fariyaad sadaa-e-nafas aavaaz-e-jaras hai — Mirza Daood Beg

"jag hai mushtaaq piv ke darshan kaa kis kuun niin ehtiyaaj darpan kaa saaf dil hai jo aarsi maanind nit hai hairaan jamaal-e-raushan kaa garche honaa hai aib-poshi jahaan kasb kar ikhtiyaar sozan kaa kyuun na hue aashiqi mein khauf raqib har safar mein khatar hai rahzan kaa zohd-e-zaahid hai khauf-e-mahshar suun taab naamard kuun kahaan ran kaa khaak ho yaar ki gali mat chhoD garche kuchh muddaaa hai daaman kaa sabr kar hijr mein tuun ai 'daaud' dekhnaa hai agar sirijan kaa"

"jo baada mohabbat kaa tiri nosh kiyaa hai yak baar vo aalam kuun faraamosh kiyaa hai ai saaqi-e-badmast mai-e-ishq ne teri le hosh mujhe hosh suun behosh kiyaa hai tujh bar mein sajan jalva-numaa surkh qabaa dekh khun-e-dil-e-ushshaaq ne phir josh kiyaa hai jis din suun mire bar mein vo gul-pairahan aaya us din suun mujh aaghosh ko gul-posh kiyaa hai simin-badan aaghosh mein dastaa hai miri yuun jiyon maah kuun haale ne ham-aaghosh kiyaa hai paayaa hai mujhe sarv-qad-e-yaar kaa maail mere sukhan-e-raast kuun jo gosh kiyaa hai 'daaud' taajjub hai ki vo yaar-e-vafaadaar yak-baargi aashiq kuun faraamosh kiyaa hai"

"gulshan-e-jag mein zaraa rang-e-mohabbat niin hai bulbul-e-dil kuun kisi saath ab ulfat niin hai aashnaai seti mardum ke huun az bas bezaar rukh-e-darpan ki taraf chashm kuun raghbat niin hai kyaa ajab hai jo diyaa jaan ko yakbaar patang taa-sahar shama kuun jalne seti fursat niin hai kyuun garebaan kuun kiyaa chaak zi-sar-taa-daamaan gul kuun bulbul suun agar tarz-e-muravvat niin hai mujh kuun baavar nahin paighaam-e-zabaani qaasid kyaa sabab hai ki tire haath kitaabat niin hai muntakhab kar ke varaq dil pe likhe hain ahbaab garche zaahir mein mire sher ki shohrat niin hai naa-tavaani sati barjaa hai alaamat na karo rang-e-'daaud' kuun parvaaz ki taaqat niin hai"

"dekh laTkaa sajan teri laT kaa us ki har mu-ba-mu mein dil aTkaa aab-e-tegh-e-nigah ke pyaase kuun kam-nigaahi kaa maar mat phaTkaa ghamza teraa ajab sipaahi hai jis ki dahshat suun bul-havas saTkaa ishq kaa zahr us suun kyuun tere naag tujh zulf kaa jise chaTkaa mustaid hain tere yu mardum-e-chashm mujh ko abru kaa maarne saT kaa hosh 'daaud' kaa huaa laT-paT dekh kar teri naaz kaa laTkaa"

"jab vo mah-e-rukhsaar yakaayak nazar aayaa us maah ki talat suun suraj dil mein dar aayaa tere rukh-e-raushan kuun siyah khat mein sirijan dekhaa so kahaa abr-e-siyah mein qamar aayaa gulshan mein chal ai sarv-e-sahi sair ki khaatir tujh vaaste le gul tabaq-e-naqd-e-zar aayaa tujh jaam-e-nayan mein hai ajab baada-e-sarshaar yak diid sati jis ke ho dil be-khabar aayaa muhtaaj-e-kabutar nahin mujh shauq kaa naama qaasid ho miraa dil le sajan ki khabar aayaa kahte hain sab ahl-e-sukhan is sher kuun sun kar tujh taba mein 'daaud' 'vali' kaa asar aayaa"

"'ishq ne tujh khaal ke mujh kuun khayaali kiyaa dil kuun khayaalaat suun ghair ke khaali kiyaa fikr pahunchti nahin misra-e-saani kahun haq ne tere qad ke taiin misra-e-aali kiyaa hijr mein jaagir-e-aish-e-majnun hui thi taghayyur vasl ke divaan ne phir ke bahaali kiyaa gulshan-e-ishrat kaa vo kyuun na nazaara kare tujh chaman-e-husn kaa dil kuun jo maali kiyaa bosa use de javaab yu hai jo ab savaab tujh ange 'daaud' ne lab kuun savaali kiyaa"

"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"