gardish-e-chashm-e-yaar ne maaraa — Bekhud Badayuni

"yunhi rahaa jo buton par nisaar dil meraa karegaa mujh ko zamaane mein khvaar dil meraa chali chali mizha-e-ashk-baar aankh miri jalaa jalaa nafas-e-shoala-baar dil meraa ajiib munis o hamdard o zi-muravvat thaa ghariq-e-rahmat-e-parvardigaar dil meraa vafur-e-sharm se vaan ijtinaab madd-e-nazar hujum-e-shauq se yaan be-qaraar dil meraa banaa diyaa use khud-bin o khud-numaa 'bekhud' huaa hai aaina-e-husn-e-yaar dil meraa"

"kyuun miraa haal qissa-khvaan se suno ye kahaani miri zabaan se suno gham hi gham hai mire fasaane mein dukh hi dukh hai use jahaan se suno mujh se puchho tum apne ji kaa haal raaz ki baat raaz-daan se suno gham mire dil mein tum ho parde mein sach to hai tum use kahaan se suno chhup gayaa hai fasaana-e-'bekhud' kabhi tum bhi to qissa-khvaan se suno"

"is bazm mein na hosh rahegaa zaraa mujhe ai shauq-e-harza-taaz kahaan le chalaa mujhe ye dard-e-dil hi ziist kaa baa'is hai chaara-gar mar jaaungaa jo aai muaafiq davaa mujhe is zauq-e-ibtilaa kaa maza us ke dam se hai sab kuchh milaa milaa ho dil-e-mubtalaa mujhe dair-o-haram ko dekh liyaa khaak bhi nahin bas ai talaash-e-yaar na dar dar phiraa mujhe ye dil se duur ho na dikhaae khudaa vo din zaalim tiraa khayaal hai dil se sivaa mujhe ranj-o-malaal o hasrat-o-armaan-o-aarzu jaane se ek dil ke bahut kuchh milaa mujhe main jaantaa huun aap hain mast apne haal mein 'bekhud' nahin hai aap se mutlaq gilaa mujhe"

"hain vasl mein shokhi se paaband-e-hayaa aankhein allaah-re zaalim ki mazlum-numaa aankhein aafat mein fansaaeingi divaana banaaeingi vo ghaaliya-saa zulfein vo hosh-rubaa aankhein kyaa jaaniye kyaa kartaa kyaa dekhtaa kyaa kahtaa zaahid ko bhi meri si detaa jo khudaa aankhein rahm un ko na aayaa thaa to sharm hi aa jaati be-daad ke shikve par jhuktin to zaraa aankhein tum jaan ko kho baiTho yaa aankhon ko ro baiTho 'bekhud' na milaaeinge vo tum se zaraa aankhein"

"kyuun main ab qaabil-e-jafaa na rahaa kyaa huaa kahiye mujh mein kyaa na rahaa un ki mahfil mein us ke charche hain mujh se achchhaa miraa fasaana rahaa vaaiz o mohtasib kaa jamghaT hai mai-kada ab to mai-kada na rahaa uf-re naa-aashnaaiyaan us ki chaar din bhi to aashnaa na rahaa laakh parde mein koi kyuun na chhupe raaz-e-ulfat to ab chhupaa na rahaa itni maayusiyaan bhi kyaa 'bekhud' kyaa khudaa kaa bhi aasraa na rahaa"

"saath saath ahl-e-tamannaa kaa vo muztar jaanaa allaah allaah tiraa bazm se uTh kar jaanaa rahbari kar ke miri khizr bhi chakkar mein paDe ab unhein jalva-gah-e-yaar mein aksar jaanaa daagh-e-kam-hauslagi dil ko gavaaraa na huaa varna kuchh hijr mein dushvaar na thaa mar jaanaa saadgi se ye gumaan hai ki bas ab rahm kiyaa mutmain huun ki mujhe aap ne muztar jaanaa nashshe mein bhi tire 'bekhud' ki ta'alli na gai baada-e-hosh-rubaa ko mai-e-kausar jaanaa"

"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"