kar diyaa zaar gham-e-ishq ne aisaa mujh ko — Mardan Ali Khan Rana

"baashinde haqiqat mein hain ham mulk-e-baqaa ke kuchh roz se mehmaan hain is daar-e-fanaa ke dil khuun ho shab-e-vasl bhi hasrat mein na kyun-kar dekhein na vo khalvat mein bhi jab aankh uThaa ke farmaaiye ham se thi yahi shart-e-mohabbat khuub aap ne rusvaa kiyaa ghairon mein bulaa ke kuche mein na aae koi main jaan gayaa huun farmaate ho mujh se ye raqibon ko sunaa ke dil haath se kho jaataa hai kis taur se zaahid to aap zaraa dekh le us kuche mein jaa ke khaak-e-dar-e-jaanaan hai libaas-e-tan-e-uryaan aashiq tire mohtaaj nahin aur qabaa ke ham sar ke bal aaeinge jo bulvaaoge saahab gar ho na yaqin dekh lo tum chaaho bulaa ke ho saaya-e-divaar tumhaaraa jo mayassar phir kyaa karein farmaaiye saae ko humaa ke dil khol ke kar lijiye ai hazrat-e-dil sair ham phir ke na phir aaeinge is bazm se jaa ke tan khaak mein mil jaaegaa ik roz hamaaraa ji tan se nikal jaaegaa maanind havaa ke"

"tegh-e-nigah-e-dida-e-khun-khaar nikaali kyuun aap ne ushshaaq pe talvaar nikaali bhule hain ghazaalaan-e-haram raah khataa se tum ne ajab andaaz ki raftaar nikaali dhaDkaa mire naale kaa rahaa murgh-e-sahar ko aavaaz shab-e-vasl na zinhaar nikaali har ghar mein kahe rakhte hain kohraam paDegaa gar laash hamaari sar-e-baazaar nikaali aakhir miri turbat se ugi hai gul-e-nargis kyaa baad-e-fanaa hasrat-e-didaar nikaali main vasl kaa saail huun na vaade kaa talab-gaar baaton mein abas aap ne takraar nikaali jal jaaegaa ye khirman-e-hasti abhi ai dil siine se agar aah-e-sharar-baar nikaali dil le ke bhi 'raanaa' kaa kiyaa paas na afsos kuchh hasrat-e-dil tu ne na ayyaar nikaali"

"gai jo tifli to phir aalam-e-shabaab aayaa gayaa shabaab to ab mausam-e-khizaab aayaa main shauq-e-vasl mein kyaa rail par shitaab aayaa ki subh hind mein thaa shaam panj-aab aayaa kaTaa thaa roz-e-musibat khudaa khudaa kar ke ye raat aai ki sar pe mire 'azaab aayaa kahaan hai dil ko 'abas DhunDhte ho pahlu mein tumhaare kuche mein muddat se us ko daab aayaa kisi ki tegh-e-taghaaful kaa main vo kushta huun na jaagaa neze pe sau baar aaftaab aayaa nazar paDi na miri ro'b-e-husn se rukh par agarche saamne mere vo be-naqaab aayaa hamesha surat-e-anjum khuli rahin aankhein firaaq-e-yaar mein kis roz mujh ko khvaab aayaa huaa yaqin ki zamin par hai aaj chaand-gahan vo maah chehre pe jab Daal kar naqaab aayaa hue jo dida-e-girya se apne ashk ravaan gumaan huaa ki barastaa huaa sahaab aayaa banaa tasavvur-e-lailaa ba-surat-e-tasvir kabhi jo qais ki aankhon mein shab ko khvaab aayaa vo zud-ranj hai us ko na chheDnaa 'raa'naa' maloge haath agar bar-sar-e-itaab aayaa"

"kar chukaa qaid se jis vaqt ki aazaad mujhe haath maltaa hi rahaa dekh ke sayyaad mujhe umr bhar yuun to kabhi li bhi na karvaT pas-e-marg haif rah-rah ke kiyaa karte hain ab yaad mujhe hukm darbaan ko hai zinhaar na aane paae ghair ke saamne karte hain magar yaad mujhe baaghbaan gulshan-e-aalam kaa main vo bulbul huun taaer-e-sidra kahaa kartaa hai ustaad mujhe ham-safiron ko miraa haal khulegaa pas-e-marg dekhnaa dil mein kareinge vo bahut yaad mujhe sahn-e-gulshan mein mire phuul kareinge gulchin roegaa suunaa qafas dekh ke sayyaad mujhe raah-e-ulfat mein mulaaqaat hui kis kis se dasht mein qais milaa koh mein farhaad mujhe ghaib se hote hain ilqaa mire dil mein mazmun dekh faizaan sukhan kaa hai khudaa-daad mujhe sabz baagh aataa hai duniyaa kaa nazar jab 'raanaa' yaad aati hai bahut hasrat-e-shaddaad mujhe"

"gai fasl-e-bahaar gulshan se bulbulon uD chalo nasheman se faatiha bhi paDhaa na turbat par jaa ke lauT aae meri madfan se mujh ko kaafi thi qaid-e-halqa-e-zulf beDiyaan kyuun banaain aahan se zulf ke pech se na rah ghaafil dosti kar dilaa na dushman se ho garebaan kaa chaak khaak rafu taar haath aae jab na daaman se naaz-o-ishva nayaa nahin sikhaa shokh tarraar hai laDakpan se chhoD kar tum agar gae tanhaa ji nikal jaaegaa mire tan se hai kai din se muntazir 'raanaa' jalva dikhlaao aa ke chilman se"

