jaan hi jaae to jaae dard-e-dil — Hafeez Jaunpuri

"adaa pariyon ki surat huur ki aankhein ghazaalon ki gharaz maange ki har ik chiiz hai in husn vaalon ki bajaae-raqs mai-khaane mein hai gardish piyaalon ki takalluf-bar-taraf ye bazm hai allaah vaalon ki nishaan jab miT gayaa turbat kaa aae faatiha paDhne unhein kab yaad aai hain vafaaein marne vaalon ki huaa do gaz kafan mun'im ko haasil maal-e-duniyaa se bandhi rakkhi hi aakhir rah gai gaThri doshaalon ki dukhaa kar dil miraa phir aap hi uzr-e-jafaa karnaa are kaafir tiri ik chaal hai ye laakh chaalon ki abhi tum ko bahut kuchh naaz hai tirchhi nigaahon par magar dekhi nahin taasir tum ne mere naalon ki tire hote hue ye baat ghairat ki hai o zaalim uDaae aasmaan yuun khaak teri paaemaalon ki bhale hain yaa bure jo kuchh hain bande to khudaa ke hain nadaamat is qadar vaa'iz na kar mai-khaane vaalon ki hui bauchhaar mujh par shikva-e-bejaa ki phir kyaa kyaa jahaan chheDaa unhein bas khul gai gaThri malaalon ki gunahgaar-e-mohabbat hain jidhar guzreinge mahshar mein hamaare saath saath ik bhiiD hogi khush-jamaalon ki farishton se 'hafiz' ik din lahad mein guftugu hogi abhi se fikr laazim hai tumhein un ke savaalon ki"

"ab to nahin aasraa kisi kaa allaah hai apni bekasi kaa o aankh badal ke jaane vaale kuchh dhyaan kisi ki aajizi kaa bimaar ko dijiye tasalli ye vaqt nahin jali-kaTi kaa aapas mein hui jo bad-gumaani mushkil hai nibaah dosti kaa baalin se koi uThaa ye kah kar anjaam ba-khair ho kisi kaa gham kaa bhi qayaam kuchh na Thahraa ronaa kyaa roiye khushi kaa pahunchaa hi diyaa kisi gali tak allaah-re zor be-khudi kaa aakhir ko sharaab rang laai chhuptaa nahin raaz mai-kashi kaa andheraa 'hafiz' ho rahaa hai bujhtaa hai charaagh zindagi kaa"

"un ko dil de ke pashemaani hai ye bhi ik tarah ki naadaani hai vasl se aaj nayaa hai inkaar tum ne kab baat miri maani hai aap dete hain tasalli kis ko ham ne ab aur hi kuchh Thaani hai haal bin puchhe kahe jaataa huun apne matlab ki ye naadaani hai kis qadar baar huun gham-khvaaron par kyaa subuk meri giraan-jaani hai ghar bulaa kar vo mujhe lauTte hain ye nai tarah ki mehmaani hai ham se vahshat ki na le o majnun ham ne bhi khaak bahut chhaani hai khaak uDti hai jidhar jaataa huun kyaa muqaddar ki pareshaani hai ghar bhi viraana nazar aataa hai haae kyaa be-sar-o-saamaani hai aai kyuun un ki shikaayat lab tak ham ko khud us ki pashemaani hai kahin do din na rahaa jam ke 'hafiz' ek aavaara hai sailaani hai"

"munh miraa ek ek taktaa thaa us ki mahfil mein main tamaashaa thaa ham jo tujh se phirein khudaa se phirein yaad hai kuchh ye qaul kis kaa thaa vasl mein bhi rahaa firaaq kaa gham shaam hi se sahar kaa khaTkaa thaa apni aankhon kaa kuchh qusur nahin husn hi dil-fareb is kaa thaa faatiha paDh rahe the vo jab tak meri turbat par ek melaa thaa naama-bar naama jab diyaa tu ne kuchh zabaani bhi us ne puchhaa thaa ab kuchh is kaa bhi eatibaar nahin pahle dil par baDaa bharosaa thaa vo jo ruk ruk ke puchhte the haal dil mein rah rah ke dard uThtaa thaa juThaa vaada bhi ai 'hafiz' un kaa zindagi kaa miri sahaaraa thaa"

"junun ke josh mein phirte hain maare maare ab ajal lagaa de kahin gor ke kinaare ab gayaa jo haath se vo vaqt phir nahin aataa kahaan umiid ki phir din phirein hamaare ab ajab nahin hai ki phir aaj ham sahar dekhein ki aasmaan pe ginti ke hain sitaare ab jab us ke haath mein dil hai miri balaa jaane mile vo paanv se yaa apne sar se vaare ab inaayaton ki vo baatein na vo karam ki nigaah badal gae hain kuchh andaaz ab tumhaare ab ye Dar hai ho na sar-e-rahguzaar hangaama samajh ke kijiye darbaan se kuchh ishaare ab 'hafiz' sochiye is baat mein hain do pahlu kahaa hai us ne ki ab ho chuke tumhaare ab"

"yuun uThaa de hamaare ji se gharaz ho na tere sivaa kisi se gharaz vo manaaegaa jis se ruThe ho ham ko minnat se aajizi se gharaz ye bhi ehsaan hai qanaaat kaa apni aTki nahin kisi se gharaz ye mahal bhi maqaam-e-ibrat hai aadmi ko ho aadmi se gharaz dard-mandon ko kyaa davaa se kaam gham-nasibon ko kyaa khushi se gharaz husn aaraaishon kaa ho muhtaaj us ko aaine aarsi se gharaz chuur hain nashsha-e-mohabbat mein mai se matlab na mai-kashi se gharaz der tak diid ke maze luuTe khuub nikli ye be-khudi se gharaz be-niyaazi ki shaan hi ye nahin us ko bandon ki bandi se gharaz teri khaatir aziiz hai varna mujh ko dushman ki dosti se gharaz ham mohabbat ke bande hain vaaiz ham ko kyaa bahs mazhabi se gharaz dair ho kaaba ho kalisaa ho us ki dhun us ki bandagi se gharaz shaikh ko is qadar pilaate kyuun mai-kashon ko thi dil-lagi se gharaz us ko samjho na hazz-e-nafs 'hafiz' aur hi kuchh hai shaairi se gharaz"

"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"