa huun main rusvaa ho gayaa huun shahr-bhar mein magar kis ki badaulat jaantaa huun ghazal phulon si dil sahraaon jaisaa main ahl-e-fan ki haalat jaantaa huun taDap kar aur taDpaaegi mujh ko shab-e-gham teri fitrat jaantaa huun sahar hone ko hai aisaa lage hai main suraj ki siyaasat jaantaa huun diyaa hai 'naqsh' jo gham zindagi ne use main apni daulat jaantaa huun"

"ek aansu giraa sochte sochte yaad kyaa aa gayaa sochte sochte kaun thaa kyaa thaa vo yaad aataa nahin yaad aa jaaegaa sochte sochte jaise tasvir laTki ho divaar se haal ye ho gayaa sochte sochte sochne ke liye koi rasta nahin main kahaan aa gayaa sochte sochte main bhi rasman taalluq nibhaataa rahaa vo bhi aksar milaa sochte sochte faisle ke liye ek pal thaa bahut ek mausam gayaa sochte sochte 'naqsh' ko fikr raatein jagaati rahin aaj vo so gayaa sochte sochte"

"tujh ko sochaa to kho gaiin aankhein dil kaa aaina ho gaiin aankhein khat kaa paDhnaa bhi ho gayaa mushkil saaraa kaaghaz bhigo gaiin aankhein kitnaa gahraa hai ishq kaa dariyaa is ki tah mein Dubo gaiin aankhein koi jugnu nahin tasavvur kaa kitni viraan ho gaiin aankhein do dilon ko nazar ke dhaage se ik laDi mein piro gaiin aankhein raat kitni udaas baiThi hai chaand niklaa to so gaiin aankhein 'naqsh' aabaad kyaa hue sapne aur barbaad ho gaiin aankhein"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"