har haqiqat ko ba-andaaz-e-tamaashaa dekhaa — Jigar Moradabadi

"vo adaa-e-dilbari ho ki navaa-e-aashiqaana jo dilon ko fath kar le vahi faateh-e-zamaana kabhi husn ki tabiat na badal sakaa zamaana vahi naaz-e-be-niyaazi vahi shaan-e-khusravaana ye tiraa jamaal-e-kaamil ye shabaab kaa zamaana dil-e-dushmanaan salaamat dil-e-dostaan nishaana ye falak ye maah-o-anjum ye zamin ye zamaana tire husn ki hikaayat mire ishq kaa fasaana ye hai ishq ki karaamat ye kamaal-e-shaairaana abhi munh se baat nikli abhi ho gai fasaana ye miraa payaam kahnaa tu sabaa muaddabaana ki guzar gayaa hai pyaare tujhe dekhe ik zamaana mujhe chaak-e-jeb-o-daaman se nahin munaasibat kuchh ye junun hi ko mubaarak rah-o-rasm-e-aamiyaana tujhe haadsaat-e-paiham se bhi kyaa milegaa naadaan tiraa dil agar ho zinda to nafas bhi taaziyaana main huun us maqaam par ab ki firaaq o vasl kaise miraa ishq bhi kahaani tiraa husn bhi fasaana miri zindagi to guzri tire hijr ke sahaare miri maut ko bhi pyaare koi chaahiye bahaana tire ishq ki karaamat ye agar nahin to kyaa hai kabhi be-adab na guzraa mire paas se zamaana tiri duuri o huzuri kaa ye hai ajiib aalam abhi zindagi haqiqat abhi zindagi fasaana mire ham-safir bulbul miraa teraa saath hi kyaa main zamir-e-dasht-o-dariyaa tu asir-e-aashiyaana main vo saaf hi na kah duun jo hai farq mujh mein tujh mein tiraa dard dard-e-tanhaa miraa gham gham-e-zamaana tire dil ke TuTne par hai kisi ko naaz kyaa kyaa tujhe ai 'jigar' mubaarak ye shikast-e-faatehaana"

"raaz jo sina-e-fitrat mein nihaan hotaa hai sab se pahle dil-e-shaair pe ayaan hotaa hai sakht khun-rez jab aashob-e-jahaan hotaa hai nahin maalum ye insaan kahaan hotaa hai jab koi haadsa-e-kaun-o-makaan hotaa hai zarra zarra meri jaanib nigaraan hotaa hai jo nazar-karda-e-saahab-nazraan hotaa hai usi divaane ke qadmon pe jahaan hotaa hai jab koi ishq mein barbaad-e-jahaan hotaa hai mujh ko mahsus khud apnaa hi ziyaan hotaa hai mutazalzal hai adab-gaah-e-mohabbat ki zamin koi dekhe to ye hangaama kahaan hotaa hai kahin aisaa to nahin vo bhi ho koi aazaar tujh ko jis chiiz pe raahat kaa gumaan hotaa hai dil ghani ho to har ik ranj bhi dil ki raahat zehn muflis ho to har suud ziyaan hotaa hai imtihaan-gaah-e-mohabbat mein na rakkhe vo qadam maut ke naam se jis ko khafaqaan hotaa hai yahi vo manzil-e-dushvaar hai jis manzil mein khatm har marhala-e-sud-o-ziyaan hotaa hai har qadam maarka-e-karb-o-balaa hai darpesh har nafas saaneha-e-marg-e-javaan hotaa hai naaz jis khaak-e-vatan par thaa mujhe aah 'jigar' usi jannat pe jahannam kaa gumaan hotaa hai"

"husn-e-kaafir-shabaab kaa aalam sar se paa tak sharaab kaa aalam araq-aalud chehra-e-taabaan shabnam-o-aaftaab kaa aalam vo miri arz-e-shauq-e-behad par kuchh hayaa kuchh itaab kaa aalam allaah allaah vo imtizaaj-e-latif shokhiyon mein hijaab kaa aalam hama nur-o-surur ki duniyaa hama husn-o-shabaab kaa aalam vo lab-e-juebaar o mausam-e-gul vo shab-e-maahtaab kaa aalam zaanu-e-shauq par vo pichhle pahar nargis-e-nim-khvaab kaa aalam der tak ikhtilaat-e-raaz-o-niyaaz yak-ba-yak ijtinaab kaa aalam laakh rangin-bayaaniyon pe miri ek saada javaab kaa aalam gham ki har mauj mauj-e-tufaan-khez dil kaa aalam habaab kaa aalam dil-e-mutrib samajh sake shaayad ik shikasta rubaab kaa aalam vo samaan aaj bhi hai yaad 'jigar' haan magar jaise khvaab kaa aalam"

"shab-e-vasl kyaa mukhtasar ho gai zaraa aankh jhapki sahar ho gai nigaahon ne sab raaz-e-dil kah diyaa unhein aaj apni khabar ho gai baDi chiiz hai tarz-e-begaanagi ye tarkib agar kaargar ho gai ilaahi buraa ho gham-e-ishq kaa sunaa hai ki un ko khabar ho gai kiye mujh pe ehsaan gham-e-yaar ne hamesha ko nichi nazar ho gai numaayaan hui subh-e-piri 'jigar' bas ab daastaan mukhtasar ho gai"

"'aashiqi imtiyaaz kyaa jaane farq-e-naaz-o-niyaaz kyaa jaane naakhun-e-‘ishq kitne Tuut gae girah-e-nim-baaz kyaa jaane sina-e-nai pe jo guzarti hai vo lab-e-nai-navaaz kyaa jaane"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam 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"

"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"