ishq ko be-naqaab honaa thaa — 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"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"