jab vo aali-dimaagh hanstaa hai — Shaikh Zahuruddin Hatim

"banda agar jahaan mein bajaae khudaa nahin lekin nazar karo to khudaa se judaa nahin nuqte kaa farq hai gaa khudaa aur judaa mein dekh surat mein gar chhupaa hai ba-maani chhupaa nahin har shai ke biich aap nihaan ho ayaan huaa dekhaa to ham ne us saa koi khud-numaa nahin hairaan aql-e-kul ki hai us ki sifat ko dekh sab jaa mein jalva-gar hai magar ek jaa nahin lazzat chakhaa ke dil ke taiin hijr o vasl ki 'haatim' se mil rahaa hai aur ab tak milaa nahin"

"tu dekh use sab jaa aankhon ke uThaa parde maanind suvaidaa ke dil biich use ghar de aalam ke muraqqe mein tasvir usi ki hai sab husn yahaan yaaro us husn ke hain garde sayyaad kaa sharminda huun be-par-o-baali se uD kar abhi jaa pahunchun jo mujh ko khudaa par de saaqi tujhe kam-zarfi maston se nahin laazim tarsaa na mujhe kaafir saaghar ke taiin bhar de bazm-e-dil-e-mushtaaqaan juun shaam-e-gharibaan hai yak jalva mein tu raushan aa sham-e-sifat kar de ham arz kiyaa us ki khidmat mein ki ai saahab itne tire bandon mein ek ham bhi hain nau-varde daulat se tiri sab kuchh ham paas muhayyaa hai lab khushk o jigar biryaan chashm-e-tar o dil sar de 'haatim' vo lagaa kahne ghusse se ki chal jhuThe bandaa main use jaanun jo pahle qadam sar de hushyaar karun 'haatim' maston ko nigaahon mein qatra mai-e-vahdat se jo saaqi-e-kausar de"

"ishq ne chuTki si li phir aa ke meri jaan ke biich aag si kuchh lag gai hai sina-e-bariyaan ke biich ahl-e-maaani juz na bujhegaa koi is ramz ko ham ne paayaa hai khudaa ko surat-e-insaan ke biich is sabab main jang shaane se karun huun baar baar dil huaa hai gum miraa us kaakul-e-pechaan ke biich zulf o chashm o khaal o khat chaaron hain dushman diin ke haq rakkhe imaan salaamat aise kufristaan ke biich naqd-e-dil khoyaa hai ham ne jaan kar is raah mein fil-haqiqat aashiqon ko suud hai nuqsaan ke biich gar adu meri badi kartaa hai khaas o aam mein main use rusvaa karungaa baandh kar divaan ke biich raat din jaari hai aalam mein miraa faiz-e-sukhan go ki huun muhtaaj par 'haatim' huun hindostaan ke biich"

"ab ki chaman mein gul kaa ne naam o ne nishaan hai fariyaad-e-bulbulaan hai yaa shohra-e-khizaan hai ham sair kar jo dekhaa ru-e-zamin ke uupar aasudgi kahaan hai jab tak ye aasmaan hai ham kyaa kahein zabaan se aap hi tu sun rahegaa shikva tire sitam kaa zaalim jahaan tahaan hai muddat hui ki mar kar main khaak ho gayaa huun jiine kaa bad-gumaan ko ab tak mire gumaan hai holi ke ab bahaane chhiDkaa hai rang kis ne naam-e-khudaa tujh uupar is aan ajab samaan hai makre se faaeda kyaa rindon se kab chhupi hai kyaa haajat-e-bayaan hai jo kuchh hai sab ayaan hai rang-e-gulaal munh par aisaa bahaar de hai juun aaftaab-e-taabaan zer-e-shafaq nihaan hai kesar mein is tarah se aaluda hai saraapaa sunte the ham so dekhaa to shaakh-e-zaafaraan hai aap hi mein dekh 'haatim' vahdat ke biich kasrat tu ek o ek jaa hai aur dil kahaan kahaan hai"

"tiri jo zulf kaa aayaa khayaal aankhon mein vahin khaTakne lagaa baal baal aankhon mein tiri jo chashm ke goshe mein til hai aisaa til nazar paDaa hai kahin khaal khaal aankhon mein nashe mein surkh hain aisi tarah se tere chashm goyaa khilaa hai kanval laal laal aankhon mein vo khush-nigah tiri 'haatim' nazar paDaa hai aaj chhupaa le us ke taiin haal haal aankhon mein"

"gul ki aur bulbul ki sohbat ko chaman kaa shaana hai sarv hai juun sham' tis par faakhta parvaana hai roz o shab yaa nauha yaa zaari hai yaa aah-o-fughaan yaa ilaahi ye koi dil hai ki maatam-khaana hai tan kar us ki tegh ke aage huaa hai sar-ba-kaf hai qayaamat hai ghazab ye dil hai yaa divaana hai bulbul-e-tasvir ki maanind said-e-dil ke taiin ne havaa uDne ki ne parvaa-e-aab-o-daana hai ek haalat par na dekhaa us ko ham ne ek aan gah gul o gah bulbul o gah sham' o gah parvaana hai moatakif ho shaikh apne dil mein masjid se nikal saahib-e-dil ki baghal mein dil ibaadat-khaana hai mai-kasho mujh ko tumhaari bazm ki hasrat nahin paas mere diida o dil shisha o paimaana hai khvaab mein the jab talak thaa dil mein duniyaa kaa khayaal khul gaiin aankhein to dekhaa ham ne sab afsaana hai she’r ustaadaana o 'haatim' hai be-baakaana-vaza tab' aazaadaana o auqaat darveshaana hai"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"