bas tamannaa hai ishq-e-maulaa mein — Maatam Fazl Mohammad

"shoalon se mohabbat ki miri jaan mein lagi aag phir jaan se bhaDak jism ke maidaan mein lagi aag ye aatish-e-gham hai ki dam-e-sard se apne sar-chashma-e-khurshid-e-darakhshaan mein lagi aag us huur ke kuche mein bhare ham jo dam-e-garm mardum ne kahaa rauza-e-rizvaan mein lagi aag khandaan jo huaa yaar hamein dekh ke giryaan logon ne kahaa barq se baaraan mein lagi aag in rozon mein hai rang jo ashkon kaa gulaabi shaayad ki mire dida-e-giryaan mein lagi aag garmi se nagar ke tire gun aab huaa dekh bulbul ne pukaaraa ki gulistaan mein lagi aag naari hain jo pariyaan ye sabab hai ki tumhaare nur-e-rukh-e-raushan se paristaan mein lagi aag us aatishin-ru ko ba-lab-e-baam jo dekhaa aalam ne kahaa gumbad-e-gardaan mein lagi aag dariyaa mein vo dhoyaa thaa kabhi dast-e-hinaai hasrat se vahin panja-e-marjaan mein lagi aag ghairon ki taraf jo nazar-e-mehr se dekhaa ghairat se mire sina-e-sozaan mein lagi aag kyuun kohkan-o-qais rahein mujh se na naalaan naalon se mire koh-o-bayaabaan mein lagi aag vo sokhta-dil huun main pas-az-marg jo guzraa marqad se mire yaar ke daamaan mein lagi aag 'maatam' hai kisi sokhta-dil kaa asar-e-aah be-vajh nahin kucha-e-jaanaan mein lagi aag"

"aashiq hai jo tumhaare rukh-e-surkh-rang kaa rahtaa hai us ko nashsha sharaab-e-farang kaa kahte hain log dekh tere rukh pe khaal ko kyaa hukm rome mein hai sipahdaar zang kaa ai rashk-e-hur vusat-e-jannat mein bhi mujhe tujh bin hai be-gumaan yaqin gor-e-tang kaa jab se patang huun main tire shama-ru kaa yaar maalum thaa na tujh ko uDaanaa patang kaa khauf-e-khudaa na hotaa to rakhtaa main ai sanam arsh-e-azim naam tumhaare palang kaa ai sabz-rang mast-e-mai-e-ishq-o-husn to afyun ko puchhte nahin kyaa zikr bhang kaa khaal-e-rukh-e-nigaar hain chehre khayaal mein biini dikhaai de hai donaali tufang kaa maatam miraa hai yaar sivaa ham ko bazm-e-nur saut-e-bukaa se kam nahin aavaaz chang kaa aatish kaa sher paDhtaa huun aksar ba-hasb-e-haal dil said hai vo bahr-e-sukhan ke nahang kaa vo chashm ghaat mein dil-e-pur-daagh ke nahin aahu ko hai iraada shikaar-e-palang kaa naamus kaa to fikr hai 'maatam' abas yahaan ye ishq khasm naam kaa dushman hai nang kaa"

"ne amiron mein ne vaziron mein ishq ke ham to hain faqiron mein koi aazaad ho to ho yaaro ham to hain ishq ke asiron mein banda-e-ishq haq hai apne yahaan taaj-daaron mein takht-giron mein furqat-e-yaar ki bhari hai bu naala-haa-e-nai o nafiron mein zan-e-duniyaa murid kis ki nahin ham bhi is qahba ke the piron mein ab to khaamosh hain qafas mein kabhi naghma-sanjaan the ham-safiron mein ham ko tu vaajib-ul-vajud milaa ham kabiron mein ham saghiron mein kunj-e-uzlat mein yaar ko paayaa ne qalilon mein ne kasiron mein shukr-e-haq kijiye ki hai 'maatam' apne dildaar dil-paziron mein"

