baat phulon ki sunaa karte the — Saghar Siddiqui

"ai husn-e-laala-faam! zaraa aankh to milaa khaali paDe hain jaam! zaraa aankh to milaa kahte hain aankh aankh se milnaa hai bandagi duniyaa ke chhoD kaam! zaraa aankh to milaa kyaa vo na aaj aaeinge taaron ke saath saath tanhaaiyon ki shaam! zaraa aankh to milaa ye jaam ye subu ye tasavvur ki chaandni saaqi kahaan mudaam! zaraa aankh to milaa saaqi mujhe bhi chaahiye ik jaam-e-aarzu kitne lageinge daam! zaraa aankh to milaa paamaal ho na jaae sitaaron ki aabru ai mere khush-khiraam! zaraa aankh to milaa hain raah-e-kahkashaan mein azal se khaDe hue 'saaghar' tire ghulaam! zaraa aankh to milaa"

"bargashta-e-yazdaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai bhaTke hue insaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai taa-hadd-e-nazar shoale hi shoale hain chaman mein phulon ke nigahbaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai jis ahd mein luT jaae faqiron ki kamaai us ahd ke sultaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai hanste hain miri surat-e-maftun pe shagufe mere dil-e-naadaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai huron ki talab aur mai o saaghar se hai nafrat zaahid tire irfaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai"

"mataa-e-kausar-o-zamzam ke paimaane tiri aankhein farishton ko banaa deti hain divaane tiri aankhein jahaan-e-rang-o-bu uljhaa huaa hai un ke Doron mein lagi hain kaakul-e-taqdir suljhaane tiri aankhein ishaaron se dilon ko chheD kar iqraar karti hain uThaati hain bahaar-e-nau ke nazraane tiri aankhein vo divaane zamaam-e-laala-o-gul thaam lete hain jinhein mansub kar deti hain viraane tiri aankhein shagufon ko sharaaron kaa machaltaa ruup deti hain haqiqat ko banaa deti hain afsaane tiri aankhein"

"saaqi ki ik nigaah ke afsaane ban gae kuchh phuul TuuT kar mire paimaane ban gae kaaTi jahaan tasavvur-e-jaanaan mein ek shab kahte hain log us jagah but-khaane ban gae jin par na saae zulf-e-ghazaalaan ke paD sake ehsaas ki nigaah mein viraane ban gae jo pi sake na surkh labon ki tajalliyaan duniyaa ke tajrabaat se anjaane ban gae 'saaghar' vahi maqaam hai ik manzil-e-faraaz apne bhi jis maqaam pe begaane ban gae"

"har shai hai pur-malaal baDi tez dhuup hai har lab pe hai savaal baDi tez dhuup hai chakraa ke gir na jaaun main is tez dhuup mein mujh ko zaraa sambhaal baDi tez dhuup hai de hukm baadalon ko khayaabaan-nashin huun jaam-o-subu uchhaal baDi tez dhuup hai mumkin hai abr-e-rahmat-e-yazdaan baras paDe zulfon ki chhaanv Daal baDi tez dhuup hai ab shahr-e-aarzu mein vo raanaaiyaan kahaan hain gul-kade niDhaal baDi tez dhuup hai samjhi hai jis ko saaya-e-ummid aql-e-khaam 'saaghar' kaa hai khayaal baDi tez dhuup hai"

"ek naghma ek taaraa ek ghuncha ek jaam ai gham-e-dauraan gham-e-dauraan tujhe meraa salaam zulf aavaara garebaan chaak ghabraai nazar in dinon ye hai jahaan mein zindagaani kaa nizaam chand taare TuuT kar daaman mein mere aa gire main ne puchhaa thaa sitaaron se tire gham kaa maqaam kah rahe hain chand bichhDe rahravon ke naqsh-e-paa ham kareinge inqalaab-e-justuju kaa ehtimaam paD gaiin pairaahan-e-subh-e-chaman par silvaTein yaad aa kar rah gai hai be-khudi ki ek shaam teri ismat ho ki ho mere hunar ki chaandni vaqt ke baazaar mein har chiiz ke lagte hain daam ham banaaeinge yahaan 'saaghar' nai tasvir-e-shauq ham takhayyul ke mujaddid ham tasavvur ke imaam"

"tujh ko khiffat se bachaa luun paani tishnagi apni chhupaa luun paani khaak uDti hai har ik chehre par kis ki aankhon se nikaalun paani dhuup dariyaa pe nazar rakhti hai tujh ko kuuze mein chhupaa luun paani uDte phirte hain saron par baadal khvaab aankhon mein basaa luun paani roz bachchon ko sulaa duun yunhi roz patthar ko ubaalun paani aag se kheltaa hai kal mujh ko aa tujhe apnaa banaa luun paani khaarzaaron pe chalun nange paanv khushk dharti ki duaa luun paani sabr ki had bhi to kuchh hoti hai kitnaa palkon pe sambhaalun paani bhuul jaaun na kahin tairaaki kyuun na kashti hi jalaa luun paani apni vahshat kaa ik izhaar sahi kar ke sard aag jalaa luun paani zakhm ho phuul ho yaa angaara ho jo raushan to bulaa luun paani shart hai teri rifaaqat varna vaqt ki aag mein Daalun paani aag matlub-e-lab-e-tishna hai main tujhe kaise bulaa luun paani chashm-e-ahbaab jo ho khushk 'ataa' khuun ko apne banaa luun paani"

