husn jab mehrbaan ho to kyaa kijiye — Khumar Barabankavi

"mujh ko ye jaan-o-dil qubul naghme ko naghma hi samajh saaz ye bitti hai kyaa ye bhi kabhi kabhi samajh ishq hai tishnagi kaa naam toD de gar mile bhi jaam shiddat-e-tishnagi na dekh lazzat-e-tishnagi samajh husn ki mehrbaaniyaan ishq ke haq mein zahr hain husn ke ijtinaab tak ishq ki zindagi samajh tark-e-taalluqaat bhi ain-e-taalluqaat hai aag bujhi hui na jaan aag dabi hui samajh aql ke kaarobaar mein dil ko bhi rakh sharik-e-kaar dil ke muaamalaat mein aql ko ajnabi samajh ghuncha-o-gul ke saath saath dil ki taraf bhi ik nazar shefta-e-shaguftagi vajh-e-shaguftagi samajh aise bhi raaz hain 'khumaar' hote nahin jo aashkaar apni hi mushkilein na dekh un ki bhi bebasi samajh"

"kabhi sher-o-naghma ban ke kabhi aansuon mein Dhal ke vo mujhe mile to lekin mile suratein badal ke ye vafaa ki sakht raahein ye tumhaare paa-e-naazuk na lo intiqaam mujh se mire saath saath chal ke vahi aankh be-bahaa hai jo gham-e-jahaan mein Duube vahi jaam jaam-e-jam hai jo baghair farq chhalke na to hosh se taaaruf na junun se aashnaai ye kahaan pahunch gae ham tiri bazm se nikal ke ye charaagh-e-anjuman to hain bas ek shab ke mehmaan tu jalaa vo shama ai dil jo bujhe kabhi na jal ke koi ai 'khumaar' un ko mire sher nazr kar de jo mukhaalifin mukhlis nahin mo'tarif ghazal ke"

"vo jo aae hayaat yaad aai bhuli-bisri si baat yaad aai haal-e-dil un se kah ke jab lauTe un se kahne ki baat yaad aai aap ne din banaa diyaa thaa jise zindagi bhar vo raat yaad aai tere dar se uThe hi the ki hamein tangi-e-kaaenaat yaad aai vaasta jab paDaa masarrat se gham ki ek ek baat yaad aai kyaa javaani gai janaab-e-'khumaar' kaise tauba ki baat yaad aai"

"kyaa huaa husn hai ham-safar yaa nahin ishq manzil hi manzil hai rasta nahin do parinde uDe aankh nam ho gai aaj samjhaa ki main tujh ko bhulaa nahin tark-e-mai ko abhi din hi kitne hue kuchh kahaa mai ko zaahid to achchhaa nahin har nazar meri ban jaati zanjir-e-paa us ne jaate hue muD ke dekhaa nahin chhoD bhi de miraa saath ai zindagi mujh ko tujh se nadaamat hai shikva nahin tu ne tauba to kar li magar ai 'khumaar' tujh ko rahmat pe shaayad bharosa nahin"

"dil ko taskin-e-yaar le Duubi is chaman ko bahaar le Duubi ashk to pi gae ham un ke huzur aah-e-be-ikhtiyaar le Duubi ishq ke kaarobaar ko aksar garmi-e-kaarobaar le Duubi haal-e-gham un se baar baar kahaa aur hansi baar baar le Duubi tere har mashvare ko ai naaseh aaj phir yaad-e-yaar le Duubi chaar din kaa hi saath thaa lekin zindagi ai 'khumaar' le Duubi"

"haal-e-gham un ko sunaate jaaiye shart ye hai muskuraate jaaiye aap ko jaate na dekhaa jaaegaa shama ko pahle bujhaate jaaiye shukriyaa lutf-e-musalsal kaa magar gaahe gaahe dil dukhaate jaaiye dushmanon se pyaar hotaa jaaegaa doston ko aazmaate jaaiye raushni mahdud ho jin ki 'khumaar' un charaaghon ko bujhaate jaaiye"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"