"dudmaan-e-dard ki shaadi hain ham khaandaan-e-gham ki aabaadi hain ham apni shumi se hui shaadi ghami shaayad aabaadi ki barbaadi hain ham apne aab-e-chashm se sarsabz hain zeb-e-dasht-o-zinat-e-vaadi hain ham darmiyaan-e-zindagi-o-marg hain qaabil-e-said o na sayyaadi hain ham zakhm-haa-e-hijr mein kyaa kyaa sahe kushtagaan-e-tegh-e-faulaadi hain ham banda-e-pirem yaa-rab az azaab murid-e-altaaf-e-aazaadi hain ham ham nahin kahte muqallid hain tire tere dar ke kalb-e-qillaadi hain ham daad kar ai daad-gar ushshaaq-kush tere aage tujh se fariyaadi hain ham khun-bahaa maashuq se lete nahin aashiq-e-insaaf-e-be-daadi hain ham dukhtar-e-raz ko koi ham se kahe tere to haqdaar daamaadi hain ham ham gunahgaar-e-janaab-e-ishq hain abd-e-ubbaadi na auraadi hain ham ai azizaan tark-e-ishq-e-husn mein sang par juun naqsh-e-bahzaadi hain ham laa-valad kahte hain ham ko laa-valad sher se az-bas-ki aulaadi hain ham aaqibat khaaki hain khaaki honge ne aatishi-o-aahi-o-baadi hain ham fath-baaghi ne nasar-puri hain balki sindh mein bhi haidraabaadi hain ham kyaa kahein kyaa the kahaan se aae hain misl-e-mazmun-e-nau iraadi hain ham phir bhi vo iraad karne saktaa hai jis ke avval baar ijaadi hain ham mast-e-ahmad se 'maatam' hain shakar* ne sumudi qaum ne aadi hain ham"

"ai dil-e-zaar likho jaanib-e-jaanaan kaaghaz haal kaa likhte hain fuqaraa su-e-sultaan kaaghaz marjaa-e-gabr-o-musalmaan hai vo but naam-e-khudaa bhejte hain use hindu o musalmaan kaaghaz un kaa mazmun bhi albatta huvaidaa hogaa ab jo aane lage us shokh ko pinhaan kaaghaz haif hai subh-e-vatan se na huaa vaarid-e-vaqt hech gaahe ba-sar-e-shaam-e-gharibaan kaaghaz kisi kaa bhi na javaab aayaa hamein ghurbat mein laakh ham likhe vatan ko su-e-yaaraan kaaghaz vasf afshaan kaa hai kis sim-badan ke likhnaa kaaghzi ham ko hai darkaar zar-afshaan kaaghaz is qadar ham ne giraan kar diye likh likh ke kise varna kis martaba the shahr mein arzaan kaaghaz likhte ham to khat-e-mahbub ko har dam nau-khat likhne dete jo hamein dida-e-giryaan kaaghaz mujh se divaane ko kyaa khat vo pari-zaad likhe likhte albatta hain insaan su-e-insaan kaaghaz bhejtaa huun main kisi rashk-e-gulistaan ki taraf meraa pahunchaae magar murgh-e-gulistaan kaaghaz bhejtaa huun main kisi saani-e-bilqis ke saub meraa le jaae magar murgh-e-sulaimaan kaaghaz kyaa magar bhuul gae baais-e-jamiyyat-e-khvesh ham ko bheje na adam se jo azizaan kaaghaz kahte hain nisf mulaaqaat hai maktub bhi yaar kabhi likkho to su-e-maatam-e-naalaan kaaghaz"

"na mullaa huun na mufti huun na vaaiz huun na qaazi huun gunahgaar o khataa-kaar o razaa-e-haq pe raazi huun jahaan se huun yahaan aayaa vahaan jaaungaa aakhir ko miraa ye haal hai yaaro na mustaqbil na maazi huun main huun naadaan dur-uftaada daanaai ke divaan se na saani huun sahaabi kaa na ham-bazm-e-bayaazi huun pareshaan dil huun main tanhaai se 'maatam' zamaane mein na ham-dauraan-e-faizi huun na ham-asr-e-fayaazi 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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"