kali jo gul ki chaTak rahi hai tabi'at apni khaTak rahi hai — Mirza Maseeta Beg Muntahi

"mumkin mujhe jo ho be-riyaa ho masnad ho ki is mein boriyaa ho jab qaabil-e-did dil-rubaa ho allaah kare ki baa-vafaa ho bhejaa nahin khat-e-shauq kab se maa'lum huaa ki tum khafaa ho be-taabi-e-dil agar dikhaaun koi na kisi kaa mubtalaa ho martaa hai zar pe ahl-e-duniyaa naamard ko kab khvaahish-e-tilaa ho miTTi kar de jo aap ko to nazron mein khaak kimiyaa ho aai hai fasl-e-gul chaman mein ai hosh-o-khirad chalo havaa ho kyaa mujh ko dar-ba-dar phiraayaa ai khvaahish-e-dil tiraa buraa ho dikhlaai tu ne yaar ki shakl ai jazba-e-dil tiraa bhalaa ho lipTo mujhe aa ke hijr ki shab ai gesu-e-yaar agar balaa ho ai 'muntahi' bazm-e-yaar kaa haal kyaa jaaniye baa'd mere kyaa ho"

"fughaan-o-aah se paidaa kiyaa dard-e-judaai ko ghazab mein jaan ko Daalaa jataa kar aashnaai ko miTaayaa paas-e-rusvaai se meri aashnaai ko bichhaaun aap ki ismat ko oDhun paarsaai ko na aayaa baa'd-e-murdan bhi lahad par faatiha paDhne main itnaa bhi na samjhaa thaa tiri naa-aashnaai ko na dil apnaa huaa apnaa na ik but par huaa qaabu kareinge yaad kyaa ham ai khudaa tere khudaai ko kisi mahfil mein jis dam zikr-e-sham-e-tur hotaa hai dikhaa dete hain vo jal kar sar-angusht-e-hinaai ko faqir-e-be-navaa us ke dar-e-daulat kaa hai banda ghanimat jaante hain shaah tak jis ki gadaai ko asar paidaa karegi aah apni yaar ke dil mein nishaane tak khudaa pahunchaaegaa tir-e-havaai ko kabhi hai fikr duniyaa ki kabhi uqbaa kaa dhaDkaa hai utaarun jaama-e-tan se main kyunkar is dulaai ko garebaan haath aataa hai na sahraa tak pahunchtaa huun khudaa ke vaaste dekho mire be-dast-o-paai ko falak vo tafraqa-parvaaz-e-aalam hai dilaa sar par ghanimat jaantaa huun gor tak apni rasaai ko shikasta-dil hain har dam har ghaDi hain jaan ke laale karun kyaa nosh-daaru ko main kyaa luun musiyaai ko tamannaa-e-dili ne 'muntahi' khoyaa mashikhat ko milaayaa khaak mein dast-e-havas ne mirzaai ko"

"dar pe us shokh ke jab jaa baiThaa yaar sab kahte hain achchhaa baiThaa khubi-e-qismat-e-qaasid dekho paas us shokh ke kyaa jaa baiThaa hai habaab-e-lab-e-dariyaa insaan jab zaraa sar ko uThaayaa baiThaa zoaf-e-piri se banaa naqsh-e-qadam main vahin kaa huaa jis jaa baiThaa surat-e-baad rahaa sar-gardaan khaak ki tarah main uTThaa baiThaa paanv phule jo tire kuche mein kaaT ke dast-e-tamannaa baiThaa bahr-e-hasti mein habaabon ki tarah saikDon baar main uTThaa baiThaa kab se teraa falak-e-shoabada-baaz dekhtaa huun main tamaashaa baiThaa saamne kis ke jhukaayaa sar ko kis liye shaikh tu uTThaa baiThaa na to naala hai na afghaan ai dil kis liye chup hai akelaa baiThaa khvaab-e-sair-e-chaman-e-aalam hai kyaa dil-e-zaar hai phulaa baiThaa daaman-e-dil pe lagaa daagh-e-junun mulk par ishq kaa sikka baiThaa naqd-e-dil thaa jo bizaaat mein miri ishq mein us ko bhi kho-khaa baiThaa jo gayaa mulk-e-adam kaun gayaa us ke kuche mein jo baiThaa baiThaa dil ko hai jazba-e-ulfat shaayad bak rahaa hai jo akelaa baiThaa chal base 'muntahi' sab yaar tire tu yahaan kartaa hai ab kyaa baiThaa"

