havaa ke dosh pe raqs-e-sahaab jaisaa thaa — Shaz Tamkanat

"vo niyaaz-o-naaz ke marhale nigah-o-sukhan se chale gae tire rang-o-bu ke vo qaafile tire pairahan se chale gae koi aas hai na hiraas hai shab-e-maah kitni udaas hai vo jo rang rang ke aks the vo kiran kiran se chale gae koi un ki aankhein saraahtaa koi vahshaton se nibaahtaa ki vo aahuvaan-e-ramida-khu ye sunaa khutan se chale gae kai mehr-o-mah utar aae the vo yahin the mere ghar aae the vo kali kali se dar aae the vo chaman chaman se chale gae mire dil ki aab-o-havaa lagi ki vafaa bhi un ko khataa lagi vahi saadgi se jo aae the vahi baankpan se chale gae na to kufr ke na khudaa ke ham na davaa ke ham na duaa ke ham ki butaan-e-kaaba-e-aarzu dil-e-barhaman se chale gae ye miraa fareb-e-nazar nahin mire ham-qadam the yahin kahin mujhe aahaTein bhi na mil sakin vo baDe jatan se chale gae ye bajaa ki tohfa-e-jaan liye tire paas aae the be piye vo gadaagaraan-e-tahi-subu tire husn-e-zan se chale gae yahi tujh se apnaa thaa vaasta yahi thi hayaat-e-muaashqa tiri khalvaton ke sharik the tiri anjuman se chale gae pas-e-umr baazu-e-shauq par sar-e-naaz thaa to hui khabar kai rat-jage tire gesuon ki shikan shikan se chale gae vo bujhe bujhe vo luTe luTe sar-e-raah 'shaaz' mile to the unhein ab vatan mein na DhunDiye ki vo ab vatan se chale gae"

"ek raat aap ne ummid pe kyaa rakkhaa hai aaj tak ham ne charaaghon ko jalaa rakkhaa hai sausan o nastaran o sumbul o raihaan o gulaab teri yaadon ko gulistaan mein chhupaa rakkhaa hai vajh-e-aavaargi-e-ishq-e-fasurda maalum nigah-naaz ko parda saa banaa rakkhaa hai dard daulat hi sahi pahlu-e-raahat hi sahi kuchh dinon ishq ne bhi khud ko bachaa rakkhaa hai le uDe ahl-e-junun husn ki ik ek adaa khalvat o bazm mein ab farq hi kyaa rakkhaa hai haae khushbu se tire dard ki nisbat na gai main ne har phuul ko siine se lagaa rakkhaa hai aaj to shikva-e-mahrumi-e-didaar nahin ham ne kal ke liye is gham ko uThaa rakkhaa hai"

"jaane vaale tujhe kab dekh sakun baar-e-digar raushni aankh ki bah jaaegi aansu ban kar tu hissar-e-dar-o-divaar liye jaae kidhar meraa kyaa hai ki main huun dasht-ba-dil khaana ba-sar kaun jaane miri tanhaai-pasandi kyaa hai bas tire zikr kaa andesha tire naam kaa Dar yuun bhi ashkon kaa dhundalkaa thaa sujhaai na diyaa kis ne luuTaa dam-e-rukhsat sar-o-saamaan-e-safar kis ne dekhaa hai miraa shahr-e-khamoshaan-e-hayaat dil ki vaadi se guzarnaa hai to aahista guzar ro rahaa huun ki tire saath hansaa thaa barson hans rahaa huun ki koi dekh na le dida-e-tar ye miri zakhm-e-nasibi ye tiri hairaani main ne tere hi ishaara pe to Daali thi sipar TuuT jaaegaa nasha dekh koi naam na le aankh bhar aaegi is tarah miraa jaam na bhar koi gum-gashta har aaghaaz-e-safar se pahle chuum letaa hai tiri yaad kaa bhaari patthar main ne har raat yahi soch ke aansu ponchhe munh dikhaanaa bhi hai duniyaa ko ba-hangaam-e-sahar 'shaaz' ko sabr ataa kar ke baDaa kaam kiyaa us ne kyaa maangaa thaa kyaa paayaa hai ai rabb-e-hunar"

"jin zakhmon par thaa naaz hamein vo zakhm bhi bharte jaate hain saansein hain ki ghaTti jaati hain din hain ki guzarte jaate hain divaar hai gum-sum dar tanhaa phir hote chale hain shajar tanhaa kuchh dhuup si Dhalti jaati hai kuchh saae utarte jaate hain ham yunhi nahin hain sust-qadam ham jaante hain fardaa kyaa hai shaayad koi de aavaaz hamein rah rah ke Thaharte jaate hain aavaaz vo shisha-e-naazuk hai mehraab-e-nazar mein rahne de kyuun farsh samaaat par gir kar reze ye bikharte jaate hain roein yaa hansein is haalat par ehsaas ye hotaa hai aksar vaada to kisi se 'shaaz' na thaa ham hain ki mukarte jaate hain"

"meri vahshat kaa tire shahr mein charchaa hogaa ab mujhe dekh ke shaayad tujhe dhokaa hogaa saaf rasta hai chale aao su-e-dida-o-dil aql ki raah se aaoge to pheraa hogaa kaun samjhegaa bhalaa husn-e-gurezaan ki adaa mere iisaa ne miraa haal na puchhaa hogaa vajh-e-be-rangi-e-har-shaam-o-sahar kyaa hogi main ne shaayad tujhe har rang mein dekhaa hogaa ab kahin tu hi Dubove hamein ai mauj-e-saraab varna phir shikva-e-paayaabi-e-dariyaa hogaa koi tadbir bataa ai dil-e-aazaar-pasand us ko ji-jaan se bhulaane mein to arsa hogaa husn ki khalvat-e-saada bhi hai sad-bazm-taraaz ishq mahfil mein bhi hogaa to akelaa hogaa jhuTpuTaa chhaayaa hai kaun aayaa hai darvaaze par dekhnaa 'shaaz' koi subh kaa bhulaa hogaa"

"mire nasib ne jab mujh se intiqaam liyaa kahaan kahaan tiri yaadon ne haath thaam liyaa fazaa ki aankh bhar aai havaa kaa rang uDaa sukut-e-shaam ne chupke se teraa naam liyaa vo main nahin thaa ki ik harf bhi na kah paayaa vo bebasi thi ki jis ne tiraa salaam liyaa har ik khushi ne tire gham ki aabru rakh li har ik khushi se tire gham ne intiqaam liyaa vo maarka thaa ki fath o shikast bhi na mili na jaane 'shaaz' ne kis maslahat se kaam liyaa"

"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"