khvaab dekhe the suhaane kitne — Sahir Hoshiyarpuri

"dard-e-dil bhi kabhi lahu hogaa koi armaan to surkh-ru hogaa aarzu koi bar na aaegi yahi anjaam-e-aarzu hogaa dekh kar mere dil ki barbaadi kaun shaidaa-e-rang-o-bu hogaa aaine mein hamein vo dekheinge aaina un ke ru-ba-ru hogaa ham na honge to ai gham-e-jaanaan kis ko yaaraa-e-aarzu hogaa kuchh to farmaaein aap tum yaa tu kuchh to andaaz-e-guftugu hogaa un ke andaaza-e-karam ke liye har nafas vaqf-e-aarzu hogaa taab-e-nazzaara-e-jamaal kise ek main hungaa ek tu hogaa mere aate hi bazm saaqi mein sab ke lab par subu subu hogaa harf-e-matlab zabaan pe kyuun aae ye to izhaar-e-aarzu hogaa manzilon se guzar ke bhi 'saahir' dil kaa maqsud justuju hogaa"

"ranj-o-aalaam se mohabbat hai sai-e-naakaam se mohabbat hai zindagi-bhar na ho sahar jis ki ham ko us shaam se mohabbat hai kyaa khatar gardish-e-falak se hamein gardish-e-jaam se mohabbat hai baada sahbaa sharaab se daarad aise har naam se mohabbat hai baada-o-jaam se mohabbat thi baada-o-jaam se mohabbat hai har ghaDi dil mein yaad hai un ki bas usi naam se mohabbat hai un mein shaan-e-khudaa hai jalva-fagan ham ko asnaam se mohabbat hai dushman-e-jaan hai ye mohabbat bhi said ko daam se mohabbat hai qadr-e-isaar kyaa vo samjheinge jin ko anjaam se mohabbat hai us ki tashrih kyaa ho ai 'saahir' dard-e-be-naam se mohabbat hai"

"tairegaa fazaa mein jo samundar na milegaa dil saa bhi zamaane mein shanaavar na milegaa saahil se to andaaza-e-tufaan bhi hai dushvaar tah mein jo na utroge to gauhar na milegaa vaabasta hai is bazm se hi ghar kaa tasavvur uTh jaaegi jab bazm to phir ghar na milegaa parvaaz khalaaon mein mubaarak tumhein lekin ik baar bikhar kar to ye paikar na milegaa sar phoDne vaale rahein vallaah salaamat kuchh din mein ibaadat ko bhi patthar na milegaa har zarra hai firdaus-e-nazar had-e-nazar tak bedaar na honaa ki ye manzar na milegaa sairaab jo hain un ki havas aur baDhi hai is bhiiD mein pyaason ko samundar na milegaa tum lutf-e-mulaaqaat ko khvaabon mein basaa lo ye lamha masarrat kaa bichhaD kar na milegaa har sher mein izhaar se ehsaas ham-aaghosh is daur mein 'saahir' saa sukhan-var na milegaa"

"Taalne se vaqt kyaa Taltaa rahaa aastin mein saanp ik paltaa rahaa maut bhi leti rahi apnaa khiraaj kaarobaar-e-zist bhi chaltaa rahaa koi to saancha kabhi aaegaa raas main har ik saanche mein yuun Dhaltaa rahaa shahr ke saare mahal mahfuz the teraa meraa aashiyaan jaltaa rahaa zindagi mein aur sab kuchh thaa hasin apnaa honaa hi mujhe khaltaa rahaa bujh gae tahzib-e-nau ke sab charaagh ek miTTi kaa diyaa jaltaa rahaa aarzuein khaak mein milti rahin nakhl-e-ulfat phultaa phaltaa rahaa ban ke sone kaa hiran teraa vajud mere mahsusaat ko chhaltaa rahaa raat bhar suuni rahi birhan ki sej aur aangan mein diyaa jaltaa rahaa zikr-e-haq bhi thaa bajaa 'saahir' magar mai-kashi kaa daur bhi chaltaa rahaa"

"vo jis ko ham ne apnaayaa bahut hai usi ne dil ko taDpaayaa bahut hai hamaare qatl ki saazish ke darpai hamaaraa nek ham-saaya bahut hai dil-e-dard-aashnaa shauq-e-shahaadat mohabbat mein ye sarmaaya bahut hai ajab shai hai chaman-zaar-e-tamannaa samar koi nahin saaya bahut hai khataa us ki nahin dil ko hamin ne tamannaaon mein uljhaayaa bahut hai khudaa mahfuz rakhe aasmaan ko zamin ko is ne jhulsaayaa bahut hai tiri yaad aai hai to aaj ham ko dil-e-gum-gashta yaad aayaa bahut hai ba-naam-e-hazrat-e-naaseh bhi ik jaam ki us ne vaaz farmaayaa bahut hai na kyuun Thukraaein ham duniyaa ko 'saahir' hamein bhi us ne Thukraayaa bahut hai"

"duniyaa mein har qadam pe hamein tirgi mili dekhaa jo apne dil ki taraf raushni mili ulfat mili khulus milaa dosti mili har dil mein ham ko apni hi tasvir si mili naagaah jaise bichhDaa huaa ham-safar mile gham mil gayaa to dil ko baDi taazgi mili shaayad miri talaash kaa maqsad hi thaa ghalat aavaaz di khirad ko to divaangi mili hai apni zindagi ki ye tafsir-e-mukhtasar gham mustaqil milaa to khushi aarizi mili jo ho chalaa thaa dil ko sukun un ke hijr mein vo mil gae to phir use vaaraftagi mili ishrat-kada hai dahr magar shaikh ke liye ham ko to ik ghaDi bhi na aaraam ki mili vo aur honge pi ke jo sarshaar ho gae har jaam se hamein to nai tishnagi mili jaagir apni shaaeri pahle se thi magar ik umr jab riyaaz kiyaa saahiri mili"

"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"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"

"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"