karti hai mujhe qatl mire yaar ki raftaar — Imam Bakhsh Nasikh

"zaar intizaar-e-khat ne kiyaa is qadar mujhe pahchaantaa nahin hai miraa naama-bar mujhe shaakhon ki tarh saae ko rakhtaa hai dosh par gar dekhtaa hai dhuup mein koi shajar mujhe huun vo ghami ki lab na hansi se hon aashnaa divaar-e-qahqaha bhi jo aae nazar mujhe dil mein buton ke soz-e-mohabbat ne ghar kiyaa goyaa hai dakhl sang mein misl-e-sharar mujhe main sar paTak paTak ke marun yaa'ni us jagah dikhlaa diyaa qazaa ne tiraa sang-e-dar mujhe kaa'be mein jaa ke baiTh rahungaa main dekhnaa tu dair se nikaalegaa ai but agar mujhe mumkin nahin sivaae khudaa 'ilm-e-ghaib ho kyunkar sanam tiri nazar aae kamar mujhe mar jaaun peshtar main ilaahi visaal se furqat mein ziist ki ho tamanna agar mujhe sandal ki justuju hai 'abas faaeda hai kyaa ik dard-e-sar mein aur jo ho dard-e-sar mujhe thi us ke haath mein jo chhaDi aur funduqein kyaa shaakh-e-khushk mein nazar aae samar mujhe raushan dilon se rakhte hain nafrat siyaahkaar makruh jaise vasl ki shab hai sahar mujhe tere sunahre rang pe mujh ko jo hai junun atfaal karte hain hadaf-e-khisht-e-zar mujhe 'naasikh' ba-rang-e-nikhat-e-gul hai safar miraa markab huaa hai dosh-e-nasim-e-sahar mujhe"

"ab ki holi mein rahaa be-kaar rang aur hi laayaa firaaq-e-yaar rang surkh-ru kar de sharaab aai bahaar hai khizaan se zard ai khummaar rang honT uude sabz khat aankhein siyaah chehre kaa surkh-o-safed ai yaar rang ham ko saare gulshan-e-aafaaq mein bas pasand aae yahi do-chaar rang ghair se kheli hai holi yaar ne Daale mujh par dida-e-khun-baar rang kis ki holi jashn-e-nau-rozi hai aaj surkh mai se saaqiyaa dastaar rang hijr-e-jaanaan mein Thahartaa hi nahin kyaa hi mere munh se hai bezaar rang kyaa hai girgiT aasmaan ke saamne badle ik ik dam mein sau sau baar rang aati hai o qais lailaa dasht mein khun-e-paa se jild ab pur-khaar rang dhuup hai par mere roz-e-hijr kaa hai ba-rang-e-saaya-e-divaar rang ho gayaa kyuun zard 'naasikh' kyaa kahun hai zamaane kaa ajab ai yaar rang"

"qadah liye hue gul misl-e-baada-khvaar aayaa khizaan chaman se gai mausam-e-bahaar aayaa kisi tariq se dil mein agar ghubaar aayaa huaa yaqin ye mujh ko vo shah-savaar aayaa tamaam 'umr yuun hi ho gai basar apni shab-e-firaaq gai roz-e-intizaar aayaa gul-e-savaar-o-payaada shikast khaa gae sab chaman mein jab tan-e-tanhaa vo shahsavaar aayaa khabar kare koi zaahid ko aae bahr-e-madad shikast-e-tauba ko phir mausam-e-bahaar aayaa sharaab kyon na chale fasl-e-gul mein ai zaahid ki nahrein jaari huiin mausam-e-bahaar aayaa diye falak ne mire sar ko kaTte hi gul-daagh gila nahin koi paanv tale jo khaar aayaa chaman mein koi gul-e-tar jo shaakh par dekhaa to mujh ko yaad vo mahbub nai-savaar aayaa kabhi jo sair-e-chaman ko vo nai-savaar gayaa gul-e-piyaada ye samjhe ki gul-savaar aayaa lab us ke pista zaqan seb aankhein hain baadaam khule jo daant hansi mein nazar anaar aayaa jo gosh-e-gul na sune baagh mein to kyaa chaara qafas se naala-e-bulbul hazaar baar aayaa tiri savaari mein kab panj shaakhe hain ai sarv jilau mein sehn-e-gulistaan se hai chinaar aayaa shikast paai hai tauba ki tarah us ko bhi hamaare paas jo ai mai-kasho khumaar aayaa ye naazuki ke hain maa'ni ke baagh mein vo gul qarib aatish-e-gul jo gayaa bukhaar aayaa kabhi na qatra diyaa tu ne saaqiyaa mujh ko udhar na aatish-e-mai kaa koi sharaar aayaa misaal-e-sang-e-garaan jaan nahin jo baiTh rahun ki is jahaan mein huun surat-e-sharaar aayaa lagaa jo tiir tiraa sina-e-mushabbak mein main khush huaa ki mire daam mein shikaar aayaa dikhaa ke baagh mein aankhein chaDhi hui apni vo nashsha dida-e-nargis se aaj utaar aayaa"

