jo na mujh se teri saaqi rah-e-iltifaat hoti — Aiman Amritsari

"ilaahi mahshar mein bahr-e-pursish jab ek darbaar aam hogaa miri baghal mein suraahi hogi zabaan par teraa naam hogaa nasib tujh ko nahin ye neamat to zahmat-e-tur kar gavaaraa yahaan to hote hain roz jalve kalim tujh ko kalaam hogaa nigah rahe aasmaan pe teri hai taair-e-arsh-aashiyaan tu nazar mein jis ki zamin hogi vahi giraftaar-e-daam hogaa qubul kar markaz-e-haqiqat tiraa makaan laa-makaan hai ai dil majaaz ke daaere mein aakar fuzul paaband-e-naam hogaa harim-e-kaaba-o-dair donon hain qaabil-e-ehtiraam lekin nazaaa-e-baaham ke hon na markaz to phir dili-ehtiraam hogaa tu nashsha-e-zohd kaa hai taalib tujhe kahaan vajd-e-jaavedaani jo rind-e-mast-e-mudaam hogaa vo raazdaar-e-davaam hogaa shuur kahte hain jis ko aaqil vo roz mehvar badal rahaa hai jo aa gayaa jaada-e-junun mein sukun mein us kaa qiyaam hogaa na hongi hal mushkilaat 'aiman' fuzul sab koshishein hain teri khudaa se imdaad ki duaa kar baghair is ke na kaam hogaa"

"hijaab vaalon se vo be-hijaab ho na sakaa vo saamne thaa magar be-naqaab ho na sakaa vajud-e-khaak kaa insaan khitaab ho na sakaa ye zarra ghair-e-karam aaftaab ho na sakaa karam vo tuur pe ik be-niyaaz-e-jalva par vo be-niyaazi thi jis kaa javaab ho na sakaa uThaa ke parda chhupaa kasrat-e-tajalli mein vo be-naqaab huaa be-naqaab ho na sakaa tamaam umr rahe dekhte hayaat ke khvaab hamaari aankhon mein ye khvaab khvaab ho na sakaa rahi fareb-e-tasavvur ye raftani duniyaa saraab jaise kabhi ju-e-aab ho na sakaa zamir zaahir-o-baatin se ho gayaa aagaah kharaab baada-e-irfaan kharaab ho na sakaa mire karim ne bakhshaa isi bahaane se mire gunaahon kaa jab kuchh hisaab ho na sakaa abhi kami hai tire zauq-e-ishq mein 'aiman' lahu huaa tiraa aansu sharaab ho na sakaa"

"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"

"vo hasin jalva-ba-dosh hai koi parda hai na naqaab hai tiraa parda hai tiri pardagi ye hijaab teraa hijaab hai tiri chashm-e-mast ke daur mein koi jaam jaam-e-sharaab hai jo hai ahl-e-did vo mast hai jo hai ahl-e-dil vo kharaab hai jo taqaazaa thaa to vo tuur thaa jo talab thi to vo zuhur thaa na taqaazaa hai na talab hai ab na savaal hai na javaab hai ise saath le chalo rahbaro ki zaraa nai hai rah-e-adam ye savaar-e-umr-e-ravaan miraa sar-e-raah paa-ba-rikaab hai use khel samjhaa to bach rahaa na samajh sakaa to ulajh gayaa use aankh khol ke dekhnaa tiri zindagi kaa ye khvaab hai na hai khauf ahl-e-kitaab se na hiraas ahl-e-hisaab se vo karam hai mere karim kaa na hisaab hai na kitaab hai kisi ilm se na ise gharaz na kisi adab se hai vaasta tiraa dard jis kaa hisaab hai tiraa husn jis ki kitaab hai dil-e-pur-havas tujhe sair-e-hasti-e-be-sukun ki majaal kyaa ki misaal-e-mauj-e-ravaan hai ye tiri chashm chashm-e-habaab hai na ulajh numaaish-e-dahr ke kabhi daam-e-naqsh-o-nigaar mein jo nigaar hai vo parida hai jo hai naqsh naqsh-bar-aab hai vahi nuur jis se hain nuur nuur hazaaron nayyar-o-mehr-o-maah jo usi ke saae mein aa gayaa faqat us ko diid ki taab hai ba-khulus 'aiman'-e-be-navaa usi aastaan pe jabin jhukaa koi be-muraad nahin gayaa shah-e-do-jahaan ki janaab hai"

"soz-e-dil baDhne na paae aankh tak ai zabt-e-gham aag bhaDkaa degaa ye is khaana-e-khas-posh mein chupke chupke main piye jaataa huun ulfat mein sarishk hain balaa ki garmiyaan is aatish-e-khaamosh mein ranj-o-raahat ek se hain mujh ko misl-e-khaar-o-gul maadar-e-giti ne paalaa un ko ik aaghosh mein aaqibat-bar-pusht ye hai aaqibat-bardosh vo farq ye hai ek munim ek khirqa-posh mein sakhtiyon mein parvarish paate hain ahl-e-rang-o-bu gul palaa karte hain aksar khaar ki aaghosh mein ai karim 'aiman' ke isyaan aaj kar is ke sipurd teraa dariyaa-e-karam lahraa rahaa hai josh mein"

"na mujhe idhar ki talaash hai na mujhe udhar ki talaash hai ye talaash sab dil-e-be-khabar dil-e-be-khabar ki talaash hai hai azal se dil mein muqim tu tiri bhuul hai tiri justuju koi justuju hai ye justuju tujhe apne ghar ki talaash hai rahi darmiyaan jo dui to kyaa jo nazar na ek hui to kyaa na ho imtiyaaz nigaah mein mujhe us nazar ki talaash hai dar-e-dair hai jo kisi kaa dar dar-e-kaaba hai jo kisi kaa sar jo baham ho donon kaa aastaan mujhe aise dar ki talaash hai ye hai khud hijaab tiri khudi tiraa vahm hai tiri gumrahi tu khud aap apnaa hai rahnumaa tujhe raahbar ki talaash hai tu hai shaikh taalib-e-zaahidi miri dastgir hai be-pari miri be-pari mire baal-o-par tujhe baal-o-par ki talaash hai jo gulon ke husn mein hai ayaan dil-e-andalib mein hai nihaan jo hai kaar-gaah-e-jahaan ki jaan mujhe us sharar ki talaash hai jo khizaan mein khufta hain shorishein vahin hashr-o-nashr-e-bahaar hain ye vo raaz-e-fitrat-e-ghaib hai jise dida-var ki talaash hai yahi ek raaz hai hasti-e-gul-e-nau-damida kaa ai sahar ki payaam-e-ghuncha ko gul-kade mein payaambar ki talaash hai tujhe ham-nashin hai us aab-o-gil ke tilism mein gham-e-barhami mujhe us ke naqsh-o-nigaar mein kisi kuza-gar ki talaash hai rahe us ki rahmat-e-aam par hi nigaah-e-'aiman'-e-munfail yahi ek daaman-e-khaas hai jise ashk-e-tar ki talaash hai"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"