ghussa begaana-vaar honaa thaa — Momin Khan Momin

"ulTe vo shikve karte hain aur kis adaa ke saath be-taaqati ke taane hain uzr-e-jafaa ke saath bahr-ayaadat aae vo lekin qazaa ke saath dam hi nikal gayaa miraa aavaaz-e-paa ke saath be-parda ghair paas use baiThaa na dekhte uTh jaate kaash ham bhi jahaan se hayaa ke saath vo laala-ru gayaa na ho gulgasht-e-baagh ko kuchh rang bu-e-gul ke evaz hai sabaa ke saath us ki gali kahaan ye to kuchh baagh-e-khuld hai kis jaae mujh ko chhoD gai maut laa ke saath aati hai bu-e-daagh-e-shab-e-taar hijr mein siina bhi chaak ho na gayaa ho qabaa ke saath gulbaang kis kaa mashvara-e-qatl ho gayaa kuchh aaj bu-e-khun hai vahaan ki havaa ke saath the vaade se phir aane ke khush ye khabar na thi hai apni zindagaani usi bevafaa ke saath kuche se apne ghair kaa munh hai miTaa sake aashiq kaa sar lagaa hai tire naqsh-e-paa ke saath allaah re gumrahi but o but-khaana chhoD kar 'momin' chalaa hai kaabe ko ik paarsaa ke saath"

"vaade ki jo saaat dam-e-kushtan hai hamaaraa jo dost hamaaraa hai so dushman hai hamaaraa ye kaah-e-rubaa se bhi hain kam ai kashish-e-dil mazkur kuchh aisaa pas-e-chilman hai hamaaraa afsos mu-e-sham-e-shab-e-vasl ki maanind jo qahqaha shaadi hai so shevan hai hamaaraa mahtaab kaa kyaa rang kiyaa dud-e-fughaan ne ahvaal shab-e-taar se raushan hai hamaaraa detaa nahin us zof pe bhi josh-e-junun chain har reg-e-ravaan dasht mein tausan hai hamaaraa tafrih na kyunkar ho havaa aa nahin sakti goyaa dar o divaar nasheman hai hamaaraa gar paas hai logon kaa to aa jaa ki qalaq se hai laash kahin aur kahin madfan hai hamaaraa jazb-e-dil use khinch ke laae to kahaan laae jo ghair kaa ghar hai vahi maskan hai hamaaraa but-khaane se kaabe ko chale rashk ke maare 'momin' khizr-e-raah barhaman hai hamaaraa"

"saudaa thaa balaa-e-josh par raat bistar pe bichhaae neshtar raat bigDe the yahaan vo aan kar raat be-taur bani thi jaan par raat ham taa-sahar aap mein nahin the kyaa jaane rahe vo kis ke ghar raat afsaana samajh ke so gae vo kaam aai fughaan-e-be-asar raat aaine mein ho na mom jaadu sote nahin ab vo taa-sahar raat taare aankhein jhapak rahe the thaa baam pe kaun jalva-gar raat andher paDaa zamaane mein haae ne din ko hai mehr ne qamar raat is lail-o-nahaar-e-gham ne maaraa hai roz se siyaah-tar raat kyaa puchho ho munkar-o-nakir aah bigDe jo vo taan-e-ghair par raat ye baat baDhi ki mar gae ham maut aai thi qissa mukhtasar raat is ghar mein hai aish-e-khuld 'momin' kyaa jaane kahaan hai din kidhar raat"