"dair-o-haram ko chhoD ke ai dil chal baiTho maikhaane mein khuub guzar jaaegi apni saaqi se yaaraane mein sair tabiat ho jaaegi nasha jo hai hovegaa vahi farq nahin hai saaqi hargiz chullu mein paimaane mein ruuh hai jab tak jism ke andar jism pe mere raunaq hai kaashaana aabaad hai jab tak bulbul hai kaashaane mein dast-e-tamannaa qata huaa barbaad hui hai hirs-o-havaa ziist ki surat apni bandhi ai nafs tire mar jaane mein sach hai dil ko apne bhi juz yaad sanam kuchh dhyaan nahin dekh to ai naaseh kaisi hushyaari hai divaane mein fikr-e-duniyaa se hain chhuTe is ranj-e-jahaan se paai najaat laakh tarah ki raahat paai ik apne mar jaane mein pesh-e-junun-e-bakhta ai dil maut to ziist se khush-tar hai shama ke aage raqs-kunaan thaa parvaana jal jaane mein husn-e-nairang us mah-ru kaa dil-e-hazin mein rahtaa hai chashm-e-binaa ho to dekhe basti hai viraane mein naqsh-e-mohabbat kahin na paayaa lauh-e-dil par insaan ke phiraa qalam ki surat se main barson ik ik khaane mein"

"yaad hai roz-e-azal us ne kahaa kyaa kyaa kuchh bar-khilaaf is ke yahaan tu ne kiyaa kyaa kyaa kuchh huur di khuld diyaa qasr diyaa rahne ko mujh gunahgaar ko khaaliq ne diyaa kyaa kyaa kuchh saal-haa-saal bahaar-e-chaman-e-aalam ne rang dikhlaae hain ham ko ba-khudaa kyaa kyaa kuchh gah khizaan aai gulistaan mein kabhi baad-e-bahaar saamne aankhon ke bande ke huaa kyaa kyaa kuchh tohmat-e-jurm-o-jafaa hirs-o-havaa ghaflat-e-dil ham ne baazaar se hasti ke liyaa kyaa kyaa kuchh aasmaan mehr-e-falak ru-e-zamin arsh-e-barin peshtar is se khudaa jaane huaa kyaa kyaa kuchh baab-e-firduas o dar-e-rauza-e-rizvaan zaahid band in aankhon ke hote hi khulaa kyaa kyaa kuchh nazaa ke vaqt main puchhungaa kisi munim se saath kyaa apne liyaa aur rahaa kyaa kyaa kuchh vaqt-e-dil jaane ke hargiz na khabar-daar kiyaa ab samjhaati hai ye fikr-e-rasaa kyaa kyaa kuchh shiddat-e-ranj-o-alam sadma-e-dil soz-e-jigar furqat-e-yaar mein mujh par na huaa kyaa kyaa kuchh dair ko puujaa haram ko kiye gaahe sajde kar liyaa ziist mein bejaa-o-bajaa kyaa kyaa kuchh jo talaafi na ho mahshar mein ajab hai us kaa khud hain maaqul ki yaan ham ne kiyaa kyaa kyaa kuchh gosh par jaam ke munh raat ko rakh kar apnaa kis ko maalum hai shishe ne kahaa kyaa kyaa kuchh daagh-e-dil khun-e-jigar aatish-e-gham dard-e-firaaq ham ko bhi ishq ki daulat se milaa kyaa kyaa kuchh 'muntahi' zor-e-badan quvvat-e-dil chaalaaki ek aane se zaifi ke gayaa kyaa kyaa kuchh"

"fughaan-o-aah hai har-dam pukaar rakhtaa hai ghazab mein jaan dil-e-be-qaraar rakhtaa hai gul-e-chaman na dur-e-shaahvaar rakhtaa hai bharaa bharaa jo badan meraa yaar rakhtaa hai latif ruuh ki maanind jism hai kis kaa piyaada kaun vaqaar-e-savaar rakhtaa hai judaa judaa hai hasinaan-e-dahr kaa andaaz har ek tarah ki har gul bahaar rakhtaa hai fareb-e-husn se allaah aadmi ko bachaa chale ye pech to rustam ko maar rakhtaa hai kamaal-e-ishq ko paataa huun khaaksaari mein taraf nasheb ke dariyaa guzaar rakhtaa hai bahaar aai hai bint-ul-inab pe joban hai girah mein daam koi baada-khvaar rakhtaa hai sunaa hai jab se ki hain dafan us mein aashiq-e-zaar qadam zamin pe nahin vo nigaar rakhtaa hai har ek shisha-e-saaat falak ko kahtaa hai ki 'muntahi' se saraasar ghubaar rakhtaa 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"

"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"