"rif'at kabhi kisi ki gavaaraa yahaan nahin jis sar-zamin ke ham hain vahaan aasmaan nahin do roz ek vaz' pe rang-e-jahaan nahin vo kaun saa chaman hai ki jis ko khizaan nahin 'ibrat ki jaa hai laakhon hi tifl o javaan nahin piiri mein bhi khayaal ajal kaa yahaan nahin dushman agar vo dost huaa hai to kyaa 'ajab yaan e'timaad-e-dosti-e-jism-o-jaan nahin raftaar naaz mein ye lachak jaati hai ki bas goyaa tiri kamar mein sanam ustukhvaan nahin mun'im ke shukr mein bhi hilaaein kabhi kabhi tanhaa baraae-lazzat-e-duniyaa zabaan nahin pazhmurda ek hai to shagufta hai dusraa baagh-e-jahaan mein fasl-e-bahaar-o-khizaan nahin jin ke suron par aap magas-raaan rahe humaa un kaa lahad mein aaj koi ustukhvaan nahin dhokaa na khaa zuruf-e-vazu ko tu dekh kar masjid hai mai-farosh ki 'naasikh' dukaan nahin"

"haae laayaa na koi qaasid-e-dilbar kaaghaz ho gayaa gham se hamaaraa tan-e-laaghar kaaghaz naama-e-yaar ke likhne ko mujhe arzaan hai tol de gar koi sone ke baraabar kaaghaz yuun lifaafe mein hamaaraa hai kalaam-e-shirin jis tarah baandhte hain qand ke uupar kaaghaz naa-tavaani se nahin hai mujhe mumkin harakat main huun harfon ki tarah meraa hai bistar kaaghaz haal likkhaa hai jo main ne badan-e-laaghar kaa le uDaa tinke ki maanind kabutar kaaghaz main ne likkhaa hai jo apnaa ye musibat-naama mohr karne ko karun ashk se ab tar kaaghaz mere naame ko agar dast-e-hinaai mein vo le varaq-e-gul se bhi ho rang mein behtar kaaghaz haal-e-soz-e-gham-e-furqat karun tahrir to ho kabk ki chonch qalam baal samundar kaaghaz is qadar misl-e-qalam main ne jabin-saai ki ban gayaa ghis ke dar-e-yaar kaa patthar kaaghaz yaar ne khat mein jo likkhaa hai ki na aanaa hargiz ho gayaa mere liye sadd-e-sikandar kaaghaz saath naame ke gai jaan bhi su-e-jaanaan ho gayaa taair-e-jaan ke liye shahpar kaaghaz nahin tohfa khat-e-jaanaan ke baraabar koi hai mujhe qand-o-zaqan se kahin behtar kaaghaz jaa-e-jarraah ki ab naama-bar aa pahunchaa hai badle phaahe ke rakhun daagh-e-jigar par kaaghaz kyaa main iflaas mein khat yaar ko likkhun 'naasikh' na qalam hai na siyaahi na mayassar kaaghaz"

"hai dil-e-sozaan mein tuur us ki tajalli-gaah kaa ru-e-aatishnaak har shola hai meri aah kaa vasl kyaa ham khaaksaaron ko ho is dil-khvaah kaa khaak mein aaluda honaa kab hai mumkin maah kaa nur-afshaan jab se hai dil mein khayaal us maah kaa tuur kaa shola dhuaan hai meri sham-e-aah kaa qaamat-e-mauzun nazar aae mujhe jaa-e-alif thaa shuru-e-aashiqi din meri bismillaah kaa samjhe mai-kash dekh kar abru tiri baalaa-e-chashm mai-kade se martaba aalaa hai baitullaah kaa aamad-e-khat mein to hone de nigaahon kaa guzar dekh le bachne nahin paataa hai sabza raah kaa khalq ne quraan dekhaa jab huaa maah-e-rajab ham ne dekhaa mushaf-e-rukhsaar apne maah kaa aate hi us tifl ke raushan siyah-khaana huaa shama saan jalva hai us ke qaamat-e-kotaah kaa yaar kaa 'naasikh' phaTaa hai pairahan to aib kyaa hai kataan ko chaak karnaa kaam nur-e-maah kaa"

"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"