fareb-e-mohabbat se ghaafil nahin huun — Shakeel Badayuni

"niyaaz-o-naaz ki ye shaan-e-zebaai nahin jaati hamaari khud-sari un ki khud-aaraai nahin jaati hazaaron aaine ho kar muqaabil TuuT jaate hain magar husn-e-azal ki shaan-e-yaktaai nahin jaati koi dilkash nazaara ho koi dilchasp manzar ho tabi'at khud bahal jaati hai bahlaai nahin jaati mohabbat ki haqiqat kam nahin asraar-e-hasti se samajh letaa huun lekin mujh se samjhaai nahin jaati ba-zaahir zabt-e-paiham bhi sharik-e-dard-e-ulfat hai 'shakil' is par bhi apne dil ki rusvaai nahin jaati"

"dil lazzat-e-nigaah karam paa ke rah gayaa kitnaa hasin khvaab nazar aa ke rah gayaa lab tak shikaayat-e-gham-e-dil laa ke rah gayaa un ki nadaamaton pe main sharmaa ke rah gayaa mere dil-e-tabaah kaa aalam na puchhiye ik phuul thaa jo khilte hi murjhaa ke rah gayaa manzil se duur rahrav-e-manzil thaa mutmain manzil qarib aai to ghabraa ke rah gayaa shoridgi-e-naala-e-gustaakh kyaa kahun is qalb-e-naaznin ko bhi taDpaa ke rah gayaa be-gaana-vaar jab vo guzarte chale gae kuchh be-qaraar dil mujhe samjhaa ke rah gayaa un ke huzur lab to mukarrar na khul sake rudaad-e-gham nigaah se dohraa ke rah gayaa yuun khatm daastaan-e-mohabbat hui 'shakil' jaise koi hasin ghazal gaa ke rah gayaa"

"zamin par fasl-e-gul aai falak par maahtaab aayaa sabhi aae magar koi na shaayaan-e-shabaab aayaa miraa khat paDh ke bole naama-bar se jaa khudaa-haafiz javaab aayaa miri qismat se lekin laa-javaab aayaa ujaale garmi-e-raftaar kaa hi saath dete hain baseraa thaa jahaan apnaa vahin tak aaftaab aayaa 'shakil' apne mazaaq-e-did ki takmil kyaa hogi idhar nazron ne himmat ki udhar rukh par naqaab aayaa"

"bekaar gai aaD tire parda-e-dar ki allaah-re vusat mire aaghosh-e-nazar ki pi shauq se vaaiz are kyaa baat hai Dar ki dozakh tire qabze mein hai jannat tire ghar ki imaan ki daulat se tire husn kaa saudaa imaan ki daulat hai tiri ek nazar ki aa jaae tasavvur mein koi hashr-ba-daamaan phir meri shab-e-gham ko zarurat hai sahar ki vo saamne hain phir bhi unhein DhunDh rahaa huun aakhir koi had bhi hai hijaabaat-e-nazar ki tanhaai-e-furqat mein jo aalam hai idhar kaa hangaama-e-mahfil mein vo haalat hai udhar ki kuchh sahl na paae hain mohabbat ke maraatib chhaani hai bahut khaak tiri raah-guzar ki"

"kab tak 'shakil' dil ko duaa kijiyegaa aap behtar yahi hai un ko bhulaa dijiyegaa aap phir tishna-e-jamaal banaa dijiyegaa aap rukh se naqaab ulaT kar giraa dijiyegaa aap dil ke evaz to gham hi diyaa aap ne magar ab jaan bhi nazr kar duun to kyaa kijiyegaa aap hotaa jabin-e-husn pe gumnaamiyon kaa daagh vo to miri nazar ko duaa kijiyegaa aap ehsaas-e-tark-e-shauq bajaa hai magar 'shakil' maangaa javaab dil ne to kyaa dijiyegaa aap"

"gham-e-jahaan ke fasaane talaash karte hain ye fitna-gar to bahaane talaash karte hain rabaab-e-amn-o-sukun ke hasin taaron mein shikast-e-dil ke taraane talaash karte hain ye intihaa hai junun-e-has-parasti ki paraae ghar mein khazaane talaash karte hain nae nizaam ki buniyaad toDne vaale vafaa-shiaar puraane talaash karte hain sitam-navaaz dilon ko jo saazgaar na ho 'shakil' ham vo zamaane talaash karte hain"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"