"pise hain dil ziyaada-tar hinaa se chalaa do gaam bhi jab vo adaa se vo but aae idhar bhi bhuul kar raah duaa ye maangtaa huun main khudaa se hijaab us kaa huaa shab maane-e-did naqaab ulTi na chehre ki hayaa se ishaara khanjar-e-abru kaa bas thaa mujhe maaraa abas tegh-e-jafaa se bahut bal khaa rahi hai zulf-e-jaanaan bachegi jaan kyuun kar is balaa se hai behtar ik karishme mein hon do kaam madine jaaun raah-e-karbalaa se khudaa jab be-talab bar laae maqsad uThaaun kyuun na haath apne duaa se 'nizaam' ab uqda-e-dil kyuun na hal hon mohabbat hai tujhe mushkil-kushaa se"

"tujh ko khiffat se bachaa luun paani tishnagi apni chhupaa luun paani khaak uDti hai har ik chehre par kis ki aankhon se nikaalun paani dhuup dariyaa pe nazar rakhti hai tujh ko kuuze mein chhupaa luun paani uDte phirte hain saron par baadal khvaab aankhon mein basaa luun paani roz bachchon ko sulaa duun yunhi roz patthar ko ubaalun paani aag se kheltaa hai kal mujh ko aa tujhe apnaa banaa luun paani khaarzaaron pe chalun nange paanv khushk dharti ki duaa luun paani sabr ki had bhi to kuchh hoti hai kitnaa palkon pe sambhaalun paani bhuul jaaun na kahin tairaaki kyuun na kashti hi jalaa luun paani apni vahshat kaa ik izhaar sahi kar ke sard aag jalaa luun paani zakhm ho phuul ho yaa angaara ho jo raushan to bulaa luun paani shart hai teri rifaaqat varna vaqt ki aag mein Daalun paani aag matlub-e-lab-e-tishna hai main tujhe kaise bulaa luun paani chashm-e-ahbaab jo ho khushk 'ataa' khuun ko apne banaa luun paani"

"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"

"dam-ba-khud meri anaa teri adaa bhi dam-ba-khud tere pahlu mein rahaa main aur rahaa bhi dam-ba-khud dekhiye pahle lahu Tapke ki phailein kirchiyaan dam-ba-khud teri nazar bhi aaina bhi dam-ba-khud itnaa sannaaTaa ki jaise avvalin shaam-e-firaaq dam-ba-khud hai aasmaan bhi aur havaa bhi dam-ba-khud yaad hai tujh ko vo pahle lams ki hiddat ki jab rah gai thi dafatan teri hayaa bhi dam-ba-khud ek se aalam mein donon mukhtalif asbaab se dam-ba-khud teraa karam meri duaa bhi dam-ba-khud aisaa lagtaa hai ki donon se nahin nisbat mujhe dam-ba-khud umr-e-ravaan sail-e-fanaa bhi dam-ba-khud khauf-e-tajdid-e-taaluq darmiyaan haail rahaa dam-ba-khud teraa sitam meraa galaa bhi dam-ba-khud yuun gumaan hotaa hai donon ki tavaqqoa ek thi dam-ba-khud teri vafaa meri sazaa bhi dam-ba-khud jab khule meri haqiqat tum vo manzar dekhnaa dam-ba-khud naa-aashnaa bhi aashnaa bhi dam-ba-khud"

"yaar ke bhes mein mahbub sitamgar niklaa phuul ham jis ko samajhte the vo patthar niklaa ek roTi ke evaz de gayaa jannat ki duaa mere kuche kaa bhikaari bhi mukhayyar niklaa aaj-kal aankh kaa dekhaa bhi ghalat hotaa hai jis ko samjhe the apaahij vo tavangar niklaa vaqt kamzor ko shah-zor banaa detaa hai shaam ko Duubaa magar subh mein khaavar niklaa ghar badalne se bhi taqdir badal jaati hai siip mein paani paDaa ban ke vo gauhar niklaa jo mire zehn-o-takhayyul mein bahut unchaa thaa us kaa qad taalib-e-duniyaa ke baraabar niklaa jis ke zimme thi mire ghar ki hifaazat 'muztar' dushmanon kaa mire vo shakhs bhi ham-sar niklaa"

"khauf dil mein na tire dar ke gadaa ne rakkhaa din ko kashkol bharaa shab ko sirhaane rakkhaa fikr-e-meaar-e-sukhan baais-e-aazaar hui tang rakkhaa to hamein apni qabaa ne rakkhaa raat fōtpath pe din bhar ki thakan kaam aai us kaa bistar bhi kyaa sar pe bhi taane rakkhaa khauf aayaa nahin saanpon ke ghane jangal mein mujh ko mahfuz miri maan ki duaa ne rakkhaa ye alag baat samundar pe vo barsi 'saajid' aur kisi khet ko pyaasaa na ghaTaa ne rakkhaa"

"dard kab dil mein mehrbaan na rahaa haan magar qaabil-e-bayaan na rahaa ham jo gulshan mein the bahaar na thi jab bahaar aai aashiyaan na rahaa gham garaan jab na thaa garaan thaa mujhe jab garaan ho gayaa garaan na rahaa doston kaa karam maaaz-allaah shikva-e-jaur-e-dushmanaan na rahaa bijliyon ko duaaein detaa huun dosh par baar-e-aashiyaan na rahaa"