hogaa ham-chehra ru-e-dilbar kaa — Meer Ali Ausat Rashk

"ghair dushman hue yaaraan-e-vatan bhuul gae aap jab se mujhe ai mushfiq-e-man bhuul gae meri fariyaad se baat ahl-e-sukhan bhuul gae zamzame naghma-saraayaan-e-chaman bhuul gae is qadar gardish-e-taqdir se ghabraa gae ham sadma-e-kajravi-e-charkh-e-kuhan bhuul gae kyaa kahein ranj-e-gharib-ul-vatani ki lazzat shaam-e-gham dekhte hi subh-e-vatan bhuul gae is qadar duur hue aalam-e-arvaah se ham naam kyaa surat-e-yaaraan-e-vatan bhuul gae shab-e-furqat jo khayaal aaya tiri aankhon kaa saare aafaat ba-yak-chashm-zadan bhuul gae khaak mein saunpte hi baat na puchhi afsos ek hi roz mein yaaraan-e-vatan bhuul gae rukh-o-qadd-o-badan-o-ghuncha-lab aisaa bhaayaa ki ham ai 'rashk' gul-o-sarv-o-saman bhuul gae"

"huron mein hai charchaa tiri naazuk-badani kaa shohraa hai chaman mein tiri gul-pairahani kaa rutba kam-o-baalaa nahin muhtaaj-o-ghani kaa aabaad rahe mulk gharib-ul-vatani kaa kyunkar na karun sajda-e-shukraana-e-khaaliq masjud-e-khalaaiq huun na muhtaaj ghani kaa aur is se sivaa kyaa kahun ai shaam-e-gharibaan mafhum banaayaa hai gharib-ul-vatani kaa ai 'rashk' vo misraa’on se hai qand-e-mukarrar jis sher mein mazmun hai shirin-dahni kaa"

"in buton se jo rah-o-rasm hai jaari rakhnaa ai khudaa-vand-e-jahaan baat hamaari rakhnaa paalki aur janaaze mein nahin aisaa farq jo nibhe gor tak ai dil vo savaari rakhnaa ai gham-o-dard-o-alam aish-e-jahaan faani hai kaam aaegaa mulaaqaat tumhaari rakhnaa gulshan-e-husn-e-butaan phule phale yaa-allaah is chaman mein asar-e-baad-e-bahaari rakhnaa chashm-e-bulbul kaa kamar-band rag-e-gul si kamar gul-badan ki tumhein zebaa hai kaTaari rakhnaa aashnaa dost nahin bahr-e-fanaa ai munim chashma-e-faiz hai daulat ise jaari rakhnaa dil ki taaqat ghaTe yaa nuur ghaTe aankhon se chaahiye khaatir-e-pur-nur tumhaari rakhnaa laakh ahbaab sataaein lab-e-shikva na khulein madad ai hausla tu baat hamaari rakhnaa hamin barson rahe hain tere liye khaana-ba-dosh kuchh jagah dil mein jo rakhnaa to hamaari rakhnaa ham se baatein rahein auron se rahe khaamoshi itni ai ghuncha-dahan baat hamaari rakhnaa vo muvahhid huun ki din raat hai raaziq se duaa ek sarkaar se rozi miri jaari rakhnaa sar-e-haasid ke liye tegh-e-zabaan kaafi hai mujh mein aadat mire ustaad ki jaari rakhnaa 'rashk' jab tak rahe mahmud rahe duniyaa mein aabru bande ki ai hazrat-e-baari rakhnaa"

"dil-o-dida par kyaa ijaara hamaaraa na sahraa hamaaraa na dariyaa hamaaraa falak bhi jo chaahe to achchhe na honge hamaaraa adu hai masihaa hamaaraa garebaan vahshat ne phaaDaa to kyaa gham khudaa rakhne vaalaa hai parda hamaaraa mohabbat nibhe but ki ho khaana-e-dil hamaaraa tumhaaraa tumhaaraa hamaaraa ham ai 'rashk' miTte rahe aabru par rahaa naqsh-bar-aab naqsha hamaaraa"

"khudaa hai shaahid ki is sanam saa kisi sanam kaa badan na dekhaa suni nazaakat suni halaavat kamar ko misl-e-dahan na dekhaa riyaaz-e-duniyaa ki kyaa haqiqat riyaaz-e-jannat go hai tamanna kisi ne ai andalib-o-qumri vo sarv gul-pairahan na dekhaa hazaaron mazmun ham ne baandhe chhupaa jo mu-e-nazar kamar se liye tasavvur ne laakhon bose jo ru-e-ghuncha-dahan na dekhaa khayaal-e-yaaqub mein na aataa gumaan pairaahan-e-pisar kaa hazaar afsos us ne teraa puraanaa bhi pairahan na dekhaa banaae madfan ajiib ghar hai kab inhidaam-e-makaan kaa Dar hai rah-e-fanaa raah-e-be-khatar hai yahaan gham-e-raah-zan na dekhaa ghazal kaa har sher garm-tar hai kalaam-e-'rashk' aatish-o-sharar hai ye sohbat-e-'mehr' kaa asar hai ki sard is kaa sukhan na dekhaa"

"aatish-e-ishq mein kyaa kyaa nahin jalte dekhaa dil to kyaa chiiz hai lohe ko pighalte dekhaa qadr-e-duniyaa-e-do-roza hai fanaa hone se barg-rezi ko isi baagh mein phalte dekhaa roz-e-mahshar ki daraazi ki qasam detaa huun kah to de koi ki din hijr kaa Dhalte dekhaa ku-e-qaatil mein ye pakvaan hai ye khaanaa hai bhunte dekhe jigar haathon ko talte dekhaa hijr-e-jaanaan mein kahin jiine se marnaa behtar zindagaani ke maze ko yahin khalte dekhaa parvarish teri hai maahi-o-samundar se inaan koi paani mein koi aag mein palte dekhaa chaukDi bhuul gae mere havaas-e-khamsa us ki bagghi ko saDak par jo nikalte dekhaa misl-e-auraaq-e-shajar ranj-e-khizaan mein ai 'rashk' jis ko dekhaa kaf-e-afsos hi malte dekhaa"

"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"