jise ishq kaa tiir kaari lage — Wali Dakni

"tujh lab ki sifat laal-e-badakhshaan suun kahungaa jaadu hain tire nain ghazaalaan suun kahungaa di baadshahi haq ne tujhe husn-nagar ki yu kishvar-e-iraan mein sulaimaan suun kahungaa taarif tire qad ki alif-vaar sirijan jaa sarv-e-gulistaan kuun khush-alhaan suun kahungaa mujh par na karo zulm tum ai laili-e-khubaan majnun huun tire gham kuun bayaabaan suun kahungaa dekhaa huun tujhe khvaab mein ai maaya-e-khubi is khvaab ko jaa yusuf-e-kanaan suun kahungaa jaltaa huun shab-o-roz tire gham mein ai saajan ye soz tiraa mashal-e-sozaan suun kahungaa yak nuqta tire safha-e-rukh par nain bejaa is mukh ko tire safha-e-quraan suun kahungaa qurbaan pari mukh pe hui chob si jal kar ye baat ajaaib mah-e-taabaan suun kahungaa be-sabr na ho ai 'vali' is dard suun hargiz jaltaa huun tire dard mein darmaan suun kahungaa"

"shaghl behtar hai ishq-baazi kaa kyaa haqiqi o kyaa majaazi kaa har zabaan par hai misl-e-shaana mudaam zikr tujh zulf ki daraazi kaa aaj teri bhavaan ne masjid mein hosh khoyaa hai har namaazi kaa gar naiin raaz-e-ishq suun aagaah fakhr bejaa hai fakhr-e-raazi kaa ai 'vali' sarv-qad ko dekhungaa vaqt aayaa hai sarfaraazi kaa"

"yaad karnaa har ghaDi us yaar kaa hai vazifa mujh dil-e-bimaar kaa aarzu-e-chashma-e-kausar naiin tishna-lab huun sharbat-e-didaar kaa aaqibat kyaa hovegaa maalum naiin dil huaa hai mubtalaa dildaar kaa kyaa kahe taarif dil hai be-nazir harf harf us makhzan-e-asraar kaa gar huaa hai taalib-e-aazaadgi band mat ho subha o zunnaar kaa masnad-e-gul manzil-e-shabnam hui dekh rutba dida-e-bedaar kaa ai 'vali' honaa sirijan par nisaar muddaaa hai chashm-e-gauhar-baar kaa"

"khub-ru khuub kaam karte hain yak nigah mein ghulaam karte hain dekh khubaan kuun vaqt milne ke kis adaa suun salaam karte hain kyaa vafaadaar hain ki milne mein dil suun sab raam-raam karte hain kam-nigaahi son dekhte hain vale kaam apnaa tamaam karte hain kholte hain jab apni zulfaan kuun subh-e-aashiq kuun shaam karte hain saahib-e-lafz us kuun kah sakiye jis suun khubaan kalaam karte hain dil lajaate hain ai 'vali' meraa sarv-qad jab khiraam karte hain"

"muflisi sab bahaar khoti hai mard kaa e'tibaar khoti hai kyunke haasil ho muj ko jamiyyat zulf teri qaraar khoti hai har sahar shokh ki nigah ki sharaab mujh ankhaan kaa khumaar khoti hai kyunke milnaa sanam kaa tark karun dilbari ikhtiyaar khoti hai ai 'vali' aab us pari-ru ki mujh sine kaa ghubaar khoti hai"

"mat ghusse ke sho'le suun jalte kuun jalaati jaa Tuk mehr ke paani suun tu aag bujhaati jaa tujh chaal ki qimat suun dil nain hai miraa vaaqif ai maan bhari chanchal Tuk bhaav bataati jaa is raat andhaari mein mat bhuul paDun tujh suun Tuk paanv ke jhaanjhar ki jhankaar sunaati jaa mujh dil ke kabutar kuun baandhaa hai tiri laT ne ye kaam dharam kaa hai Tuk is ko chhuDaati jaa tujh mukh ki parastish mein gai 'umr miri saari ai but ki pujan-haari Tuk is ko pujaati jaa tujh 'ishq mein jal-jal kar sab tan kuun kiyaa kaajal ye raushni-afzaa hai ankhiyaan ko lagaati jaa tujh neh mein dil jal-jal jogi ki liyaa surat yak-baar ise mohan chhaati suun lagaati jaa tujh ghar ki taraf sundar aataa hai 'vali' daaim mushtaaq daras kaa hai Tuk dars dikhaati jaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"