ham ne sahraa ko sajaayaa thaa gulistaan ki tarah — Faiz Ul Hasan Khayal

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo jitne duur hain utne hi mere paas bhi hain ye aur baat hai khush hain magar udaas bhi hain ye dekhnaa hai hamein kis kaa zauq kaisaa hai yahaan sharaab bhi hai zahr ke gilaas bhi hain unhi pe tohmat-e-divaangi lagaate ho jo ittifaaq se mahfil mein ru-shanaas bhi hain jo raushni ke libaade ko oDh kar aae shab-e-siyaah ke vo maatami libaas bhi hain tum apne shahr mein amn-o-amaan ki baat karo jahaan sukun hai vahaan log bad-havaas bhi hain ghazal ke saaz hain faiz-ul-hasan-'khayaal' jahaan vahaan pe aah ba-lab bhi hain mahv-e-yaas bhi hain"

"subh-e-nau laati hai har shaam tumhein kyaa maalum zakhm khushiyon ke hain paighaam tumhein kyaa maalum bhuul kar bhi jo kisi bazm mein aayaa na gayaa sainkaDon us pe hain ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum log gulshan mein to chalte hain sar-afraazi se un mein kitne hain tah-e-daam tumhein kyaa maalum kuchh andhere bhi khataavaar-e-tabaahi hain magar raushni par bhi hai ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum jis ko tum DhunDte ho sham-e-rukh-e-naaz liye vo to arse se hai gumnaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo rukh-e-zist pe thaa harf-e-ghalat ki maanind mil rahaa hai use inaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo kafan baandh ke chalte hain vafaa ki rah mein zindagi kar chuke nilaam tumhein kyaa maalum surkh-ru kaun huaa kucha-e-jaanaan mein kabhi naamvar bhi hue badnaam tumhein kyaa maalum do qadam bhi na chale raah-e-vafaa mein ham log hai abhi zauq-e-talab khaam tumhein kyaa maalum jo jalaa raat ki tanhaai mein us par bhi 'khayaal' bevafaai kaa hai ilzaam tumhein kyaa maalum"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"ai dil achchhaa nahin masruf-e-fughaan ho jaanaa gham ki tauhin hai ashkon kaa ravaan ho jaanaa dil ki aavaaz bhi majruh jahaan hoti hai aise haalaat mein khaamosh vahaan ho jaanaa mere aansu jo girein Taank lo tum juuDe mein dekh le koi to phulon kaa gumaan ho jaanaa ahl-e-saahil ko bhi andaaza-e-tufaan ho jaae qatra-e-ashk zaraa sail-e-ravaan ho jaanaa rukhsat-e-mausam-e-gul ke bhi uThaao sadme itnaa aasaan nahin ehsaas-e-khizaan ho jaanaa qaid-e-mausam nahin naghmaat-e-anaa dil ke liye koi mausam ho gul-e-tar ki zabaan ho jaanaa mere jiine kaa sahaaraa thiin jo nazrein kal tak kyaa sitam hai unhein nazron kaa garaan ho jaanaa shauq-afzaa hai ye andaaz-e-hijaab-e-khubaan dil mein rahte hue aankhon se nihaan ho jaanaa vo gulistaan mein jo aa jaaein to mumkin hai 'khayaal' muskuraati hui kaliyon kaa javaan ho jaanaa"

"ek muddat se sar-e-baam vo aayaa bhi nahin ham ko ab hasrat-e-didaar-e-tamannaa bhi nahin jaada-e-shauq mein tanhaa bhi huun tanhaa bhi nahin kyaa hasin baat hai rusvaa bhi huun rusvaa bhi nahin tum jo naaraaz hue ho gai duniyaa barham ab to girti hui divaar kaa saaya bhi nahin kis ko main duut kahun kis ko main dushman jaanun sabhi apne hain yahaan koi paraayaa bhi nahin aaj tak bhi main parastish to kiye jaataa huun ye alag baat ki main ne tumhein dekhaa bhi nahin subh ki shamein liye phirte ho kyuun divaano rishta-e-shab to abhi khair se TuuTaa bhi nahin to takhayyul ke dariche mein thaa khoyaa khoyaa paikar-e-husn tujhe main ne jagaayaa bhi nahin kis tarah gham ko main taqsim karungaa yaaro qissa-e-dard ko haalaat ne samjhaa bhi nahin kab talak chalnaa paDegaa hamein tanhaa tanhaa ab kisi moD pe mil jaaeinge aisaa bhi nahin ru-ba-ru un ke mire honT na khulne paae dil ko izhaar-e-tamannaa kaa sahaaraa bhi nahin jaane kyaa soch ke us ne mujhe divaana kahaa haae us ko abhi mahfil pe bharosa bhi nahin raabte joDne niklaa thaa main insaan ke 'khayaal' kisi insaan ne mujhe pyaar se dekhaa bhi nahin"

"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"