dil ko koso jo chaahtaa hai — Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar

"kunj-e-qafas se pahle ghar apnaa kahaan na thaa aae yahaan to hausla-e-aashiyaan na thaa tujh ko samajh ke khvaab mein pahunchaa main jis jagah dekhaa jo aankh khol ke to kuchh vahaan na thaa ik ik qadam pe ab to qayaamat ki dhuum hai aage to ye chalan kabhi ai jaan-e-jaan na thaa Thahri jo vasl ki to hui subh shaam se but mehrbaan hue to khudaa mehrbaan na thaa kyunkar qasam pe aaj mujhe e'tibaar aae kis din khudaa tumhaare mire darmiyaan na thaa toDaa jo phuul bulbul-e-shaidaa ke saamne kyaa tere dil mein dard kuchh ai baaghbaan na thaa"

"but-kade mein na tujhe kaabe ke andar paayaa donon aalam se judaa ham ne tiraa ghar paayaa yuun to duniyaa mein qayaamat ke pari-ru dekhe sab se baDh kar tujhe ai fitna-e-mahshar paayaa apni apni hai ye taqdir sabhi the saail ek ko shisha milaa ek ne patthar paayaa be-khudi ne mujhe didaar dikhaayaa teraa tujh ko paayaa to magar aap ko kho kar paayaa chashma-e-faiz hai kyaa zaat mire saaqi ki ek qatre ko kahaa jis ne samundar paayaa khush-nasib aap bhi duniyaa mein hain kyaa ai 'jauhar' muntazir yaar ko pahle hi se dar par paayaa"

"haram mein muddaton DhunDaa shivaalon mein phiraa barson talaash-e-yaar mein bhaTkaa kiyaa main baar-haa barson mahinon haath joDe ki khushaamad baar-haa barson inhein jhagDon mein mujh ko ho gae ai bevafaa barson maaaz-allaah is aazurdagi kaa kyaa Thikaana hai jo puchhaa yaar se kab tak na bologe kahaa barson ghanimat jaan jo din zindagi ke aish mein guzrein kisi kaa bhi nahin rahtaa zamaana ek saa barson vahi khun-e-shahid-e-naaz ab barbaad hotaa hai rahaa ban kar jo tere haath mein rang-e-hinaa barson hamaari be-qaraari kaa zaraa tum ko na dhyaan aayaa mahinon muntazir rakkhaa dikhaayaa raastaa barson zamaane mein hamesha har mahine chaand hotaa hai tiraa jalva nazar aataa nahin ai mah-laqaa barson vahin par le chali be-taabi-e-dil vaah-ri qismat phiraa ki sar paTakti jis jagah meri duaa barson adaa ho shukr kyun-kar be-kasi o naa-umidi kaa rahi hain saath furqat mein yahi do aashnaa barson na aayaa ek din bhi vo but-e-be-rahm ai 'jauhar' uThaa kar haath kaabe ki taraf maangi duaa barson"

"hote khudaa ke us but-e-kaafir ki chaah ki itni to baat mujh se hui hai gunaah ki soz-e-darun kiyaa jo miraa shama ne bayaan jal kar zabaan kaaT li mere gavaah ki bhartaa hai aaj khuub taraare samand-e-naaz qumchi hai un ke haath mein zulf-e-siyaah ki dekhaa huzur ko jo mukaddar to mar gae ham miT gae jo aap ne maili nigaah ki furqat mein yaad aae jo lutf-e-shab-e-visaal ik aah bhar ke jaanib-e-gardun nigaah ki sunsaan kar diyaa mire pahlu ko le ke dil zaalim ne luuT kar miri basti tabaah ki vo mujh se kah rahe hain ishaaron mein dekhnaa sab taaD jaaeinge sar-e-mahfil jo aah ki ham vo the dil hi dil mein kiyaa zabt-e-raaz-e-ishq sadme uThaa ke mar gae munh se na aah ki afsos hai ki main to phirun dar-ba-dar kharaab tum ko khabar na ho mire haal-e-tabaah ki 'jauhar' khudaa ke fazl se aisi ghazal kahi shohrat mushaaire mein hui vaah-vaah ki"

"kaun hote hain vo mahfil se uThaane vaale yuun to jaate bhi magar ab nahin jaane vaale aah-e-pur-soz ki taasir buri hoti hai khush raheinge na gharibon ko sataane vaale kucha-e-yaar mein ham ko to qazaa laai hai jaan jaaegi magar ham nahin jaane vaale ham ko kyaa kaam kisi aur pari se tauba aap bhi khuub hain be-par ki uDaane vaale jis qadar chaahiye biThlaaiye pahre dar par band rahne ke nahin khvaab mein aane vaale kyaa qayaamat hai ki rulvaa ke hamein ai 'jauhar' qahqahe maar ke hanste hain rulaane vaale"

"barsaat kaa mazaa tire gesu dikhaa gae aks aasmaan par jo paDaa abr chhaa gae aae kabhi to saikDon baatein sunaa gae qurbaan aise aane ke kyaa aae kyaa gae sun paai meri aabla-paai ki jab khabar chaaron taraf vo raah mein kaanTe bichhaa gae ham vo nahin sunein jo buraai huzur ki ye aap the jo ghair ki baaton mein aa gae main ne jo takhliya mein kahaa haal-e-dil kabhi munh se na kuchh javaab diyaa muskuraa gae"

"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"