koi daaraa-e-jaan hai kyaa maalum — Josh Malihabadi

"gudaaz-e-dil se baatin kaa tajalli-zaar ho jaanaa mohabbat asl mein hai ruuh kaa bedaar ho jaanaa naved-e-aish se ai dil zaraa hushyaar ho jaanaa kisi taaza musibat ke liye tayyaar ho jaanaa vo un ke dil mein shauq-e-khud-numaai kaa khayaal aanaa vo har shai kaa tabassum ke liye tayyaar ho jaanaa mizaaj-e-husn ko ab bhi na samjho to qayaamat hai hamaaraa aur vafaa ke naam se be-zaar ho jaanaa sahar kaa is tarah angDaai lenaa dil-farebi se udhar shaair ke mahsusaat kaa bedaar ho jaanaa tavassul se tire dil mein bharungaa quvvatein barqi zaraa meri taraf bhi ai nigaah-e-yaar ho jaanaa vo aaraaish mein sab quvvat kisi kaa sarf kar denaa tahammul mein vo har koshish miri bekaar ho jaanaa maaaz-allaah ab ye rang hai duniyaa ki mahfil kaa khudaa kaa naam lenaa aur zalil o khvaar ho jaanaa ragon se khuun saaraa zahr ban kar phuuT niklegaa zaraa ai 'josh' zabt-e-shauq se hushyaar ho jaanaa"

"dil-e-aazaada-rau mein vo tamannaa thi bayaabaan ki qadam rakhte hi shaq hone lagi divaar zindaan ki khudaa ki rahmatein ai mutrib-e-rangin-navaa tujh par ki har kaanTe mein tu ne ruuh dauDaa di gulistaan ki ye saabit kar diyaa tujh ko banaa kar dast-e-qudrat ne ki ho sakti hain itni khubiyaan surat mein insaan ki nasim-e-subh ThanDi saans bharti hai mazaaron par udaasi munh-andhere dekhiye gor-e-gharibaan ki ye aalam kyaa hai ik majmua hai naachiz zarron kaa ye duniyaa kyaa hai ik tarkib ajzaa-e-pareshaan ki havaaon ke vo jhonke vo khule maidaan ki sardi vo lahrein chaand se rukhsaar par zulf-e-pareshaan ki hamaari zindagi kyaa silsila ik dil dhaDakne kaa hamaari maut kyaa jumbish hai ik jazbaat-e-pinhaan ki banaa deingi yaqin hai 'josh' mard-e-baa-khudaa ik din tapish-andoziyaan siine mein barq-e-soz-e-pinhaan ki"

"tajrabe ke dasht se dil ko guzarne ke liye roz ik surat nai hai ghaur karne ke liye jab koi bantaa hai laakhon hastiyon ko meT kar subh taaron ko dabaati hai ubharne ke liye haamil-e-asraar-e-fitrat huun gadaa bhi huun to kyaa baat ye kaafi hai mujh ko fakhr karne ke liye ruuh ko chamkaa khudi ko toD kar ziine banaa do ye tadbirein hain duniyaa mein ubharne ke liye ghaur se dekhaa nizaam-e-dahr to saabit huaa aadmi paidaa huaa hai kaam karne ke liye subh uTh kar aansuon se khuun ke rotaa huun main dil ke naqshe mein vafaa kaa rang bharne ke liye gauhar-e-maqsud khud miltaa hai himmat shart hai muztarib rahtaa hai har moti ubharne ke liye aankh sharmaai hui hai baal peshaani pe hain aaina-khaane mein jaate hain sanvarne ke liye kah do duniyaa ke havaadis se na chheDein is tarah 'josh' ham tayyaar hi baiThe hain marne ke liye"

"is qadar Duubaa huaa dil dard ki lazzat mein hai teraa 'aashiq anjuman hi kyuun na ho khalvat mein hai jazb kar lenaa tajalli ruuh ki 'aadat mein hai husn ko mahfuz rakhnaa 'ishq ki fitrat mein hai mahv ho jaataa huun aksar main ki dushman huun tiraa dilkashi kis darja ai duniyaa tiri surat mein hai uf nikal jaati hai khatre hi kaa mauqa kyuun na ho husn se betaab ho jaanaa miri fitrat mein hai us kaa ik adnaa karishma ruuh vo itnaa 'ajib 'aql istiajaab mein hai falsafa hairat mein hai nuur kaa taDkaa hai dhimi ho chali hai chaandni hil rahaa hai dil miraa masruf vo zinat mein hai"

"meri haalat dekhiye aur un ki surat dekhiye phir nigaah-e-ghaur se qaanun-e-qudrat dekhiye sair-e-mahtaab-o-kavaakib se tabassum taa-bake ro rahi hai vo kisi ki sham-e-turbat dekhiye aap ik jalva saraasar main saraapaa ik nazar apni haajat dekhiye meri zarurat dekhiye apne saamaan-e-taayyush se agar fursat mile bekason kaa bhi kabhi tarz-e-maishat dekhiye muskuraa kar is tarah aayaa na kiije saamne kis qadar kamzor huun main meri surat dekhiye aap ko laayaa huun viraanon mein ibrat ke liye hazrat-e-dil dekhiye apni haqiqat dekhiye sirf itne ke liye aankhein hamein bakhshi gaiin dekhiye duniyaa ke manzar aur ba-ibrat dekhiye maut bhi aai to chehre par tabassum hi rahaa zabt par hai kis qadar ham ko bhi qudrat dekhiye ye bhi koi baat hai har vaqt daulat kaa khayaal aadmi hain aap agar to aadmiyat dekhiye phuuT niklegaa jabin se ek chashma husn kaa subh uTh kar khanda-e-saamaan-e-qudrat dekhiye rashha-e-shabnam bahaar-e-gul farogh-e-mehr-o-maah vaah kyaa ashaar hain divaan-e-fitrat dekhiye is se baDh kar aur ibrat kaa sabaq mumkin nahin jo nashaat-e-zindagi the un ki turbat dekhiye thi khataa un ki magar jab aa gae vo saamne jhuk gaiin meri hi aankhein rasm-e-ulfat dekhiye khush-numaa yaa bad-numaa ho dahr ki har chiiz mein 'josh' ki takhil kahti hai ki nudrat dekhiye"

"ye baat ye tabassum ye naaz ye nigaahein aakhir tumhin bataao kyunkar na tum ko chaahein ab sar uThaa ke main ne shikvon se haat uThaayaa mar jaaungaa sitamgar nichi na kar nigaahein kuchh gul hi se nahin hai ruh-e-numu ko raghbat gardan mein khaar ki bhi Daale hue hai baanhein allaah ri dil-farebi jalvon ke baankpan ki mahfil mein vo jo aae kaj ho gaiin kulaahein ye bazm 'josh' kis ke jalvon ki rahguzar hai har zarre mein hain ghaltaan uThti hui nigaahein"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"