"jo tere munh se na ho sharmsaar aaina to rukh kare su-e-aaina-daar aaina kahe hai dekh ke rukhsaar-e-yaar aaina ki is safaai pe sadqe nisaar aaina siyaah-ru na kare tark-e-ulfat-e-gulfaam main bul-havas ko dikhaaun hazaar aaina safaa-e-dil ki kahaan qadr-e-tira-rozi mein charaagh-e-subh hai shab-haa-e-taar aaina samajh liyaa magar is sabz rang ko tuuti ki hai nazaare kaa ummid-vaar aaina vo sakht-jaan huun ki dikhlaaein gar dam-e-murdan to toD de kamar-e-kohsaar aaina muqaabil us rukh-e-raushan ke khul gai qali na Thahraa aag pe simaab-vaar aaina samaa rahe hain magar tere nau-ba-nau jalve ki ban gayaa hai tilism-e-bahaar aaina shikast-e-rang pe masti mein hanste hain ham bhi dikhaaeinge unhein vaqt-e-khumaar aaina mujhe to kahte ho mat dekh meri jaanib tu aur aap dekhte ho baar baar aaina balaa hai man-e-vafaa nuur uD gayaa naaseh tu le ke dekh to rang-e-azaar aaina samajh tu 'momin' agar naaravaa ho khud-bini to dekhein kaahe ko parhez-gaar aaina"

"agar ghaflat se baaz aayaa jafaa ki talaafi ki bhi zaalim ne to kyaa ki mare aaghaaz-e-ulfat mein ham afsos use bhi rah gai hasrat jafaa ki kabhi insaaf hi dekhaa na didaar qayaamat aksar us ku mein rahaa ki falak ke haath se main jaa chhupun gar khabar laa de koi tahtus-saraa ki shab-e-vasl-e-adu kyaa kyaa jalaa huun haqiqat khul gai roz-e-jazaa ki chaman mein koi us ku se na aayaa gai barbaad sab mehnat sabaa ki kushaad-e-dil pe baandhi hai kamar aaj nahin hai khairiyat band-e-qabaa ki kiyaa jab iltifaat us ne zaraa saa paDi ham ko husul-e-muddaaa ki kahaa hai ghair ne tum se miraa haal kahe deti hai bebaaki adaa ki tumhein shor-e-fughaan se mere kyaa kaam khabar lo apni chashm-e-surma-saa ki diyaa ilm o hunar hasrat-kashi ko falak ne mujh se ye kaisi daghaa ki gham-e-maqsad-rasi taa nazaa aur ham ab aai maut bakht-e-naa-rasaa ki mujhe ai dil tiri jaldi ne maaraa nahin taqsir us der-aashnaa ki jafaa se thak gae to bhi na puchhaa ki tu ne kis tavaqqo par vafaa ki kahaa us but se martaa huun to 'momin' kahaa main kyaa karun marzi khudaa ki"

"ye uzr-e-imtihaan-e-jazb-e-dil kaisaa nikal aayaa main ilzaam us ko detaa thaa qusur apnaa nikal aayaa na shaadi-marg huun kyunkar hai muzhda qatl-e-dushman kaa ki ghar mein se liye shamshir vo rotaa nikal aayaa sitam ai garmi-e-zabt-e-fughaan-o-aah chhaati par kabhu bas paD gayaa chhaalaa kabhu phoDaa nikal aayaa kiyaa zanjir mujh ko chaara-gar ne kin dinon mein jab adu ki qaid se vo shokh-e-be-parvaa nikal aayaa nikal aayaa agar aansu to zaalim mat nikaal aankhein sunaa maazur hai muztar nikal aayaa nikal aayaa hamaare khun-bahaa kaa ghair se daavaa hai qaatil ko ye baad-e-infisaal ab aur hi jhagDaa nikal aayaa hui bulbul sanaa-khvaan-e-dahaan-e-tang kis gul ki ki farvardi mein ghunche kaa munh itnaa saa nikal aayaa koi tiir us kaa dil mein rah gayaa thaa kyaa ki aankhon se abhi rone mein ik paikaan kaa TukDaa nikal aayaa dam-e-bismil ye kis ke khauf se ham pi gae aansu ki har zakhm-e-badan se khuun kaa dariyaa nikal aayaa khadang-e-yaar ke hamraah nikli jaan siine se yahi armaan ik muddat se ji mein thaa nikal aayaa bahut naazaan hai tu ai qais par vahshat dikhaaungaa kitaabon mein kabhu qissa jo 'momin' kaa nikal aayaa"

"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"