jab se marne ki ji mein Thaani hai — Josh Malihabadi

"gudaaz-e-dil se baatin kaa tajalli-zaar ho jaanaa mohabbat asl mein hai ruuh kaa bedaar ho jaanaa naved-e-aish se ai dil zaraa hushyaar ho jaanaa kisi taaza musibat ke liye tayyaar ho jaanaa vo un ke dil mein shauq-e-khud-numaai kaa khayaal aanaa vo har shai kaa tabassum ke liye tayyaar ho jaanaa mizaaj-e-husn ko ab bhi na samjho to qayaamat hai hamaaraa aur vafaa ke naam se be-zaar ho jaanaa sahar kaa is tarah angDaai lenaa dil-farebi se udhar shaair ke mahsusaat kaa bedaar ho jaanaa tavassul se tire dil mein bharungaa quvvatein barqi zaraa meri taraf bhi ai nigaah-e-yaar ho jaanaa vo aaraaish mein sab quvvat kisi kaa sarf kar denaa tahammul mein vo har koshish miri bekaar ho jaanaa maaaz-allaah ab ye rang hai duniyaa ki mahfil kaa khudaa kaa naam lenaa aur zalil o khvaar ho jaanaa ragon se khuun saaraa zahr ban kar phuuT niklegaa zaraa ai 'josh' zabt-e-shauq se hushyaar ho jaanaa"

"dil-e-aazaada-rau mein vo tamannaa thi bayaabaan ki qadam rakhte hi shaq hone lagi divaar zindaan ki khudaa ki rahmatein ai mutrib-e-rangin-navaa tujh par ki har kaanTe mein tu ne ruuh dauDaa di gulistaan ki ye saabit kar diyaa tujh ko banaa kar dast-e-qudrat ne ki ho sakti hain itni khubiyaan surat mein insaan ki nasim-e-subh ThanDi saans bharti hai mazaaron par udaasi munh-andhere dekhiye gor-e-gharibaan ki ye aalam kyaa hai ik majmua hai naachiz zarron kaa ye duniyaa kyaa hai ik tarkib ajzaa-e-pareshaan ki havaaon ke vo jhonke vo khule maidaan ki sardi vo lahrein chaand se rukhsaar par zulf-e-pareshaan ki hamaari zindagi kyaa silsila ik dil dhaDakne kaa hamaari maut kyaa jumbish hai ik jazbaat-e-pinhaan ki banaa deingi yaqin hai 'josh' mard-e-baa-khudaa ik din tapish-andoziyaan siine mein barq-e-soz-e-pinhaan ki"

"tajrabe ke dasht se dil ko guzarne ke liye roz ik surat nai hai ghaur karne ke liye jab koi bantaa hai laakhon hastiyon ko meT kar subh taaron ko dabaati hai ubharne ke liye haamil-e-asraar-e-fitrat huun gadaa bhi huun to kyaa baat ye kaafi hai mujh ko fakhr karne ke liye ruuh ko chamkaa khudi ko toD kar ziine banaa do ye tadbirein hain duniyaa mein ubharne ke liye ghaur se dekhaa nizaam-e-dahr to saabit huaa aadmi paidaa huaa hai kaam karne ke liye subh uTh kar aansuon se khuun ke rotaa huun main dil ke naqshe mein vafaa kaa rang bharne ke liye gauhar-e-maqsud khud miltaa hai himmat shart hai muztarib rahtaa hai har moti ubharne ke liye aankh sharmaai hui hai baal peshaani pe hain aaina-khaane mein jaate hain sanvarne ke liye kah do duniyaa ke havaadis se na chheDein is tarah 'josh' ham tayyaar hi baiThe hain marne ke liye"

"is qadar Duubaa huaa dil dard ki lazzat mein hai teraa 'aashiq anjuman hi kyuun na ho khalvat mein hai jazb kar lenaa tajalli ruuh ki 'aadat mein hai husn ko mahfuz rakhnaa 'ishq ki fitrat mein hai mahv ho jaataa huun aksar main ki dushman huun tiraa dilkashi kis darja ai duniyaa tiri surat mein hai uf nikal jaati hai khatre hi kaa mauqa kyuun na ho husn se betaab ho jaanaa miri fitrat mein hai us kaa ik adnaa karishma ruuh vo itnaa 'ajib 'aql istiajaab mein hai falsafa hairat mein hai nuur kaa taDkaa hai dhimi ho chali hai chaandni hil rahaa hai dil miraa masruf vo zinat mein hai"

"meri haalat dekhiye aur un ki surat dekhiye phir nigaah-e-ghaur se qaanun-e-qudrat dekhiye sair-e-mahtaab-o-kavaakib se tabassum taa-bake ro rahi hai vo kisi ki sham-e-turbat dekhiye aap ik jalva saraasar main saraapaa ik nazar apni haajat dekhiye meri zarurat dekhiye apne saamaan-e-taayyush se agar fursat mile bekason kaa bhi kabhi tarz-e-maishat dekhiye muskuraa kar is tarah aayaa na kiije saamne kis qadar kamzor huun main meri surat dekhiye aap ko laayaa huun viraanon mein ibrat ke liye hazrat-e-dil dekhiye apni haqiqat dekhiye sirf itne ke liye aankhein hamein bakhshi gaiin dekhiye duniyaa ke manzar aur ba-ibrat dekhiye maut bhi aai to chehre par tabassum hi rahaa zabt par hai kis qadar ham ko bhi qudrat dekhiye ye bhi koi baat hai har vaqt daulat kaa khayaal aadmi hain aap agar to aadmiyat dekhiye phuuT niklegaa jabin se ek chashma husn kaa subh uTh kar khanda-e-saamaan-e-qudrat dekhiye rashha-e-shabnam bahaar-e-gul farogh-e-mehr-o-maah vaah kyaa ashaar hain divaan-e-fitrat dekhiye is se baDh kar aur ibrat kaa sabaq mumkin nahin jo nashaat-e-zindagi the un ki turbat dekhiye thi khataa un ki magar jab aa gae vo saamne jhuk gaiin meri hi aankhein rasm-e-ulfat dekhiye khush-numaa yaa bad-numaa ho dahr ki har chiiz mein 'josh' ki takhil kahti hai ki nudrat dekhiye"

"ye baat ye tabassum ye naaz ye nigaahein aakhir tumhin bataao kyunkar na tum ko chaahein ab sar uThaa ke main ne shikvon se haat uThaayaa mar jaaungaa sitamgar nichi na kar nigaahein kuchh gul hi se nahin hai ruh-e-numu ko raghbat gardan mein khaar ki bhi Daale hue hai baanhein allaah ri dil-farebi jalvon ke baankpan ki mahfil mein vo jo aae kaj ho gaiin kulaahein ye bazm 'josh' kis ke jalvon ki rahguzar hai har zarre mein hain ghaltaan uThti hui nigaahein"

"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"