choT dil ko jo lage aah-e-rasaa paidaa ho — Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

"zaar intizaar-e-khat ne kiyaa is qadar mujhe pahchaantaa nahin hai miraa naama-bar mujhe shaakhon ki tarh saae ko rakhtaa hai dosh par gar dekhtaa hai dhuup mein koi shajar mujhe huun vo ghami ki lab na hansi se hon aashnaa divaar-e-qahqaha bhi jo aae nazar mujhe dil mein buton ke soz-e-mohabbat ne ghar kiyaa goyaa hai dakhl sang mein misl-e-sharar mujhe main sar paTak paTak ke marun yaa'ni us jagah dikhlaa diyaa qazaa ne tiraa sang-e-dar mujhe kaa'be mein jaa ke baiTh rahungaa main dekhnaa tu dair se nikaalegaa ai but agar mujhe mumkin nahin sivaae khudaa 'ilm-e-ghaib ho kyunkar sanam tiri nazar aae kamar mujhe mar jaaun peshtar main ilaahi visaal se furqat mein ziist ki ho tamanna agar mujhe sandal ki justuju hai 'abas faaeda hai kyaa ik dard-e-sar mein aur jo ho dard-e-sar mujhe thi us ke haath mein jo chhaDi aur funduqein kyaa shaakh-e-khushk mein nazar aae samar mujhe raushan dilon se rakhte hain nafrat siyaahkaar makruh jaise vasl ki shab hai sahar mujhe tere sunahre rang pe mujh ko jo hai junun atfaal karte hain hadaf-e-khisht-e-zar mujhe 'naasikh' ba-rang-e-nikhat-e-gul hai safar miraa markab huaa hai dosh-e-nasim-e-sahar mujhe"

"ab ki holi mein rahaa be-kaar rang aur hi laayaa firaaq-e-yaar rang surkh-ru kar de sharaab aai bahaar hai khizaan se zard ai khummaar rang honT uude sabz khat aankhein siyaah chehre kaa surkh-o-safed ai yaar rang ham ko saare gulshan-e-aafaaq mein bas pasand aae yahi do-chaar rang ghair se kheli hai holi yaar ne Daale mujh par dida-e-khun-baar rang kis ki holi jashn-e-nau-rozi hai aaj surkh mai se saaqiyaa dastaar rang hijr-e-jaanaan mein Thahartaa hi nahin kyaa hi mere munh se hai bezaar rang kyaa hai girgiT aasmaan ke saamne badle ik ik dam mein sau sau baar rang aati hai o qais lailaa dasht mein khun-e-paa se jild ab pur-khaar rang dhuup hai par mere roz-e-hijr kaa hai ba-rang-e-saaya-e-divaar rang ho gayaa kyuun zard 'naasikh' kyaa kahun hai zamaane kaa ajab ai yaar rang"

"qadah liye hue gul misl-e-baada-khvaar aayaa khizaan chaman se gai mausam-e-bahaar aayaa kisi tariq se dil mein agar ghubaar aayaa huaa yaqin ye mujh ko vo shah-savaar aayaa tamaam 'umr yuun hi ho gai basar apni shab-e-firaaq gai roz-e-intizaar aayaa gul-e-savaar-o-payaada shikast khaa gae sab chaman mein jab tan-e-tanhaa vo shahsavaar aayaa khabar kare koi zaahid ko aae bahr-e-madad shikast-e-tauba ko phir mausam-e-bahaar aayaa sharaab kyon na chale fasl-e-gul mein ai zaahid ki nahrein jaari huiin mausam-e-bahaar aayaa diye falak ne mire sar ko kaTte hi gul-daagh gila nahin koi paanv tale jo khaar aayaa chaman mein koi gul-e-tar jo shaakh par dekhaa to mujh ko yaad vo mahbub nai-savaar aayaa kabhi jo sair-e-chaman ko vo nai-savaar gayaa gul-e-piyaada ye samjhe ki gul-savaar aayaa lab us ke pista zaqan seb aankhein hain baadaam khule jo daant hansi mein nazar anaar aayaa jo gosh-e-gul na sune baagh mein to kyaa chaara qafas se naala-e-bulbul hazaar baar aayaa tiri savaari mein kab panj shaakhe hain ai sarv jilau mein sehn-e-gulistaan se hai chinaar aayaa shikast paai hai tauba ki tarah us ko bhi hamaare paas jo ai mai-kasho khumaar aayaa ye naazuki ke hain maa'ni ke baagh mein vo gul qarib aatish-e-gul jo gayaa bukhaar aayaa kabhi na qatra diyaa tu ne saaqiyaa mujh ko udhar na aatish-e-mai kaa koi sharaar aayaa misaal-e-sang-e-garaan jaan nahin jo baiTh rahun ki is jahaan mein huun surat-e-sharaar aayaa lagaa jo tiir tiraa sina-e-mushabbak mein main khush huaa ki mire daam mein shikaar aayaa dikhaa ke baagh mein aankhein chaDhi hui apni vo nashsha dida-e-nargis se aaj utaar aayaa"