"ilaahi mahshar mein bahr-e-pursish jab ek darbaar aam hogaa miri baghal mein suraahi hogi zabaan par teraa naam hogaa nasib tujh ko nahin ye neamat to zahmat-e-tur kar gavaaraa yahaan to hote hain roz jalve kalim tujh ko kalaam hogaa nigah rahe aasmaan pe teri hai taair-e-arsh-aashiyaan tu nazar mein jis ki zamin hogi vahi giraftaar-e-daam hogaa qubul kar markaz-e-haqiqat tiraa makaan laa-makaan hai ai dil majaaz ke daaere mein aakar fuzul paaband-e-naam hogaa harim-e-kaaba-o-dair donon hain qaabil-e-ehtiraam lekin nazaaa-e-baaham ke hon na markaz to phir dili-ehtiraam hogaa tu nashsha-e-zohd kaa hai taalib tujhe kahaan vajd-e-jaavedaani jo rind-e-mast-e-mudaam hogaa vo raazdaar-e-davaam hogaa shuur kahte hain jis ko aaqil vo roz mehvar badal rahaa hai jo aa gayaa jaada-e-junun mein sukun mein us kaa qiyaam hogaa na hongi hal mushkilaat 'aiman' fuzul sab koshishein hain teri khudaa se imdaad ki duaa kar baghair is ke na kaam hogaa"

"dam-ba-khud meri anaa teri adaa bhi dam-ba-khud tere pahlu mein rahaa main aur rahaa bhi dam-ba-khud dekhiye pahle lahu Tapke ki phailein kirchiyaan dam-ba-khud teri nazar bhi aaina bhi dam-ba-khud itnaa sannaaTaa ki jaise avvalin shaam-e-firaaq dam-ba-khud hai aasmaan bhi aur havaa bhi dam-ba-khud yaad hai tujh ko vo pahle lams ki hiddat ki jab rah gai thi dafatan teri hayaa bhi dam-ba-khud ek se aalam mein donon mukhtalif asbaab se dam-ba-khud teraa karam meri duaa bhi dam-ba-khud aisaa lagtaa hai ki donon se nahin nisbat mujhe dam-ba-khud umr-e-ravaan sail-e-fanaa bhi dam-ba-khud khauf-e-tajdid-e-taaluq darmiyaan haail rahaa dam-ba-khud teraa sitam meraa galaa bhi dam-ba-khud yuun gumaan hotaa hai donon ki tavaqqoa ek thi dam-ba-khud teri vafaa meri sazaa bhi dam-ba-khud jab khule meri haqiqat tum vo manzar dekhnaa dam-ba-khud naa-aashnaa bhi aashnaa bhi dam-ba-khud"

"yaar ke bhes mein mahbub sitamgar niklaa phuul ham jis ko samajhte the vo patthar niklaa ek roTi ke evaz de gayaa jannat ki duaa mere kuche kaa bhikaari bhi mukhayyar niklaa aaj-kal aankh kaa dekhaa bhi ghalat hotaa hai jis ko samjhe the apaahij vo tavangar niklaa vaqt kamzor ko shah-zor banaa detaa hai shaam ko Duubaa magar subh mein khaavar niklaa ghar badalne se bhi taqdir badal jaati hai siip mein paani paDaa ban ke vo gauhar niklaa jo mire zehn-o-takhayyul mein bahut unchaa thaa us kaa qad taalib-e-duniyaa ke baraabar niklaa jis ke zimme thi mire ghar ki hifaazat 'muztar' dushmanon kaa mire vo shakhs bhi ham-sar niklaa"

"khauf dil mein na tire dar ke gadaa ne rakkhaa din ko kashkol bharaa shab ko sirhaane rakkhaa fikr-e-meaar-e-sukhan baais-e-aazaar hui tang rakkhaa to hamein apni qabaa ne rakkhaa raat fōtpath pe din bhar ki thakan kaam aai us kaa bistar bhi kyaa sar pe bhi taane rakkhaa khauf aayaa nahin saanpon ke ghane jangal mein mujh ko mahfuz miri maan ki duaa ne rakkhaa ye alag baat samundar pe vo barsi 'saajid' aur kisi khet ko pyaasaa na ghaTaa ne rakkhaa"

"dard kab dil mein mehrbaan na rahaa haan magar qaabil-e-bayaan na rahaa ham jo gulshan mein the bahaar na thi jab bahaar aai aashiyaan na rahaa gham garaan jab na thaa garaan thaa mujhe jab garaan ho gayaa garaan na rahaa doston kaa karam maaaz-allaah shikva-e-jaur-e-dushmanaan na rahaa bijliyon ko duaaein detaa huun dosh par baar-e-aashiyaan na rahaa"