dil kasu se to kyaa lagaanaa thaa — Muntazir Lakhnavi

"yak-ba-yak jaataa rahaa dilbar jo ghar aayaa huaa dauDaa dauDaa main phiraa galiyon mein ghabraayaa huaa jaan kyaa jallaad ki leve dobaaraa hukm-e-qatl munh se us zaalim ne jo yakbaar farmaayaa huaa hijr mein us gul ke ye surat hamaari ban gai rang bhi hai zard aur chehra bhi murjhaayaa huaa khaana-e-dil se karein gham yaar kaa kis tarah duur dar se uThtaa hai muhassal koi biThlaayaa huaa kyaa ghazab TuuTe hai dekhein aashiqon ki jaan par aaj kuchh ghusse mein hai baiThaa vo jhunjhlaayaa huaa yuun kiyaa barbaad us gul ne dil-e-pazh-murda ko pheink de hai phuul jaise koi kumlaayaa huaa 'muntazir' kaa ji jalaa de kyon na har ik baat mein hai vo zaalim shoala-khu ghairon kaa bhaDkaayaa huaa"

"jis ki ba-khudaa us but-e-kaafir pe nazar hai chhaati hai pahaaD us ki to patthar kaa jigar hai ai dil dur-e-dandaan ko zaraa dekh to us ke kyaa durj mein yaaqut ki ye silk-e-guhar hai kyaa saaf kahun yaar ke rukhsaar kaa ausaaf ik ghairat-e-khurshid hai ek rashk-e-qamar hai binaai kahaan itni nazar aae jo mujh ko baarik rag-e-jaan se bhi kuchh us ki kamar hai kartaa hai dilaa kis liye tu yaar ko badnaam baais tiri rusvaai kaa ye dida-e-tar hai samjhun na judaai ko main kyon vasl se behtar surat tiri aankhon ke tale aaTh pahar hai rotaa hai vo hasrat pe tiri sokhta-jaan ki juun sham-e-sahar jo koi sargarm-e-safar hai"

"yaar se dast-o-garebaan na huaa thaa so huaa kabhi itnaa main pashemaan na huaa thaa so huaa vaaqai jaa-e-nadaamat to yahi hai ki kabhu mujh se jo kaam azizaan na huaa thaa so huaa tujh ko dekhe koi aur us se khafaa honaa haae kyaa karun ai dil-e-naadaan na huaa thaa so huaa kar ke nazzaara tan-e-saaf kaa us ke haihaat shakl-e-aaina jo hairaan na huaa thaa so huaa hanste hanste na sunaa thaa kahin ho khaana-kharaab rovo ab dida-e-giryaan na huaa thaa so huaa baal ve bikhre hue dekh ke rukh par us ke kabhu kaafir jo musalmaan na huaa thaa so huaa 'muntazir' is dil-e-betaab ke haathon shab-e-vasl kyaa kahein tum se miyaan jo na huaa thaa so huaa"

"vo un zulfon kaa aalam abtari kaa sabab thaa meri shorida-sari kaa pari ki si ho jis zaalim ki raftaar vo kyaa jaane jatan aadam-giri kaa ajab apnaa bhi hai maashuq be-aib hunar hai jis mein aashiq-parvari kaa tiri jaadu-nigaahi jis ne dekhi vo kab qaail hai sehr-e-saamri kaa ravaan hain lakht-e-dil yuun chashm-e-nam se musaafir juun chale rasta tari kaa sharaf ashaab-e-kahf uupar rakhe hai jo sag hai aastaan-e-haidari kaa badi mat kar kisi ki 'muntazir' tu agar khvaahaan hai apni behtari kaa"

"us shokh ke andaaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai aur us ke sivaa naaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai baaton mein jo chhal leve hai dil pir-o-javaan kaa us tifl-e-duaa-baar ko dekhaa to ghazab hai kyaa kyaa na kahaa us ne mujhe teri taraf se kaafir tire hamraaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai har-chand ki hai tuti-e-hind ek hi khush-go par bulbul-e-shiraaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai har-chand ki hai ishq kaa anjaam hi kuchh qahr har husn ke aaghaaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai ham 'muntazir' itnaa na samajhte the use lek khuub us but-e-khud-saaz ko dekhaa to ghazab hai"

"umr bhar us pe main maraa hi kiyaa vo masihaa bhi dam diyaa hi kiyaa thaa vo naa-aashnaa-mizaaj vale aakhirash ham ne aashnaa hi kiyaa aashiqi ke sivaa bhi ham ne aur jo kiyaa kaam so buraa hi kiyaa kar gae qais-o-koh-kan jo jo ham ne us se bhi kuchh sivaa hi kiyaa go bhalaa yaa buraa thaa sher apnaa sun ke yaaron ne vaah-vaa hi kiyaa ik na ik us ki zulf-e-barham se pech dil par mire paDaa hi kiyaa shab-e-furqat mein 'muntazir' har roz shama saa dil miraa jalaa hi kiyaa"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"