"rif'at kabhi kisi ki gavaaraa yahaan nahin jis sar-zamin ke ham hain vahaan aasmaan nahin do roz ek vaz' pe rang-e-jahaan nahin vo kaun saa chaman hai ki jis ko khizaan nahin 'ibrat ki jaa hai laakhon hi tifl o javaan nahin piiri mein bhi khayaal ajal kaa yahaan nahin dushman agar vo dost huaa hai to kyaa 'ajab yaan e'timaad-e-dosti-e-jism-o-jaan nahin raftaar naaz mein ye lachak jaati hai ki bas goyaa tiri kamar mein sanam ustukhvaan nahin mun'im ke shukr mein bhi hilaaein kabhi kabhi tanhaa baraae-lazzat-e-duniyaa zabaan nahin pazhmurda ek hai to shagufta hai dusraa baagh-e-jahaan mein fasl-e-bahaar-o-khizaan nahin jin ke suron par aap magas-raaan rahe humaa un kaa lahad mein aaj koi ustukhvaan nahin dhokaa na khaa zuruf-e-vazu ko tu dekh kar masjid hai mai-farosh ki 'naasikh' dukaan nahin"

"haae laayaa na koi qaasid-e-dilbar kaaghaz ho gayaa gham se hamaaraa tan-e-laaghar kaaghaz naama-e-yaar ke likhne ko mujhe arzaan hai tol de gar koi sone ke baraabar kaaghaz yuun lifaafe mein hamaaraa hai kalaam-e-shirin jis tarah baandhte hain qand ke uupar kaaghaz naa-tavaani se nahin hai mujhe mumkin harakat main huun harfon ki tarah meraa hai bistar kaaghaz haal likkhaa hai jo main ne badan-e-laaghar kaa le uDaa tinke ki maanind kabutar kaaghaz main ne likkhaa hai jo apnaa ye musibat-naama mohr karne ko karun ashk se ab tar kaaghaz mere naame ko agar dast-e-hinaai mein vo le varaq-e-gul se bhi ho rang mein behtar kaaghaz haal-e-soz-e-gham-e-furqat karun tahrir to ho kabk ki chonch qalam baal samundar kaaghaz is qadar misl-e-qalam main ne jabin-saai ki ban gayaa ghis ke dar-e-yaar kaa patthar kaaghaz yaar ne khat mein jo likkhaa hai ki na aanaa hargiz ho gayaa mere liye sadd-e-sikandar kaaghaz saath naame ke gai jaan bhi su-e-jaanaan ho gayaa taair-e-jaan ke liye shahpar kaaghaz nahin tohfa khat-e-jaanaan ke baraabar koi hai mujhe qand-o-zaqan se kahin behtar kaaghaz jaa-e-jarraah ki ab naama-bar aa pahunchaa hai badle phaahe ke rakhun daagh-e-jigar par kaaghaz kyaa main iflaas mein khat yaar ko likkhun 'naasikh' na qalam hai na siyaahi na mayassar kaaghaz"

"hai dil-e-sozaan mein tuur us ki tajalli-gaah kaa ru-e-aatishnaak har shola hai meri aah kaa vasl kyaa ham khaaksaaron ko ho is dil-khvaah kaa khaak mein aaluda honaa kab hai mumkin maah kaa nur-afshaan jab se hai dil mein khayaal us maah kaa tuur kaa shola dhuaan hai meri sham-e-aah kaa qaamat-e-mauzun nazar aae mujhe jaa-e-alif thaa shuru-e-aashiqi din meri bismillaah kaa samjhe mai-kash dekh kar abru tiri baalaa-e-chashm mai-kade se martaba aalaa hai baitullaah kaa aamad-e-khat mein to hone de nigaahon kaa guzar dekh le bachne nahin paataa hai sabza raah kaa khalq ne quraan dekhaa jab huaa maah-e-rajab ham ne dekhaa mushaf-e-rukhsaar apne maah kaa aate hi us tifl ke raushan siyah-khaana huaa shama saan jalva hai us ke qaamat-e-kotaah kaa yaar kaa 'naasikh' phaTaa hai pairahan to aib kyaa hai kataan ko chaak karnaa kaam nur-e-maah kaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"