hai jo khaamosh but-e-hosh-rubaa mere baad — Fazal Husain Sabir

"thi umid-e-mahr un ko mehrbaan samjhaa thaa main vo sitam Dhaaeinge mujh par ye kahaan samjhaa thaa main arsh se baDh chaDh ke un kaa aastaan samjhaa thaa main un ke kuche ki zamin ko aasmaan samjhaa thaa main kyon na ho dushvaar jaanaa manzil-e-maqsud tak thaa bagulaa jis ko gard-e-kaarvaan samjhaa thaa main iztiraab-e-dil ne ifshaa dard-e-ulfat kar diyaa haae naadaani ki us ko raazdaan samjhaa thaa main ho gai tum par tasadduq ho gai tum par nisaar varna apni zindagi ko raaegaan samjhaa thaa main vo na is ghar mein mile mujh ko na us ghar mein mile kaaba bhi but-khaana bhi un kaa makaan samjhaa thaa main aaj vo ek ek ki sau sau sunaane baiThe hain jin ko kal tak be-dahaan-o-be-zabaan samjhaa thaa main kah rahe the jab vo mere dard-e-dil kaa maajraa goyaa un ke munh mein apni hi zabaan samjhaa thaa main bahr-e-aalam mein thi meri zindagi misl-e-habaab haif kyon is ko hayaat-e-jaavidaan samjhaa thaa main vahshat-e-dil baDh gai kyaa khaak bahle dil yahaan gulshan-e-aafaaq ko baagh-e-jinaan samajhtaa thaa main khaal-e-ru-e-dost ki midhat na tum se ho sake shaairon mein tum ko 'saabir' nukta-daan samjhaa thaa main"

"mashriq vatan rahaa kabhi maghrib vatan rahaa maanind-e-mehr-o-maah hamaaraa chalan rahaa masruf-e-sair-e-baagh vo gul-pairahan rahaa turfa hui ye baat chaman mein chaman rahaa ‘ishq-e-kamar ne kar diyaa maa'dum baa'd-e-marg kunj-e-lahad mein naa'sh se khaali kafan rahaa gesu rahe jo chaar-pahar ru-e-yaar par din bhar miri nigaah mein suraj gahan rahaa jhaanke kunvein hazaaron rahi tab' baavli jab tak khayaal mein tiraa chaah-e-zaqan rahaa 'saabir' ko tuti-e-shakaristaan kaheinge log yunhi jo lutf-e-'haaziq'-e-shirin-sukhan rahaa"

"nairangiyaan falak ki hain mere hi ji ke saath gham bhi isi ke saath khushi bhi isi ke saath daaman chhuDaa ke jab vo chale be-rukhi ke saath hasrat lipaT ke rone lagi be-rukhi ke saath dil chiiz kyaa hai aur jigar ki hai asl kyaa maangein vo jaan bhi to main de duun khushi ke saath mujh se kabhi mile bhi to munh pher kar mile ki baat bhi unhon ne to ki be-rukhi ke saath har-vaqt saamnaa rahaa ranj-o-malaal kaa koi ghaDi na guzri hamaari khushi ke saath kyunkar umiid ho ki bar aaegaa muddaaa jab dekhtaa huun rahte hain vo muddai ke saath ghairon ko raahat aur musibat mili mujhe vo un ke ji ke saath hai ye mere ji ke saath dam bhar bhi gham-gusaar na ham ko milaa koi guzri tamaam umr yahaan be-kasi ke saath 'saabir' kaa hashr hashr mein parvardigaar ho ashaab-o-aal-e-paak-o-janaab-e-nabi ke saath"

"kyaa khabar thi ye mohabbat kaa natija hogaa raat din dard-e-judaai mein taDapnaa hogaa yaar ki diid jo taqdir mein hogi hogi yaar kaa vasl muqaddar mein jo hogaa hogaa jaan to saikDon ki tu ne nikaali hogi magar armaan kisi kaa na nikaalaa hogaa mere rone pe khushaamad se ye kahnaa un kaa chup raho chup raho dekho koi rusvaa hogaa huun vo mai-nosh na chuTegi sar-e-mahshar bhi saaghar ik haath mein ik haath mein miinaa hogaa vaqt-e-rukhsat jo kahaa main ne miloge tum kab kis sharaarat se kahaa hashr mein milnaa hogaa tum jise apnaa samajhte ho use ai 'saabir' kab huaa hai vo kisi kaa jo tumhaaraa hogaa"

"sirat achchhi hai tiri yaar jamaal achchhaa hai tu bahar-taur bas ai nek-khisaal achchhaa hai be-qaraari hai vo agli si na vo dard-e-jigar ab to kuchh kuchh tire bimaar kaa haal achchhaa hai kab tire khaal-e-munavvar se hain taare achchhe kab tire abru-e-pur-kham se hilaal achchhaa hai dekh kar aaine mein qaamat-e-abru se kahaa gulshan-e-dahr mein ik ye hi nihaal achchhaa hai ek bosa pe jo dil detaa hai 'saabir' le lo mol kam hai magar ai jaan ye maal achchhaa hai"

"pher kar tegh-e-nazar tegh-e-jafaa se pahle maar Daalaa mujhe zaalim ne qazaa se pahle ab miraa khun-e-jigar haathon mein malte hain vo us se nafrat thi jinhein rang-e-hinaa se pahle zulf mein chhune na paayaa ki bandhe mere haath di sitamgar ne sazaa mujh ko khataa se pahle shauq-e-didaar ki tezi se main aksar har subh kucha-e-yaar mein jaataa huun sabaa se pahle aisi taasir pe sau jaan se sadme qurbaan mere ghar aa gae vo meri duaa se pahle paas 'saabir' kaa buto aaj na karnaa paDtaa duur rahte agar is mard-e-khudaa se pahle"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa 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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"