be-baak na dekhaa koi qaatil ke baraabar — Jalal Lakhnavi

"tasavvur ham ne jab teraa kiyaa pesh-e-nazar paayaa tujhe dekhaa jidhar dekhaa tujhe paayaa jidhar paayaa kahaan ham ne na is dard-e-nihaani kaa asar paayaa yahaan uTThaa vahaan chamkaa idhar aayaa udhar paayaa pataa us ne diyaa teraa milaa jo 'ishq mein khud gum khabar teri usi se paai jis ko be-khabar paayaa dil-e-betaab ke pahlu se jaate hi gayaa sab kuchh na paain siine mein aahein na aahon mein asar paayaa vo chashm-e-muntazir thi jis ko dekhaa aa ke vaa tum ne vo naala thaa hamaaraa jis ko sote raat bhar paayaa main huun vo naa-tavaan pinhaan rahaa khud aankh se apni hamesha aap ko gum surat-e-taar-e-nazar paayaa habib apnaa agar dekhaa to daagh-e-'ishq ko dekhaa tabib apnaa agar paayaa to ik dard-e-jigar paayaa kiyaa gum ham ne dil ko justuju mein daagh-e-hasrat ki kisi ko paa ke kho baiThe kisi ko DhunDh kar paayaa bahut se ashk-e-rangin ai 'jalaal' is aankh se Tapke magar be-rang hi dekhaa na kuchh rang-e-asar paayaa"

"kyuun vasl mein bhi aankh milaai nahin jaati vo farq dilon kaa vo judaai nahin jaati kyaa dhuum bhi naalon se machaai nahin jaati soti hui taqdir jagaai nahin jaati kuchh shikva na karte na bigaDtaa vo shab-e-vasl ab ham se koi baat banaai nahin jaati dekho to zaraa khaak mein ham milte hain kyunkar ye nichi nigah ab bhi uThaai nahin jaati kahti hai shab-e-hijr bahut zinda rahoge maangaa karo tum maut abhi aai nahin jaati vo ham se mukaddar hain to ham un se mukaddar kah dete hain saaf apni safaai nahin jaati ham sulh bhi kar lein to chali jaati hai un mein baaham dil o dilbar ki laDaai nahin jaati khud dil mein chale aaoge jab qasd karoge ye raah bataane se bataai nahin jaati chhupti hai 'jalaal' aankhon mein kab hasrat-e-didaar sau parde agar hon to chhupaai nahin jaati"

"jaane vaalaa iztiraab-e-dil nahin ye taDap taskin ke qaabil nahin jaan de denaa to kuchh mushkil nahin jaan kaa khvaahaan magar ai dil nahin tujh se khush-chashm aur bhi dekhe magar ye nigah ye putliyaan ye til nahin rahte hain be-khud jo tere ishq mein vo bahut hoshyaar hain ghaafil nahin jo na siske vo tiraa kushta hai kab jo na taDpe vo tiraa bismil nahin hijr mein dam kaa nikalnaa hai muhaal aap aa niklein to kuchh mushkil nahin aaiye hasrat-bhare dil mein kabhi kyaa ye mahfil aap ki mahfil nahin ham to zaahid marte hain us khuld par jo bahishton mein tire shaamil nahin vo to vo tasvir bhi us ki 'jalaal' kahti hai tum baat ke qaabil nahin"

"yaad aa ke tiri hijr mein samjhaaegi kis ko dil hi nahin siine mein to bahlaaegi kis ko dam khinchtaa hai kyuun aaj ye rag rag se hamaaraa kyaa jaane idhar dil ki kashish laaegi kis ko uThne hi nahin deti hai jab yaas biThaa kar phir shauq ki himmat kahin le jaaegi kis ko jab maar hi Daalaa hamein be-taabi-e-dil ne karvaT shab-e-furqat mein badalvaaegi kis ko mar jaaeinge be-maut gham-e-hijr ke maare aaegi to ab zinda ajal paaegi kis ko achchhaa rahe tasvir kisi ki mire dil par kam-bakht na Thahregaa to Thahraaegi kis ko kuchh baiTh gayaa dil hi yahaan baiTh ke apnaa ghairat tiri mahfil se ab uThvaaegi kis ko is vaada-khilaafi ne agar jaan hi le li phir jhuTi tasalli tiri taDpaaegi kis ko kyuun leinge 'jalaal' aa ke mire dil mein vo chuTki jhapkegi palak kaahe ko niind aaegi kis ko"

"miri shaaki hai khud meri fughaan tak ki taalu se nahin lagti zabaan tak koi hasrat hi le aae manaa kar mire ruThe hue dil ko yahaan tak jagah kyaa dard ki bhi chhin legaa jigar kaa daagh phailegaa kahaan tak asar naalon mein jo thaa vo bhi khoyaa bahut pachhtaae jaa kar aasmaan tak falak tere jigar ke daagh hain ham miTaae jaa miTaanaa hai jahaan tak vo kyaa pahlu mein baiThe uTh gae kyaa na liin jaldi mein do ik chuTkiyaan tak koi maange to aa kar muntazir hai liye thoDi si jaan ik nim-jaan tak uThaane se ajal ke main na uThtaa vo aate to kabhi mujh naa-tavaan tak 'jalaal'-e-naala-kash chupkaa na hogaa vo de kar dekh lein munh mein zabaan tak"

"de sanam hukm tu dar par tire haazir ho kar paD rahe koi musalmaan bhi kaafir ho kar chuTkiyaan lene ko bas rah chuke pinhaan dil mein kabhi pahlu mein bhi aa baiThiye zaahir ho kar jabha-saai kaa iraada ho to pahunchaa degaa dar tak us but ke khudaa haafiz-o-naasir ho kar ghair kyon ham ko uThaataa hai tiri mahfil se aap uTh jaaeinge barkhaasta-khaatir ho kar DhunDte rah gae pahlu hi ta'ajjub hai 'jalaal' haal-e-dil us ne na tum kah sake shaa'ir ho kar"

"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"

"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"