kyaa bujhaaeinge pyaas ginti ke — Mukhlis Musavviri

"tu paaedaar aalam-e-naa-paaedaar mein baaqi fanaa nasib hain is khaak-zaar mein kaise kahun kyaa haal huaa khaar-zaar mein dil ki patang jab se gai dast-e-yaar mein apnaa samajh ke liije mujhe eatibaar mein lag jaaein chaar chaand tumhaare vaqaar mein duniyaa baDi hasin hai maashuq ki tarah degi fareb le ke tumhein eatibaar mein tamhid baandhne kaa zamaana guzar gayaa matlab ki kahiye vo bhi magar ikhtisaar mein mukhlis zamaane bhar ki havas ho to kis liye jab ki mamaat-o-zist nahin ikhtiyaar mein"

"tirgi raushni se sharminda aadmi aadmi se sharminda aap kyon hain abhi se sharminda soch kar an-kahi se sharminda zikr-e-ehsaan huaa jo baaton mein meraa mohsin mujhi se sharminda sabz peDon ke biich ik paudaa be-samar bekali se sharminda huun sakhi haatimon ki basti mein apni bad-qismati se sharminda meri hasti charaagh ki batti apni kam-maaegi se sharminda den 'mukhlis' ko hai 'musavvir' ki kyon rahe vo kisi se sharminda"

"hai kaun jo bataae tumhaaraa hai ghar kahaan DhunDegi tum ko shams-o-qamar ki nazar kahaan ruknaa paDegaa raah mein ai ham-safar kahaan kyaa jaane apni shaam kahaan aur sahar kahaan ai ahl-e-kaarvaan ye tumhein hai khabar kahaan manzil kidhar hai le ke chalaa raahbar kahaan parvaana sadqe hone lagaa shama par magar mearaaj-e-ishq kyaa hai use ye khabar kahaan ik saath kah uThe hain sabhi bazm-e-naaz mein aalam mein koi aur sahi tu magar kahaan ham ko sanam ke husn mein husn-e-khudaa milaa phir ye bataao ham saa koi dida-var kahaan divaana kah rahaa hai bagulon ko dekh kar phirne lagi bahaar chaman chhoD kar kahaan ham to chaleinge saath zamaane ke umr bhar chaltaa hai apne saath zamaana magar kahaan 'mukhlis' havas ko chhoD do meraa hai mashvara dekhaa hai aap ne ye shajar baarvar kahaan"

"jab talak gham javaan nahin hotaa sabr kaa imtihaan nahin hotaa chheD mat jazba-e-mujaahid ko ye kabhi naa-tavaan nahin hotaa jaantaa huun qarib se us ko be-gharaz mehrbaan nahin hotaa aise andaaz se vo miltaa hai dushmani kaa gumaan nahin hotaa ho mahal yaa gharib ki kuTiyaa gham kabhi be-makaan nahin hotaa ham mein shaamil koi munaafiq hai dost yuun bad-gumaan nahin hotaa laakh taalim-yaafta hi sahi kam nazar nukta-daan nahin hotaa band kar ab to shughl-e-nasl-kushi dekh vaqt ek saan nahin hotaa azm ko aazmaa liyaa 'mukhlis' raaegaan imtihaan nahin hotaa"

"bijliyon ko paalaa hai main ne ik zamaane se raushni nikalti hai mere aashiyaane se jaantaa huun us ko main hai vo maslahat-andesh haath to milaa legaa dil rahaa milaane se kis qadar ye behtar hai qaul ahl-e-daanish kaa jurm aur baDhte hain jurm ke chhupaane se ye hadis bhi dekho haq hai har zamaane mein umr ghaTti jaati hai jhuTi qasmein khaane se kitni hi bulandi par baiTh jaaein gidh saare aaali ho nahin jaate unchi kursi paane se zehn-e-ahl-e-daanish mein paai hai jagah 'mukhlis' har adab ki mahfil mein sirf aane-jaane se"

"gosha-e-gul hi nahin baagh thaa maskan apnaa jab se aazaad hue ghar huaa madfan apnaa fikr-o-aalaam ke saae se bahut duur thaa ye yaad kyunkar na hamein aaegaa bachpan apnaa ye zar-o-maal ye duniyaa ki tamanna ye havas in mein har koi hai taa-hashr hi dushman apnaa ghuncha-o-gul mein tabassum hi tabassum dekhaa Daali Daali pe nazar aayaa hai bachpan apnaa lutf lete hue zakhmi se masihaa ne kahaa qaabil-e-did hai har zakhm kaa joban apnaa apne aslaaf ke ajdaad bhi hain dafn yahaan kyon na ho jaan se pyaaraa hamein gulshan apnaa hai yaqin khuun shahidon kaa hai is miTTi mein tab hi khushbu se bharaa phulon ne daaman apnaa ham bhi aflaak-nashinon mein hain shaamil 'mukhlis' kyon na chamkegaa sitaaron ki tarah fan apnaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"