itnaa to karam mujh par allaah tu farmaa de — Abdul Rahman Khan Wasfi Bahraichi

"dil un ki mohabbat kaa jo divaana lage hai ye aisi haqiqat hai jo afsaana lage hai aalam na koi puchhe miri vahshat-e-dil kaa ghar apne agar jaaun to viraana lage hai baDhte nahin kyuun mere qadam aage ki jaanib nazdik hi shaayad dar-e-jaanaana lage hai vaise to kisi ne mujhe aisaa nahin jaanaa divaana kahaa tum ne to divaana lage hai rudaad-e-alam un se jo qaasid ne bayaan ki farmaane lage hans ke ye afsaana lage hai main ne to banaai thi faqat aap ki tasvir dil meraa magar aaj sanam-khaana lage hai ab apnaa bhi begaana nazar aataa hai 'vasfi' begaana to begaana hai begaana lage hai"

"mohabbat kaa jise irfaan nahin hai vo sab kuchh hai magar insaan nahin hai shuur-e-zindagi par miTne vaalo shuur-e-zindagi aasaan nahin hai talab kaa haath baDhtaa jaa rahaa hai khayaal-e-vusat-e-daamaan nahin hai khafaa be-vajh naaseh ho rahe ho tumhaari baat kuchh quraan nahin hai vo mast-e-haal hai 'vasfi' ki us ko gham-e-dil hai gham-e-dauraan nahin hai"

"jiit kar baazi-e-ulfat ko bhi haaraa jaae is tarah husn ko shishe mein utaaraa jaae ab to hasrat hai ki barbaad kiyaa hai jis ne us kaa divaana mujhe kah ke pukaaraa jaae aap ke husn ki tausif se maqsad hai miraa naqsh-e-fitrat ko zaraa aur ubhaaraa jaae tum hi batlaao ki jab apne hi begaane hain dahr mein apnaa kise kah ke pukaaraa jaae zehn-e-khuddaar pe ye baar hi ho jaataa hai ghair ke saamne daaman jo pasaaraa jaae kitni dushvaar hai paabandi-e-aain-e-vafaa aah bhi lab pe agar aae to maaraa jaae shab to kaT jaaegi yaadon ke sahaare 'vasfi' fikr is ki hai ki din kaise guzaaraa jaae"

"karte nahin jafaa bhi vo tark-e-vafaa ke saath ye kaun saa sitam hai dil-e-mubtalaa ke saath ab vo jabin-e-shauq kahin aur kyuun jhuke vaabasta ho gai jo tire naqsh-e-paa ke saath vaarafta-e-jamaal kaa aalam na puchhiye divaana-vaar uThti hain nazrein sadaa ke saath surkhi tumhaare haath ki kahti hai saaf saaf shaamil hai mere dil kaa lahu bhi hinaa ke saath takmil-e-aarzu ki khushi aur gham-e-hayaat donon hi ibtidaa se rahe intihaa ke saath shaamil miri hayaat mein yuun hai gham-e-hayaat jaise khabar ho apne kisi mubtadaa ke saath 'vasfi' miri hayaat ne manzil ko paa liyaa kuchh din guzaar aayaa jo ik paarsaa ke saath"

"kyaa kyaa supurd-e-khaak hue naamvar tamaam ik roz sab ko karnaa hai apnaa safar tamaam meri nazar ne luuT liye jalva-haa-e-husn hasrat se dekhte hi rahe dida-var tamaam tum ne to apnaa kah ke mujhe luuT hi liyaa maatam-kunaan hai mere liye ghar kaa ghar tamaam maanaa ki mere lab na hile roab-e-husn se rudaad-e-dil to kah hi gai chashm-e-tar tamaam ab didani hai aap ke bimaar-e-gham kaa haal maayus aa rahe hain nazar chaara-gar tamaam raah-e-vafaa mein had se ham aage guzar gae do-gaam chal ke baiTh gae raahbar tamaam chhoDe hain ham ne naqsh-e-mohabbat har ik jagah vaaqif hamaare haal se hain baam-o-dar tamaam"

"koi nazr-e-gham-e-haalaat na hone paae aur har baat ho ye baat na hone paae jo bhi surat hai inaayat hai karam hai un kaa raaegaan un ki ye saughaat na hone paae un ki tasvir se har lamha rahe raaz-o-niyaaz muntashir shaan-e-khayaalaat na hone paae sakht dushvaar hai paabandi-e-aain-e-vafaa baat to jab hai tujhe maat na hone paae jaan de dijiye aadaab-e-mohabbat ke liye dekhiye khaami-e-jazbaat na hone paae bazm mein un kaa koi zikr jo aa jaataa hai hukm hotaa hai miri baat na hone paae husn-e-kirdaar se hasti ko sajaa lo 'vasfi' zindagi nazr-e-khuraafaat na hone paae"

"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"