chhaTe ghubaar-e-nazar baam-e-tur aa jaae — Ghulam Rabbani Taban

"vo raushni ki ba-qaid-e-sahar nahin ai dost tiraa jamaal hai meri nazar nahin ai dost tire baghair vo shaam-o-sahar nahin ai dost koi charaagh sar-e-rahguzar nahin ai dost bahaanaa DhunDh liyaa tujh se baat karne kaa kuchh aur maqsad-e-arz-e-hunar nahin ai dost shab-e-firaaq ye mahviyaton kaa aalam hai kisi ki haae kisi ko khabar nahin ai dost mah o nujum bhi garm-e-safar to hain lekin koi bhi un mein miraa ham-safar nahin ai dost kabhi udhar se jo guzre to sarsari guzre savaad-e-tur tiri rahguzar nahin ai dost"

"svaad-e-gham mein kahin gosha-e-amaan na milaa ham aise khoe ki phir teraa aastaan na milaa ghamon ki bazm ki tanhaaiyon ki mahfil thi hamein vo dushman-e-tamkin kahaan kahaan na milaa ajiib daur-e-sitam hai ki dil ko muddat se naved-e-gham na mili muzhda-e-ziyaan na milaa kise hai yaad ki sai-o-talab ki raahon mein kahaan milaa hamein teraa nishaan kahaan na milaa udhar vafaa kaa gilaa hai ki dil lahu na huaa udhar sitam ko shikaayat ki qadr-daan na milaa labon ko nutq kaa eajaaz to milaa 'taabaan' magar sukut kaa pairaaya-e-bayaan na milaa"

"ek tum hi nahin duniyaa mein jafaakaar bahut dil salaamat hai to dil ke liye aazaar bahut haae kyaa chiiz hai mahrumi-o-gham kaa rishta mil gae ziist ke har moD pe gham-khvaar bahut yaad-e-ahbaab ki khushbu se mahakti shaamein kuchh kaho hoti hain kambakht dil-aazaar bahut ishq-e-aavaara kahaan qaid-e-dar-o-baam kahaan be-navaaon ke liye saaya-e-divaar bahut dil ki raftaar badal jaati thi aavaaz ke saath yaad aataa hai vo pairaaya-e-guftaar bahut ek din vaqt bataaegaa junun ki azmat yuun to ham log hain rusvaa sar-e-baazaar bahut vo kashaakash hai ki jiinaa bhi hai dubhar 'taabaan' ishq maasum bahut husn fusun-kaar bahut"

"lutf kaa rabt hai koi na jafaa kaa rishta dil se kuchh duur hai zaalim ki anaa kaa rishta dast-e-isaa bhi vahi baazu-e-qaatil bhi vahi kitnaa naazuk hai charaaghon se havaa kaa rishta jabr-e-haalaat kaho gham ki mukaafaat kaho TuuT bhi jaataa hai honTon se navaa kaa rishta sochiye to sabhi apne hain koi ghair nahin haakim-e-shahr se hai jurm-o-sazaa kaa rishta manzar-e-zist mein kuchh rang to bhar detaa hai khaar-zaaron se kisi aabla-paa kaa rishta phuul naayaab sahi zakhm to naayaab nahin aaj bhi dil se vahi aab-o-havaa kaa rishta kyaa karein rasm-e-zamaana ki shikaayat 'taabaan' dard se rakhte hain ham log sadaa kaa rishta"

"bahaar aai gul-afshaaniyon ke din aae uThaao saaz ghazal-khvaaniyon ke din aae nigaah-e-shauq ki gustaakhiyon kaa daur aayaa dil-e-kharaab ki naadaaniyon ke din aae nigaah-e-husn kharidaariyon pe maail hai mataa-e-shauq ki arzaaniyon ke din aae mizaaj-e-aql ki naa-saaziyon kaa mausam hai junun ki silsila-jambaaniyon ke din aae saron ne daavat-e-aashuftagi kaa qasd kiyaa dilon mein dard ki mehmaaniyon ke din aae charaagh-e-laala-o-gul ki Tapak paDi hain lavein chaman mein phir sharer-afshaaniyon ke din aae bahaar baais-e-jamiyat-e-chaman na hui shamim-e-gul ki pareshaaniyon ke din aae udhar chaman mein zar-e-gul luTaa idhar 'taabaan' hamaari be-sar-o-saamaaniyon ke din aae"

"milegaa dard to darmaan ki aarzu hogi tamaam 'umr gharaz sirf justuju hogi phir aaj dil se mukhaatab hai shab kaa sannaaTaa phir aaj subh talak un ki guftugu hogi junun kaa shaghl salaamat rafu ki fikr na kar kise khabar hai ki kab fursat-e-rafu hogi abhi jaleinge yahaan aur be-rukhi ke charaagh is anjuman mein vafaa aur surkh-ru hogi chalegi baat jahaan teri kaj-adaai ki miri vafaa bhi to mauzu'-e-guftugu hogi bacheinge barq-e-havaadis se aashiyaan kab tak ki tez-tar abhi tahrik-e-rang-o-bu hogi mileinge raah mein aise bhi ham-safar 'taabaan' qadam qadam jinhein manzil ki justuju hogi"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"